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! 32: \layout Title
! 33:
! 34: Introduction to the Learning
! 35: \emph on
! 36: Online
! 37: \emph default
! 38: Network with CAPA
! 39: \layout Standard
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! 41: Laboratory for Instructional Technology in Education
! 42: \newline
! 43: and the
! 44: \newline
! 45: Office of Medical Education Research and Development
! 46: \newline
! 47: Michigan State University
! 48: \newline
! 49:
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! 53: \begin_inset LatexCommand \tableofcontents{}
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! 58: \layout Section
! 59:
! 60: Introduction to LON-CAPA
! 61: \layout Comment
! 62:
! 63: This is a comment which will not show in any other rendering of this document.
! 64: I will use them to document my observations as I work through this tutorial.
! 65: \layout Comment
! 66:
! 67: Imagine a big
! 68: \begin_inset Quotes eld
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! 70:
! 71: IMHO
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! 73: \end_inset
! 74:
! 75: on all of these comments; I'm just going to give you my comments straight
! 76: out.
! 77: I'm not attached to them and won't be offended by anything you say or do
! 78: about them.
! 79: \layout Standard
! 80:
! 81: LON-CAPA is a web-based interface that helps to organize and present your
! 82: course website, deliver and manage problem problems, and manage student
! 83: enrollment.
! 84: All author functions are done using a web browser (Netscape 4.x or higher
! 85: is recommended) and the LON-CAPA Author Interface.
! 86: The URL for LON-CAPA is
! 87: \family typewriter
! 88: http://s10.lite.msu.edu
! 89: \family default
! 90: .
! 91: \layout Standard
! 92:
! 93: At this time, you should have:
! 94: \layout Itemize
! 95:
! 96: developed your objectives for your course.
! 97:
! 98: \layout Itemize
! 99:
! 100: developed your problems for testing and identified the question formats.
! 101: The Template for Mapping Website to LON-CAPA that you filled in will assist
! 102: you in the process of creating your course website structure in LON-CAPA.
! 103: \layout Standard
! 104:
! 105: This tutorial describes how to use the various author functions available
! 106: in LON-CAPA.
! 107: \layout Section
! 108:
! 109: The LON-CAPA Author Interface
! 110: \layout Subsection
! 111:
! 112: Login as Course Author
! 113: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Course Author}
! 114:
! 115: \end_inset
! 116:
! 117:
! 118: \layout Standard
! 119:
! 120: To begin using LON-CAPA, you first need to log in to your account on LON-CAPA.
! 121: Open your web browser and navigate to the LON-CAPA URL:
! 122: \family typewriter
! 123: http://s10.lite.msu.edu/
! 124: \family default
! 125: .
! 126: You will be presented with a log in screen as in figure
! 127: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{LON-CAPA Log in screen}
! 128:
! 129: \end_inset
! 130:
! 131: .
! 132:
! 133: \begin_float fig
! 134: \layout Caption
! 135:
! 136:
! 137: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{LON-CAPA Log in screen}
! 138:
! 139: \end_inset
! 140:
! 141: LON-CAPA Log in screen
! 142: \layout Standard
! 143: \align center
! 144:
! 145: \begin_inset Figure size 297 234
! 146: file login.eps
! 147: width 3 50
! 148: flags 11
! 149:
! 150: \end_inset
! 151:
! 152:
! 153: \end_float
! 154: \layout Standard
! 155:
! 156: Fill in the Username and Password boxes with your information.
! 157: Then press the Login button.
! 158: This will take you to your LON-CAPA User Roles menu.
! 159: \layout Description
! 160:
! 161: Note: Your Username is your PILOT ID, which is the part of your PILOT email
! 162: address to the left of the @.
! 163: Your password is your PILOT email password.
! 164: Both the PILOT ID and the password are case sensitive, so make sure you
! 165: type upper- and lower-case letters correctly.
! 166: \layout Subsection
! 167:
! 168:
! 169: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Author Remote Control}
! 170:
! 171: \end_inset
! 172:
! 173: Author Remote Control
! 174: \layout Comment
! 175:
! 176: Comment on the remote controls: I'll only mention this once, but imagine
! 177: this comment exists everywhere a remote control image is used.
! 178: The whole
! 179: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 180: \end_inset
! 181:
! 182: remote control
! 183: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 184: \end_inset
! 185:
! 186: metaphor is fundamentally flawed and probably can't be salvaged.
