[LON-CAPA-cvs] cvs: loncom /html/adm/help/tex Course_Add_Student.tex Course_Chart_To_Excel.tex Course_Convert_To_CSV.tex Course_Create_Class_List.tex Course_Critical_Message.tex Course_Disable_Discussion.tex Course_Discussion_Board.tex Course_Drop_Student.tex Course_Feedback_Addresses.tex Course_Homework_Performance_Overview.tex Course_Message_Access.tex Course_Problem_Weight.tex Course_Setting_Parameters.tex Course_Student_Grade_Override.tex Course_Student_Work.tex
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Course_Chart_To_Excel.tex
Course_Convert_To_CSV.tex
Course_Create_Class_List.tex
Course_Critical_Message.tex
Course_Disable_Discussion.tex
Course_Discussion_Board.tex
Course_Drop_Student.tex
Course_Feedback_Addresses.tex
Course_Homework_Performance_Overview.tex
Course_Message_Access.tex
Course_Problem_Weight.tex
Course_Setting_Parameters.tex
Course_Student_Grade_Override.tex
Course_Student_Work.tex
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Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Add_Student.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Add_Student.tex
To modify the class list you must be the Course Coordinator for that class.
\begin{enumerate}
\item Logon to the network. If you have multiple roles, click ROLES
on the remote and SELECT Course Coordinator for your particular class.
\item On the remote select the \textbf{ENRL} (course enroll) button.
\item In the main browser window click the button labeled, ``Enroll Student''.
\item Enter the relevant student information, login type, and set the start/end dates for the student.
\item Click ``Enroll as Student'' to complete the process.
\end{enumerate}
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Chart_To_Excel.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Chart_To_Excel.tex
You can get the information from the chart into Excel or similar
spreadsheets by cutting and pasting the chart into a file on your
machine. You can then import that file into Excel, though it will take
some tweaking of the import parameters to get it to work correctly.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Convert_To_CSV.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Convert_To_CSV.tex
To upload an Excel spreadsheet into Lon-CAPA you must convert the
Excel spreadsheet into a \emph{Comma Seperated Value} file, as follows:
\begin{enumerate}
\item Open the spreadsheet in Excel.
\item Choose File | Save As...
\item Select ``CSV (Comma delimited)(*.csv)'' from the ``Save as type:'' drop-down
menu, remembering where you saved it.
\item Click ``Save''.
\item Click ``Ok'', or ``Yes'', at any windows that may appear, to create the
*.csv file.
\end{enumerate}
You can then upload the CSV file generated, as described in
\ref{Course_Create_Class_List}.
Other spreadsheet programs can also export CSV files. Many of them
follow the same procedure as Excel does. Consult your spreadsheet
program's documentation for more information.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Create_Class_List.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Create_Class_List.tex
\label{Course_Create_Class_List}
To modify the class list you must be the Course Coordinator for that class.
\begin {enumerate}
\item On the remote select the \textbf{ENRL} (course enroll) button.
\item In the main browser window you will see a text box directly below the
subheading, \textbf{Upload a courselist}. Type the path to the file that contains
the class list, or click \textbf{Browse} and locate the file on your machine.
\item Select the appropriate file type from the drop-down menu (usually \textbf{CSV
spreadsheet}) and click, \textbf{Upload Courselist}.
\item The next screen allows you to associate the uploaded spreadsheet's columns
with the necessary student fields, such as: \textbf{Last Name}, \textbf{First Name},
etc. Use the drop-down menus to make an
association for each of the spreadsheets' columns.
\emph{Note}: If you wish to associate a particular column to more that one field
(if, for example, you wish to make the students' initial passwords the
same as their student numbers) click the button labeled, \textbf{Reverse
Association}. Then you can assign columns of the spreadsheet to more
than one field.
\item From this page you can also set the login type and the start/end dates for
the students.
\item Once you have the enrollment information set click,
\textbf{Update Courselist} to complete the transaction.
\end{enumerate}
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Critical_Message.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Critical_Message.tex
A ``Critical Message'' is a message that will appear immediately after the
recipient user logs in. The user must acknowlege receipt to continue.
To send a Critical Message, push the \textbf{COM} button on the remote
to get to the Communication screen. On each of the message sending
screens (\textbf{Send message to user(s)}, \textbf{Broadcase message
to course}, and \textbf{Upload message to course}), there are two
checkboxes, \textbf{Send as critical message} and \textbf{Send as
critical message and return receipt}.
\textbf{Send as critical message} will send this message as a critical
message. \textbf{Send as critical message and return receipt} will
send the message as a critical message, but additionally return a
message to you each time a user acknowleges receipt of the message.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex
By default, all users of a course can use the discussion features
LON-CAPA provides. If you wish to block course discussion for, you can
disable course discussion from the Course Environment.
As Course Coordinator, go to \textbf{PARM} from the Remote, press \textbf{Set
Course Environment}, and where it says \textbf{Disallow Resource Discussion},
enter a comma-separated list of role shorthands. For example, enter \textbf{st,ta}
if student and TAs are not allowed to discuss.
