BrightspaceLearningEnvironment10.6+
CollaborationandCommunication-InstructorGuide
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ContentsDOCUMENTCHANGEHISTORY.......................................................................................................................6
BLOG..............................................................................................................................................................7
Createablog.......................................................................................................................................................7
Writeablogentry...............................................................................................................................................8
Viewyourownblog.............................................................................................................................................9
Editblogentries..................................................................................................................................................9
Addblogcomments............................................................................................................................................9
Deleteblogcomments........................................................................................................................................9
Findandfollowotherusers'blogs......................................................................................................................9
SetupRSSfeeds................................................................................................................................................10
CHAT.............................................................................................................................................................10
Changeyourchatsettings.................................................................................................................................10
Managechathistory.........................................................................................................................................11
Personalandgeneralchats...............................................................................................................................11
Createageneralchat........................................................................................................................................11
Createapersonalchat......................................................................................................................................12
Addorremoveusersfromachat......................................................................................................................12
CLASSLIST......................................................................................................................................................12
Enrollanewuser...............................................................................................................................................12
EnrollusersfromaTXTorCSVfile....................................................................................................................13
Unenrollusers...................................................................................................................................................13
Impersonateauser...........................................................................................................................................13
Checkuserprogress..........................................................................................................................................13
WhyaretabsimportantintheClasslisttool?...................................................................................................14
SetwhichtabsappearinClasslist.....................................................................................................................14
Whatisanauditor?...........................................................................................................................................14
Enrollorunenrollanauditor.............................................................................................................................15
DISCUSSIONS.................................................................................................................................................15
Gettingstartedwithdiscussions.......................................................................................................................15
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Createadiscussionforum.............................................................................................................................15
Createadiscussiontopic...............................................................................................................................16
Createadiscussionthread............................................................................................................................16
Replytoadiscussionthread..........................................................................................................................17
Subscribetoadiscussion...............................................................................................................................17
Unsubscribefromnotifications.....................................................................................................................18
Restrictaforumortopictospecificgroupsorsections.................................................................................18
Restrictmultipleforumsortopicstospecificgroupsorsections..................................................................18
Automaticallycreaterestrictedtopicsforgroupsorsections.......................................................................18
Copyadiscussionthreadwithreplies............................................................................................................19
BestpracticesforusingDiscussions..............................................................................................................19
Viewdiscussionstatistics...............................................................................................................................20
Bestpracticesforusingandinterpretingdiscussionstatistics......................................................................20
Exportdiscussionstatistics............................................................................................................................20
Moderatingdiscussions.....................................................................................................................................21
Aboutlockingdiscussionforumsandtopics..................................................................................................21
Lockadiscussionforumortopic....................................................................................................................21
Abouthiddendiscussionforumsandtopics..................................................................................................21
Hideadiscussionforumortopic...................................................................................................................21
Aboutmoderateddiscussiontopics...............................................................................................................22
Moderatediscussions....................................................................................................................................22
Assessingdiscussions........................................................................................................................................23
Assessmentmethodsavailableforadiscussion............................................................................................23
Configureatopicforassessment..................................................................................................................23
Assessusersindiscussionthreads.................................................................................................................24
AssignscorestousersfromtheAssessTopicpage.......................................................................................25
Linkadiscussionassessmenttoagradeitem...............................................................................................26
Linkadiscussiontopictoalearningobjective...............................................................................................26
Addanassessmenttoadiscussiontopicwithalearningobjective..............................................................26
DisplayingrubricscoresontheAssessTopicpage........................................................................................27
Restoredeleteddiscussions...........................................................................................................................27
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EMAIL............................................................................................................................................................28
Emailoverview..................................................................................................................................................28
Disableyourcourseaddressbook.....................................................................................................................28
FAQ...............................................................................................................................................................28
CreateanFAQquestion....................................................................................................................................28
CreateanFAQcategory....................................................................................................................................28
GROUPS........................................................................................................................................................29
Bestpracticesforsettingupgroups..................................................................................................................29
Whathappenswhenyoumoveuserstoanewgroup?....................................................................................29
Bestpracticesforgroupenrollment.................................................................................................................30
Createagroupcategory....................................................................................................................................31
Createagroup...................................................................................................................................................32
Groupenrollmenttypes....................................................................................................................................33
Whathappenswhenyoudeleteagrouporgroupcategory?...........................................................................35
Setupself-enrollmentingroups.......................................................................................................................36
Restrictaforumortopictospecificgroupsorsections....................................................................................36
Enrollcourseleadersingroups.........................................................................................................................37
Deleteauserfromagroup...............................................................................................................................37
LOCATIONSANDSEATINGCHART..................................................................................................................38
Locationsandlayoutbasics...............................................................................................................................38
Whatarelocationsandlayouts?...................................................................................................................38
Setalocationasactiveorinactive................................................................................................................38
Resetalayout................................................................................................................................................38
Addalocationtocalendarevents.................................................................................................................38
Seatingchartbasics...........................................................................................................................................39
Whatisaseatingchart?................................................................................................................................39
Whatisaseatingchartcoldcall?..................................................................................................................39
Createaseatingchart...................................................................................................................................39
Assignaseattoalearner..............................................................................................................................39
Sessionsbasics..................................................................................................................................................41
Whatisaseatingchartsession?...................................................................................................................41
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Createasessioninseatingchart...................................................................................................................42
Tracksessionattendanceandparticipation..................................................................................................42
ANNOUNCEMENTS........................................................................................................................................42
CreateanAnnouncementsitem.......................................................................................................................42
DeleteanAnnouncementsitem.......................................................................................................................43
EditanAnnouncementsitem............................................................................................................................43
ReorderinganAnnouncementsitem................................................................................................................43
RestoreadeletedAnnouncementsitem..........................................................................................................44
SECTIONS......................................................................................................................................................44
WhatisthedifferencebetweenSectionsandGroups?....................................................................................44
ConsiderationswhensettingupSections.........................................................................................................45
CreateoraddmoreSections.............................................................................................................................45
EditpropertiesofallexistingSections..............................................................................................................46
WhathappenswhenyoudeleteSections?.......................................................................................................46
EnrollstudentsinSections................................................................................................................................46
ABOUTD2L....................................................................................................................................................48
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DocumentChangeHistoryThisversionofthedocumentreplacesallpreviousversions.Thefollowingtabledescribesthemostrecentchangestothisdocument
RevisionDate SummaryofChanges
July7,2016 AddedtopicCopyadiscussionthreadwithreplies.
June2,2016 UpdatedGroupenrollmenttypestopictoincludenewSingleuser,member-specificgrouptype.
AddedGettingstartedwithdiscussionssectiontotheDiscussionschapter.
May5,2016 UpdatedtopicsAssessmentmethodsavailableforadiscussion,ConfigureatopicforassessmentwithcontentonSumofpostscores.
UpdatedtopicsAssessusersindiscussionthreadsandAssignscorestousersfromtheAssessTopicpagetoreflecttheautomatictransferoftheoverallscoretothetopicscoreandtheclearoverridefunctionalities.
UpdatedtopicGroupenrollmenttypestoincludeinformationaboutunenrollmentandGroupsof#scenarios.
March3,2016 AddedaBestpracticesforusingDiscussionstopic
February4,2016 MinorupdatestotopicsConfigureatopicforassessmentandLinkadiscussionassessmenttoagradeitemtospecifynumericgradeitemsonlycanbeassociatedwithdiscussiontopics.
January7,2016 AddedanewtopicScorerubricsassociatedwithtopicposts.
September3,2015 UpdatedCreateagroupcategory,Groupenrollmenttypes,Setupself-enrollmentingroups,andBestpracticesforgroupenrollment
AddedanewtopicRestoreatDeletedAnnouncementsitem.
June4,2015 UpdatedAssessingusersindiscussionthreads.
May7,2015 InitialRelease
ThecontentinthisguideisapplicabletothemostrecentversionofBrightspaceLearningEnvironmentunlessotherwisenoted.
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Blog
CreateablogUsetheBlogtooltopostandrespondtoquestions,engageindiscussions,andshareopinionsandcommentswithotherusers.Youcancreateprivateblogentries,orchoosetomakepublicentriesforotheruserstoview.
TheBlogtoolhasthreemainareas:
• MyBlogforcreatingandmaintainingyourownblog.
• BlogWatchforreadingotherusers'blogs.
• BlogListforsettingupwhichotherusers'blogsyouwanttofolloworread.
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FromtheMyBlogpageortheBlogWatchpage,youcanchangethefollowingsettingsforyourblogonthe Settingspage.
Setting Description
Showalinktoyouruserprofilefromyourblog
Allowuserswhoareviewingyourblogtoalsoviewyourprofile
Makeentriespublicbydefault SelectstheMakePublicoptionfornewblogentriessotheyareautomaticallysharedwithotherusersbydefault.
Allowcommentsbydefault SelectstheAllowcommentsoptionfornewblogentriesbydefault.NotethatthisoptionisonlyavailableiftheMakeentriespublicbydefaultoptionisselected.
Receiveemailwhencommentsareadded Selectthisoptiontoreceiveanemailnotificationwhenanewcommentismadeononeofyourblogentries.
Allowblogtobereadbyanyone AllowuserswhoarenotloggedintoBrightspaceLearningEnvironmenttoviewyourblogthroughanexternalURL.TheExternalURLfieldcontainstheURLtoshareyourblog.NotethatprivateblogentriesarenotaccessiblebyURL.
PublishyourblogasanRSSfeed AllowreadersofyourblogtolinktoyourSiteFeedandviewyourblogusinganexternalRSSaggregator.Topublishyourbloginthisway,youmustenteratitleforitintheFeedTitlefield.
Persistence EnteravalueinthePersistencefieldtodeterminehowlongblogentriesstayinyourBlogWatchlist.Forexample,ifyouenter10,entrieswillremaininyourBlogWatchfor10daysafterbeingposted.Ifyousetthevalueto0,blogentriesremaininyourBlogWatchindefinitely.
Writeablogentry1. OntheMyBlogpage,clickNewEntry.
2. Enteratitle.Thetitleappearsintheblogentrylistafteryoupublishit.
3. Addcontenttoyourblog.
4. Ifyouwanttoallowotheruserstoviewyourblogentry,selectMakeentrypublic.
5. Ifyouwanttoallowotheruserstocommentonyourblogentry,selectAllowComments.
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6. Ifyouwanttheblogentrytoshowadifferentdatefromthecurrentdateandtime,changetheEntryDate.Toreverttothedefaultvalues,clickNow.TheBlogdisplaysthemostrecententriesfirst,accordingtotheentrydateyouset.
7. ClickSave.
Afteryoucreateyourblogentry,clickPreviewtoviewyourblogasitappearstoothersandtoviewthepermalinkandsocialmedialinkstoshareyourblogoutsideofyourcourse.
Viewyourownblog1. OntheMyBlogpage,usetheAllEntries,PublicEntries,andPrivateEntriestabstoviewyourblogentries.
2. Toviewhowyourblogappearstoothers,clickPreviewBlog.
Tip:ThePermalinkfieldatthetopofthePreviewpagelistsaURLforyourblogthatcanbeaccessedfromanybrowser.
Editblogentries1. OntheMyBlogpage,fromthecontextmenubesidethetitleoftheentryyouwanttoedit,click Edit.
