New ALEKS - Create Custom Modules
Create custom modules in the new ALEKS view to guide student learning using selected topics, adaptive sequencing, and mastery‑based or date‑based completion.
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This article walks teachers through creating custom modules in the new ALEKS view for students to complete.
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The Modules feature allows you to direct student learning in the adaptive path. With this feature, you can create custom Modules based on specific curriculum plans, such as textbooks, pacing guides, and syllabi. Completion dates or mastery levels may be assigned to custom Modules.
About Selecting Topics
When creating Modules, you'll be able to select topics from the entire ALEKS course. However, ALEKS will automatically include the prerequisite material required to learn each topic in an Module. Therefore, students who have not mastered prerequisite material required to learn a topic successfully will be required to learn this material before being able to complete the assigned Module.
Similarly, students who are ready to learn topics that are not part of the current Module will not see those topics until they reach the Module in which those topics have been placed.
Article Contents
Create Module
1. SSO or log in at my.mheducation.com.
2. Launch ALEKS.
3. Select the Class from the drop-down.
4. Click on Class Content.
5. Click ALEKS Pie and Modules from the menu.
If a module has already been created, click the +New button and select Assignment from the menu. Click the Module button.
6. Click the Switch to Modules link.
Warning! Switching to Modules will delete all changes you have made to the class content.
7. Click Continue on the pop-up.
8. Enter a Name for the module.
9. Select the Dates for the module to be available.
To create Modules without Due Dates, click the link at the top.
Note: Currently the only way to access this link is to first create a module with due dates.
Instead of having due dates for the module, there will be a Progress percentage.
10. Select View by Textbook TOC or by ALEKS TOC from the drop-down. Once a module has been completed, ALEKS Modules will be available in the drop-down as well.
Note: The Textbook TOC option will only show if a textbook has been integrated into the course. For steps on how to do this, refer to the Class Content section of the New ALEKS - Class Settings article.
11. Select a topic from the drop-down.
A. The Search field can also be used to locate a specific topic.
B. Click on the folder icon to expand the section.
12. Check the box next to the topics/questions to include in the module.
13. Click the Add button.
C. Click the Preview button to view examples of the selections.
D. Click the Remove button in the Your Module section to delete the selection.
15. Click the Continue button at the bottom.
E. Click the +New Module button to create additional modules.
F. Uncheck the Post Module Knowledge Check if you do not want students to complete a Knowledge Check after completion.
16. Click the Continue button.
17. Click the Save button on the pop-up.
In some situations, based on what was selected, recommendations made be given by the program to help students better prepare for topics in their class.
G. Click the Delete All Recommended Topics button to disregard all recommendations.
H. Check the box next to recommendations to either Move to Prep Module or Delete them.
Click the Save button to confirm the changes.
Edit Module
1. Click on Class Content.
2. Click ALEKS Pie and Modules from the menu.
3. Checkmark the box next to the module.
4. Click the Edit button.
A. Another option is to click on the module name.
5. Check the box next to the module.
6. Click the Edit button.
7. Make preferred changes.
8. Click the Continue button.
Preview Module
1. Click on Class Content.
2. Click ALEKS Pie and Modules from the menu.
3. Checkmark the box next to the module.
4. Click the Edit button.
A. Another option is to click on the module name.
5. Check the box next to the module.
6. Click the Preview button.
7. Click the Close button to exit out of the Topic Preview pop-up.
Move Module
1. Click on Class Content.
2. Click ALEKS Pie and Modules from the menu.
3. Checkmark the box next to the module.
4. Click the Edit button.
A. Another option is to click on the module name.
5. Check the box next to the module.
6. Click the Move To button.
7. On the pop-up, select the Module from the list to move the select module to.
8. Click the Move button.
Delete Module
When deleting a module, it deletes all assigned topics for that module. To reactivate the module, it will need to be recreated.
1. Click on Class Content.
2. Click ALEKS Pie and Modules from the menu.
3. Checkmark the box next to the module.
4. Click the Edit button.
A. Another option is to click on the module name.
5. Check the box next to the module.
6. Click the Delete button.
7. Click the Delete button on the pop-up to confirm.