! 187: Why is it flawed?
! 188: \layout Comment
! 189:
! 190: \SpecialChar ~
! 191:
! 192: \layout Comment
! 193:
! 194: 1.
! 195: The remote control invokes a metaphor, that of remote controls.
! 196: However, remote controls are useful in the real world, despite the overwhelming
! 197: complexity of modern remotes, for three major reasons: One, they never,
! 198: ever, ever change.
! 199: Two, they provide immense amounts of tactile feedback, allowing one to
! 200: overcome the complexity of using one by putting the knowlege into motor
! 201: memory.
! 202: (There are equivalent usability principles in usability, as well; look
! 203: up Fitt's Law, for instance.) Three, they all basically do the same thing;
! 204: pick up an unfamiliar TV control and you at least know in advance there
! 205: will be numbers for channel changing, vol up and down, chan up and down,
! 206: mute, etc.
! 207: The remotes used in this system do not have any of these properties.
! 208: Remotes are actually horrid UI, because they are very, very difficult to
! 209: learn; they make up for it by being useful and persistent.
! 210: \layout Comment
! 211:
! 212: Further, remotes should *do* things.
! 213: This remote is like a remote that no matter what button you push, it invokes
! 214: a menu.
! 215: Most remotes have
! 216: \series bold
! 217: one
! 218: \series default
! 219: explicit
! 220: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 221: \end_inset
! 222:
! 223: menu
! 224: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 225: \end_inset
! 226:
! 227: button to invoke a menu that has all the feature that aren't worth valuable
! 228: remote control space.
! 229: \layout Comment
! 230:
! 231: In fact, the metaphor is so unsuccessful that any moderately savvy internet
! 232: user will almost immediately come to conceptualize the remote as just another
! 233: list of links, albiet a clumsy and inconvenient one.
! 234: Why not give them that in the first place?
! 235: \layout Comment
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! 238:
! 239: \layout Comment
! 240:
! 241: 2.
! 242: Even the simplest
! 243: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 244: \end_inset
! 245:
! 246: remote
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! 248: \end_inset
! 249:
! 250: I see in the tutorial has eight buttons, which nearly immediately becomes
! 251: seventeen (!) buttons, all incomprehensible, and I didn't get a chance
! 252: to count during the interview, but I saw a remote flash by (student remote?
! 253: admin remote? that wouldn't matter as much) that had at least twenty, probably
! 254: 24 buttons, again, all or nearly all incomprehensible.
! 255: This is needlessly intimidating.
! 256: \layout Comment
! 257:
! 258: \SpecialChar ~
! 259:
! 260: \layout Comment
! 261:
! 262: 3.
! 263: By commiting to this
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! 265: \end_inset
! 266:
! 267: remote control
! 268: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 269: \end_inset
! 270:
! 271: layout, you commit to a remote control's layout limitations, except that
! 272: an actual remote control can get away with a 6pt or smaller font, or wierd
! 273: specialized symbols, or whatnot.
! 274: I'm looking at a (real) remote control right now that manages to get
! 275: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 276: \end_inset
! 277:
! 278: channel return
! 279: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 280: \end_inset
! 281:
! 282: onto one button.
! 283: That whole phrase fits *twice* into the space the
! 284: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 285: \end_inset
! 286:
! 287: ROLES
! 288: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 289: \end_inset
! 290:
! 291: button takes up on my printout! So in actuality, you're commiting to something
! 292: no sane remote control designer could deal with.
! 293: Moreover, I observe that on a real remote, the vast majority of buttons
! 294: are labelled with one conceptual entity (i.e.,
! 295: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 296: \end_inset
! 297:
! 298: 1
! 299: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 300: \end_inset
! 301:
! 302: ,
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! 304: \end_inset
! 305:
! 306: 5
! 307: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 308: \end_inset
! 309:
! 310: ,
! 311: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 312: \end_inset
! 313:
! 314: FF
! 315: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 316: \end_inset
! 317:
! 318: ,
! 319: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 320: \end_inset
! 321:
! 322: [the pause symbol]
! 323: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 324: \end_inset
! 325:
! 326: , etc)., not
! 327: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 328: \end_inset
! 329:
! 330: Change User
! 331: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 332: \end_inset
! 333:
! 334: which is two entities by my count, at least for an initial user.
