Moving and reordering content in a Brightspace course
About this article
This article demonstrates how to move and reorder modules and topics in a table of contents (TOC) in a Desire2Learn (D2L) course. It is intended for instructors.
What's the root?
D2L and this article use the term, root, when describing how modules and sub-modules can be moved in a TOC. Root refers to the top level of the TOC, above which there are no parent modules.
What's moving?
Moving refers to removing a module, sub-module, or topic from its current position in a TOC and placing it in another position.
Drag-and-drop
D2L allows instructors to move modules, sub-modules, and topics by dragging and dropping them (watch the video demonstration)
Instructors can also use the following functions on the Actions menu:
- Move Up/Down - This function moves a topic or sub-module up/down one position in the content outline within their parent modules. It also moves modules on the root up/down one position.
- Move To - This function allows an instructor to select a parent module to which to move a sub-module or topic.
- Send to root - This function moves a sub-module to the root.
Instructions
For all instructions below, first navigate to a D2L course and select Content from the Materials menu. This will take you to the D2L Content Tool. From the sidebar region, select a module.
Moving a module up or down
- Select the Actions arrow for the module to display the menu (Figure 1).
- Select Move Up or Move Down to move the module one position in the TOC.
- Repeat the process to continue to move the module more than one position.
Moving a module to another parent module
- Select the Actions arrow for the module to display the menu (Figure 1).
- Select Move To. This will bring up the Move To window.
- Select the parent module to which you want to move the current module.
- Select the Move button.
Moving a sub-module to the root
- Select the Actions arrow for the module to display the menu (Figure 1).
- Select Send to root. The module will be placed on the root, just above the current module.
Moving a topic up or down
- Select the Actions arrow for the topic to display the menu (Figure 2).
- Select Move Up or Move Down to move the topic one position in the TOC.
- Repeat the process to continue to move the topic more than one position.
Moving a topic to another parent module
- Select the Actions arrow for the topic to display the menu (Figure 2).
- Select Move To. This will bring up the Move To window.
- Select the parent module to which you want to move the current topic.
- Select the Move button.
Additional Information
- Topics cannot have sub-topics. Topics also can't be on the root. They must always reside in a parent module.
- Take care when dragging and dropping modules to the root. It's easy to mistakenly make them sub-modules. If this happens, it may seem like the module disappeared. Just look inside other modules to find it and try again.
Related Articles
- Content in D2L
- Adding a content module to a D2L course
- Adding a content topic to a D2L course
- Short titles in D2L
- Enumeration in a D2L table of contents
- Restricting D2L content access
- Learning objectives in D2L (coming soon)