CampusESP Learning Modules help you organize important information into a structured experience that participants can complete at their own pace. Institutions use Learning Modules for a variety of purposes, including student onboarding, compliance training, orientation, family engagement, Family Weekend preparation, and resource education. In this article, you'll learn how to create a module, add units and content, build quizzes, and prepare your module for launch.
Before you start
To follow these steps, you'll need access to the Orientation area in your CampusESP admin portal and permission to create Learning Modules.
NOTE: Your CampusESP team will work with you to confirm enrollment and audience settings before you launch.
Create a new learning module
Navigate to Orientation.
Select Learning Modules.
Click Add Module.
Enter a title for your module.
Add a description that explains:
What participants will learn or complete
Why the information is important
Any expectations or completion requirements
Upload a header image. We recommend an image size of 1200x400 pixels.
In When complete, join communities, select a community participants should join after finishing the module.
Choose the audience that should have access to the module.
Click Create Module.
Examples for modules may include:
Student-focused learning modules
New Student Orientation
Alcohol Awareness
Student Code of Conduct
Title IX Training
Campus Resources and Support
Family-focused learning modules
Family Orientation
Supporting Your Student's Success
Understanding Financial Aid and Billing
New Family Welcome Series
Example module description
"Welcome to Family Orientation. This module will help you learn about campus resources, important dates, and ways to support your student's transition to college. Complete each unit to prepare for a successful first semester."
Use completion communities
Completion communities allow you to automatically group users who finish a module.
You can use these communities to:
Send follow-up communications
Share additional resources
Promote upcoming events
Track completion
Examples include:
Orientation Completed
Family Orientation Completed
Family Weekend Attendees
Student Success Program Participants
Choose who can see the module
Use the audience targeting settings to determine who can access the module.
Examples include:
Student audiences
First-year students
Transfer students
Graduate students
Students living on campus
Students living off campus
Family audiences
Parents and family members of first-year students
Parents and family members of transfer students
Family Orientation attendees
Family Weekend attendees
Add units to your module
Units are the individual courses or topics within a module.
Student-focused unit examples
Student Code of Conduct
Alcohol Awareness
Title IX
Campus Resources
Academic Success Strategies
Family-focused unit examples
Supporting Your Student's Transition
Understanding FERPA
Campus Resources for Families
Financial Aid and Billing
Family Weekend Information
To create a unit:
Open your module.
Click Add Unit.
Enter a title.
(Optional) Add an estimated completion time.
Add a description.
Select the audience for the unit.
Click Create Unit.
š” Pro-Tip: Consider creating separate units for different audiences so participants only see content that is relevant to them.
Add content to a unit
Each unit can contain multiple content sections.
Open the unit.
Click Add Content.
Choose the content type you want to add.
Video content
Videos are useful for welcome messages, presentations, and educational content.
Examples include:
Welcome from the Dean of Students
Orientation Overview
Family Weekend Welcome
Campus Safety Introduction
Add a brief description to explain what participants should learn from the video.
Text content
Text sections work well for:
Policies and procedures
Important deadlines
Checklists
Frequently asked questions
Resource information
Use short paragraphs and headings to make content easier to read.
Images
Images can help illustrate information such as:
Campus maps
Event schedules
Process diagrams
Resource guides
Add a quiz to check understanding
Quizzes can help reinforce key concepts and confirm understanding.
Examples include:
Student quiz topics
Code of Conduct
Title IX requirements
Campus policies
Academic expectations
Family quiz topics
FERPA basics
Billing deadlines
Campus resources
Family Weekend logistics
To add a quiz:
Open the unit.
Click Add Quiz.
Enter a question.
Add answer choices.
Select the correct answer.
Save the question.
Repeat these steps to add additional questions.
NOTE: Always double-check that the correct answer is selected before saving your quiz. This ensures reporting and completion data are accurate.
Review your module
Before launch, confirm that:
Module titles and descriptions are accurate
Unit content is complete
Videos and images display correctly
Quiz answers are configured properly
Audience targeting is correct
Completion communities are assigned as intended
Launch your learning module
Once your module is complete:
Review all settings and content.
Confirm audience targeting.
Connect with your CampusESP team to review your configuration and enrollment strategy.
Common use cases include:
Student engagement
Orientation
Compliance training
Academic success programs
Campus resource education
Family engagement
Family Orientation
Family Weekend
Financial aid education
Parent and family leadership programs
Ongoing family communications
Learning Modules provide a guided, organized experience that helps students and families access important information, complete required training, and stay connected throughout their journey with your institution.
If you have questions at any point while creating modules, feel free to reach out to support@campusesp.com