2. Updatetheentryasdesired.
3. ClickSave.
Addblogcomments1. Intheblogentryyouwanttocommenton,clicktheAddCommentlink.Thewritermustenablecommentsontheir
bloginorderforyoutoseetheAddCommentlink.
2. IntheCommentfield,enteryourcomment.SelectMakethiscommentanonymoustosubmitananonymouscomment.
3. ClickSaveComment.
DeleteblogcommentsYoucanremovecommentsonyourownblog.Youcannotdeletecommentsonanotheruser'sblog.
1. OntheMyBlogpage,click EditfromthecontextmenuoftheblogentryorclicktheCommentslinkinsidetheentry.
2. Clickthe Deleteiconbesidethecomment.
Findandfollowotherusers'blogsTheBlogWatchkeepsalistofblogsbyyourpeersandotherusersthatyouwanttofollow.TopopulateyourBlogWatch,youaddblogsfromtheBlogList.YourBlogWatchisemptybydefault.
1. ClickBlogList.
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2. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Searchforauser'sblogbyenteringanyportionoftheirfirstorlastnameintheSearchForfield.
• Navigatethelistofusers.Youcansortthetablebyclickinganyofthecolumnnames.Ifyougotoanewpage,youlosetheusersthatyouselectedonthepreviouspage.
3. Selectthecheckboxbesideanyuserthatyouwanttowatch.
4. Click Add.
Toseerecentpostsfromtheblogsthatyoufollow,clickBlogWatch.
SetupRSSfeedsYoucanpublishyourblogasanRSSfeedwhichanyexternalnewsreader(RSSaggregator)canread.Dependingonyourorganization,youmightnothavepermissiontousetheRSSfeedfunctionality.
1. Click Settings,thenselectPublishyourblogasanRSSfeed.
2. Enteratitleandadescription.
3. ClickSave.
4. SharetheExternalURLwithotheruserstoshareyourblog.
Chat
Changeyourchatsettings1. Onthenavbar,click Chat.
2. Dooneofthefollowing:
• OntheChatListpage,click Settings.
• Insideachat,click Settings.
3. IntheAliasfield,enteranewalias.Dependingonyourpermissions,youcanchangeyouralias,orchatname,ifyouwanttoappearasadifferentname,suchasanickname,tootherchatparticipants.
4. SelectthecheckboxesforBoldorItalics.
5. SetanAliasColor.
6. Ifyouwanttochangethemessageorder,selectNewtoOldorOldtoNew.Ifyouwanttoseenewmessagesonly,selectNewMessages.Thisrequiresyoutomanuallyrefreshthescreen,toseenewmessagesandremovealloldones.Youcanchangebacktoseeallmessages,whichrestoresallmessagesforthatsession,eveniftheywerenotvisiblewhileNewMessageswasselected.
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7. Youcanchangeyoursoundsettingssoyoucanhearasoundwhensomeoneentersthechat,leavesthechat,orwhenthereisanincomingmessage.Selectasoundfromthefollowingdrop-downlists:
• IncomingMessageSound
• PersonEntersChatSound
• PersonLeavesChatSound
8. ClickSave.
ManagechathistoryThechat’sarchivestoreseachchatsession,whereyoucanviewitatalatertime.
Thesystemarchivesachatsessiononceallchatmembersleavetheroomoraftermorethan20minutesofinactivity.ChatsappearintheChatSessionslist.
1. Onthenavbar,click Chat.
2. OntheChatListpage,fromthecontextmenubesidethechatyouwanttoview,click ViewSessions.
3. IntheStartDatecolumn,clickthelink.
4. Whenyouaredonereviewingthesession,clickDone.
PersonalandgeneralchatsTherearetwotypesofchats:
• Personalchats-Personalchatsareprivateandvisibleonlytouserswhoyouhaveaddedtothechat’sparticipantslist.Personalchatsareidealforkeepingintouchwithfriendsandcolleaguesorforclubsandothergroupswhosemembersdonotshareasingleorgunit.Anyonewiththeproperpermissionscancreatepersonalchatrooms.
• General(course)chats-Generalchatsarepublicchatsvisibletoeveryoneenrolledintheorgunitwheretheyarecreated.Instructorscancreategeneralchatroomstoincorporatechatdiscussionsintotheteachingofacoursesincetheyareautomaticallyopentoallusersenrolledinthecourse.
CreateageneralchatGeneralchatsexistwithinspecificorgunitsandareonlyaccessiblefromtheorgunitinwhichtheyarecreated.
Allusersintheorgunithaveaccesstothegeneralchat.Youcancreatemultiplechatsforthesameorgunit,suchas"MidtermReview"and"FinalReview."Itisagoodideatoenteradescriptiontohelpotherusersidentifythechat,sincetheymighthaveaccesstootherchatswithsimilarnames.
1. Onthenavbar,click Chat.
2. OntheChatListpage,clickNewChat.
3. Enteratitle.
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4. ClickGeneralChat.
5. Enteradescriptionofthechat.
6. ClickCreate.
CreateapersonalchatYoucancreatepersonalchatstotalkwithpeersorotherfriendsatyourorganization.Youcancreatepersonalchatsfromanyorgunit,andyoucanaccessthemwithinanyotherorgunit.
Personalchatroomscanonlybeaccessedbyuserswhohavebeenaddedtothepersonalchat’sParticipantList.Whenusersareadded,thechatroomdisplaysunderPersonalChatsintheirlistofchats.
1. Onthenavbar,click Chat.
2. OntheChatListpage,clickNewChat.
3. Enteratitle.
4. ClickPersonalChat.
5. Enteradescriptionofthechat.Giveyourchataunique,descriptivenameandprovideadescriptionforitusingtheDescriptionfieldtohelpusersdistinguishthechatfromotherchatstheyareenrolledin.
6. ClickCreate.
Addorremoveusersfromachat1. Onthenavbar,click Chat.
2. OntheChatListpage,fromthecontextmenuofthepersonalchatyouwanttomodify,click ViewMembers.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Toaddamembertothechat,clickAddMembers.ToaddusersfromdifferentcourseofferingsclickSelectDifferentCourse.Selectthecheckboxbesidethenameofusersyouwanttoadd.ClickAdd>Done.
• Toaddapersonalcontact,clickAddPersonalContact.Selectthecheckboxbesidethenameofusersyouwanttoadd.ClickAdd>Done.
• Todeleteamemberofthechat,ontheChatMemberspage,selectthecheckboxbesidetheusersyouwanttoremove.ClickDelete>Done.
Classlist
Enrollanewuser1. Onthenavbar,click Classlist.
2. FromtheAddParticipantsbutton,selectCreateandenrollanewuser.
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3. Fillintheuser’sinformation.
4. Ifyouwanttosendtheuseranenrollmentemail,selecttheSendEnrollmentemailcheckbox.
5. ClickEnroll.
EnrollusersfromaTXTorCSVfile1. Onthenavbar,click Classlist.
2. FromtheAddParticipantsbutton,selectImportusersfromafileonyourcomputer.
3. Ifyouwanttoensureyourfilemeetsimportcriteria,downloadtheSampleTextFile.
4. Tosearchandselectthefileyouwanttoimport,clickBrowse.
5. Ifyouwanttosendanenrollmentemailtonewusersand/ortoexistingusers,selectthecheckboxesintheImportOptionssection.
6. ClickImport.
Unenrollusers1. Onthenavbar,click Classlisttool.
2. Selecttheusersyouwanttounenroll.
3. Click Unenroll.
ImpersonateauserAusercanimpersonateanotheruserfromtheClasslisttool.Forexample,itwouldbebeneficialtoimpersonateauserwhensubmittingaquizontheirbehalf.TheabilitytoenableuserimpersonationissetintheUserstool'spermissions.Contactyouradministratorformoredetails.
1. Onthenavbar,click Classlist.
2. Fromthecontextmenuoftheuseryouwanttoimpersonate,click Impersonate.
CheckuserprogressYourviewoftheUserProgresstoolmaydifferdependingonwhetheryouaccesstheUserProgresstoolfromtheorglevelortheorgunitlevel,aswellasdependingonyourrolesandpermissions.
1. Onthenavbar,click Classlist.
2. Fromthecontextmenuoftheuseryouwanttoview,click ViewProgress.
3. Toviewprogressonaspecificprogressindicator,clicktheindicatorfromtheReportsListarea.ThereportwilldisplayintheReportDetailsarea.
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4. Clicktheexpandableandcollapsiblelinkstoexpandorcollapsethereportdetails.
WhyaretabsimportantintheClasslisttool?Classlisttabsgenerallycorrespondtospecificroles.Atabcanshowallroles,onerole,oracombinationofroles.Youradministratormayhavegivenyoupermissiontocontrolwhichtabstodisplayinyourclasslist.
Thetabsyouchoosetodisplaywillbevisibletostudentswhentheyviewyourclasslist.Therefore,ifthereisaparticularrolethatyoudonotwantstudentstoseeintheclasslist,youcanchoosetonothaveitappearthere.
SetwhichtabsappearinClasslist1. Fromthenavbar,click Classlist.
2. OntheClasslistpage,click Settings.
3. Fromthedrop-downlistintheDisplaycolumn,selectYesorNoforthetabyouwanttoshoworhideonyourClasslistpage.
4. ClickSave.
Whatisanauditor?AnauditorinBrightspaceLearningEnvironmentisauserwithpermissiontosee(audit)anotheruser'sinformationintheUserProgresstool,whichenablesthemtoview:
• Gradestool
• Quizzesactivity
• Discussionsactivity
• Contentviewingactivity
• Assignmentsactivity
• Loginhistory
• Checklistcompletion
• Competenciesachievement
Thisfeatureisusefulifyouwanttograntaccesstoparentstoviewandmonitortheirchildreninaspecificcourseoffering.
Note:YoushouldplacetheAuditorswidgetontheorganizationhomepagesothatauditorscanaccesstheinformationontheuserstheyaudit.Onlyuserswithpermissionforauditing,andexistingauditorrelationshipscanseethiswidget.
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Enrollorunenrollanauditor1. Onthenavbar,click Classlist.
2. OntheClasslisttoolpage,fromthecontextmenuoftheuseryouwanttoaddauditorsto,click ManageUserAuditors.
3. TocreateordeletemultipleauditorswithaTXTfile,clickAddAuditors,orBulkAuditorManagement.
4. Selecttheusersyouwanttoaddasauditors.Todeletetheauditor,selectthecheckboxbesidetheuserandclick
Delete.Toselectusersyouwanttoaddauditeesto,clicktheUsers{user}auditstabontheManageAuditorspage.
5. ClickAdd.
Discussions
GettingstartedwithdiscussionsCreate a d i scuss ion forum
Useforumstoorganizeyourdiscussiontopicsintocategories.Yourcoursecanhavemultipleforumsandtopics,butyoumustcreateaforumbeforeyoucancreateatopicsincealltopicsbelongtoforums.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. OntheDiscussionsListpage,fromtheNewbuttondrop-downmenu,clickNewForum.
3. Enteratitleforyournewforum.
4. Enteradescriptionforyournewforum.
5. UnderOptions,selectanyofthefollowingcheckboxes:
• Allowanonymousposts-toenableuserstopostanonymously.