! 335: \layout Comment
! 336:
! 337: \SpecialChar ~
! 338:
! 339: \layout Comment
! 340:
! 341: 4.
! 342: Requiring the user to mouse over something to see what it does is not a
! 343: solution.
! 344: Limiting yourself to an 8 by 2 array of characters to explain yourself
! 345: compounds the problem even more.
! 346: (Another over-literal extension of the remote control metaphor.) Also, as
! 347: you may have observed, the accessibility of this is nil.
! 348:
! 349: \layout Comment
! 350:
! 351: \SpecialChar ~
! 352:
! 353: \layout Comment
! 354:
! 355: The upshot is that the only upside to the remote control is a moderately
! 356: pleasing graphic; the downsides are pretty much everything, up to and including
! 357: possible illegality under accessability laws.
! 358: Unfortunately, I do not see any way to salvage any aspect of the remote
! 359: control; it's going to suck until it's replaced.
! 360: Pleasing graphics are relatively easy to come by nowadays; it should not
! 361: drive the design.
! 362: I'll admit (freely!) I'm not a graphics designer...
! 363: graphics designers aren't web developers (designers), either.
! 364: \layout Comment
! 365:
! 366: \SpecialChar ~
! 367:
! 368: \layout Comment
! 369:
! 370: Also, based on my relatively little info, I think you're data-mining the
! 371: web logs to see what people actually use.
! 372: This is good.
! 373: We may need to do some really simple stuff before he finishes.
! 374: Raw statistics on what buttons are pressed most often can probably be interpret
! 375: ed easily enough for our purposes.
! 376: No matter what the final design is, it should emphasize the two or three
! 377: commands used day in and day out, as determined by empirical analysis,
! 378: and shuffle the other commands onto another sub menu or sub menus.
! 379: Then, use the additional space you'll have (even if you keep the same size
! 380: window) and actually *spell out* the options.
! 381:
! 382: \layout Standard
! 383:
! 384: The Author Remote Control, show in figure
! 385: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Author Remote Control Figure}
! 386:
! 387: \end_inset
! 388:
! 389: , will automatically load whenever you log in to LON-CAPA as the course
! 390: instructor.
! 391: The Author Remote Control is a separate window in your browser, so you
! 392: may position it on the screen where you can make the best use of it.
! 393: The Remote Control is a tool that allows you to switch between functions
! 394: and roles within LON-CAPA.
! 395: \begin_float fig
! 396: \layout Caption
! 397:
! 398: Author Remote Control
! 399: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Author Remote Control Figure}
! 400:
! 401: \end_inset
! 402:
! 403:
! 404: \layout Standard
! 405:
! 406:
! 407: \begin_inset Figure size 164 387
! 408: file authorRemote.eps
! 409: flags 8
! 410:
! 411: \end_inset
! 412:
! 413:
! 414: \end_float
! 415: Of the eight choices on this menu, only two (ROLES and LOGOUT) make *any*
! 416: sort of sense on a first glance.
! 417: Abbreviations are evil in this sort of application and should be used as
! 418: a truly last resort.
! 419: \layout Standard
! 420:
! 421: When you move your mouse over the buttons in the remote, the sixteen gray
! 422: boxes will show a reminder of what that button does.
! 423: \layout Itemize
! 424:
! 425:
! 426: \series bold
! 427: ROLES (CHOOSE ROLE)
! 428: \series default
! 429: allows you to select which user role to assume for this session.
! 430: \layout Itemize
! 431:
! 432:
! 433: \series bold
! 434: COM (COMMUNICATION)
! 435: \series default
! 436: allows you to access the communication functions in the system.
! 437: \layout Itemize
! 438:
! 439:
! 440: \series bold
! 441: CUSR (USER ROLES)
! 442: \series default
! 443: brings up a page that allows you to create new users and change user privileges.
! 444: \layout Itemize
! 445:
! 446:
! 447: \series bold
! 448: CSTR (CONSTRUCT)
! 449: \series default
! 450: displays the construction space for your account.
! 451: \layout Itemize
! 452:
! 453:
! 454: \series bold
! 455: RES (RESOURCE SPACE)
! 456: \series default
! 457: allows you to browse the LON-CAPA network directory.
! 458: \layout Itemize
! 459:
! 460:
! 461: \series bold
! 462: EGRD (ENTER GRADES)
! 463: \series default
! 464: is used to enter grades for students enrolled in your course.
