This guide is for you if you're a Instructor Guide. One account can have multiple roles at once! Learn about roles →
1 How to Become an Instructor
Anyone can become an instructor on Stalix. It's super easy!
Join the community where you want to teach (or create your own community).
Ask the community admin to change your role to Instructor from the members panel.
After the role is changed, you'll see the option to create courses in the Classroom tab. Let's go!
Pro tip: If you're a community admin/owner, you automatically have instructor rights and can create courses immediately!
2 Creating a New Course
Courses on Stalix consist of structured modules and lessons that members can follow.
Open the Classroom tab in your community.
Click the "Create New Course" button.
Fill in the course information.
Click "Save". The course will be in draft status until you publish it.
3 Building a Curriculum
The curriculum is made up of modules (chapters) and lessons within them.
Creating Modules
On the course edit page, click "Add Module".
Give the module a name (e.g., "Module 1: Introduction").
Drag & drop to reorder modules. Easy!
Adding Lessons
Inside a module, click "Add Lesson".
Give it a title and choose the content type (video, text, document, or quiz).
Upload or write the lesson content, then save. Done!
4 Lesson Content Types
Stalix supports various content types to make your courses more varied:
Video
Upload directly, MP4/WebM format. Adaptive streaming for best quality.
Text / Article
Rich text editor, inline images, code blocks, embed links. Perfect for tutorials.
Document
Upload PDF, slides, or other files as supporting materials that can be downloaded.
Quiz
Multiple choice to test understanding. Auto-scored, can be a prerequisite.
Pro tip: Mix content types between lessons. Video + text + quiz combo has been proven to increase learning retention by up to 60%!
5 Managing the Classroom
After publishing a course, you can manage various aspects of it.
Publish/Draft — Toggle course status between public and draft
Edit content — Update materials anytime without disrupting student progress
Reorder — Change module & lesson order with drag & drop
Access control — Set which lessons are free preview and which are member-only
Discussion — Enable per-lesson discussion threads for Q&A
6 Creating Events/Webinars
Create live events for direct interaction with students. Engagement skyrockets!
Open the Calendar tab in your community.
Click "Create Event" — fill in title, description, date & time.
Choose type: Online (meeting link) or Offline (location address).
Publish! Members will get notified and can RSVP.
7 Viewing Student Progress
Monitor how students are following your course so you can keep improving.
Enrollment
Number of enrolled students
Completion Rate
Percentage of students who completed
Per-lesson Progress
Which lessons are often skipped
Quiz Scores
Average score per quiz
Pro tip: If completion rate is low for a specific lesson, try breaking the content into shorter parts.
8 Tips for Engaging Content
To make your courses popular and completed by students, try these tips:
Short videos only (5-15 min)
Long videos get boring. Break them into shorter videos for better engagement.
Start with "Why"
Explain why this topic matters before getting into "how". Context makes students more motivated.
Give exercises/assignments
Learning by doing is powerful. Give practical tasks after each module.
Use real examples
Case studies and real-world examples make material more relatable and easier to understand.
Stay active in the community
Regularly answer student questions on the feed. This builds trust and boosts retention rates.