The basic structure of any learning management system relies on the basic course, or course shell. A course shell holds all the information and communication that goes on within our course and is the central location for all activities between students and instructors.
Let's think about our course shell as a virtual house or apartment. A house or apartment is made up of different rooms where we put things that we use in our everyday life. These rooms such as the living room, kitchen, or bedrooms can be compared to content areas within our course shell. Within each of these content areas, there are items such as telephones, dishwashers, computers, or televisions that we use to interact, communicate, or complete tasks. These items would be called course tools within the course shell. These content areas and tools are available within our course shells and we can use them in the same ways. While as administrators, we won't take a deep dive into all these tools;...