! 465: \layout Itemize
! 466:
! 467:
! 468: \series bold
! 469: SRC (SEARCH LIBRARY)
! 470: \series default
! 471: brings up a screen that lets you search the LON-CAPA resources using multiple
! 472: criteria.
! 473: \layout Itemize
! 474:
! 475:
! 476: \series bold
! 477: LOGOUT (LOGOUT)
! 478: \series default
! 479: will log you out of the LON-CAPA system.
! 480: \layout Section
! 481:
! 482: Creating Content Using LON-CAPA
! 483: \layout Standard
! 484:
! 485: LON-CAPA provides three types of resources for organizing your course website.
! 486: LON-CAPA refers to these resources as Content Pages, Problems, and Maps.
! 487: Maps may be either of two types: Sequences or Pages.
! 488: You will use these LON-CAPA resources to build the outline, or structure,
! 489: for the presentation of your course to your students.
! 490: \layout Itemize
! 491:
! 492: A
! 493: \series bold
! 494: Content Page
! 495: \series default
! 496:
! 497: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Content Page}
! 498:
! 499: \end_inset
! 500:
! 501: displays course content.
! 502: It is mostly a conventional HTML page.
! 503:
! 504: \layout Comment
! 505:
! 506: Check this; is it exactly like HTML pages?
! 507: \layout Itemize
! 508:
! 509: A
! 510: \series bold
! 511: Problem
! 512: \series default
! 513:
! 514: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Problem}
! 515:
! 516: \end_inset
! 517:
! 518: resource represents problems for the students to solve, with answers stored
! 519: in the system.
! 520: These resources are stored in files that must use the extension
! 521: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 522: \end_inset
! 523:
! 524: .problem
! 525: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 526: \end_inset
! 527:
! 528: .
! 529: \layout Itemize
! 530:
! 531: A
! 532: \series bold
! 533: Map
! 534: \series default
! 535:
! 536: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Map}
! 537:
! 538: \end_inset
! 539:
! 540: resource of the
! 541: \series bold
! 542: Sequence
! 543: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Sequence}
! 544:
! 545: \end_inset
! 546:
! 547:
! 548: \series default
! 549: type represents a programmed series of events.
! 550: The users of this resource can use array keys or NAV buttons to follow
! 551: the sequence.
! 552: These resources are stored in files that must use the extension
! 553: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 554: \end_inset
! 555:
! 556: .sequence
! 557: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 558: \end_inset
! 559:
! 560: .
! 561: \layout Comment
! 562:
! 563: What
! 564: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 565: \end_inset
! 566:
! 567: arrow keys
! 568: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 569: \end_inset
! 570:
! 571: ? Surely not the ones on the keyboard\SpecialChar \ldots{}
! 572:
! 573: \layout Itemize
! 574:
! 575: A
! 576: \series bold
! 577: Map
! 578: \series default
! 579:
! 580: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Map}
! 581:
! 582: \end_inset
! 583:
! 584: resource of the
! 585: \series bold
! 586: Page
! 587: \series default
! 588:
! 589: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Page}
! 590:
! 591: \end_inset
! 592:
! 593: type display multiple resources together.
! 594: For example, a page of problems will appears as a problem set.
! 595: These resources are stored in files that must use the extension
! 596: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 597: \end_inset
! 598:
! 599: .page
! 600: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 601: \end_inset
! 602:
! 603: .
! 604: \layout Subsection
! 605:
! 606: Description of the Construction Space
! 607: \layout Standard
! 608:
! 609: \begin_float fig
! 610: \layout Caption
! 611:
! 612: Construction Space
! 613: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Construction Space Figure}
! 614:
! 615: \end_inset
! 616:
! 617:
! 618: \end_float
! 619: The Construction Space, as seen in figure
! 620: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Construction Space Figure}
! 621:
! 622: \end_inset
! 623:
! 624: , is the section of LON-CAPA where you create and manage your course resources.
! 625: The Construction Space consists of a green tool bar at the top of the page
! 626: and a list of all directories and resources below.