• Amoderatormustapproveindividualpostsbeforetheydisplayintheforum-toensurethatpostsareapprovedbyamoderatorbeforetheydisplayintheforum.
• Usersmuststartathreadbeforetheycanreadandreplytootherthreadsineachtopic-toensureuserparticipation.
• Displayforumdescriptionsintopics-toprovideinstructorstheoptiontodisplayadiscussionforumdescriptionwithinadiscussiontopicdescription.
6. UnderAvailability,selectVisibilityoptionsforyourforum.
7. SelectLockingOptionsforyourforum.Lockingyourforumpreventsusersfromaccessingituntilitisunlocked.
8. ClickSaveandClose.
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Create a d i scuss ion top ic
Useforumstoorganizeyourdiscussiontopicsintocategories.Yourcoursecanhavemultipleforumsandtopics,butyoumustcreateaforumbeforeyoucancreateatopicsincealltopicsbelongtoforums.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. OntheDiscussionsListpage,fromtheNewbutton,clickNewTopic.
3. Fromthedrop-downlist,selecttheForumyouwanttoplaceyourtopicin.Ifyouwanttocreateanewforumforyourtopic,clickNewForum.
4. EnteryourNewTopicDetails.
5. SelectAvailabilityoptionsforyourtopic.
6. SelectLockingOptionsforyourtopic.Lockingyourtopicpreventsusersfromaccessingituntilitisunlocked.
7. ClickSaveandClose.
Create a d i scuss ion thread
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Clickthetopicwhereyouwanttocreateathread.
3. ClickStartaNewThread.
4. Enterasubject.
5. Enteryourpost.
6. Setanyofthefollowingpostingoptions:
• Tokeepthethreadatthetopofthelist,selectPinThread.
• Topostanonymously,selectPostasAnonymous.
• Toreceiveupdatesonthethreadusingyourselectednotificationmethod,selectSubscribetothisthread.
• Toattachafile,intheAttachmentsarea,clickBrowsetolocatethefilethatyouwanttoattach.
• Toattachanaudiorecording,intheAttachmentsarea,clickRecordAudio>Record.Tomakeadjustmentstoyourmicrophoneselectionandvolume,clickFlashSettings.Tolistentoyourrecording,clickPlay.Toeraseyourrecording,clickClear.Ifyouhaveprerecordedaudioandareusingasupportedbrowser,youcandragaudiofilesontotheattachmentsuploadtarget.
• Toattachavideorecording,intheAttachmentsarea,clickRecordVideo>Allow>Record.Whenyoufinishrecording,clickStop.Toeraseyourrecording,clickClear.Toaddtherecording,clickAdd.Ifyouhavepre-recordedvideoandareusingasupportedbrowser,youcandragvideofilesontotheattachmentsuploadtarget.
• Topostyourthreadtomorethanonetopic,clickPosttoothertopics.ClickAddTopics.Selectthetopicsthatyouwantyourthreadtoappearin.Topostineverytopicsimultaneously,selecttheSelectAllcheckboxandthenclickAddTopics.
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7. ClickPost.Ifthetopicismoderated,yourpostwillnotappearuntilamoderatorapprovesit.
Rep ly to a d i scuss ion thread
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Locatethethreadyouwanttoreplyto.
3. Doeitherofthefollowing:
• Toreplytothemainthreadpost,clickReplytoThread.
• Toreplytoaparticularpostinsidethethread,orclick Reply.
4. EnteryourreplyintheHTMLEditor.Toincludetheoriginalpost’stextinyourreply,clicktheAddoriginalposttextlink.(Ifthisoptionisalreadyenabledbyyourcourseadministrator,thismessagewillnotdisplay.)
5. Setanyofthefollowingoptions:
• Topostanonymously,selectPostasAnonymous.
• Toreceiveupdatesonthethreadusingyourselectednotificationmethod,selectSubscribetothisthread.
• Toattachafile,intheAttachmentsarea,clickBrowsetolocatethefileyouwanttoattach.
• Toattachanaudiorecording,intheAttachmentsarea,clickRecordAudio>Record.Tomakeadjustmentstoyourmicrophoneselectionandvolume,clickFlashSettings.Tolistentoyourrecording,clickPlay.Toeraseyourrecording,clickClear.Ifyouhavepre-recordedaudioandareusingasupportedbrowser,youcandragaudiofilesontotheattachmentsuploadtarget.
• Toattachavideorecording,intheAttachmentsarea,clickRecordVideo>Allow>Record.Whenyoufinishrecording,clickStop.ClickCleartoeraseyourrecordingorAddtoaddtherecording.Ifyouhavepre-recordedvideoandareusingasupportedbrowser,youcandragvideofilesontotheattachmentsuploadtarget.
6. ClickPost.
Subscr ibe to a d i scuss ion
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Doeitherofthefollowing:
• OntheDiscussionsListpage,fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttoreceivenotificationsofnewpostsfor,click Subscribe.
• OntheViewTopicspage,besidethethreadyouwanttoreceivenotificationsfor,clickSubscribe.
3. IntheCustomizeNotificationspop-upwindow,selectyourNotificationMethod.Ifyoudonothaveanemailaddresssetupinyouruserprofiletoreceivenotifications,intheCustomizeNotificationspop-upwindow,clicktheAddanemailaddressinanewwindowlink.ClicktheEnableemailnotificationslink,thensetyouremailpreferencesintheEmailSettingspop-upwindow.ClickSave.
4. ClickSubscribe.
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Unsubscr ibe f romnot i f i ca t ions
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Doeitherofthefollowing:
• Fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouaresubscribedto,click Unsubscribe.
• Besideathreadyouaresubscribedto,click Subscribed.
3. Intheconfirmationpop-upwindow,clickYes.
Rest r i c t a fo rumor top ic to spec i f i c g roups or sec t ions
Usingtopicorforumrestrictions,youcancreatediscussionareaswheremembersofagrouporsectioncancollaborateonassignmentsordiscusscoursematerialinsmallteams.Youcanalsouserestrictionstocreateseparateforumsortopicsforeachgrouporsectioninacourseoffering.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. OntheDiscussionsListpage,fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttorestrict,click Edit.
3. IntheRestrictionstab,selecttheRestrictthis<forum/topic>tothefollowinggroupsandsectionscheckbox.
4. ClickAddGroupsandSections.
5. Selectthegroupsorsectionsyouwanttoadd,thenclickAdd.
6. Toremoveaspecificgrouporsection’saccess,clickthe Removeiconforthegrouporsection.
Toopentheforumortopictoeveryoneagain,cleartheRestrictthis<forum/topic>tothefollowinggroupsandsectionscheckbox.
Rest r i c t mu l t ip le fo rums or top ics to spec i f i c g roups or sec t ions
Afteryouhavecreatedgroupsorsections,youcanrestrictaccesstoaforumortopicusingyourgroupsorsections.Restrictingforumsortopicsenablesyoutocreatediscussionareaswheremembersofagrouporsectioncancollaborateonassignmentsordiscusscoursematerialsinsmallgroups.Youcanalsousecreateseparateforumsforspecificgroupsorsectionsinacourseoffering.
1. ClickGroupandSectionRestrictionsfromthetoolnavigation.
2. SelectyourViewOptions.
3. IntheEditRestrictionsarea,selecttheRestrictedcheckboxforanyforumortopicyouwanttorestrict,thenselectthecheckboxforanygrouporsectionyouwanttohaveaccesstotheforumortopic.Toopenaforumortopictoeveryone,cleartheRestrictedcheckbox.
Automat ica l l y c reate res t r i c ted top ics fo r g roups or sec t ions
Youcanautomaticallycreateadiscussiontopicforeachgrouporsectioninaselectedcategory.Topicsgettheirnamesfromthegrouporsectiontheyassociatewith.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
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2. Fromthetoolnavigation,clickGroupandSectionRestrictions.
3. ClicktheAutomaticallycreaterestrictedtopicslink.
4. SelectaGrouporSectionCategoryandtheForumwhereyouwanttocreateyourtopics.Ifyouwanttocreateanewforum,clickNewForum.
5. ClickCreate.
Copy a d i scuss ion thread w i th rep l ies
1. IntheDiscussionsListpage,viewthediscussiontopicyouwanttocopy.
2. Fromthethread'scontextmenu,clickCopyThread.
3. IntheCopypop-upwindow,selecttheDestinationForumandtheDestinationTopicfromtherespectivedrop-downmenus.
4. UnderCopyOptions,selecttheCopyrepliescheckbox.
5. ClickCopy.
Best p ract i ces fo r us ing D i scuss ions
Ensurethattherearediscussiontopicscreatedforyourdiscussionforum(s)
Forumsareusedtogrouptopicsintopredeterminedthemes,courseunits,etc.Youcanonlypostindiscussiontopics.Iftherearenotopicscreatedforaforum,thenstudentswillnotbeabletoparticipateindiscussions.
1. Onthecoursehomepage,clickDiscussions.
2. Makesurethattherearetopicsnestedunderthediscussionforum.
3. Ifyoudonotseetopicsnestedunderthediscussionforum(s),youmustcreatetopics.
Ensurethatdiscussionforumsandtopicsarenotunintentionallyhidden
TheoptiontohideadiscussionforumortopicislocatedontheNewForumorNewTopicpage(ortheEditpageforexistingforumsandtopics),inthePropertiestabundertheAvailabilitysection.
IfyouselectedHidethis[topicorforum],thenstudentswon’tbeabletoseeit.Ifadiscussionforumhasthissettingenabled,allofthetopicsnestedunderitwillalsobehidden.
Ensurethattherearenounwanteddaterestrictionssetforthediscussionforumortopic
Studentscannotaccesstopicsthatfalloutsideofsetdaterestrictions.Ifadiscussionforumhasdaterestrictionsattached,thenalltopicsnestedunderitwillbehiddenoutsideofthosedaterestrictions.
TheoptiontosetdaterestrictionsislocatedontheNewForumorNewTopicpage(ortheEditpageforexistingforumsandtopics),inthePropertiestabundertheAvailabilitysection.SelecttheForumisvisibleforaspecificdaterangecheckbox,thenfilloutyourstartandenddates.Ifyouwanttheforumortopictobecurrentlyvisible,ensurethatthe
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EndDatehasnotpassedyetandtheStartDatehasalreadybegun;ifyouwantittobeavailableatalatertime,setthedaterestrictionsaccordingly.
Ifyoudonotwantdaterestrictionsenabled,select[Forum/Topic]isalwaysvisible.
Ensurethattheappropriategrouprestrictionsettingsareapplied
Ifgrouprestrictionsareenabledforthediscussionforumortopic,thenonlystudentswithinthegroupselectedcanseethediscussion.
TheoptiontosetgrouprestrictionsislocatedontheNewForumorNewTopicpage(ortheEditpageforexistingforumsandtopics),intheRestrictionstabundertheGroupandSectionRestrictionssection.SelectRestrictthisforumtothefollowinggroupsandsectionstoenablegrouprestrictionsforaforumortopic.
Viewd i scuss ion s ta t i s t i c s
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Toviewstatisticsforaspecificforumortopic,fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttoview,click View<Forum/Topic>Statistics.
• Toviewstatisticsfortheentirecourse,fromthetoolnavigation,clickStatistics.
