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1.1 vandui11 17: \begin{document}
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1.5 felicia 19:
20: \begin{flushleft}
1.8 felicia 21: \textbf{\LARGE{\textsf{A Guide to Building Your Course}}}
22: \textbf{\textsf{http://www.lon-capa.org}}
1.5 felicia 23: \end{flushleft}
1.3 felicia 24: \vspace{.05in} \hrule height0.6pt \hfill \vspace{ .02in} \\
25: \vspace{-.25in}
1.1 vandui11 26:
1.8 felicia 27: \section*{\large{\textsf{Log In}}}
1.1 vandui11 28:
29: \begin{itemize}
30: \item Log in with your username and password.
1.5 felicia 31: \item Your browser must allow JavaScript and cookies.
1.8 felicia 32: \item Your roles screen should appear after logging in.
33: \item You can always go back to this screen by clicking the
34: \underline{Roles} link on the Inline Menu which appears at the top of every page or by going to the Main Menu.
1.1 vandui11 35: \item Click the {[}Select{]} button next to the Course Coordinator role
36: for the course you wish to work in.
37: \item This course will now be displayed.
38: \end{itemize}
39:
1.8 felicia 40: \subsection*{\textsf{\textsl{Course Initialization Helper}}}
1.1 vandui11 41:
42: \begin{itemize}
43: \item When entering your course for the first time, the Course Initialization
44: Helper will appear. To keep the default LON-CAPA settings, click the
45: {[}Next{]} button on each screen. To exit the Helper when done, click
1.13 ! bisitz 46: the {[}Finish{]} button. You will then be directed to the Course Editor Screen.
1.1 vandui11 47: \end{itemize}
48:
1.13 ! bisitz 49: \section*{\large{\textsf{Course Editor}}}
1.1 vandui11 50:
51: \begin{itemize}
1.10 felicia 52: \item The Course Editor is where you can upload, import, and create documents for your course.
1.13 ! bisitz 53: \item If you are not already at the Course Editor, click the \underline{Course Editor} link from the Inline Menu or Main Menu.
1.1 vandui11 54: \item You can use folders to organize your course in terms of Homework Sets,
1.5 felicia 55: Chapters, and Units. After creating a folder (Ex: Unit 1), click
1.1 vandui11 56: on the folder icon to enter the folder and create a sub-folder (Ex:
57: Chapter 1).
58: \end{itemize}
1.8 felicia 59: NOTE: You cannot drag and drop resources.
60: If you add a resource to the wrong folder, use the \underline{Cut} link before the resource name. Navigate to the folder you wish to paste the resource and click the {[}Paste{]} button.
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1.8 felicia 62: \subsection*{\textsf{Special Documents}}
63: \begin{itemize}
64: \item By clicking on the corresponding button, you can add a new folder,
65: syllabus, simple page, navigate contents page, simple problem, document drop-box, and more.
66: \item Click the {[}New Folder{]} button to add folders in your course. For example, you can create a folder called ``Homework Set 1'' and import homework problems to that folder.
67: \item Clicking the {[}Navigate Contents{]} button will add a Navigate Course
68: Contents resource page to your course. This is a good first resource for your course because it displays all of your course contents, such as your syllabus and problems sets.
69: \end{itemize}
1.1 vandui11 70:
1.8 felicia 71: \subsection*{\textsf{Importing Published Documents}}
1.1 vandui11 72: \begin{itemize}
1.5 felicia 73: \item Go to the folder you want to add material to.
1.13 ! bisitz 74: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the Course Editor screen.
1.1 vandui11 75: \item Browse published documents from the LON-CAPA resource pool.
76: \item Select the documents you wish to use.
77: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button to add documents to your course folder.
1.8 felicia 78: \item Finalize the order if more than one document was selected and then click the {[}Finish Import{]} button.
79: \item Click the {[}re-initializing Course{]} button to make changes appear.
1.1 vandui11 80: \end{itemize}
81:
1.8 felicia 82: \subsection*{\textsf{Search for Published Documents}}
1.5 felicia 83: \begin{itemize}
1.10 felicia 84: \item Click the {[}Search{]} button to search the LON-CAPA Catalog and upload documents.
1.5 felicia 85: \end{itemize}
86:
1.8 felicia 87: \subsection*{\textsf{Uploading Documents from Your Computer}}
1.1 vandui11 88:
89: \begin{itemize}
1.5 felicia 90: \item Go to the folder you want to add material to. Click the {[}Browse{]} button to search for documents saved to your
1.1 vandui11 91: computer.
92: \item Select a file, choose a title, and click the {[}Upload Document{]}
1.10 felicia 93: button to import to your course. Re-initialize course when finished.
1.1 vandui11 94: \end{itemize}
95:
1.12 felicia 96: \section*{\large{\textsf{Set/Modify Course Parameter Settings}}}
97:
98: \begin{itemize}
99: \item Use the Course Parameter Settings to set parameters such as open date, due date, and number of tries.
100: \item Select the Clock Icon to \underline{Modify parameter settings} from the Main Menu. This will
101: take you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
102: \end{itemize}
103:
104: \subsection*{\textsf{Parameter Helper}}
105:
106: \begin{itemize}
107: \item The Course Assessment Parameter Helper Mode is the easiest way to
108: set your parameters, as it will guide you through the process step-by-step.
