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1.1 vandui11 17: \begin{document}
1.4 felicia 18: \pagestyle{empty}
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.
1.1 vandui11 33: \end{itemize}
34: NOTE: If you only have one role, you will bypass this screen.
35: \begin{itemize}
1.8 ! felicia 36: \item You can always go back to this screen by clicking the
! 37: \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 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:
1.8 ! felicia 43: \subsection*{\textsf{\textsl{Course Initialization Helper}}}
1.1 vandui11 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
1.8 ! felicia 49: the {[}Finish{]} button. You will then be directed to the Course Documents Screen.
1.1 vandui11 50: \end{itemize}
51:
1.8 ! felicia 52: \section*{\large{\textsf{Course Documents}}}
1.1 vandui11 53:
54: \begin{itemize}
1.8 ! felicia 55: \item The Course Documents screen is where you can upload, import, and create documents for your course.
! 56: \item If you are not already at the Course Documents screen, click the \underline{Course Documents} link from the Inline Menu or Main Menu.
1.1 vandui11 57: \item You can use folders to organize your course in terms of Homework Sets,
1.5 felicia 58: Chapters, and Units. After creating a folder (Ex: Unit 1), click
1.1 vandui11 59: on the folder icon to enter the folder and create a sub-folder (Ex:
60: Chapter 1).
61: \end{itemize}
1.8 ! felicia 62: NOTE: You cannot drag and drop resources.
! 63: 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.
1.1 vandui11 64:
1.8 ! felicia 65: \subsection*{\textsf{Special Documents}}
! 66: \begin{itemize}
! 67: \item By clicking on the corresponding button, you can add a new folder,
! 68: syllabus, simple page, navigate contents page, simple problem, document drop-box, and more.
! 69: \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.
! 70: \item Clicking the {[}Navigate Contents{]} button will add a Navigate Course
! 71: 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.
! 72: \end{itemize}
1.1 vandui11 73:
1.8 ! felicia 74: \subsection*{\textsf{Importing Published Documents}}
1.1 vandui11 75: \begin{itemize}
1.5 felicia 76: \item Go to the folder you want to add material to.
1.8 ! felicia 77: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button on the Course Documents screen.
1.1 vandui11 78: \item Browse published documents from the LON-CAPA resource pool.
79: \item Select the documents you wish to use.
80: \item Click the {[}Import{]} button to add documents to your course folder.
1.8 ! felicia 81: \item Finalize the order if more than one document was selected and then click the {[}Finish Import{]} button.
! 82: \item Click the {[}re-initializing Course{]} button to make changes appear.
1.1 vandui11 83: \end{itemize}
84:
1.8 ! felicia 85: \subsection*{\textsf{Search for Published Documents}}
1.5 felicia 86: \begin{itemize}
1.8 ! felicia 87: \item Click the {[}Search{]} button to search the LON-CAPA resource pool and upload documents.
1.5 felicia 88: \end{itemize}
89:
90:
1.8 ! felicia 91: \subsection*{\textsf{Uploading Documents from Your Computer}}
1.1 vandui11 92:
93: \begin{itemize}
1.5 felicia 94: \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 95: computer.
96: \item Select a file, choose a title, and click the {[}Upload Document{]}
1.5 felicia 97: button to import to your course.
1.1 vandui11 98: \end{itemize}
99:
1.8 ! felicia 100: \section*{\large{\textsf{Course Enrollment}}}
! 101: \begin{itemize}
! 102: \item Click the icon for managing student enrollment on the Main Menu.
! 103: \item This will bring you to the enrollment manager screen.
! 104: \item Click the link \underline{Automated Enrollment Manager} to modify your automated enrollment if your institution uses this feature.
! 105: \end{itemize}
! 106: Skip ahead to the Parameter Settings section if your institution uses automated enrollment.
1.1 vandui11 107:
1.8 ! felicia 108: \subsection*{\textsf{Uploading a Classlist}}
1.1 vandui11 109: \begin{itemize}
1.8 ! felicia 110: \item Click the \underline{Upload a class list} link on the Enrollment Manager screen.
! 111: \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.
! 112: \item You can save an Excel spreadsheet in a CSV format if you are creating your own classlist.
! 113: \item Classlist files must have values for student usernames at the minimum.