Best p ract i ces fo r us ing and in terpret ing d i scuss ion s ta t i s t i c s
Statisticsgiveyouanoverviewofuseractivityinyourdiscussiontopicsandforums.
Onlyuserswhoappearintheclasslistdisplaywhenviewingstatisticsbyuser;however,totalsincludepostsbyallusers,includinginstructors.
• TheForumsandTopicstabcontainsspecificstatisticsyoucanusetodeterminewhichforumsandtopicsstimulateconversationandwhichdonot.
• TheUserstaballowsyoutotrackwhichstudentspostandreplyfrequently,aswellaswhichstudentsarenotactivelyparticipatingindiscussions.
• Asthesemesterunfolds,youcanusestatisticstopinpointtopicsinneedofconversation-starters.
• Whenthesemesterends,statisticshelpyouidentifythetopicsthatweremosteffectiveandtheonesyoumightwanttoomitormodifyforthenextcourse.
• Sortstatisticsbyclickingonanycolumnheading.
• Postcountsdonotincludeunapprovedanddeletedposts.
Export d i scuss ion s ta t i s t i c s
YoucanexportstatisticstoaCSVfileandthenimportthedataintoaspreadsheetapplicationtoperformfurtheranalysis.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
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2. Fromthetoolnavigation,clickStatistics.
3. Click ExporttoCSVFile.
4. Oncethefilehasfinishedprocessing,clickthefilenametodownloadthefile.
ModeratingdiscussionsAbout lock ing d i scuss ion forums and top ics
Lockingatopicpreventsusersfromcreatingnewpostsormodifyingexistingposts,makingtheconversationreadonly.Userswithpermissioncanmodifythecontentsofalockedtopic.Lockingatopicisaneffectivewayofclosingaconversationwhileallowinguserstoreferbacktoposts.Considerlockingatopictoendaconversation,thenusingapinnedsummarypostinsidethetopic.Whenusersaccessthetopic,yoursummaryappearsatthetop.
Youcanspecifystartandenddatesforwhenaforumortopicunlockssoyoucansetthingsupaheadoftimetomatchyourcourse’scalendar.
Lock a d i scuss ion forumor top ic
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttolock,click Edit.
3. SelectyourLockingOptions.
4. ClickSave.
About h idden d i scuss ion forums and top ics
HiddentopicsdonotdisplayontheDiscussionsListpage,excepttouserswithpermissiontoseehiddenforumsandtopicsortomanagediscussions.Byhidingtopics,youcancontrolwhichtopicsuserscanaccessatdifferenttimesthroughoutthecourse.Forexample,youcancreateweeklydiscussiontopicsforuserstoreflectonthematerialcoveredineachweekofthecourseandmakeeachtopicavailableforoneweekonly.
Youcanspecifystartandenddatesforwhenaforumortopicisvisiblesoyoucansetupvisibilityaheadoftimetomatchyourcourse’scalendar.
Insteadofschedulingatopictodisappearassoonasyouwantthediscussiontoend,considerlockingthetopicatthatpointandkeepingitvisibleforanotherfewdays.Thisallowsuserstoreviewthediscussionafteritclosessothattheydon’tmissthelastpostsadded.
Hide a d i scuss ion fo rumor top ic
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttohide,click Edit.
3. IntheAvailabilitysection,selectyourVisibilityoptions.
4. ClickSave.
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About moderated d i scuss ion top ics
Ifatopicrequirespostapprovalormoderation,postsonlyappeartouserswithpermissiontoapprovethem.Youmustmanuallyapprovethesepoststomakethemvisibletoallusers.Userswithpermissiontoapprovepostsinatopiccancreateapprovedpostsautomatically.
YoucanenableanddisablepostapprovalfromthePropertiestabwhencreatingoreditingaforumortopic.Onceyouenablepostapproval,a Moderatednotificationappearsbesidetheforumortopicname.
Ifapostisnotappropriateforthetopicandyoudonotwanttoapproveit,youcandoanyofthefollowing:
• Leavethepostunapproved.
• Editthepostbeforeapprovingit.
• Deletethepost.
Moderate d i scuss ions
Youmustmanuallyapprovepostsandthreadsintopicsthatrequireapproval.Onceyouapproveapostorthread,itisvisibletoallusers.Tohidethepostorthread,youmustunapproveit.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Doanyofthefollowing:
• Besidethepostyouwanttoapprove,clickthe ApprovePostlink.
• Fromthecontextmenuofthepostyouwanttoapprove,click ApprovePost.
• Toapproveallpostsinathread,click ApproveAllRepliesinThread.
• Fromthecontextmenuofthepostyouwanttounapprove,click UnapprovePost.
• Fromthecontextmenuofthethreadyouwanttounapprove,click UnapproveThread.
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AssessingdiscussionsAssessment methods ava i lab le fo r a d i scuss ion
Thefollowingcalculationmethodsareavailabletoassessdiscussions.
Calculationmethod Definition
Averagepostscore Thiscalculationmethodaveragesallofthepostscoresincludedperuser.
Maximumpostscore Thiscalculationmethodidentifiesthehighestscoreofallthepostscoresincludedperuser.
Minimumpostscore Thiscalculationmethodidentifiesthelowestscoreofallthepostscoresincludedperuser.
Modepostscore-Highestonmultiple
Thiscalculationmethodlooksatthefrequencyofscoresonposts,thenselectsthehighestoccurrenceofascoreperuser.Onceitpicksthefrequency,thesystemlookstoseeifmultiplescoresoccuratthatfrequency.Ifnot,itassignsthatscoretotheuser.Iftherearemultiplescoreswiththesamefrequency,itwillchoosethehighestofthosescores.Forexample,ifascoreof7occurs2times,ascoreof8occurs3times,andascoreof9occurs3times,thesystemwillchoosethefrequency3andthescoreof9.
Modepostscore-Lowestonmultiple
Thiscalculationmethodlooksatthefrequencyofscoresonposts,thenselectsthehighestoccurrenceofascoreperuser.Onceitpicksthefrequency,thesystemlookstoseeifmultiplescoresoccuratthatfrequency.Ifnot,itassignsthatscoretotheuser.Iftherearemultiplescoreswiththesamefrequency,itwillchoosethelowestofthosescores.Forexample,ifascoreof7occurs2times,ascoreof8occurs3times,andascoreof9occurs3times,thesystemwillchoosethefrequency3andthescoreof8.
Sumofpostscores Thiscalculationmethodsumsupallthescoresonpostswithinatopic.
Conf igure a top ic fo r assessment
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Fromthecontextmenuofthetopicyouwanttoconfigureforassessment,click EditTopic.
3. IntheAssessmenttab,configureyourtopicforassessmentbydoinganythefollowing:
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• Ifyouwantyourassessmentstocounttowardthelearner'sFinalGrade,andyouwantthelearnertoseetheirassessmentscoreandfeedbackintheGradestool,associatethetopictoanumericgradeitem.UsetheGradeItemdropdownlisttoattachanexistingnumericgradeitemorclicktheNewGradeItemlinktocreateanewnumericgradeitem.Notethatyoucanonlyassociatenumericgradeitemswithdiscussiontopics.
• GivethetopicaScoreOutOftoevaluatetheoverallscoreofthelearner'scontributionstothetopic.
• ClicktheAddRubricbuttontoattachanexistingrubricorclicktheCreateRubricinNewWindowlinktocreateanewrubricforthetopic.Youcanassessarubricforeachlearnerinthecourse,andlearnerscanviewcompletedrubricsinUserProgress.
• Ifyouwanttoscoreindividualposts,selecttheAllowassessmentofindividualpostscheckbox,thenselectyourcalculationmethodtoallowassessmentofindividualpostsinthetopic.Whenthischeckboxisnotselected,youcangiveasingleoverallscoretothelearnerfortheirparticipation.
• Ifyouwanttoscoreallthepostswithinatopic,selecttheAllowassessmentofindividualpostscheckbox,andthenselecttheSumofpostscorescalculationmethod.
• IfyouselectAllowassessmentofindividualposts,theIncludeunassessedpostsinthecalculatedtopicscoreaszerocheckboxbecomesavailable.Whenyouselectthischeckbox,thesystemautomaticallyassignsascoreofzerotoindividualpoststhatyouhavenotyetevaluated,andtheoverallscoreforthelearneriscalculatedfromthescoreofallposts,includingthosenotevaluatedwithascoreofzero.SelectingthischeckboxdoesnotaffecttheSumofpostscoresoption.IfyoudonotselecttheIncludeunassessedpostsinthecalculatedtopicscoreaszerocheckbox,postswithoutascoreareignoredanddonotfactorintotheoverallscore.
4. ClickSaveandClose.
Assess users in d i scuss ion threads
Youcanassesslearners'participationindiscussiontopicsfromwithinthreadsfortopicstowhichyou'veaddedanassessment.
Ifyourtopicismoderated,youmustapprovepostsbeforeyoucanassessthem.Toassessindividualposts,youmusteditthetopictoenabletheAllowassessmentofindividualpostscheckboxintheAssessmenttab.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. OntheDiscussionsListpage,clickthetopicyouwanttoassess.
3. Dependingonyourviewsettings,dooneofthefollowing:
• InReadingview,instructorscanassessanindividuallearnerwhileviewingallofalearner'spoststogetherononescreen.ClickthecontextmenubesideathreadnameandselectAssessStudent.
• InGridview,instructorscanselecteitherthethreadorreplyforapost.ClicktheMoreActionsbuttonandthenselectAssesstoassesstheindividuallearner.
1. Inthepopupdialogbox,doanyofthefollowing:
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• IfassessmentofindividualpostsisenabledandyouareinReadingView,enterascoreintheScorecolumnbesideeachpostyouwanttoassess.IfassessmentofindividualpostsisenabledandyouareinGridView,addtheassessmentinthePostScorefield.
• Ifassessmentofindividualpostsisnotenabled,enterascoreintheTopicScorefield.Thisscoreistheassessmentyouareprovidingtothelearnerforparticipationinthetopic.
• Completeeachrubric,choosingalevelandenteringfeedbackforeachcriterionorchooseanoverallscore.NotethatthecalculatedorchosenOverallScore(ifthereisone)isautomaticallypopulatedintheTopicScorefield.ClickClearOverridetoreturntheTopicScoretothecalculatedscorefromtherubric.
• EnterfeedbackcommentsintheGeneralFeedbackfield.
• SelectthePublishscoreonsavecheckbox.Thischeckboxisonlyavailablewhenthetopicisassociatedwithagradeitem.Whenyouselectthischeckbox,theTopicScoreorcalculatedtopicscoreandcommentsfromtheGeneralFeedbackfieldaresenttoGrades.Whenthischeckboxisnotselected,thelearner'sscoreandfeedbackareclearedfromGrades.
2. ClickSaveandClose.
Ass ign scores to users f romthe Assess Top ic page
YoucanassessusersfrominsideadiscussiontopicwhilereadingpostsorfromtheAssessTopicpage.WhenassessingusersfromtheAssessTopicpage,youcanseetopicscoresforallusersandviewallofauser’spoststogetherononescreen.
Assessabletopicsdisplayan IncludesassessmenticonbesidethetopicnameontheDiscussionsListpage.IfyouselectthetopicsettingAmoderatormustapproveindividualpostsbeforetheydisplayinthetopic,youmustapprovepostsinthetopicbeforeyoucanassessthem.
