Running a course

For instructors

Everything about one course: writing it, who is on it, marking the work, pricing and pacing.

32 articles

1 Signing in to Grapevine Where to sign in, what to use as your username, and why your courses may live on more than one address. Also in Assistants Site admins Resellers Students Contributors
2 Signing in with an emailed link Have Grapevine email you a link that signs you in, instead of remembering a password. Also in Assistants Site admins Resellers Students Contributors
3 When you cannot sign in The five reasons sign-in fails, in the order they are worth checking. Also in Assistants Site admins Resellers Students Contributors
4 Your profile, and what other people see Your name, photo and biography, and which of them other people on a course can see. Also in Assistants Site admins Resellers Students Contributors
5 Changing your email address or password Setting a new password, changing the address you sign in with, and why the second one matters more than it looks. Also in Assistants Site admins Resellers Students Contributors
6 Who can do what on a course The four course roles and the site-wide one, and exactly what each can reach. Also in Assistants Site admins Contributors
7 The register Who is on the course, how to find one person among hundreds, and what the roles column is telling you. Also in Assistants
8 Adding someone to a course Enrolling somebody who already has an account, creating one for somebody who does not, and what it costs. Also in Site admins
9 Creating an account for a learner Making an account for somebody who has none, and the one check that prevents most support requests. Also in Site admins
10 Withdrawing someone Taking somebody off a course, what happens to their work, and what it does not refund. Also in Site admins
11 The gradebook Everybody's results in one grid, what the numbers count, and how to find the work that is waiting for you. Also in Assistants
12 Marking a written answer Scoring the questions that need a person, leaving feedback, and changing a mark Grapevine awarded itself. Also in Assistants
13 Overriding a mark Changing a mark the software gave, giving partial credit, and how to stay consistent about it. Also in Assistants
14 One question, every learner in turn Marking a whole class's answers to one question without opening twenty students. Also in Assistants
15 Creating a course Making a new course, what it looks like before anybody can see it, and the order worth building things in. Also in Site admins
16 Modules and lessons The two levels a course is built from, when to use a module, and how to make a course that is just one video. Also in Contributors
17 A course that is a single video Making the simplest possible course, and the one thing that makes it open straight into the video. Also in Contributors
18 The lesson editor Writing a lesson, the blocks available, and how the layout block at the top works. Also in Contributors
19 Adding a video Putting a video in a lesson, where it can come from, and the layout that puts it beside the text. Also in Contributors
20 Adding an image or a document Pictures inside a lesson, files to download, and what to write in the alt text. Also in Contributors
21 Reordering modules and lessons Dragging things into a different order, moving a lesson between modules, and what the order affects. Also in Contributors
22 Writing a question Adding a question to a lesson, setting what it is worth, and the settings every type shares. Also in Contributors
23 Points, and how a course adds up What a question is worth, how the course total is reached, and the one value that breaks marking. Also in Assistants Contributors
24 The six question types What each type is for, how each is marked, and which ones need you to read the answer. Also in Contributors
25 Shuffling the answers Showing the options in a different order for each learner, and what it does and does not protect against. Also in Contributors
26 Who may enrol, and how The two enrolment settings, when to use each, and the one that matters before you sell places. Also in Site admins
27 Pricing a course Charging for a course, what currency it is in, and what happens to a manual enrolment on a priced course. Also in Site admins
28 Places, dates, and closing a course Capping numbers, setting a window, and the three ways to stop a course without losing anybody's work. Also in Site admins
29 Releasing modules on a schedule Opening a course in stages — paced from each learner's start, or on fixed dates for a group. Also in Site admins
30 Checking a schedule before anybody sees it Why you cannot test a paced course by browsing it, and the preview that answers the question instead.
31 Copying a course Duplicating a course here, copying one to another site, and exactly what travels with it. Also in Site admins Resellers
32 Importing enrolments from a spreadsheet Putting a list of people onto courses in one go, the check that runs first, and what it will cost. Also in Site admins