109: Using the Helper, you will be able to set the following parameters:
110: open date (when problems open to students), due date (when problems
111: are due; students cannot view problems after this date unless answer
112: date is set), answer date (when answers are viewable to students),
113: tries, and weight.
114: \end{itemize}
115: NOTE: Changes may take up to 10 minutes to be active for all students
116: in your course.
117:
1.8 felicia 118: \section*{\large{\textsf{Course Enrollment}}}
119: \begin{itemize}
1.10 felicia 120: \item Click the icon to manage course users on the Main Menu.
1.8 felicia 121: \item This will bring you to the enrollment manager screen.
1.11 raeburn 122: \item Click the link \underline{Automated Enrollment Manager} to modify your automated enrollment if your institution uses this feature.
1.8 felicia 123: \end{itemize}
124: Skip ahead to the Parameter Settings section if your institution uses automated enrollment.
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1.8 felicia 126: \subsection*{\textsf{Uploading a Classlist}}
1.1 vandui11 127: \begin{itemize}
1.10 felicia 128: \item Click the \underline{Upload a File of Course Users} link on the Enrollment Manager screen.
1.8 felicia 129: \item Your classlist can be in any of the following formats: CSV (comma separated values), semicolon separated values, space separated values, or tabular separated values.
130: \item You can save an Excel spreadsheet in a CSV format if you are creating your own classlist.
131: \item Classlist files must have values for student usernames at the minimum.
132: \item Browse and upload your classlist.
133: \item Match column samples to the appropriate enrollment fields.
134: \item If you are using student usernames shared by other systems with a common password, ask your domain coordinator which password authentication to choose.
135: \item Usernames used only for LON-CAPA can have intial passwords specified in the classlist or you can set an internally authenticated global password for all students. Only new accounts will be assigned a new password.
1.1 vandui11 136: \end{itemize}
1.8 felicia 137: HINT: Use the Reverse Association option to assign the same values to two different fields. For example, it is common to associate the student ID/number values for both the student ID field and the initial password.
1.1 vandui11 138:
1.8 felicia 139: \subsection*{\textsf{Resetting Student Passwords}}
140: \begin{itemize}
141: \item Only the student or the domain coordinator can change the student's password.
142: \item If LON-CAPA handles password authentication and an email address is specified in the student's preferences, a forgotten password can be recovered from the log-in screen.
143: \item Initial email addresses can be set during enrollment using either an uploaded classlist or automated course enrollment.
144: \item Students can set/change email addresses in their preferences.
145: \end{itemize}
1.1 vandui11 146:
1.8 felicia 147: \section*{\large{\textsf{Chart Student Progress}}}
1.1 vandui11 148:
149: \begin{itemize}
1.8 felicia 150: \item Select the plain spreadsheet icon on the Main Menu to to view the course assessment progress chart.
1.1 vandui11 151: \item Click the {[}Generate Chart{]} button to view the default chart for
152: your class.
153: \item You can modify this chart in terms of sections, student data, enrollment
154: status, sequences and folders, output format, and output data.
155: \end{itemize}
156:
1.8 felicia 157: \subsection*{\textsf{Output format}}
1.1 vandui11 158:
159: \begin{itemize}
1.8 felicia 160: \item The options for chart output include Excel and CSV formats. Both formats can be opened by Excel.
1.1 vandui11 161: \end{itemize}
162:
163:
1.8 felicia 164: \section*{\large{\textsf{Change Preferences}}}
1.2 vandui11 165:
166: \begin{itemize}
1.8 felicia 167: \item The Change Preferences screen allows you to set preferences such as password (if LON-CAPA takes care of checking it), nickname, anonymous discussion screen name, message forwarding and notification email addresses, language preferences, and various other display and editor preferences.
168: \item Under the My Space heading on the Main Menu, click the appropriate icon to set user preferences.
1.7 felicia 169: \item Click on the link corresponding to what you'd like to change, ex:
1.8 felicia 170: \underline{Change Screen Name}
171: \item Make changes and save.
172: \item The \underline{Change Roles Page Preferences} allows you to configure a hotlist for your roles page. This is especially helpful if you manage many roles in LON-CAPA.
1.2 vandui11 173: \end{itemize}
174:
1.8 felicia 175: \section*{\large{\textsf{Print}}}
1.4 felicia 176:
177: \begin{itemize}
1.8 felicia 178: \item The option to generate a PDF printout will only be accessible when you are
179: viewing a resource in your course.
180: \item When viewing a resource, click the print icon to prepare a printable document. This will take you to the print helper.
1.4 felicia 181: \end{itemize}
182:
183:
1.8 felicia 184: \section*{\large{\textsf{Getting Help}}}
1.1 vandui11 185:
186: \begin{itemize}
187: \item Click on the small blue boxes with white question marks {[}?{]} for
188: general topic help.
1.8 felicia 189: \item Click on the \underline{Help} link in the upper-right-hand corner to access the LON-CAPA help/support screen. You can view and search the entire LON-CAPA manual from this screen.
190: \item Submit enhancement requests from the LON-CAPA help/support screen by clicking on the bug icon.
191: \item Click on the \underline{Return to last location link} to exit the help/support screen and return to your course.
192: \item Additional help at http://help.lon-capa.org
1.1 vandui11 193: \end{itemize}
194:
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1.1 vandui11 196: \end{document}
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