Toassessindividualposts,youmusteditthetopictoenabletheAllowassessmentofindividualpostscheckboxintheAssessmentstab.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Fromthecontextmenuofthetopicyouwanttoassess,click AssessTopic.IftheScorecolumnisemptyontheAssessTopicpage,clicktheManageColumnsbutton,selecttheScoreValuecheckbox,andclickSave.
3. Dooneofthefollowing:
• IntheUserstab,clickTopicScorebeneaththenameoftheuseryouwanttoassess.
• IntheAssessmentstab,clickthenameoftheuseryouwanttoassess.
4. IntheTopicScoreDetailswindow,doanyofthefollowing:
• IfAllowassessmentofindividualpostsisenabled,enteravalueintheScorecolumnbesideeachpostyouwanttoassess.
• IfAllowassessmentofindividualpostsisnotenabled,assignavalueintheTopicScoretoreflectthelearner'sparticipationinthewholetopic.
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• Completeeachrubricwithalevelandfeedbackforeachcriterion.
• EntercommentsintheGeneralFeedbackfield.
5. Ifthetopicisassociatedwithagradeitem,selectthePublishscoreonsavecheckbox.Whenthischeckboxisselected,theTopicScoreorcalculatedtopicscoreandcommentsfromtheGeneralFeedbackfieldaresenttoGrades.Ifthischeckboxisnotselected,thelearner'sscoreandfeedbackareclearedfromGrades.
L ink a d i scuss ion assessment to a g rade i tem
Whenyoulinkadiscussiontopic’sscoretoanumericgradeiteminyourgradebook,yourusers’scoresautomaticallytransfertothegradebook.Thisenablesyoutofactorthetopicscoreintousers’finalgradesforthecourse.ItalsoenablesyoutodisplaytheresulttouserssinceuserscannotviewtheirtopicscoredirectlythroughtheDiscussionstool,butcanviewtheirgradesinthegradebook.
YoumustpublishthescoretothegradebookinorderforBrightspaceLearningEnvironmenttoupdatethegradeitem.Thispreventsthedisplayofinaccurategradesbeforeyoufinishassessingusers.Whenyoupublishthetopicscore,BrightspaceLearningEnvironmentupdatesthegradeiteminthegradebook.Anyadditionalchangesyoumaketoauser’sscoreautomaticallyreleasetothegradebook.Notethatyoucanonlylinknumericgradeitemstodiscussiontopics.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Fromthecontextmenuofthetopicyouwanttoassess,click AssessTopic.
3. OntheAssessTopicpage,dooneofthefollowing:
• Topublishscoresforspecificusers,selectthecheckboxinthePublishtoGradescolumnbesideeachuserwhosescoreyouwanttorelease.ClickSave.
• Topublishscoresforallusers,clickPublishAllScorestoGrades.
L ink a d i scuss ion top ic to a learn ing ob jec t ive
Associateatopicwithlearningobjectivestomeasureauser'smasteryofskills,abilities,andknowledge.Youcanusearubrictoevaluateauser'ssuccessatmeetingthelearningobjective.
Youmusthavelearningobjectivescreatedbeforeyoucanlinkthemtodiscussiontopics.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Fromthecontextmenuofthetopicyouwanttoassociatewithlearningobjectives,click EditTopic.
3. IntheObjectivestab,clickAssociateLearningObjectives.
4. Browseorsearchforthelearningobjectivesyouwanttoassociatewiththediscussiontopic.
5. SelectthecheckboxesbesidethelearningobjectivesyouwantandclickAddSelected.
Add an assessment to a d i scuss ion top ic w i th a learn ing ob jec t ive
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
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2. Fromthecontextmenuofthetopicthatcontainsthelearningobjectiveyouwanttoassociatewithanassessment,
click EditTopic.
3. IntheObjectivestab,fromthecontextmenuofthelearningobjectiveyouwanttoevaluate,click AddAssessment.
4. ClicktheSelectRubricbuttontoattachanexistingrubricorclicktheCreateRubricinNewWindowlinktocreateanewrubricforthetopic.
5. SelectyourCriteriafromthedrop-downlist.
6. Ifyouwanttomaketheactivityrequired,selectTheactivityisrequiredtocompletelearningobjective.ThenselectalevelfortherubricfromtheThresholddrop-downlist.
Disp lay ing rubr ic scores on the Assess Top ic page
WhentheAssesswithEmbeddedRubricsfeatureison,theViewOptionsmenubecomesavailableontheAssessTopicpage.
ThedefaultoptionisShowTopicScore.ThisoptiondisplaysonlytheTopicScorelinks.RubricsandrubricscoresdonotappearontheAssessTopicpage.Thisoptionprovidesasinglelistoftopicscoresthatinstructorscanuseforvisualcomparisonacrosslearners.
TheShowAllScoresoptiondisplaysthelearners'topicscoresandrubricscores.ThisoptionprovidesthesameviewaswhentheAssesswithEmbeddedRubricsfeatureisdisabled.
Restore de le ted d i scuss ions
Inordertorestoredeletedforumsandtopic,youmusthavetheDeleteandRestoreForumsandTopicspermissionenabled.Iftheforumyourestorecontainsoneormoretopics,youwillbegiventheoptiontoalsorestoretheforum'sassociatedtopics.
Inordertorestoredeletedthreadsandposts,youmusthavetheSeeDeletedPostspermissionandDisplaydeletedpostsoptionontheSettingspageenabled.Ifthepostyourestoreisareplytoanotherpost,andtheotherpostwasalsodeleted,bothpostsarerestored.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Torestoreadeletedforumortopic,ontheDiscussionsListpage,fromtheMoreActionsbutton,click Restore.ClickRestorebesidetheforumortopicyouwanttorestore.
• Torestoreadeletedthreadorpost,clickthe Restore<Thread/Post>linkinthethreadorpostyouwanttorestore.
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EmailoverviewTheEmailtoolallowsyoutosendemailfromwithinBrightspaceLearningEnvironment.YoucanalsoorganizereceivedmailusingfoldersandstoreemailaddressesusingtheAddressBook.
Disableyourcourseaddressbook1. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Inthecoursethatyouwanttomakechangesto,click CourseAdmin>CourseOfferingInformation.
• Fromthe AdminToolsmenu,clicktheCourseManagementlinktosearchforthecoursethatyouwant.ClicktheOfferingNametoaccesstheCourseOfferingInformationpage.
2. CleartheShowcourseaddressbookcheckbox.
FAQ
CreateanFAQquestion1. Onthenavbar,click FAQ.
2. Dooneofthefollowing:
• ClickNewQuestion,thenselectaCategoryfromthedrop-downlist.Ifyouneedtocreateacategoryforthequestion,clickNewCategory.Enteryourcategorydetails.ClickSave.
• Ifyouknowwhichexistingcategoryyouwanttoplacethenewquestionin,fromthecontextmenuofthat
category,click NewQuestion.
3. Enteryourquestionandanswerdetails.
CreateanFAQcategory1. Onthenavbar,click FAQ.
2. ClickNewCategory.
3. Enteryourcategorydetails.
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Groups
Bestpracticesforsettingupgroups• Ifyouwantuserstoseeallusersandcontentforacoursebutbeapartofagroupforaspecificprojectoractivity,
usetheGroupstool.Howeverifyouwantuserstoonlyseelearningmaterialsandusersfromtheirownsection,usetheSectionstool.
• Toorganizeusers'workonprojectsandassignmentsortocreatespecialworkareasforuserswithdifferentlearningneeds,usetheGroupstool.
• Userscanbelongtomultiplegroupswithinthesamecourse.
• Foreachgroup,createseparatediscussionforums,Assignmentsubmissionfolders,andLockerareastoworkin.
• Grademembersofgroupsindividuallyorasateam.
• Beforesettingupgroups,knowhowyouwanttoorganizethem.Thefollowingfactorscanaffecthowusersenrollingroups:
• Settinggroupsupbeforeorafteryou'veenrolledusers.
• Enablingauto-enrollmentingroups.
• Enablingrandomizationofusersingroups.
• Enablingself-enrollmentingroups.
• TheEnrollmentTypeyouchoose.
• Setupgroupsafterthemajorityofusersenrollinyourcourse.Thisgivesyouabetterideaofhowmanyusersyouareorganizingandhowmanygroupsyouneed.Settingupgroupsafterenrollmentcanalsoensurebetterdistributionofusersbetweengroups.
• Foruserstoenrollingroupsautomatically,theCanbeautoenrolledintogroupspermissionmustbeenabled.Contactyoursiteadministratorifyouexperiencedifficulties.
Whathappenswhenyoumoveuserstoanewgroup?Discussionpostsremainintheoldgroupanddonotcounttowardsauser’sgradeiftheforumortopicisassociatedwithagradeitem.Theusermustsatisfythediscussionpostrequirementsinthenewsection.YoucanoverrideagradeusingtheGradestool.
Lockerfilesremainintheoldgroup.UsersmustaddanyfilestheywanttokeeptothenewLockerareathemselves.
Assignmentssubmissionssubmittedfortheoldgroupremainwiththeoldgroup.Theuserreceivesthegradeachievedbythenewgrouponanygroupassignmentsubmissionfolders.Youcanchangetheuser’sgradebacktotheoriginalgroup’smarkintheGradestool.
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Bestpracticesforgroupenrollment• Toillustratebestpracticesforgroupenrollment,thefollowingscenarioincludesaclassof185users.
Yourlatestassignmentrequiresuserstouseasoftwareprogramthatisonlyavailableincertainlabswhichmustbebookedandsupervised.Youbook4labsthatcanhold50userseachandcreate4correspondinggroups.Youselectthefollowinggroupoptions:FortheEnrollmentType,youselect#ofGroupsandsettheNumberofGroupsto4.YouleavebothAuto-enrollnewusersandRandomizeusersingroupsclearedbecausenewuserswillnotbejoiningyourcourseandyouarenotworriedabouthavinganunbiaseddistributionofusers,sincegroupmembershipwillnotinfluenceusers’grades.YouselectSetupdiscussionareasandcreatediscussionforumswhereuserscanpostandanswerquestionsaboutthecomputersoftware.YouleaveSetuplockersandSetupassignmentssubmissionfoldersclearedbecauseyoudonotwantuserscollaboratingontheirprojectsandyoualreadyhaveyourassignmentsorganized.Note:OntheEnrollUserspage,iftheoptionisconfigured,anAdvancedSearchOptionslinkdisplays.OrganizationscancreatetheirowncustomsearchandenrollpageusingBrightspaceValencethatopensinanewbrowserwindowviathislink.Instructorscanusethiscustomsearchandenrollpagetofilterstudentsaccordingtocertaincriteria,suchasageordemographicdata,todeterminewhotoputintoeachgroup.
