How do I use the Courses tool?

Note: This document references views and actions that are only available to Echo Administrators

The Courses tool default screen displays courses in the domain and allows you to:

1. Search for courses in the domain (check the box to limit your search results to Active courses only).
2. Click New [plus sign] to create a course.
3. Use the vertical menu in the toolbar to, import, Bulk update, Delete, and/or Restore courses. To use Bulk update and Delete, first check the boxes next to the courses you want impacted.
4. Click a Course ID to access the course screens (described below).

The course Details screen lets you edit a course's title, term (or school year if your domain has Grading Periods), external ID, whether you want it to be Public, and schedule type (date range or continuous). Click the Home icon next to the Domain ID to go to the domain. Save or Discard Changes your changes.

History allows admins to review changes made to courses.

1. Click the View options to see the old and new values.
2. Click Changes to see changed settings.
3. Click Details to see current settings.

Echo allows you to update certain course components in bulk. to do so, check the boxes for the course you want to update and select Bulk update. From here you can:

• Update Field values
• Apply Template setting (if enabled in your domain).

1. On the Field values tab, you can edit the following settings by checking the appropriate box and editing the field:
   • Type (range or continuous)
   • Days the course should be available for students if you choose continuous
   • Start date
   • End date
2. Bulk updates are permanent and should be handled very carefully to ensure you are editing the correct courses. Because of this, Echo requires you to check the box reading:
   • I have verified that the courses I am about to permanently update are the correct ones, and I confirm that I want to update them with the field values shown above.
3. Once you have checked this box, click Update.

If your domain has defined template courses, a Template tab also appears. If you want to apply settings from an existing course template:

1. Select the desired Template from the dropdown
2. Check the boxes next to the settings you want.
3. Bulk updates are permanent and should be handled very carefully to ensure you are editing the correct courses. Because of this, Echo requires you to check the box reading:
   • I have verified that the courses I am about to permanently update are the correct ones, and I confirm that I want to update them with the field values shown above.
4. Once you have checked this box, click Update.

Additional articles

• How do I manage enrollments?
• How do I create and manage my domain courses?
• How do I add subscribers to a course?
• How do I view past courses?

Echo is constantly being improved based on the feedback from users and we strive to keep our documentation up to date.  If this document doesn’t match what you are seeing in Echo, please let us know.