How to Create a Course

Set up a course so your students can work through your lessons

A course is a group of lessons your students work through. It’s like a unit or chapter. You put lessons inside, and students go through them in order (or any order you pick).

What a Course Looks Like

Here is an example:

Course: "Unit 3: Multiplication"
├── Section: "Basic Facts"
│   ├── Lesson: "What is Multiplication?"
│   ├── Lesson: "Multiplying by 2, 5, and 10"
│   └── Lesson: "Practice Quiz"
├── Section: "Multi-Digit"
│   ├── Lesson: "Multiplying 2-Digit Numbers"
│   └── Lesson: "Word Problems"
└── Final Exam

Sections group lessons together, like folders. They’re optional.

Lessons are what students work through. Each lesson can have text, videos, worksheets, and quizzes.

Create a New Course

There are two ways to create a course:

Option 1: Start From Scratch

1. Click Courses in the sidebar
2. Click New Course
3. Type in a name for your course
4. The course opens and you can start adding sections and lessons

Option 2: Generate With AI

If you have source materials (like a textbook or curriculum guide), AI can build a course outline for you:

1. Click Courses in the sidebar
2. Click Generate with AI
3. Pick the source files you want AI to use as a reference
4. Describe your target audience (example: “High school juniors preparing for the SAT, with basic algebra knowledge”)
5. Open Advanced Settings if you want to control the structure:
   • Number of Sections (2 to 10, default is 5)
   • Lessons per Section (2 to 8, default is 4)
   • Extract Quiz Questions - turn this on if you want AI to create quiz questions for each lesson (you can pick how many per lesson, from 1 to 10)
6. Click Generate
7. Review the outline AI creates and change anything you want

Using source materials for AI generation requires the Pro plan.

Course Settings

After you create a course, you can change these settings:

Name and Description

• Name: What students see (example: “Unit 3: Multiplication”)
• Description: A short note about what the course covers. Optional.

Progress Mode

This controls how students move through your lessons:

Mode	How It Works
Sequential	Students must finish each lesson before moving to the next. Good when lessons build on each other.
Flexible	Students can do lessons in any order. Good for review or independent study.

AI Tutor

You can pick an AI tutor for your course. This tutor helps students in every lesson. You can also pick a different tutor for a specific lesson later.

Learn about AI Tutors

See how to set up an AI tutor for your course.

Add Sections

Sections help you organize lessons into groups (like units or chapters):

1. Click Add Section
2. Type in a name (example: “Unit 1: Introduction”)
3. Drag sections up or down to put them in order

You don’t have to use sections. You can add lessons directly to the course.

Add Lessons

1. Click Add Lesson (inside a section, or directly in the course)
2. Type in a lesson name
3. Set up the lesson content

How to Create a Lesson

Learn how to add content, worksheets, and quizzes to a lesson.

Reorder Lessons

• Drag lessons up or down to change the order
• Drag lessons between sections to move them
• Drag a lesson outside all sections to make it standalone

Course Status

Status	What It Means
Draft	Only you and your team can see it. Students cannot.
Published	Students can see it and start working.
Archived	Hidden from everyone. Use this when you’re done with a course.

Students can only see Published courses. Keep your course in Draft while you’re still building it.

Publishing Your Course

When you’re ready for students to start:

1. Look through all your lessons to make sure everything is right
2. Click Publish in the course settings
3. The status changes to Published
4. Students can now see the course and start working

After You Publish

Once your course is published, you can see:

• How many students are enrolled
• How many lessons each student has finished
• Quiz scores
• How long students spend on each lesson

Track Student Progress

Learn more about tracking how your students are doing.