• Inthefollowingscenario,youhaveaclassof29users.Yourlatestassignmentrequiresthatusersresearchaparticulartopic,writeareportonit,andholdaseminarfortheclass.Youknowthatyouwantuserstoworkingroupsof5,butyouwanttogivethemsomeflexibilityinchoosingbothwhotheyworkwithandwhattopictheyworkon.Youselectthefollowinggroupoptions:FortheEnrollmentType,youselectGroupsof#-SelfEnrollment.YousettheNumberofUserspergroupto5andrenameeachofthe6groupsafterthetopicthegroupwillworkon.YouselectSetupdiscussionareasandcreatediscussiontopicsforeachofthegroups.Youassociatethetopicswithagradeitemandtellusersthatyouexpectthemtocommunicatewitheachotherontheirprogressandconcernsinthediscussionstopicfortheirgroup.Theyreceiveindividualgradesbasedontheirparticipation.YouselectSetuplockersandencourageuserstosavetheircollaborativeworkintheirgroupLockerarea.YouselectSetupassignmentssubmissionfoldersandcreateseparateAssignmentsubmissionfoldersforeachgroup'sResearchNotes,Report,andSeminarNotes.Youassociatethefolderswithgradeitemsandassignthesamegradetoallmembersofthegroup.
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CreateagroupcategoryToorganizeandmanagerelatedgroups,usecategories.Forexample,youcanhaveacategoryforAssignment1,Assignment2,Seminars,RemedialHelp,andBookReviews.
Beforeyoucreateanewsetofgroups,youmustsetupacategoryandcreaterestrictedworkareasforthegroups.
1. OntheManageGroupspage,clickNewCategory.
2. EnteraCategoryNameandDescription.
3. SelectanEnrollmentTypefromthedrop-downlist.
4. DependingonthechosenEnrollmentType,entertheNumberofGroupstocreate,theNumberofUserspergroup,orboth.
5. Toapplyadistinctiveprefixtoeachgroupnameandcodeinthecategory,enteritintheGroupPrefixfield.Ifyoudonotfillinthisfield,theprefixdefaultsto"Group".Tip:AddtheorgunitIDtothegroupcodetofurtherdistinguishitfromothergroupcodes.Toenablethisoption,askyouradministratortoturnond2l.Tools.Groups.IncludeOrgUnitIdInGroupCode.
6. DependingonthechosenEnrollmentType,toautomaticallyenrolluserstogroups,selectAuto-enrollnewusers.
7. DependingonthechosenEnrollmentType,torandomlyplaceusersingroups,selectRandomizeusersingroups.Ifyoudonotchoosethisoption,usersareplacedalphabeticallybasedontheClasslist.
8. IfyouselectanEnrollmentTypethatsupportsselfenrollment,tosetadeadlineafterwhichlearnerscannolongerselfenrollinthegroup,selectSetSelfEnrollmentExpiryDate.
9. IfyouselectSetSelfEnrollmentExpiryDate,butyouwantalllearnerswhodonotenrollbeforetheexpirydatetobeenrolled,youcanselectAllocateunenrolledusersafterSelfEnrollmentExpiryDatetoautomatically,randomlyandevenlydistributethemintotheavailablegroups. Note:Thisoptionwilladdgroupmembersbeyondthecapacityofgroups,ifapplicable.Theautomaticenrollmentrecursatasetintervalaftertheexpirydatetoensurethatalllearnersareassignedtoagroup.Note:EnabletheoptionsintheCreateWorkspaceareaonlyafteryou'vecustomizedyourgroupnames.TheDiscussionsareaswillthenbecreatedwiththecustomizedgroupnamesrightaway,andyouwillnothavetoedittheirnamesmanuallylater.
10. ClickSave.
11. Tocustomizeindividualgroupnames,clickthegroupandenteranewGroupName.
12. ClickSave.
13. Tosetupdiscussionareas,lockerareas,andassignmentsubmissionsfolderswiththecustomizedgroupname,
fromthecategoryname'scontextmenu,click EditCategory.
14. IntheCreateWorkspacearea,selectSetupdiscussionareas,Setuplockers,and/orSetupassignmentsubmissionsfolders.
15. ClickSave.
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Createagroup1. Onthenavbar,click Groups.
2. OntheManageGroupspage,fromtheViewCategoriesdrop-downlist,selectthecategoryyouwanttoaddagroupto.
3. Fromthecontextmenuofthecategory,click AddGroup.
4. Ifyoudonotwanttousethedefaultnameprovided,enteragroupname.
5. Ifyoudonotwanttousethedefaultgroupcodeprovided,enteragroupcode.
6. Enteradescriptionforthegroup.
7. ClickSave.
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GroupenrollmenttypesThefollowingdescriptionsexplaintheenrollmenttypeoptionsavailablewhencreatinganewcategoryandprovideconceptualinformationonwhenyoushouldusethem.
EnrollmentTypeOption Description
#ofGroups–NoAutoEnrollments
Selectingthisoptioncreatesaspecifiednumberofgroups,forwhichyoucanaddanynumberofusersusingtheEnrollUserspage.
Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouknowhowmanygroupsyouwanttocreateandwhichusersyouwantineachgroup.Selectthisoptionwhenyouhaveateachingmodelthatdividescourseparticipantsintospecificlearninglevelsorwhenyouwanttodivideusersbyskillorinterests.
Groupsof# Selectingthisoptioncreatestheminimumnumberofgroupsneededtoplaceusersingroupsofaspecifiedmaximumsize.Moregroupsarecreatedwhentheyareneededtoaccommodateusers.IntheMemberscolumnoftheGroupstable,capacitymarkersdisplayintheformx/y,wherexisthenumberofenrolledstudentsandyisthecapacity.
Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouknowhowmanyusersyouwantineachgroup.Selectthisoptionwhenyouhaveassignmentsthatrequireworktobedividedbetweenaspecificnumberofusers,orwhenyoucanonlyaccommodateasetnumberofusersinalaborworkareaatonetime.
IfusersareenrolledbeforegroupsaresetupandtheCanbeautoenrolledintogroupsoptionisenabled,usersareaddedusingabricklayingalgorithm.Forexample,ifamaximumgroupsizeof5usersischosenforaclassof23,then5groupsarecreated.ThefirstuserisaddedtoGroup1,thesecondtoGroup2,andsoon.ThesixthuserreturnstheenrollmentsequencetoGroup1.Groups1,2and3have5usersandGroups4and5have4users.Ifanewuserenrollslater,theyareputinGroup4.
IfyoualsoenabletheAuto-enrollnewusersoptionandalloftheexistinggroupsreachtheirmaximumsize,newusersareaddedtoanewgroup.Becausethereisnowaytoknowhowmanynewuserswilljoin,allnewusersareaddedtothesamegroupuntilitisfull.Thisiscalledabucket-fillingalgorithmbecausethelimitsofonegroupmustbemetbeforecreatinganothergroup.
Ifusersareenrolledaftergroupsaresetup,usersareaddedtogroupsusingabucket-fillingalgorithmbecausethereisnowayforthesystemtodeterminehowmanygroupsintotalareneeded.Forexample,ifamaximumgroupsizeof5usersischosenforaclassinwhich23userseventuallyenroll,thefirstfiveusersareaddedtoGroup1,thesixththroughtenthusertoGroup2,andsoon.After23usersareenrolled,groups1-4have5usersandGroup5has3users.
IftheCanbeautoenrolledintogroupsoptioniscleared,theminimumnumberofgroupsneededtocreategroupsunderthespecifiedsizearecreatedwithnousersenrolledinthem.
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Ifnousersareenrolledinthecourse,onegroupiscreated.YoucanenrollusersusingtheEnrollUserspage.
Note:Ifalearnerisunenrolledfromacourse,andnewlearnersenrollinthecourse,andtheoriginallearnerre-enrollsintothecourse,thegrouptheoriginallearnerwasinwillexceedthemaximumnumberoflearners.Thisisdonetoensurelearnersareabletomaintaintheworktheycontributedtopreviously.Ifyouwouldliketomaintainastrictnumberoflearnerspergroup,reorganizationofgroupsafterunenrollmentsandre-enrollmentsmustbedonemanually.
#ofGroups Selectingthisoptioncreatesaspecifiednumberofgroups.
Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouknowhowmanygroupsyouwanttocreate,butwantthesystemtoplaceusersingroupsforyou.Selectthisoptionwhenyouwantgroupmembershiptobeindiscriminate,orwhenclassroom,resource,orteachingassistantavailabilityrestrictsthenumberofgroupsyoucanhave.
IftheCanbeautoenrolledintogroupsoptionisenabled,usersareaddedusingabricklayingalgorithm,regardlessofwhethertheyenrolledbeforeorafterthegroupswerecreated.Forexample,ifaclasshas23usersand5groups,thefirstuserisaddedtoGroup1,thesecondtoGroup2,andsoon.ThesixthuserreturnstheenrollmentsequencetoGroup1.Groups1,2,and3have5usersandGroups4and5have4users.Ifanewuserenrollslater,theyareputinGroup4.
IftheCanbeautoenrolledintogroupsoptionisnotenabled,thespecifiednumberofgroupsarecreatedwithnousersenrolledinthem.YoucanenrollusersusingtheEnrollUserspage.
Groupsof#–SelfEnrollment
Selectingthisoptioncreatestheminimumnumberofgroupsneededtoaccommodateusersingroupsofaspecifiedmaximumsizeautomatically.UserschoosethegrouptheywanttoenrollinfromtheGroupspage.IntheMemberscolumnoftheGroupsgridlist,capacitymarkersdisplayintheformx/y,wherexisthenumberofenrolledstudentsandyisthecapacity.
Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouknowhowmanyusersyouwantineachgroup,butyouwanttoallowuserstochoosetheirowngroups.Selectthisoptionwhenyouwantuserstochoosetheirgroupsbasedonfriendship,learningstyle,schedules,orgeographiclocation.
Iftherearenousersenrolledinyourcourseatthetimeofcreation,thenonlyonegroupisinitiallycreated.YoucanusetheEditCategorypagetoaddadditionalgroups.Addadditionalgroupsifyouwanttoensureallusershaveoptionswhenforminggroups.
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#ofGroups–SelfEnrollment
Selectingthisoptioncreatesaspecifiednumberofgroups,whichusersenrollinfromtheGroupspage.
Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouwanttomakeaspecificnumberofgroupsavailableforuserstojoin.Selectthisoptionwhenyouwanttoorganizegroupsonspecifictopics,whichuserscanjoinbasedoninterest,orforcreatinggroupsthatareresponsibleforspecificaspectsofalargerproject,whichuserscanjoinbasedonknowledgeortaskpreferences.
#ofGroups,Capacityof#–SelfEnrollment
Selectingthisoptioncreatesaspecifiednumberofgroupswithaspecifiednumberofenrollmentspergroup.UserschoosethegrouptheywanttoenrollinfromtheGroupspage.IntheMemberscolumnoftheGroupstable,capacitymarkersdisplayintheformx/y,wherexisthenumberofenrolledstudentsandyisthecapacity.
Usethisenrollmenttypewhenyouknowhowmanyusersyouwantineachgroup,youwanttoallowuserstochoosetheirowngroups,andyouwanteachgrouptohaveamaximumnumberofusers.Selectthisoptionwhenyouwantuserstochoosetheirgroupsbasedonareasofinterestorresponsibilityinlargerprojects,butyouwanttolimitmembershipineachgrouptoacertainnumberofusers.
Singleuser,member-specificgroups
Usingthisoptioncreatesagroupwithasingleuserwherethefirstnameandlastnameofthelearneristhenameofthegroup.Whenanewlearnerisenrolledinthecourseagroupisautomaticallycreatedforthem.
