What are blocks?

Modified on Thu, 26 Feb at 7:59 AM

Blocks are reusable, pre-defined pieces of content in CourseArc. You build instructional pages by arranging and customizing these blocks, ensuring consistency across pages, modules, and entire courses.


Each block is intentionally designed to be:

  • instructionally sound
  • visually polished and professional
  • flexible for a variety of activities and use cases
  • interactive and engaging
  • fully accessible
  • responsive across all devices


The Add Block form includes more than 40 blocks types to help you create rich, effective course content. For more information about CourseArc blocks, see How do I add a block to a page?.Add block modal showing blocks in alphabetical order


This example shows the Edit Page view featuring:

  • An Icon and Text block
  • A Quiz block
  • A Content: Text & Tables block

Use this layout as a reference for how different content blocks appear and are organized within the Edit Page view.


CourseArc blocks can be sorted in the Add Block modal by category. Some blocks will appear in multiple categories.


CategoryBlock Name
Text & Content
  • Citation
  • Content: Text and Content
  • Icon and Link to Popup Text
  • Icon and Text
  • Instructor Notes
  • Quote
  • Rubric
  • Tabs & Accordions
Media
  • Audio
  • Generic Video
  • HTML
  • Image
  • ReadSpeaker* 
  • Vimeo Player
  • YouTube
  • Zip Embed
Images
  • Flashcards with Images
  • Image
  • Image Hotspots
  • Image Labeling
  • Image Matching
  • Self Check
  • Slideshow
Layout
  • Citation
  • Icon and Link to Popup Text
  • Icon and Text
  • Image
  • Quote
  • Section Break
  • Slideshow
  • Standout
  • Tabs and Accordions
Interactive Learning
  • Checklist
  • Classification
  • Cloze
  • Flashcards
  • Flashcards with Images
  • Graphic Organizer
  • Graphic Organizer Extended
  • Graphing
  • Image Hotspots
  • Image Labeling 
  • Image Matching
  • Interactive Categorization
  • Interactive Graphs
  • Interactive Matching
  • Poll
  • Quiz
  • Quiz Bank Quiz
  • Self Check
  • Slideshow
  • Survey
  • Tabs and Accordions
  • Writing
Assessment
  • Classification
  • Cloze
  • Graphing
  • Image Labeling
  • Image Matching
  • Interactive Categorization
  • Interactive Matching
  • Quiz
  • Quiz Bank Quiz
  • Self Check
  • Writing
Completion & Achievement
  • Certificate
  • Checklist
Embed/Custom
  • HTML
  • Markdown
  • Zip Embed

*Note: The ReadSpeaker block is not installed by default. ReadSpeaker requires a subscription.


To read more about CourseArc blocks, check out these articles in our Knowledge Base:

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