How do I use homework and action items with my course members?

It’s easy to get your course members to follow through on their action steps. All you need to do is create an action item and assign it to your course.

Your course members will be able to post reports about their homework progress (either private or shared). You will be able to comment on any entries. Your course can have as many action items going at one time as you like.

Creating homework assignments

1. When creating your lessons, you’ll see a button for adding Coaching Tools. Just click the button and you’ll be able to either create or assign your action item.

2. If you are creating a new Action item, choose a title and write a description. This is what your course members will see when responding to the assignment, so explain clearly what you would like them to get from completing the homework. You can also choose to group your homework into categories for your own private use.

3. All your Action items created for either coaching or courses will be available so that you can easily assign them to multiple clients and courses.

What does my client see from their dashboard?

Your client will be able to read your Action item and create entries from the Course Pad in their dashboard. They can choose which privacy setting and whether to allow comments. If they choose “Only me” as the privacy setting, you will be able to see they wrote and entry but not read it.

How do I read and respond to homework progress reports?

1. You can read your course members’ progress toward their action items from the Progress stream (in the side menu). Then click on the Course tab.

2. Your client will update the status and add details of their progress toward their homework from their dashboard. Click “View progress” to review the details your client has provided about their progress, any setbacks they have encountered, and so on. When they have completed their homework, they can mark it as Achieved, which will be noted in their progress report, and change the status of the homework.

3. To comment, just click the Comment link. Clients can comment back, and this way you can have a productive exchange regarding your client’s action plans, keeping them motivated and on track.

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