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Create an Instructor-Generated Student Recording Activity

Written by Emil H

Updated at July 22nd, 2025

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1. Select the “All sections” level of the course in which you wish to add an activity (use the course/section drop-down menu).

 Note: The “Create New” drop-down menu is not accessible within an individual course section.

 

 

2. Select Activities or Assessments and the lesson in which you wish to add a new activity.

Note: Instructor-generated content may be added to Activities or Assessments.

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3. At the top right of the lesson's content menu, mouse-hover on Create new.

 

 

 

4. Select activity type, Student Recording (open-ended audio recording activity).

 

 

5. Fill in the required information for the activity type selected. Options may include:

  • Title
  • Direction line
  • YouTube video link (Video activities only)

 

 

  6. Depending on the activity type, you may also add optional information including:

  • Reference materials: add text, an image and/or a word bank, and/or record audio or video
  • Question prompt: this additional prompt may direct students to focus on the task that they have been asked to complete

 

 

7. Click save.

 Note: New activities are hidden. Opting to show or assign the activity will make it visible to students.

 

 

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