! 627: \layout Standard
! 628:
! 629:
! 630: \begin_inset Tabular
! 631: <lyxtabular version="2" rows="10" columns="2">
! 632: <features rotate="false" islongtable="true" endhead="0" endfirsthead="0" endfoot="0" endlastfoot="0">
! 633: <column alignment="center" valignment="top" leftline="true" rightline="false" width="" special="">
! 634: <column alignment="left" valignment="top" leftline="true" rightline="true" width="5in" special="">
! 635: <row topline="true" bottomline="true" newpage="false">
! 636: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 637: \begin_inset Text
! 638:
! 639: \layout Standard
! 640:
! 641:
! 642: \series bold
! 643: Button Name
! 644: \end_inset
! 645: </cell>
! 646: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="left" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 647: \begin_inset Text
! 648:
! 649: \layout Standard
! 650:
! 651:
! 652: \series bold
! 653: Description
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! 656: </row>
! 657: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
! 658: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 659: \begin_inset Text
! 660:
! 661: \layout Standard
! 662:
! 663: Publish this Resource
! 664: \end_inset
! 665: </cell>
! 666: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 667: \begin_inset Text
! 668:
! 669: \layout Standard
! 670:
! 671: Publishes the current resource.
! 672: This presents a publishing window where you can provide information for
! 673: metadata, keywords, language, etc.
! 674: \end_inset
! 675: </cell>
! 676: </row>
! 677: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
! 678: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 679: \begin_inset Text
! 680:
! 681: \layout Standard
! 682:
! 683: List Directory
! 684: \end_inset
! 685: </cell>
! 686: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 687: \begin_inset Text
! 688:
! 689: \layout Standard
! 690:
! 691: Lists the contents of the current working directory
! 692: \end_inset
! 693: </cell>
! 694: </row>
! 695: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
! 696: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 697: \begin_inset Text
! 698:
! 699: \layout Standard
! 700:
! 701: Copy
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! 704: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 705: \begin_inset Text
! 706:
! 707: \layout Standard
! 708:
! 709: Type a new name in the entry box to make a copy the current resource
! 710: \end_inset
! 711: </cell>
! 712: </row>
! 713: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
! 714: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 715: \begin_inset Text
! 716:
! 717: \layout Standard
! 718:
! 719: Browse
! 720: \end_inset
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! 722: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 723: \begin_inset Text
! 724:
! 725: \layout Standard
! 726:
! 727: Opens a file/directory browser for your local computer.
! 728: Use this to select a file to upload.
! 729: \end_inset
! 730: </cell>
! 731: </row>
! 732: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
! 733: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 734: \begin_inset Text
! 735:
! 736: \layout Standard
! 737:
! 738: Upload File
! 739: \end_inset
! 740: </cell>
! 741: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 742: \begin_inset Text
! 743:
! 744: \layout Standard
! 745:
! 746: Uploads the selected file to your Construction Space
! 747: \end_inset
! 748: </cell>
! 749: </row>
! 750: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
! 751: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 752: \begin_inset Text
! 753:
! 754: \layout Standard
! 755:
! 756: Retrieve Old Version
! 757: \end_inset
! 758: </cell>
! 759: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 760: \begin_inset Text
! 761:
! 762: \layout Standard
! 763:
! 764: Load an older version of a resource if you have multiple versions
! 765: \end_inset
! 766: </cell>
! 767: </row>
! 768: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
! 769: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 770: \begin_inset Text
! 771:
! 772: \layout Standard
! 773:
! 774: Delete
! 775: \end_inset
! 776: </cell>
! 777: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 778: \begin_inset Text
! 779:
! 780: \layout Standard
! 781:
! 782: Deletes the current resource
! 783: \end_inset
! 784: </cell>
! 785: </row>
! 786: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
! 787: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 788: \begin_inset Text
! 789:
! 790: \layout Standard
! 791:
! 792: Rename
! 793: \end_inset
! 794: </cell>
! 795: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 796: \begin_inset Text
! 797:
! 798: \layout Standard
! 799:
! 800: Type a new name in the associated entry box to rename a resource
! 801: \end_inset
! 802: </cell>
! 803: </row>
! 804: <row topline="true" bottomline="true" newpage="false">
! 805: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 806: \begin_inset Text
! 807:
! 808: \layout Standard
! 809:
! 810: New Subdirectory
! 811: \end_inset
! 812: </cell>
! 813: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
! 814: \begin_inset Text
! 815:
! 816: \layout Standard
! 817:
! 818: Type a name in the entry box to create a new directory
! 819: \end_inset
! 820: </cell>
! 821: </row>
! 822: </lyxtabular>
! 823:
! 824: \end_inset
! 825:
! 826:
! 827: \layout Subsection
! 828:
! 829: How to Create New Content Pages
! 830: \layout Standard
! 831:
! 832:
! 833: \series bold
! 834: Content Pages
! 835: \series default
! 836: are HTML documents that display the course information you are presenting.
