Instructors can require the completion of one lesson page or subpage before allowing students to move on to subsequent lesson pages or subpages in the hierarchy of the Lessons tool. That is, instructors can require all of the required items on one page to be completed before students have access to subsequent lesson pages or subpages.

See How do I require completion of a lesson item? for directions on requiring an item on a page to be completed.

Adding two columns on a Lessons page breaks up one big block or one section into smaller pieces so that the page is more readable and flows better. It also makes better use of the white space on the page.

Adding two columns on a Lessons page involves two steps.

Most of the items that can be added to a lesson page can be made "required." That is, students must open the item (if it is a resource) or complete it (if the item is a forum posting, quiz, assignment, question, comment or student page).  Further, the Lessons tool allows instructors to require students to complete one item in the list before allowing access to another item in the list. For information on how to make items unavailable until previous items have been completed, see How do I ensure that lesson items are completed in a particular order?

Lessons tool items that can be required:

• Add Content items (requires student to open resource or link)
• Add Assignment items (requires student to submit the assignment)
• Add Quiz items (requires student to submit the quiz and/or achieve a minimum grade on the quiz)
• Add Forum Topics items (requires student to create a post on a selected forum topic)
• Add Question items (requires student to submit an answer to the question)
• Add Comment items (requires student to add a comment)
• Add Student Content (requires student to add a new student page)

Lessons tool items that can be set as unavailable until required items above it in the list are completed:

• Text items
• Embedded items
• Content links
• Assignment links
• Quiz links
• Forum Topic links
• Question items
• Add Comment items
• Student Content