[LON-CAPA-users] Slots

[Todd Ruskell]

Ray,

The slots did "work like a charm" for me.  But my use is currently extremely 
limited.  I am having students sign up for field trips, and created a 
different slot for each trip.  I set up a dummy problem and assigned it the 
slots.  That's all.  Students were, and currently still are, able to 
successfully sign up for a slot.  That's all I've done.  I haven't yet cared 
about other usually important details like properly opening/closing a 
problem, using a proctor, etc.

Todd

On Wednesday 31 May 2006 02:14 pm, Ray Batchelor wrote:
> OK.  Todd and Guy,
>                                  Does this mean that slots is already a
> feature we can use to schedule online tests?  I had the impression that
> there was still some functionality not yet in place.
>
> Thanks,
> Ray
>
> On Wednesday 24 May 2006 14:20, Todd Ruskell wrote:
> > Thanks Guy,
> >
> > It works like a charm.  Just so other's know:  the primary things for me
> > were to make sure BOTH of the "Slots of availability . . ." parms were
> > not set by me in the parms window, AND to set the "Use slot based access
> > controls" to "resource", instead of yes.
> >
> > Todd
> >
> > On Wednesday 24 May 2006 12:33 pm, Guy Albertelli II wrote:
> > > Hi Todd,
> > >
> > > > OK.  I've defined 2 slots:  slot1 and slot2
> > > >
> > > > They are both of type schedulable_student, which I assume means that
> > > > students are allowed to do the scheduling.
> > > >
> > > > They have a start time and an end time a couple days in the future.
> > > >
> > > > Each has a maximum number of students, a proctor, and a secret word.
> > > >
> > > > All the other table entries on the "managing slots" page are empty. 
> > > > (I *think* this means I have set up students to register for slots at
> > > > any time, and that currently, the slots are not unique)
> > > >
> > > > For the problem, the "Use slot based access controls" parm is set to
> > > > "yes"
> > > >
> > > > For the problem, the "Slots of availability selected by student" parm
> > > > is set to "slot1,slot2"
> > >
> > > This should be left blank, the student will fill this in.
> > > (You should never modify this PARM in the normal PARM screen.)
> > >
> > > > For the problem, the "Slots of availability" parm is also set to
> > > > "slot1,slot2"
> > >
> > > This should be left blank, as students will assign to themself a slot.
> > > (Use this one when you want to as an instructor force a particular
> > > slot onto a student)
> > >
> > > Not that this currently requires a : seperated list of slot names if
> > > it is used. (I likely need to change that...)
> > >
> > > > Still, when I log in as student, I don't get a "select slot" screen.
> > >
> > > Have you
> > > - set an opendate in the past?
> > > - set a duedate in the future?
> > > - navigated to the resources as the student?
> > >    (there should be a "Sign up for time to work." button when viewing
> > >    the resource.)
> > >
> > > > On Wednesday 24 May 2006 10:40 am, Guy Albertelli II wrote:
> > > > > Hi Todd,
> > > > >
> > > > > > Anyway, I want to try to use slots to have students sign up for
> > > > > > one of several field trips.  I think I've figured out how two
> > > > > > define the slots, from the PARM page, but I'm not sure how to
> > > > > > apply them.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Q1:  Can slots only be applied to bridge tasks?  If so, the rest
> > > > > > of this can probably be ignored.
> > > > >
> > > > > You can apply them to .problems in 2.1 but soemthings might act
> > > > > oddly.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Q2:  I've tried to apply the two slots that I have to a "score
> > > > > > upload form", to use as a placeholder.  Should this currently
> > > > > > work, in principle?
> > > > >
> > > > > Ayup.
> > > > >
> > > > > > Q3:  Both slots should currently be open, and I've set them to
> > > > > > "anytime" status for when students can reserve the slot.  But
> > > > > > when I, as a student, select the resource, nothing interesting
> > > > > > happens. As in, I don't get to choose a slot.  Any ideas?
> > > > >
> > > > > I'm guessing have not modfied the 'useslots' PARM for the .problem.
> > > > >
> > > > > Additionally If you want to make the slots conflicting (students
> > > > > must select only one) you'll need to set the 'unique period' part
> > > > > of the slot.
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Dr. Todd Ruskell
> > > > Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics       Office:  Meyer Hall 326
> > > > Colorado School of Mines                     Phone: 303-384-2080
> > > > 1523 Illinois Street                         Fax: 303-273-3919
> > > > Golden, CO 80401
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-- 
Dr. Todd Ruskell
Senior Lecturer, Department of Physics       Office:  Meyer Hall 326
Colorado School of Mines                     Phone: 303-384-2080
1523 Illinois Street                         Fax: 303-273-3919
Golden, CO 80401