Lessons can be accessed through either the Study Plan or Lessons tab on the left-hand navigation bar. In the example lesson below, the title "Lessons" appears at the top and its content underneath. You can navigate between lessons using the left and right arrows in the top-left corner or the arrow keys on your keyboard. On the right-hand side are additional tool options and Confidence Levels to help you indicate how well you understand the subject matter.

 

 

NOTE: A Confidence Level must be selected before clicking on Continue. If a level is not selected and you navigate away from the lesson, it will still display as incomplete. However, if the lesson is set to hide the confidence level, the button will appear as Mark as Read.  Clicking Mark as Read will mark the lesson as complete.  

 

To see a list of all lessons in the course, click on Table of Contents at the top. All lesson categories will be collapsed by default. Click on a lesson category to expand it, or click on Expand All at the top-right to expand all categories. To collapse all lesson categories, click on Collapse All.

 

 

From here, you’ll be able to see the names and categories of each lesson, your lesson Confidence Levels, and which lessons still need to be completed.

 

 

To view your lessons by the confidence levels you've selected, click on the Confidence Levels tab. Lessons will be sorted by levels of High, Medium, and Low. Click on a level to expand it and view its lessons, or click on Expand All at the top-right. If one or more lessons are set to hide their confidence levels, they will appear under Complete. If the feature access "Hide Confidence Levels on All Lessons" is enabled for this course, the Confidence Levels tab will not appear. More info about the feature can be found here.

 

 

Lesson Tools

Within a lesson, you are provided with different tools to help personalize your study experience. Let's take a look at the Highlighter, Bookmark, and Notes Tools to learn how they can be used to your advantage.

 

Note: Some or all of these tools may be unavailable within your course. If you do not see them in the top-right corner of the lesson, these features have not been turned on.

 

Highlighter Tool

The Highlighter Tool acts just like your trusty marker. Any portion of text within the lesson can be selected, and it will remain highlighted throughout your course experience. That means you can highlight a passage, close your course, and then come back the next day to find the same passage still highlighted.

 

To use the Highlighter Tool, select the portion of text you want to highlight, and then press Alt+H on your keyboard (Option+H if you are a Mac user).

 

To erase a highlight, select the highlighted portion of text and press Shift+Alt+H on your keyboard (Shift+Option+H if you are a Mac user).

 

 

To view all of your lesson highlights, click on the Highlights tab at the top. Click on a lesson category to expand it, or click on Expand All at the top-right to see what content you've highlighted within your lessons. Click on the eye icon next to a highlight to preview the lesson, or click on the trashcan icon to delete the highlight.

 

 

Bookmark Tool

The Bookmark Tool, located in the top-right corner, will add the current Lesson to your Bookmarks list, which is accessible from the top toolbar. Click the bookmark icon if you want to save a lesson to return to later, just as you might leave a bookmark in a textbook.

 

In the image below, note that the Bookmark Tool and Bookmarks List are marked in red:

Notes Tool

The Notes Tool allows you to leave yourself private notes that will tie directly to the current lesson you are reading. You can later access them in your Notes list, found in the top toolbar.

 

To leave a Note, select the Note icon at the top-right. Type your note into the dialogue box, and then click on Add.

 

See below for a brief walkthrough:

Toolbox

When the feature access for the Calculator, Periodic Table, or Scrap Paper Tool is enabled the tools will display within the Toolbox next to the Lesson Tools.  The Toolbox will only display if one of the above tools is enabled. The toolbox will display all available tools and materials for the learner.  To learn more about Toolbox Materials click here.

Search and Filter

You can use the search function in Lessons to search by keywords or phrases (if enabled for this course). You can also filter your search by category and confidence levels. The filter function is located at the top of the lessons page.

To search Lessons, type in a keyword or phrase in the Search bar and then select Filter.

 

The results will display the lesson and lesson category for the keyword or phrase.