When you access Tasks from the Tools module on the My CourseCompass page, you see a list of tasks to perform for courses you are previewing, teaching, or taking plus any non-course-related tasks you have added.
From the Tasks page, you can:
View tasks
Display tasks of a particular type
Add a non-course-related task
Modify a non-course-related task
Remove a non-course-related task
Change the priority or status of a non-course-related task