Selectthisoptionwhenyouwanttocreatejournaltypegroupswithasinglemember.
Note:Thisenrollmenttypemustbeenabledbyyouradministratorusingconfigurationvariables.Ifyouarenotabletousethisoption,contactyouradministrator.
Whathappenswhenyoudeleteagrouporgroupcategory?Whenyoudeleteagroup,thefollowingthingshappen:
• Ifyou'veselectedtheAuto-enrollnewusersoption,usersareautomaticallydistributedintheremaininggroups.
• Ifgroupsaresetupformanualenrollment,youmustadduserstotheremaininggroupsusingtheEnrollUserspage.
• Groupdiscussionforumsremainavailableforreference.YoucandeletethemintheDiscussionstool.
• Grouplockerareasandthefilestheycontainaredeleted.
• groupassignmentsubmissionfoldersandthefilestheycontainaredeleted.
Whenyoudeleteacategory,thefollowingthingshappen:
• Usersarenolongerenrolledingroupsbecausetheydonotexist.
• Groupdiscussionforumsremainavailableforreference.YoucandeletethemintheDiscussionstool.
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• GroupLockerareasandthefilestheycontainaredeleted.
• groupassignmentsubmissionfoldersandthefilestheycontainaredeleted.
Setupself-enrollmentingroupsSelf-enrollmentallowsuserstoenrollingroupsontheirown.Usethisoptionwhenyouwantuserstochoosetheirowngroupmembersortobeapartofagrouponatopicthatintereststhem.
Userscanself-enrollingroupsbyclickingtheChooseGrouplinkbesidethenameofagroupcategorysetupforself-enrollment.Alinkdisplaysatthetopoftheuser’sGroupspagewhenself-enrollmentisavailable.
Ifagroupisfull,theMemberscolumndisplaysthetotalnumberofgroupmembersinredwith"(Full)"besideit.Ifalearnerwantstoleaveagroupthattheyself-enrolledinbeforethedatespecifiedbytheSetSelfEnrollmentExpiryDateoption(ifselected),ontheMyGroupspage,learnerscanclickLeaveGroupiftheoptionisconfigured.
ClickingthecapacitymarkerorthetotallistedintheMemberscolumnopenstheGroupMemberspop-up,whichcontainsalistofcurrentgroupmembers.Youcannotclickemptygroups.
1. OntheManageGroupspage,clickNewCategory.
2. EnteraCategoryNameandDescription.
3. SelectoneofthefollowingoptionsfromtheEnrollmentTypedrop-downlist:
• Groupsof#-SelfEnrollment
• #ofGroups-SelfEnrollment
• #ofGroups,Capacityof#-SelfEnrollment
4. DependingonthechosenEnrollmentType,entertheNumberofGroupstocreate,theNumberofUserspergroup,orboth.
5. Toassociatediscussionareaswiththegroupsinthecategory,selectSetupdiscussionareas.
6. Toassociatelockerareaswiththegroupsinthecategory,selectSetuplockers.
7. Toassociateassignmentsubmissionsfolderswiththegroupsinthecategory,selectSetupassignmentsubmissionsfolders.
8. ClickSave.
RestrictaforumortopictospecificgroupsorsectionsUsingtopicorforumrestrictions,youcancreatediscussionareaswheremembersofagrouporsectioncancollaborateonassignmentsordiscusscoursematerialinsmallteams.Youcanalsouserestrictionstocreateseparateforumsortopicsforeachgrouporsectioninacourseoffering.
1. Onthenavbar,click Discussions.
2. OntheDiscussionsListpage,fromthecontextmenuoftheforumortopicyouwanttorestrict,click Edit.
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3. IntheRestrictionstab,selecttheRestrictthis<forum/topic>tothefollowinggroupsandsectionscheckbox.
4. ClickAddGroupsandSections.
5. Selectthegroupsorsectionsyouwanttoadd,thenclickAdd.
6. Toremoveaspecificgrouporsection’saccess,clickthe Removeiconforthegrouporsection.
Toopentheforumortopictoeveryoneagain,cleartheRestrictthis<forum/topic>tothefollowinggroupsandsectionscheckbox.
EnrollcourseleadersingroupsThewaytoenrollacourseleaderintogroupsdependsonwhethertheyhaveaccesstoallgroupsoronlyselectgroups.Usersshouldhaveaccesstoallgroupsiftheyareresponsibleformediating,grading,andworkingonmaterialfortheentireclass.Theyshouldhaveaccesstoselectgroupsiftheyareonlyresponsibleformediating,grading,orworkingonmaterialforaparticulargroup.
Addstaffthatareworkingwithselectgroupsthesamewayyouaddusers.However,ifanadministratorenablestheCanbeautoenrolledintogroupspermission,usersthatleadcoursesandassistusers(liketeachingassistants)areaddedtogroupsatthesametimeasregularusers;thiscouldmeanthatallormostofyourstaffendupinthesamegroup.MakesureyouevenoutenrollmentusingtheEnrollUserspage.
1. OntheManageGroupspage,clickEnrollUsersfromthecontextmenuofthecategorythatcontainsthegroup(orgroups)youwanttoenrollauserin.
2. SearchfortheuseryouwanttoaddintheSearchForfield.Toseealistofusersthatneedtobeenrolled,usetheNotEnrolledsearchoption.
3. Toadduserstogroups,selectthecheckboxesbesideeachuser'sname.Clearcheckboxestoremoveusersfromgroups.
4. ClickSave.
DeleteauserfromagroupWhenyoudeleteauserfromagroup,alloftheirfilesremaininthesystem,includingdiscussionposts,Assignmentssubmissions,andLockerfiles.
1. OntheManageGroupspage,fromtheViewCategoriesdrop-downlist,selectthecategorycontainingthegroupswithusersyouwanttodelete.
2. Fromthecontextmenuofthecategory,click EnrollUsers.
3. OntheEnrollUserspage,besidetheuser'sname,clearthecheckboxforeachgroupyouwanttoremovetheuserfrom.
4. ClickSave.
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LocationsandSeatingChart
LocationsandlayoutbasicsWhat a re locat ions and layouts?
LocationsareusedinCalendareventsandseatingcharts.Uselocationstoinformyourstudentswhereaneventorclasssessionisoccurring.
Layoutsareusedinseatingcharts.Youcanconfigurealayoutbytogglingseatsonorofftomimicyourclassroomenvironment.
Set a locat ion as ac t ive or inact ive
Locationsareinactivebydefault.YoucannotcreateaseatingchartforaninactivelocationorassociateaninactivelocationwithCalendarevents.
1. Onthenavbar,click Locations.
2. OntheLocationspage,selectthecheckboxbesidethenameofthelocationyouwanttomakeactiveorinactive.
3. Click SetActiveor SetInactive.
Reset a layout
Ifyouhavecustomizedlayoutsforindividualcourses,youcanrevertalayouttotheoriginallayoutsetbytheorganization.
1. Onthenavbar,click Locations.
2. OnthecourselevelLocationspage,clickthelayoutthatyouwanttoreset.
3. FromtheMoreActionsbutton,click ResetLayout.
Add a locat ion to ca lendar events
TheLocationstoolintegrateswithCalendar,enablingyoutoaddlocationstoeventsyoucreateinthecalendarforaspecificcourseorfortheorganization.Usethisfunctionalitytoquicklyandeasilynotifystudentswhereeventsaretakingplace.Whenacalendareventhasanassociatedlocation,thelocationappearsintheeventinformation.
Locationsmustbeactivetoaddthemtoevents.Ifyouhavetheappropriatepermissions,youcanactivatelocationswhenyoucreateeventsintheCalendartoolbyclickingtheManageLocationslink.
1. AccesstheCalendartool.
2. ClickCreateEvent.
3. Enterthedetailsoftheevent.
4. IntheLocationsection,dooneofthefollowing:
• Selectalocationfromthedrop-downlist.Allactivelocationsareavailabletoassociatewiththeevent.
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• SelecttheCustomoptionfromthedrop-downlist.Enterthenameofthelocationforyoureventintheadjacentfield.
• Iftherearenoactivelocationsandadrop-downlistisnotavailable,enterthenameofthelocationforyoureventinthefieldprovided.
SeatingchartbasicsWhat i s a seat ing char t?
Seatingchartsprovideavisualrepresentationofyourclassroomseatingarrangement.Youcanactivateanddeactivateseatstomimicthephysicallayoutofyourclassandassignstudentspermanentspotsinthechart.
Usingtheseatingchart,youcanviewandtrackstudentperformance,attendance,andparticipationforyourcourseandgroupeventsonasession-by-sessionbasis.Youcanalsomonitorresponseratesofstudentswhentheyarecalledoninclassunsolicited(alsoknownasacoldcall).
SeatingChartintegrateswithboththeLocationsandCalendartools.BecauseseatingchartsaredependentonLocations,youmustfirstcreateoractivatealocationwithalayoutbeforeyoucancreateanyseatingcharts.
What i s a seat ing char t co ld ca l l?
Thecoldcallfeaturetracksthenumberoftimesyourequestaresponseorcommentfromastudentinclasswhohasnotvolunteeredtoparticipate.
Whenyoumarkastudentwhohasbeencoldcalledduringthesession,the ColdCalliconappearsbesidethestudent'sname.Thishelpsyoutrackusersyouhavecalledoninsessions.
Create a seat ing char t
Beforeyoucancreateaseatingchartforyourcourse,youmusthaveexistinglocationsandassociatedlayoutssetup.Ifyouareunabletoaddoreditlocationsandlayouts,contactyouradministratorasyoumaynothavethenecessarypermissions.
Youcancreateseatingchartsforanygrouporsectioninyourcourse.
1. Onthenavbar,click SeatingChart.
2. ClickCreateaChart.
3. Enteryourchartdetails.
Ass ign a seat to a learner
Theoptionsforassigninguserstoseatsareonlyavailablewhensettinguptheseatingchart;afterasessionlaunches,theseoptionslock.Anychangesmadetotheseatingchartafterasessionlaunchesapplyonlytofuturesessions.Allseatassignmentsandchangestoseatingchartssaveautomatically.
1. Onthenavbar,click SeatingChart.
2. Clickaseatingchart.
3. Clickasessionfortheseatingchart.
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4. Toassignseatingfromtheseatingchartview,bydoanyofthefollowing:
• Drag-and-dropcourseparticipantsonebyonetoassignorswapseats.
• Torandomlyplaceallunassignedstudentsontheseatingchartatonce,ortoassignthemspecificlocations
inthechart(forexample,bottomleft),click AssignAll.
• Toassignseatsindividually,fromthecontextmenuofeachunassignedstudent,click AssignUser.
5. Toremoveallstudentsfromtheseatingchart,fromtheMoreActionsbutton,select RemoveAll.
6. Torandomizeseatassignments,fromtheMoreActionsbutton,select Randomize.
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SessionsbasicsWhat i s a seat ing char t sess ion?
Whenyouaddaneventtoaseatingchartwithalocation,itiscalledasession.Youcantrackattendanceandparticipationforsessionsandmakestudent-specificcomments.
SessionsareaccessiblefromtheCalendartoolandtheSeatingCharttool.
