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1.1 vandui11 13: \begin{document}
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16: \begin{flushleft}
17: \textbf{\LARGE{A Guide to Building Your Course}}
18: %\vspace{-.125in}
19: \textbf{http://www.lon-capa.org}
20: \end{flushleft}
1.3 felicia 21: \vspace{.05in} \hrule height0.6pt \hfill \vspace{ .02in} \\
22: \vspace{-.25in}
1.1 vandui11 23:
1.3 felicia 24: \section*{Log In}
1.1 vandui11 25:
26: \begin{itemize}
27: \item Log in with your username and password.
1.5 felicia 28: \item Your browser must allow JavaScript and cookies.
1.1 vandui11 29: \item If your browser allows pop-ups, the Remote Control (Fig. 1) will appear
1.5 felicia 30: for navigation. If not, you can use the Inline Menu (Fig. 2) or Main
1.1 vandui11 31: Menu (Fig. 3) to navigate.
32: \item Your roles should appear. You can always go back to this screen through
33: {[}ROLES{]} on the Remote Control or the Main Menu.
34: \end{itemize}
35: NOTE: If you only have one role, you will bypass this screen.
36:
37: \begin{itemize}
38: \item Click the {[}Select{]} button next to the Course Coordinator role
39: for the course you wish to work in.
40: \item This course will now be displayed.
41: \end{itemize}
42:
43: \subsection*{Course Initialization Helper}
44:
45: \begin{itemize}
46: \item When entering your course for the first time, the Course Initialization
47: Helper will appear. To keep the default LON-CAPA settings, click the
48: {[}Next{]} button on each screen. To exit the Helper when done, click
1.5 felicia 49: the {[}Finish Course Initialization{]} button. You will then be directed to the Course Documents Screen.
1.1 vandui11 50: \end{itemize}
51:
1.3 felicia 52: \section*{Course Documents {[}DOC{]}}
1.1 vandui11 53:
54: \begin{itemize}
55: \item Select {[}DOCS{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
56: take you to the Course Documents screen, where you can import or upload
57: new documents to use in your course.
58: \item You can use folders to organize your course in terms of Homework Sets,
1.5 felicia 59: Chapters, and Units. After creating a folder (Ex: Unit 1), click
1.1 vandui11 60: on the folder icon to enter the folder and create a sub-folder (Ex:
61: Chapter 1).
62: \item You can add material to your course by importing, uploading, or creating
63: new resources.
64: \end{itemize}
65: NOTE: You cannot drag and drop resources. If you add a resource to
66: the wrong folder, delete it and add it to the correct folder.
67:
68:
69: \subsection*{Importing Published Documents}
70: \begin{itemize}
1.5 felicia 71: \item Go to the folder you want to add material to.
1.1 vandui11 72: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the DOCS screen.
73: \item Browse published documents from the LON-CAPA resource pool.
74: \item Select the documents you wish to use.
75: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button to add documents to your course folder.
76: \item Finalize the order if more than one document was selected.
77: \item Click the {[}re-initializing course{]} button to make changes appear.
78: \end{itemize}
79:
1.5 felicia 80: \subsection*{Search for Published Documents}
81: \begin{itemize}
82: \item Click the {[}Search{]} button to search the LON-CAPA resource pool of published documents.
83: \end{itemize}
84:
85:
1.1 vandui11 86: \subsection*{Uploading Documents from Your Computer}
87:
88: \begin{itemize}
1.5 felicia 89: \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 90: computer.
91: \item Select a file, choose a title, and click the {[}Upload Document{]}
1.5 felicia 92: button to import to your course.
1.1 vandui11 93: \end{itemize}
94:
95: \subsection*{Special Documents}
96:
97: \begin{itemize}
1.5 felicia 98: \item By clicking on the corresponding button, you can add a new folder, a
99: composite page, an external resource, a syllabus, a simple page, a navigate
100: contents page, a simple problem, a score upload form, a bulletin board, your
101: personal info, and info about another user, such as an instructor or TA.
102: \item Clicking the {[}Navigate Contents{]} button will add a Navigate Course
103: 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.
1.1 vandui11 104: \end{itemize}
105:
106:
1.3 felicia 107: \section*{Set/Modify Course Parameters {[}PARM{]}}
1.1 vandui11 108:
109: \begin{itemize}
110: \item Select {[}PARM{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
111: take you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
112: \end{itemize}
113:
114: \subsection*{Parameter Helper}
115:
116: \begin{itemize}
1.5 felicia 117: \item The Course Assessment Parameter Helper Mode is the easiest way to
1.1 vandui11 118: set your parameters, as it will guide you through the process step-by-step.
119: Using the Helper, you will be able to set the following parameters:
120: open date (when problems open to students), due date (when problems
121: are due; students cannot view problems after this date unless answer
122: date is set), answer date (when answers are viewable to students),
123: tries, and weight.
124: \end{itemize}
125: NOTE: Changes may take up to 10 minutes to be active for all students
126: in your course.
127:
128:
1.3 felicia 129: \section*{Chart Student Progress {[}CHRT{]}}
1.1 vandui11 130:
131: \begin{itemize}
132: \item Select {[}CHRT{]} from the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will
133: take you to the Course Statistics and Chart screen, where you can
134: generate a chart.
135: \item Click the {[}Generate Chart{]} button to view the default chart for
136: your class.
137: \item You can modify this chart in terms of sections, student data, enrollment
138: status, sequences and folders, output format, and output data.
139: \end{itemize}
140:
141: \subsection*{Output format}
142:
143: \begin{itemize}
144: \item One of the options for your output is the Excel format. This will
1.5 felicia 145: generate an Excel 95 file: an older format that is often more compatible across various operating systems than newer formats.
1.1 vandui11 146: \end{itemize}
147:
148:
1.3 felicia 149: \section*{Change Preferences {[}PREF{]}}
1.2 vandui11 150:
151: \begin{itemize}
152: \item Select {[}PREF{]} on the Remote Control or Main Menu. This will take
153: you to the Change Preferences screen, where you can change your password
154: (if LON-CAPA takes care of checking it), your nickname or anonymous
155: discussion screen name, your message forward and notification addresses,
1.7 ! felicia 156: the language preferences, and various display and editor preferences.
! 157: You will also be able to edit the personal information on the About Me screen.
! 158: \item Click on the link corresponding to what you'd like to change, ex:
1.2 vandui11 159: Change Screen Name
160: \item Make your changes and submit.
161: \end{itemize}
162:
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166:
1.4 felicia 167: \section*{Print {[}PRT{]}}
168:
169: \begin{itemize}
170: \item The {[}PRT{]} button will only be accessible when you are looking
171: at one of your resources for your course.
172: \item Click the {[}PRT{]} button to open the print helper, which will help
173: you create a PDF document.
174: \end{itemize}
175:
176:
1.3 felicia 177: \section*{Getting Help}
1.1 vandui11 178:
179: \begin{itemize}
180: \item Click on the small blue boxes with white question marks {[}?{]} for
181: general topic help.
182: \item Click on the small orange boxes with white question marks for an overview
183: on the help and support available.
184: \item Submit enhancement requests using Bugzilla at http://bugs.lon-capa.org,
185: or by clicking on the bug icon.
186: \item Additional help at http://help.loncapa.org
187: \end{itemize}
188:
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190: {\epsfxsize=3.75in \epsffile{graphics/build_course_guide_fig3.eps}} \\ Figure 3: Main Menu
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