! 837: These documents can be created in any order.
! 838: \layout Comment
! 839:
! 840: Is this worth mentioning?
! 841: \layout Standard
! 842:
! 843: To create new Content Pages, do the following:
! 844: \layout Comment
! 845:
! 846: Is step one necessary? I don't see how it could be.
! 847: \layout Enumerate
! 848:
! 849: Click the
! 850: \series bold
! 851: CSTR
! 852: \series default
! 853: button on the LON-CAPA remote.
! 854: You web page will change to your Construction Space.
! 855: \layout Enumerate
! 856:
! 857: In Location bar of your browser, type in full URL of the new Content Page.
! 858: Make sure the last part of the URL ends with
! 859: \begin_inset Quotes eld
! 860: \end_inset
! 861:
! 862: .html
! 863: \begin_inset Quotes erd
! 864: \end_inset
! 865:
! 866: , for example,
! 867: \emph on
! 868: http://www.s10.lite.msu.edu/priv/directory/new_resource.html
! 869: \emph default
! 870: .
! 871: Press the Return or Enter key.
! 872: \layout Enumerate
! 873:
! 874: You should see something like the following message:
! 875: \series bold
! 876: File not found: /home/wmsonj/priv/directory/new_resource.html
! 877: \series default
! 878: , and an Edit button.
! 879: An HTML editor opens with a simple page template.
! 880: \layout Enumerate
! 881:
! 882: Type the content into the editor,
! 883: \series bold
! 884: OR
! 885: \series default
! 886: copy and paste HTML source code into the editor.
! 887: \layout Enumerate
! 888:
! 889: Optionally, click the
! 890: \series bold
! 891: View
! 892: \series default
! 893: button to preview your Content Page.
! 894: \layout Enumerate
! 895:
! 896: Finally, click the
! 897: \series bold
! 898: Save this
! 899: \series default
! 900: button
! 901: \series bold
! 902: OR
! 903: \series default
! 904: click the
! 905: \series bold
! 906: Save and then attempt to clean HTML
! 907: \series default
! 908: button.
! 909: \layout Standard
! 910:
! 911: Repeat this process as many times as necessary to create your Content Pages.
! 912: \layout Subsection
! 913:
! 914: How to Edit Existing Content Pages
! 915: \layout Standard
! 916:
! 917: You may edit any any Content Pages that have been created.
! 918: \layout Standard
! 919:
! 920: To edit Content Pages:
! 921: \layout Enumerate
! 922:
! 923: Click the
! 924: \series bold
! 925: CSTR
! 926: \series default
! 927: button on the LON-CAPA Remote.
! 928: Your web page will change to your Construction Space.
! 929: \layout Enumerate
! 930:
! 931: Click on the link for the name of the Content Page to edit.
! 932: The Content Page editor will load and display the current edition of the
! 933: Content Page.
! 934: \layout Enumerate
! 935:
! 936: Press the Edit button.
! 937: Edit the HTML code, or copy and paste HTML source code into the editor.
! 938: \layout Enumerate
! 939:
! 940: Optionally, click the
! 941: \series bold
! 942: View
! 943: \series default
! 944: button to preview your Content Page.
! 945: \layout Enumerate
! 946:
! 947: Finally, click the
! 948: \series bold
! 949: Save this
! 950: \series default
! 951: button
! 952: \series bold
! 953: OR
! 954: \series default
! 955: click the
! 956: \series bold
! 957: Save and then attempt to clean HTML
! 958: \series default
! 959: button.
! 960: If you do not do this, your work will not be saved.
! 961: \layout Subsection
! 962:
! 963: Creating Online Problems Using LON-CAPA
! 964: \layout Subsubsection
! 965:
! 966: Problems Types
! 967: \layout Standard
! 968:
! 969: There are five types of problems that can be created with the LON-CAPA system:
! 970: Radio Response, Option Response, String Response, Numerical Response, and
! 971: Formula Response.