Don't forget to check the \textbf{Set?} field, and then press \textbf{Set Course
Environment}. Changes take effect when next entering the course.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Discussion_Board.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Discussion_Board.tex
To create a place explicitly intended as a discussion area, the
easiest thing to do is make a short HTML page, with contents set to
something like \emph{General Discussion Board: Please post general
discussion here.} Then add that page as the first page of your course
sequence, or whereever else you would like the general discussion
page. LON-CAPA's built-in discussion features will do the rest.
You might also want to include information on that page about how to
post to the discussion.
You can make as many of these discussion board areas as you like; for
example, you might want to make one for each chapter or section.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Drop_Student.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Drop_Student.tex
To modify the class list you must be the Course Coordinator for that
class.
\begin{enumerate}
\item Logon to the network. If you have multiple roles, click \textbf{ROLES} on the remote
and \textbf{SELECT} Course Coordinator for the particular class.
\item On the remote select \textbf{ENRL} (course enroll).
\item Near the bottom of the main browser window you will see a subheading called
\textbf{Drop Students}. Click \textbf{Selection List}.
\item Next you will see the list of students your course has been assigned
to. Click the boxes next to the names of the students you wish to drop.
\item Click \textbf{Drop Students} at the bottom of the page to complete the
drop.
\end{enumerate}
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Feedback_Addresses.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Feedback_Addresses.tex
In the Course Environment. Access the Course Environment through \textbf{PARM},
and then \textbf{Set Course Environment}.
For each Feedback type you can
specify a comma separated list of ``username:domain'', for example,
``fred:msu,susie:ohiou''. Check \textbf{Set} next to the new entries, and
store. The new settings will take effect when entering the course the
next time.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Homework_Performance_Overview.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Homework_Performance_Overview.tex
To get an overview of how well the students are perfoming their
homework in a course, select the \textbf{Course Coordinator} or
\text{Instructor} role for the course, and press the \textbf{CHRT}
button in the remote.
The numbers indicate how many attempts it took that student to get the
homework correct. The green numbers indicate the number of problems a
student solved per sequence. The blue numbers indicate the total
number of problems solved out of the total number of problems for the
complete course.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Message_Access.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Message_Access.tex
You can access all messages using the \textbf{COM} button. Unread messages will
be displayed to you immediately. In addition, on the \textbf{NAV} page, you see
a letter symbol next to any resource for which you received unread
feedback messages.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Problem_Weight.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Problem_Weight.tex
-Problem weight is set on the \textbf{Parm} screen. The
\textbf{weight} of the problem is a parameter that is attached to the
problem that \emph{can} be used by the spreadsheet to calculate the
points a student will receive for a problem.
The default spreadsheet uses the ``weight'' parameter as the number of
points a student will receive for completing a problem
correctly. Custom spreadsheets can use many parameters to compute the
points a student will receive, such as \emph(status} (completed, not
solved, excused, etc.), \emph{partial credit}, \emph{number of tries},
etc., or \textbf{weight} as just another parameter.
Thus, for a given course, the true effect of the \textbf{weight}
parameter can only be understood in the context of the spreadsheet the
course is using to determine the number of points a student will
receive for a given problem. (Using \textbf{weight} as part of the
spreadsheet calculation can provide an easy way to manipulate how the
problem distributes points without needing to edit the spreadsheet
directly.)
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Setting_Parameters.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Setting_Parameters.tex
As course coordinator, select \textbf{parm} on the remote to set course
parameters. You can display parameters for the entire course (top-level
map) or just select the enclosing map. After the parameters display,
you can choose to set parameters, due dates for example, on three
levels:
\begin{enumerate}
\item Entire course - everything in the top-level sequence. Click on the
bar "__" in any of the problems under the \textbf{general} heading.
\item Enclosing map. Click on the bar "__" in one of the problems in the
enclosing map under \textbf{for Enclosing Map} heading.
\item One particular resource. Click on the bar "__" in the particular
problem you want to set parameters for under the \textbf{for Resource} heading.
\end{enumerate}
The last heading says \textbf{Parameter in Effect}.
Under this heading is the actual parameter being used. The \emph{most
specific} parameter is what will be used for any given resource.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Student_Grade_Override.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Student_Grade_Override.tex
To override the grading of a problem of a problem for a particular
student, \textbf{NAV}igate to the problem as the course coordinator
(or instructor) and use the \textbf{PGRD} (Problem Grade) button on
the remote. If the problem in question appears in a page, the PGRD
button will be above the problem. Then, select the student that you
want override the grading for.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Student_Work.tex
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Student_Work.tex
To see how a specific student did on a specific problem, or to view
the correct answer for a given student and problem, \textbf{NAV}igate
to the problem in question and hit \textbf{SUBM} (Submission). This
will display a student menu. After you select the student of interest,
LON-CAPA will show all previous submissions that the student made. For
problems that are on pages, the SUBM button will not be on the remote
control but above the actual problem. The \textbf{SUBM} function will
also show the correct solution for that student, as well as a dump of
all variable values if the problem has a script area.
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