[LON-CAPA-cvs] cvs: loncom /html/adm/help/tex Course_Disable_Discussion.tex Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex

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bowersj2		Fri Jun 20 14:39:24 2003 EDT

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    /loncom/html/adm/help/tex	Course_Disable_Discussion.tex 
                             	Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex 
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  Changed files yanked from the help.loncapa.org site.
  
  
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex:1.3 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex:1.4
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex:1.3	Mon Jun  2 15:54:21 2003
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Course_Disable_Discussion.tex	Fri Jun 20 14:39:24 2003
@@ -1,12 +1,23 @@
 \label{Course_Disable_Discussion}
 By default, all users of a course can use the discussion features
-LON-CAPA provides. If you wish to block course discussion for certain types
-of users, you can disable course discussion from the Course Environment. 
+LON-CAPA provides. Only Course Coordinators have permission to disable
+discussion for a course. A Course Coordinator can also disallow
+resource discussion for specific roles or specific users.
 
-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. 
+\begin{enumerate}
+\item At the \textbf{User Role} screen, select the role of Course
+Coordinator for the course. 
+\item Click \textbf{PARM} on the remote control.
+\item At the \textbf{Set Course Parameters} screen, click 
+  \textbf{Set Course Environment}.
+\item Scroll down to \textbf{Disallow Resource Discussion for Roles}
+  or \textbf{Disallow Discussion for User}.
+\item To disallow resource discussion for specific roles, enter a
+comma-separated list of roles, for example: \texttf{st, ts}. This will
+disable course discussion for the  specified roles. To disallow
+discussion for a specific user, enter \texttf{username:domain}. 
+\item Check the \textbf{Set} field if not checked.
+\item Click \textbf{Set Course Environment}.
+\end{enumberate}
 
-Don't forget to check the \textbf{Set?} field, and then press \textbf{Set Course
-Environment}. Changes take effect when next entering the course. 
\ No newline at end of file
+These changes take effect the next time affected users enter the course.
Index: loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex
diff -u loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex:1.2 loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex:1.3
--- loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex:1.2	Mon Jun  2 15:54:21 2003
+++ loncom/html/adm/help/tex/Docs_Creating_From_Template.tex	Fri Jun 20 14:39:24 2003
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@
 Course Documents folder.
 
 \begin{itemize}
-\item \textbf{Syllabus} adds a traditional syllabus page, which can be filled out
-with various standard Syllabus information.
+\item \textbf{Syllabus}\index{Syllabus} adds a traditional syllabus
+page, which can be filled out with various standard Syllabus information.
 \item \textbf{Simple Page} allows you to add a simple HTML page to the course,
 with an area for text, and an area to add web references. Give the page a
 \textbf{Title}, type plain text into the \textbf{Content} textbox, and add
@@ -55,3 +55,10 @@
 
 The new document will appear in the course next time you \textbf{Re-Initialize}
 the course on your \textbf{ROLES} screen, or login, whichever comes first.
+
+All of these document types are provided for your convenience; you are
+not required to use them. If for instance you prefered to create your
+own Syllabus\index{Syllabus}, you can create an HTML page and either
+upload it into the course like any other document (see
+\ref{Docs_Uploading_From_Harddrive}), or host it on another web server
+and add it as an External Resource (see \ref{Docs_Adding_External_Resource}).