Course Content

On a page, you can deliver course content and educational resources. The reading content (files) for a week can be organized on a page. You can add text, links, images, and videos to a page. Page is easier for the teacher to edit (i.e. saves time) than a file.

A page is more accessible by mobile devices e.g. smartphones, for reading (easier to resize text, change colors, etc, in the web browser). Students at the University of Iceland most often access course content using a mobile.

You can allow students to add content to a page by selecting Teachers and students where it says "Users allowed to edit this page" below the editor.

When to use a page instead of a file

The document doesn't need to be printed.
It is your own text and it occasionally needs to be updated.
Your students may need to refer to it (on their smartphone for example) frequently for reference e.g. timetable, schedule, tutorial groups, reading list.

See also the tutorials about the editor.

Further tutorials on a page by Instructure: