Instructor
Tutorials for Open LMS
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Important
Reminder: When backing up your Course Shell,
disable enrolled users. When
restoring your course shell to the new course, leave the “Include
enrolled users” as it is set. Click
here for example and explanation. 1.
Replace old accommodation statement in your
syllabi with the new
version that also includes a discrimination policy! (Required starting
with Spring 2024 courses.) 2.
Change
file upload size in production site shell to maximum size before
restoring course 3.
Back up
and restore course shell 4.
Prevent
student access to course until beginning of the semester 5.
Update
course grade settings if needed 6.
Enable
completion tracking if needed 7.
Determine number
of hours students should spend on your course (Opens in Excel.) Include in
syllabus and Course Overview in Orientation section. 8.
Upload
this semester’s syllabus (in PDF format) 9.
Change
due dates for forums, assignments, and quizzes 10. Set due dates to appear on home
screen for Forum or Open Forum discussions 11. Prevent
students from posting in Forum or Open Forum discussions after due date
if applicable 12. Add
discussion post to Q and A type forums. if applicable 13. Add
groups (if multiple class groups enrolled in same course) 14.
Allow
high school facilitators to see only their own students’ grades, reports,
etc. 15. Update
Zoom activity from previous semester if you already have it set up in OpenLMS. 16. Require
students’ completion of Course Overview before seeing course content
units 17. Check
course from student’s view 18. Allow
student access to course at the beginning of the semester 19. Verify
data in Faculty Portal 20. Copy
Faculty Portal gradebook to new semester course(s). (or set
up new gradebook in Faculty Portal for first time) 21.
During Semester Tasks ·
Contact
students who haven’t logged in ·
Post
weekly attendance reports in Faculty Portal ·
Insert
zeroes in empty grade cells so student course totals are accurate ·
Set
current section to appear in OpenLMS ·
Log
in as a specific student to troubleshoot problems ·
Check
your own activity report ·
Set
up official Faculty Portal gradebook End of Semester Tasks ·
Set
up official Faculty Portal gradebook if not already done ·
Post
and submit official final grades in Faculty Portal ·
Keep course open through appeals time period ·
Check
Student Feedback responses in each course unit to see if improvements
need to be made to your course and whether you have included enough
activities/resources indicating your course meets the recommended number of
contact hours. ·
Backup
and save backup file to be used for another semester NEW INSTRUCTOR HELP Master
Syllabus Template for online courses (.docx) Also, if you are using a course shell
from another instructor, ask that person for a copy of the course syllabus
template. Syllabus and Quick Links Help Upload
Syllabus and/or Course Schedule Class Orientation section help Edit
Class Orientation introduction Edit
Course Overview book resource Edit
Ice Breaker Discussion Forum Delete/hide
unwanted activities Course Development Help Add
a new section/unit to the CONTENTS area Move
a section/unit in the CONTENTS area Add
helpful blocks to the Course Dashboard (Class List & Upcoming Events) Duplicate
feature – short video demonstrating how to save time by duplicating a
current activity so it can be revised and moved to other places in the course Make hyperlinks – ·
Create a URL learning
activity to link to a web page ·
Create
hyperlink from words– short video to show how to link to a web page ·
Create hyperlink from
words to web page or saved file Set
up a OpenLMS gradebook with weighted categories Common Resources to add to your
course with and Recommended Settings Methods
to provide information to students. File – link to a single saved file Folder – link to multiple saved files URL
– link to a web page Label – short amount of information to appear on course
page Page –large amount of information so a few lines appear
on course page with a “Read more” link Book – large amount of information to appear at a
single link and separated into “chapters” (Course Overview in Class
Orientation section is a “book.”) - Common Activities to add to your
course with Recommended Settings Includes
how to add new ones to your course Assignment
– student completes the assignment in
an OpenLMS text box or submits a saved file Open Forum (for discussion forums) – DO NOT use the “Forum” activity, only “Open Forum.” Decide which type of forum to use – Lesson activity - This is- a way to present information in text,
images, videos, or slideshows in “chunks.” Used mostly to present information
not covered in the textbook. Questions can be included to help students see
what they have learned. Answers can be part of the course grade or not. |
Recommended
settings for activities and resources Label Assignment – online text
type Page Assignment – upload file type Assignments Assignment
instruction examples Common
settings for “Online text” type. Common
settings for “File submission” type Prevent
students from submitting wrong types of files Grade
assignments and provide feedback Commonly
asked questions about assignments Help with creating and grading
assignments with rubrics - see Rubrics section below Discussion
Forums Forum
or Open Forum? Pros and Cons Open
Forum instruction examples Prevent
students from seeing classmate’s posts before posting their own response. Prevent
students from posting after due date Enable
due dates so students can see them Control
whether students get email alerts for new posts. From Open LMS website: Help with creating and grading
forums with rubrics - Quizzes Add,
edit, or delete questions View
Quiz grades & more administration choices FAQ’s
about common quiz issues Allow
a student to retake a quiz Student
loses internet connection during quiz From Open LMS website: Lesson
Activity This is- a way to present information
in text, images, videos, or slideshows in “chunks.” Often used to present
information not covered in the textbook. Questions can be included to help
students see what they have learned. Answers can be part of the course grade
or not. Video
overview (9 min.) Link
to more videos about the Lesson Activity Gradebook in
OpenLMS Set
up a OpenLMS gradebook Insert
zeroes (quick method)for students who do not submit an assignment (keeps
students’ course averages updated). Students
can’t see their course average on Dashboard of their course home page. Course
Total doesn’t appear in teacher’s gradebook From Open LMS website: Rubrics Duplicate
rubric to use in a different activity Grade
with rubrics in Open Grader Gradebook in
Faculty Portal Set
up new gradebook for the first time Copy
previous gradebook to new semester course(s). Feedback
Activity Add/edit
questions and see results Personalized
Learning Designer (PLD) Create
and use PLD rules to improve interaction with students. Examples of
PLD Rules: ·
Send
automatic pop-up messages to students on their screen when a specified
condition has occurred. ·
Automatically
send student to a resource or practice exercise if they received a no passing
grade on an activity. |
Messages
Feature Basic
features of the Messages feature Use
Class List block to message a single student Send
a message to all or multiple students Find
unread messages sent to you Delete
messages or students from messages window Separate
former and current students in Messages window. Send
message to “at risk” students through the Exception report Send
message to students within a specific grade range on a graded activity Issue: Students
have blocked you from sending messages to them Enable/disable
sending messages to your email More
Communication Suggestions Contact
students who haven’t logged in See
Students’ schedules in Faculty Portal Use
Zoom right within your course. Save time having to set up a new meeting
every time you need to “zoom.” Create
and use PLD rules to improve interaction with students. Videos and
Images Insert
images or hyperlinks into OpenLMS Embed
videos from YouTube
into OpenLMS Yuja help Log
into Yuja for 1st time and get help Embed
videos from Yuja into OpenLMS Zoom help Steps to create & embed narrated
PowerPoint slideshows into OpenLMS 1.
Create
narration for PowerPoint slideshow 2. Create video in PowerPoint
- 3.
Upload
videos to Yuja website 4. Embed
videos from Yuja into OpenLMS H5P
Interactive Content Types of H5P content
with examples and demos Add
a new H5P Interactive Content activity Embed
H5P content into existing activity/resource Turnitin Video
to show how to use Turnitin to check for plagiarism Groups Create
groups ·
different sections in face-to-face
courses ·
dual credit and college students ·
different dual-credit high schools ·
face-to-face students and separate dual
credit schools Ways
to use groups once you have created them Allow
high school facilitators to see only their own students’ grades, reports,
etc. (other information under Dual Credit Information heading below) Prevent
certain groups from seeing an entire section of the course. Allow
only online students to take an online quiz. Face-to-face students take quiz
in classroom Use
Assignment activity for groups Create
“groupings” that combine different groups to work on a task together. See
group members in Participants list. Send
message to a specific group. More help from the Moodle Docs
website Troubleshooting
Student Issues & Student Reports Look
at course from the student view Student Reports from Open LMS website: How to gather
data and keep track of student activity and progress. Accessibility
Issues Include
Alt tags to all images Add
captions when recording on PowerPoint Dual Credit
Information If you have dual credit students, this list
will help you know what the course section number is for each high school. Facilitator
User Guide Locate
school with which each facilitator is associated. Allow
high school facilitators to see only their own students’ grades, reports,
etc.
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