! 972: You will need to identify which types of problem you want to use and create
! 973: appropriate questions for your course.
! 974: \layout Subsubsection
! 975:
! 976: Radio Response
! 977: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Radio Response}
! 978:
! 979: \end_inset
! 980:
! 981: Problems
! 982: \layout Standard
! 983:
! 984: Radio Response problems represent multiple choice questions.
! 985: \layout Standard
! 986:
! 987: True/False problems present the student with one question that can be answered
! 988: true or false.
! 989: \layout Standard
! 990:
! 991: Multiple choice problems are created almost identically to True/False problems.
! 992: Multiple choice problems contain 3-10 foils.
! 993: You may display 3-5 foils for each problem and the system randomly picks
! 994: the choices that are presented to the student.
! 995: \layout Standard
! 996:
! 997: Option Response Problems
! 998: \layout Standard
! 999:
! 1000: Option Response problems present foils to the student with drop-down boxes.
! 1001: Option response questions may be presented as a collection of True/False
! 1002: type questions or as a matching type question.
! 1003: The student must choose the correct answer for each part of the question.
! 1004: \layout Standard
! 1005:
! 1006: String Response Problems
! 1007: \layout Standard
! 1008:
! 1009: String Response problems are problems in which the student submits a string
! 1010: of characters for the answer.
! 1011: Examples of string response questions are vocabulary tests, short answer
! 1012: and entering chemical formulas.
! 1013: \layout Standard
! 1014:
! 1015: Numerical Response Problems
! 1016: \layout Standard
! 1017:
! 1018: Numerical Response problems are answered by entering a number and (optionally)
! 1019: a unit, such as 2.5 m/s^2.
! 1020: Tolerance and significant digits can be specified as well.
! 1021: \layout Standard
! 1022:
! 1023: Formula Response Problems
! 1024: \layout Standard
! 1025:
! 1026: Formula Response problems are questions in which the student types in a
! 1027: math formula for the answer.
! 1028: If the answer is "x^2 - 11", the student can enter "x^2 - 11", "x*x - 11",
! 1029: "x^2 + 21 - 10", etc.
! 1030: Functions such as cos, sin, and exp are accepted as well as the operators
! 1031: (), +, -, *, and /.
! 1032: \layout Section
! 1033:
! 1034: Appendix A: Student Interface
! 1035: \layout Standard
! 1036:
! 1037: \begin_float fig
! 1038: \layout Caption
! 1039:
! 1040: Student Remote Control
! 1041: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Student Remote Control}
! 1042:
! 1043: \end_inset
! 1044:
! 1045:
! 1046: \end_float
! 1047: The Student Remote Control will automatically load whenever you log in to
! 1048: a LON-CAPA course as a student.
! 1049: The Student Remote Control contains most of the functions of the Author
! 1050: Remote Control and the following additional functions.
! 1051: \layout Itemize
! 1052:
! 1053:
! 1054: \series bold
! 1055: NAV (NAVIGATE CONTENTS)
! 1056: \series default
! 1057: allows you to directly access resources from the course outline.
! 1058: \layout Itemize
! 1059:
! 1060:
! 1061: \series bold
! 1062: ARROWS (LEFT and RIGHT)
! 1063: \series default
! 1064: allows you to move to the backward or forward through the course.
! 1065: \layout Itemize
! 1066:
! 1067:
! 1068: \series bold
! 1069: GRDS (MY GRADES)
! 1070: \series default
! 1071: allows you to check your grades in the courses you are taking.
! 1072: \layout Itemize
! 1073:
! 1074:
! 1075: \series bold
! 1076: SBKM (SET BOOKMARK)
! 1077: \series default
! 1078: allows you to bookmark pages for easy access.
! 1079: \layout Itemize
! 1080:
! 1081:
! 1082: \series bold
! 1083: VBKM (VIEW BOOKMARK)
! 1084: \series default
! 1085: displays your bookmarks for easy access to bookmarked resources.
! 1086: \layout Itemize
! 1087:
! 1088:
! 1089: \series bold
! 1090: ANOT (ANOTATE)
! 1091: \series default
! 1092: allows you to create personal notes.
! 1093: \layout Itemize
! 1094:
! 1095:
! 1096: \series bold
! 1097: LOGOUT (LOGOUT)
! 1098: \series default
! 1099: will log you out of the LON-CAPA system.
! 1100: \the_end
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