DOCUMENT by: ESC Training
Subject: Lists of documents you can and cannot change in your course

Basically, as the instructor, if you see a little "Edit" link in the top left corner of any course document, you have the ability to edit that document's content. However, please read the information below as there are possible negative impacts if you edit a document you are not supposed to.

While you are teaching, you can change the following things:

• You do have the ability to edit almost any document in your course. However, when you click the 'Edit Document' link you will automatically see a warning dialog box about edting pages with images or links - make sure you check the content of the page before proceeding to make edits (see below).
• You can change the status of a Pending Evaluation to Save for Student (Professor Navigator > Actions > Pending Evaluations).
• You can change your Newsflash by opening the Edit Course Map Adjuster from the Course Map
• You can change a module from Open to Closed, and vice versa using the Edit Course Map Adjuster
• You can delete documents (Professor Navigator > Actions > Change) - only do this when absolutely necessary because once you delete a document it is gone!

• IMPORTANT: Do not edit any page that contains a picture or image (this does not include the default navigation images and icons that appear on every page) or an internal link (a hyperlink to another page within the same course) using the Web interface. At present, if you modify a page with an image via the web interface, you may end up deleting the image from the page. If you encounter this warning message (or are unsure about it) and need to make a change to a document, please contact the Empire State College Help Desk with the exact details of the change(s) needed (including course name, term and number, module and document name, and the exact text that will be changed) and they can make the change for you.

• First term instructors (this does not apply to experienced instructors who are developing or undertaking a major revision of their course) should not change, delete or add to the educational content any module document except your discussion responses. Module documents include Module at a Glance, Mini-lectures, Discussion Starters, Written Assignment Starters, and Instruction documents. Contact your Area Coordinator and or the Help Desk if you find a document that needs its educational content changed. You are strongly encouraged to keep a private notebook record of any ideas for improving your course that might be considered for future changes. Forward or discuss any such suggestions with your Area Coordinator.

• You should not change any document submitted by a student. It is best practice to retain the integrity of original student documents. Currently you have the ability to change Written Assignment documents that are marked Save for Class but you will normally not want to do this.