Youcansetapositivethreshold(thetargetparticipationscoreexpectedfromstudentsinasession)andanegativethreshold(theminimumscorestudentsneedtoexceedtopassthesession'sparticipationrequirements)foryour
sessionsbyclicking SettingsintheSeatingCharttool.
Whenyouclickasession,itstartsautomaticallyandremainsinprogressuntilyouclick SetSessionCompleted.Thislockstheattendance,participationtracking,andcommentsthatyouenterforthesession.
Thefollowingarepossiblesessionstatusesthatcandisplaybesideseatingcharts:
Status Description
NotLaunched/NoSession Seatingchartswithsessionsthathavenotbeenlaunched,orthatdonothavesessionsattachedtothem,displaynoiconsbesidetheirseatingchartname.
InProgressSeatingchartswithsessionsinprogresshavean InProgressiconbesidetheseatingchartname.
CompleteSeatingchartswithcompletesessionshaveabox( )wherethenumberindicatestheparticipationscoreforthesessionandthecolorindicateswhatthresholdvaluethesessionattained.
SeatingChartusescolorcodingwhenviewingasessiontohelpdistinguishstudentprogress:
Color Studentprogress
Green Indicatesstudentswhoareachievingorexceedingthepositivethresholdvalue.
Yellow Indicatesstudentswhoarebelowthepositivethresholdvalue,butareequaltoorabovethenegativethresholdvalue.
Red Indicatesstudentswhoarebelowthenegativethresholdvalue.
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Create a sess ion in seat ing char t
Beforeyoubegin:Ifthelocationyouselectdoesnothaveaseatingchartassociatedwithit,youcancreateonebyclickingCreateaChart.Aftertheseatingchartiscomplete,clickSavetoclosethewindow.Thenewseatingchartshouldappearinthedrop-downlist.Ifyoudonotseeit,clickthe RefreshSeatingChartListicon.
Tocreateasession,associateaseatingchartwithanevent.
1. AccesstheCalendartoolforyourcourse.
2. ClickCreateEvent.
3. Enterdetailsoftheevent.
4. Selectalocation.Thedrop-downlistdisplaysonlyactivelocations.
5. Selecttheseatingchartyouwanttouseforthelocation.
6. ClickCreate.
Track sess ion a t tendance and par t i c ipat ion
Youcanusesessionstotrackstudentattendanceandparticipationduringlectures.Youcanalsoadd,edit,anddeleteuser-specificcommentsduringsessions.Allchangessaveautomaticallyinsidesessions.
1. Onthenavbar,click SeatingChart.
2. Clickaseatingchart.
3. Clickasessionfortheseatingchart.
4. Clicktheuseryouwanttotrackfromthesessionseatingchart.
5. Dooneofthefollowing:
• Tomarkauserpresent,click Present.
• Tomarkauserabsent,fromtheAbsentbutton,select UnexcusedAbsenceor ExcusedAbsence.
6. Ifyoumarkauseraspresent,adjusttheirParticipationandColdCallscoresusingthe Lessand Moreicons.Youcanawardnegativescoresforparticipation,butnotforcoldcalls.
7. Togivepersonalizedsessionfeedback,clickAddComment.
8. Clickanywhereoutsidetheuser'ssessionsummarytoreturntothesession.
Announcements
CreateanAnnouncementsitem1. FromtheAnnouncementswidgetmenu,click NewAnnouncementsItem.
2. EnteraheadlineandcontentforyourAnnouncementsitem.
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3. Ifyouwanttohideyourheadline'sdateandtime,cleartheAlwaysshowstartdatecheckbox.Bydefault,anAnnouncementsitemstartdateandtimeappearsbelowtheheadlinewhendisplayedintheAnnouncementswidget.
4. IntheStartDateandEndDatefields,selectthepostingavailabilitydate.Announcementsitemspublishimmediately,unlessyouspecifyanalternatestartdatefromStartDate. Note: Post-datedAnnouncementsitemsdonotdisplayintheAnnouncementswidgetevenifusershavepermissiontoseefutureAnnouncementsitems.TheycanbefoundwithinthelistofAnnouncementsitemsontheAnnouncementspage.
5. YoucanremoveanAnnouncementsitemonaspecificdatebyselectingthecheckboxRemoveAnnouncementsitembasedonenddate.YouandadministratorscanstillseetheAnnouncementsitemafteritsenddate,butitwillnotappearintheAnnouncementswidget.
6. IntheAttachmentssection,addattachments,audiorecordings,andvideorecordingsaspartofyourAnnouncementsitem.
7. Toincludeadditionalreleaseconditions,clickAttachExistingorCreateandAttach.
8. TocontinueeditingtheAnnouncementsitem,clickSaveasDraft.StudentscannotseedraftAnnouncementsitems.ToreleaseAnnouncementsitemtousers,clickPublish.
DeleteanAnnouncementsitemDooneofthefollowing:
• FromthecontextmenuoftheAnnouncementsitemyouwanttodelete,click Delete.
• Todeletemultiplepostings,selectthecheckboxesbesidetheAnnouncementsitemyouwanttodelete.Click Deleteatthetopofthelist.
EditanAnnouncementsitem1. ClicktheAnnouncementswidget.
2. OntheAnnouncementspage,clicktheAnnouncementsitemthatyouwanttoedit.
3. EdityourAnnouncementsposting.
4. Toinformusersofmajorchangesandupdatestopostingsthattheymighthavedismissed,ensuringthatthoseheadlinesreappearwithcurrentinformation,selecttheMajoredit-sendanotificationandrestoreitforthosewhodismisseditcheckbox. YoucanalsomaketheeditedAnnouncementspostingreappearatthetopoftheAnnouncementswidgetbychangingthestartdatetothecurrentdateandtime.
5. ClickUpdate.
ReorderinganAnnouncementsitem1. ClicktheAnnouncementswidget.
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2. Dooneofthefollowing:
• OntheAnnouncementspage,fromtheMoreActionsbutton,click Reorder.
• FromtheAnnouncementswidgetmenu,click ReorderAnnouncementsItems.
3. Usethedrop-downlistsintheSortOrdercolumntoselectanitem'sorder.Otheritemsautomaticallyrepositionthemselvesaccordingtotheneworder.
4. ClickSave.
RestoreadeletedAnnouncementsitem1. ClicktheAnnouncementswidget.
2. ClickthecontextmenubesidetheAnnouncementswidget,andselectGotoAnnouncementsTool.
3. OntheAnnouncementspage,fromtheMoreActionsbutton,clickRestore.
4. OntheRestoreAnnouncementspage,selectthecheckboxoftheAnnouncementsitemoritemsyouwanttorestore.
5. ClickRestore.
Sections
WhatisthedifferencebetweenSectionsandGroups?WhenSectionsexistforacourse,usersonlyseelearningmaterialsandusersfromtheirownsection.Ifyouwantuserstoseeallusersandcontentforacourse,butbeapartofagroupforaspecificprojectoractivity,usetheGroupstool.
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ConsiderationswhensettingupSectionsScenario Use
Youknowhowmanyusersyouwantineachsection
Sectionsof#-Createsanunlimitednumberofsectionswithamaximumnumberofusersineachsection.
Youofferacoursethatisalwaysavailable Sectionsof#-Youcanbeginthecoursewhenenoughusersenrolltofillasection.
Youdon'tknowhowmanyusersaregoingtoenrollinadvance
Sectionsof#-Ensureseachsectionisofamanageablesize.
Youknowhowmanysectionsintotalyouwillcreate
#ofSections-Createsaspecifiednumberofsectionswithanunlimitednumberofusersineachsection.
Youknowhowmanyassistantsyouhavetoassistwithgradingandtutorials
#ofSections-Createsaspecifiednumberofsections.
Youhavespecificclassroomhoursavailabletoyou
#ofSections-Createsaspecifiednumberofsections.
Youareusingateachingmodelthatdividesusersintosetsoflearninglevels
#ofSections-Createsaspecifiednumberofsections.
Youdon'twanttomanuallyaddnewuserstosections
Auto-enrollnewusers-Automaticallyaddsnewuserstothesectionwiththeleastusers,ortoanewsectiononcethemaximumsizeofallexistingsectionsismet.
IfyouchoosetheSectionsof#optionyoumightendupwithasectionthathasonlyoneorafewmembersinit.ClickEnrollUserstomanuallychangesectionenrollmentandadduserstofullsections.
Youdon'twantuserstobeaddedtosectionsbasedonalphabeticalorder
Randomizeusersinsections-Adduserstosectionsbasedonarandomorder.
CreateoraddmoreSectionsIfyourcoursedoesnothaveanySectionsyet,theCreateSectionsbuttonappearsontheManageSectionspage.ClickingtheCreateSectionsbuttonallowsyoutodefinesectionpropertiesatthesametimeasyoucreatethem.IfyouareaddingSectionstoacoursewithexistingSections,theAddSectionbuttonappearsontheManageSectionspageinstead.TheAddSectionbuttonallowsyoutoquicklyaddmoreSectionswithpre-definedproperties.ToeditthepropertiesofexistingSections,clicktheEditOverallSectionPropertieslink.
1. Onthenavbar,click CourseAdmin.
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2. IntheLearnerManagementarea,click Sections.
3. OntheManageSectionspage,clickCreateSections.
4. Fromthedrop-downlist,selectanEnrollmentType.
5. EnterinformationintheNumberofSectionsfieldortheNumberofUsersfielddependingontheEnrollmentTypechosen.
6. Toenrollnewusersautomatically,selectAuto-enrollnewusers.
7. Toenrollusersinsectionsrandomly,selectRandomizeusersinsections.Ifyoudon’tselectthischeckbox,usersenrollinsectionsalphabetically.
8. Tocreatesection-specificdiscussiontopicsinsideaforum,selectSetupdiscussionareas.IfyouselectSetupDiscussionareaswhencreatingsections,youareautomaticallytakentotheCreateRestrictedDiscussionAreaspage.Onthispage,youcancreateaseparatetopicforeachsectionwithinanexistingornewforum,completewithautomaticallyconfiguredrestrictionsforeachsection.
9. ClickCreate.
EditpropertiesofallexistingSections1. Onthenavbar,click CourseAdmin.
2. IntheLearnerManagementarea,click Sections.
3. ClicktheEditOverallSectionPropertieslink.
4. Makeyouredits.
5. ClickSave.
WhathappenswhenyoudeleteSections?Deletingasectionunenrollsusersfromthesection,butnottheclasslist.YoumustmanuallyaddthoseuserstoremainingSections.
Section-specificdiscussiontopicsremainavailableforreferenceifasectionisdeleted.UsetheDiscussionstooltodeleteunnecessaryforumsandtopics.
EnrollstudentsinSectionsTheenrollmentoptionsyouchosewhilecreatingSectionsdeterminehowusersenrollintoSections.Whenyouareenrollingusersyoucanmanuallychangewhichsectionusersareenrolledin,searchforuserswithoutasectionenrollment,ormanuallyenrollusersintoasectionthathasexceededtheenrollmentlimit.
1. OntheManageSectionspage,clickEnrollUsers.
2. FromtheDisplaydrop-downlist,selectasection.
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3. Tofindaspecificuserordoablanksearchtoviewallusers,usetheSearchForfield.Tofindusersthatstillneedasection,selecttheNotEnrolledcheckbox.
4. Modifyusers'sectionassignmentsasneeded.
5. ClickSave.
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