! 114: \item Browse and upload your classlist.
! 115: \item Match column samples to the appropriate enrollment fields.
! 116: \item If you are using student usernames shared by other systems with a common password, ask your domain coordinator which password authentication to choose.
! 117: \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 118: \end{itemize}
1.8 ! felicia 119: 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 120:
1.8 ! felicia 121: \subsection*{\textsf{Resetting Student Passwords}}
! 122: \begin{itemize}
! 123: \item Only the student or the domain coordinator can change the student's password.
! 124: \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.
! 125: \item Initial email addresses can be set during enrollment using either an uploaded classlist or automated course enrollment.
! 126: \item Students can set/change email addresses in their preferences.
! 127: \end{itemize}
1.1 vandui11 128:
1.8 ! felicia 129: \section*{\large{\textsf{Set/Modify Course Parameter Settings}}}
1.1 vandui11 130:
131: \begin{itemize}
1.8 ! felicia 132: \item Use the Course Parameter Settings to set parameters such as open date, due date, and number of tries.
! 133: \item Select the Clock Icon to \underline{Modify parameter settings} from the Main Menu. This will
1.1 vandui11 134: take you to the Set/Modify Course Parameters screen.
135: \end{itemize}
136:
1.8 ! felicia 137: \subsection*{\textsf{Parameter Helper}}
1.1 vandui11 138:
139: \begin{itemize}
1.5 felicia 140: \item The Course Assessment Parameter Helper Mode is the easiest way to
1.1 vandui11 141: set your parameters, as it will guide you through the process step-by-step.
142: Using the Helper, you will be able to set the following parameters:
143: open date (when problems open to students), due date (when problems
144: are due; students cannot view problems after this date unless answer
145: date is set), answer date (when answers are viewable to students),
146: tries, and weight.
147: \end{itemize}
148: NOTE: Changes may take up to 10 minutes to be active for all students
149: in your course.
150:
151:
1.8 ! felicia 152: \section*{\large{\textsf{Chart Student Progress}}}
1.1 vandui11 153:
154: \begin{itemize}
1.8 ! felicia 155: \item Select the plain spreadsheet icon on the Main Menu to to view the course assessment progress chart.
1.1 vandui11 156: \item Click the {[}Generate Chart{]} button to view the default chart for
157: your class.
158: \item You can modify this chart in terms of sections, student data, enrollment
159: status, sequences and folders, output format, and output data.
160: \end{itemize}
161:
1.8 ! felicia 162: \subsection*{\textsf{Output format}}
1.1 vandui11 163:
164: \begin{itemize}
1.8 ! felicia 165: \item The options for chart output include Excel and CSV formats. Both formats can be opened by Excel.
1.1 vandui11 166: \end{itemize}
167:
168:
1.8 ! felicia 169: \section*{\large{\textsf{Change Preferences}}}
1.2 vandui11 170:
171: \begin{itemize}
1.8 ! felicia 172: \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.
! 173: \item Under the My Space heading on the Main Menu, click the appropriate icon to set user preferences.
1.7 felicia 174: \item Click on the link corresponding to what you'd like to change, ex:
1.8 ! felicia 175: \underline{Change Screen Name}
! 176: \item Make changes and save.
! 177: \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 178: \end{itemize}
179:
1.8 ! felicia 180: \section*{\large{\textsf{Print}}}
1.4 felicia 181:
182: \begin{itemize}
1.8 ! felicia 183: \item The option to generate a PDF printout will only be accessible when you are
! 184: viewing a resource in your course.
! 185: \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 186: \end{itemize}
187:
188:
1.8 ! felicia 189: \section*{\large{\textsf{Getting Help}}}
1.1 vandui11 190:
191: \begin{itemize}
192: \item Click on the small blue boxes with white question marks {[}?{]} for
193: general topic help.
1.8 ! felicia 194: \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.
! 195: \item Submit enhancement requests from the LON-CAPA help/support screen by clicking on the bug icon.
! 196: \item Click on the \underline{Return to last location link} to exit the help/support screen and return to your course.
! 197: \item Additional help at http://help.lon-capa.org
1.1 vandui11 198: \end{itemize}
199:
1.3 felicia 200:
1.1 vandui11 201: \end{document}
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