How to create a lesson
With the drag and drop lesson builder, you can create a media-rich lesson. Use a variety of multimedia elements to help your students perceive information better: audio and video lectures, text instructions, lesson summaries in downloadable documents, samples, and so on.
In this article, we will look at how to add and configure each element, change students’ access status, and modify the order of lessons.
Go your course page and click Add Lesson.
You can also proceed to create a lesson using the drag and drop lesson builder. Click on the top left menu, and below the lesson list, click on the arrow, and select Add Lesson.
Choose the name of your lesson
Enter the name of your lesson.
We recommend keeping lesson names short so that they are fully visible in your course program. You can also include emojis if you'd like.
Add elements
Select an item in the left panel, and drag it to the workspace for further customization.
In the drag and drop lesson builder, you can use seven elements to create a lesson: text, gallery, audio, file, line, indent, task and button.
Text
This element is used to add a text block to a page.
Read more: How to customize your text.
Gallery: Image, Video, and Carousel
This element is used to visualize data and add multimedia elements to the page: image, image carousel, and video.
Drag the Gallery element. In the right panel, select a gallery type, and configure it.
Image
The Image element displays a single image, stretching it to the content area width.
Click Choose file. Select an image from the image manager, or upload a new one.
Icons with the following actions will appear next to every image:
Edit (image icon) | Edits uploaded images in the image editor. |
Upload (up arrow icon) | Uploads a new image. |
Settings (pencil icon) |
Adds more elements to images, including the following: Alternative text provides textual information about images that cannot be displayed or are loading. Links add hyperlinks to images, directing users to specific website pages when clicked. Description adds text over images. You can enter up to 100 characters and customize your text size, color, background, and placement. |
Removal (trash can icon) |
Deletes an image to upload another one. Deleting an image does not remove the element itself. To delete an element, click the trash can icon below it in the workspace. |
Carousel
The Gallery element can also be used to scroll through multiple images.
The process of uploading and editing each picture is the same as for the Gallery: Image element.
To add more pictures, click Add.
With the Carousel Height option, you can adjust the height of all pictures — choose the initial height of the image itself or set your own size. Your images will be stretched to the full height.
With the Swipe speed option, you can set the speed at which the pictures in the carousel will be scrolled automatically. If you select the Manual option, the pictures will not be scrolled, and your students will need to do this themselves.
Video
With the Video element, you can add a video tutorial.
Read more: How to add video.
Audio
This element is used to upload audio content.
Audio lessons are a good option for busy people, as lectures can be listened to on the way to work or university.
Drag the Audio element, and in the right panel, click Choose file.
In the workspace, you can listen to the audio and view all the options available to the student: rewind the track, adjust the sound, and modify the playback speed.
To replace the uploaded audio, click on the uploaded icon. To delete it, click on the trashcan icon.
File
This element is used to upload other file types that don't play directly on the lesson page. To view your files, students need to download them.
For example, you can upload an Excel spreadsheet with data that you analyze during your lesson, a mindmap on the structure of your course, or a summary of the material covered in PDF.
Drag the File element, and in the right panel, click Choose file. Select a file from the file manager or upload a new one.
You can also customize the display of the file list (row or column).
Indent and line
They are used for visual organization of free space and semantic separation of blocks on the page.
To add a line, drag the Divider element, and select a line type, size, and color.
To add an indent without other elements, drag the Spacer element, and select an indent size.
Task
Use Task element to put students' acquired knowledge to the test during a practical task.
Read more: How to create course assignments.
Button
Use buttons to add links to other pages. For example, you can encourage students to sign up for another course of yours.
Drag the Button element, and configure it in the right panel. You can add a button text and link and set your button link to be opened in a new tab upon clicking.
You can also adjust your button size, text color, and background, add an outline, and modify your button width and position relative to the border.
Actions with elements
You can also select an element that you have already added and copy it along with all the settings. To do this, click on the copy icon under the element.
To delete an item, click on the trashcan icon.
To change the order of your elements, select the element you want to move, hold down the green square, and drag the element to the desired location.
Configure lesson options
Click on the top left panel to expand the list of lessons, and select Lesson Settings from the drop-down menu of the desired lesson.
Lesson access option
If you add a new lesson to a running course, its access will be automatically set to Closed. To make your lesson available, go to its settings.
In the Access field, select your lesson’s access type:
Open | The lesson is available to students. With a non-sequential lesson flow, they will be able to view it immediately, and with a sequential one, they will be able to view it only after completing the previous lesson. |
Hidden | The lesson will not be available to students, but instructors will be able to view and edit it in the course builder. The lesson will not appear in your course program nor impact students' course completion. |
Close | The lesson will not be available to students. It will appear with the Close status in your course program, unlike lessons with the Hidden status. |
Schedule content availability | The lesson will be available on a scheduled date and time. |
You can select from the following scheduling options:
On a date | The lesson will be available on a selected date and time.
Select a date, time, and timezone. If you select a past date, your lesson or test will be marked as Open. |
In | The lesson will be available after the previous lesson launch.
Enter the number of days for which the system should wait after the previous lesson launch to make your next lesson available. This option is available only if you have scheduled your previous lesson. You can also set an availability date for all lessons or tests in a section or an entire course. To do this, enable the Set the availability for option and select an availability scenario. |
Scheduled lesson opening will appear in the Calendar tab of instructor and student accounts with paid pricing plans.
Minimum completion time
To make sure students actually spend time on your lesson instead of skimming, turn on the Minimum completion time toggle.
Type in a number of minutes and seconds in the fields. During this time, students will not be able to mark their lesson as completed or submit their assignments.
In student accounts, a completion time will appear as a countdown. If a student leaves their lesson before the end of this time, the countdown will reset. When a student returns, the countdown will restart.
When uploading a video from YouTube, the student can also save the video to their Watch Later folder, share the video, and view recommendations.
Checkpoint lesson
To ensure that students cannot proceed until they mark a lesson as completed or submit a homework assignment, you can turn on the Checkpoint Lesson toggle.
Once you configure the required settings, click Apply.
Copy and duplicate elements
If you have the same or similar elements in your course, you can copy sections, lessons, or tests to speed up the process of course development.
To organize your course content, you can break it into sections.
Go to the left sidebar menu, and click the three dots icon next to the name.
Duplicate | Allows you to add the exact same section with all its lessons, tests, and settings to the current course |
Copy to course | Allows you to add the exact same section with all its lessons, tests, and settings to another course |
Delete | Deletes a lesson with all added items, irretrievably. |
Once you finish creating and configuring your lessons, click Save and exit in the upper right corner of the builder.
You can view and edit saved lessons.
You can view test results and student progress in the Analytics tab and in each student's card.
Last Updated: 23.05.2025
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