How to build a course around your live classes in Basathaly

These steps show how to add your live classes to a Basathaly course, and where students find the recording, the files and the quiz after each class.

1. Split the course into units

Open the course, go to Content and lessons, and press Add section for each unit. Give it a title that describes the material, such as “Motion in a straight line”, rather than “Week 1”.

Students see the sections in the same order. You can reorder sections and lessons by dragging them.

2. Add each class as its own lesson

Inside a section, press Add lesson and choose Live class. Set the date, start time and length, then save and publish the lesson.

The class appears in its place in the course. Students can join up to 15 minutes before it starts, and you can open the classroom at any time to get ready.

3. During the class

Students join with their microphone off. A student who wants to speak raises their hand, and you invite them to speak. You can also let a student write on the whiteboard.

Teach on the whiteboard or share your screen. To keep the class, press Record in the classroom.

4. After the class

The whiteboard and the chat stay saved in the lesson. If you recorded the class, the recording appears in the same lesson once it is ready. The video is checked before students can watch it.

From the lesson editor you can:

• watch the recording, or download it to edit;
• upload an edited version (the previous recording stays available until you save the new one);
• choose whether students may download the video.

If you recorded the class elsewhere, upload the video in the same place.

5. Attach the class files

In the lesson editor, use Lesson files to add the worksheet or a summary. Publish the lesson first, then publish each file when it is ready for students.

6. Add a quiz after the class

Open Quizzes and assignments and press Create quiz. Under Where does it appear?, choose After a lesson and pick the class, or choose At the end of a section.

You can give every student the same questions, or write a question bank so that each student gets different questions from it. Quizzes are marked automatically, and students do not see a quiz until you publish it.

For a written answer, create an assignment instead. You read each answer and add a grade and feedback.

7. Let your students in

If the course is private, create an invitation code on the course’s Publish page and send it to your students. A student enters the code on their home page to join the course.