Modules (Melete) tool professional development notes
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1. You may want to share your files with a colleague or you may want to keep a backup copy of your modules You can export them and save them elsewhere There are two ways to handle module import export from one site to another The first way is to use Import Export from the Manage area Another way to import modules into a different site involves Import from Site found in the Site Info tool They are both explained below Export Modules from within Modules gt gt Manage Use this method if you want to save a backup file of your modules or if you want to share them with a colleague Exporting modules does not affect the current site s modules This export functionality exports all of your modules and sections into an IMS Content Packaging CP zip file that you can import into another site or other system that supports IMS CP The export functionality packages all your modules into a zip file You can now select individual modules to export This is useful where a set of modules is media rich and might be larger than the 20MB CSU upload limit Click on Manage Click on the Import Export link Keep the IMS Content Packaing format as the default generally not SCORM 2004 for CSU use Select What to export from the list of modules displayed in the box All modules is the default selection Page 6 of 12 e Click on Export When you export here what you are exporting is a ZIPPED folder with ALL your modules in it Save this zipped folder2. Confirmation After you set the properties of a section and enter content click on Add to continue You will be directed to a confirmation page where you can e View your content accept changes and continue e Add Another Section Click this link to continue adding sections e Finish Click this link if you are finished adding sections to the module for now Add More Sections You can always return to add more sections to a module you have published From the Author View page click the module title you want to add sections to Then click the Add Content Sections link just below the top navigation bar Page 10 of 12 A link to Add Content Sections is also available at the bottom of the screen Similar links that allow you to add sections are also available at the section level of a module as well below the top navigation bar and at the bottom of the page Edit Sections There are a few ways to access the section in order to edit it e On the Author View page expand the module list to show sections Tick the box next to the section to be edited and click the Edit link at the top of the list You are directed to the Edit Section page where you can make changes or e On the Author View page expand the module list to show sections Click the section title you want to edit You are directed to the Edit Section page On the Editing section page you can change the following information Section title Instructions Modality
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4. a module follow these steps e Click on Author to go to the Author View page e Click on the green and white round plus icon in the Next Steps column for the module you want to set instructions Or if editing existing Next Steps click on the magnifying glass icon in the same column e Type the steps you want students to follow when finished with a module e Click Add to submit your content and return to Author View e What s Next appears at the bottom of the Modules page As students navigate through the modules clicking on Next after the last section of a module will display a separate screen with the next steps if that information was provided by the author Duplicate Module If you click on the Duplicate Module icon that entire module and all the included sections is duplicated and placed at the bottom of the module list You can tell which the duplicated material is because all titles module amp section include in parentheses the date it was copied You ll probably want to go in and edit those extra long titles If you edit either the original or the duplicated version the other is not affected Print Module Clicking on the Print icon pulls together an HTML document Click on the Print icon on the top of the HTML page to send the document to a printer or print as PDF if that feature is an option If you choose to allow students to print modules via Preferences they will also be able to print out entire modules You
5. content using the editor The default choice for publishing content in a section is using the built in WYSIWYG What You See Is What You Get editor When you choose to add a section the editor is displayed by default See Part 3 of this module to learn more about editor choices Sferxy or FCK You do not need to know HTML to use either editor but if you do know HTML you can code directly in the window You can compose new content in the editor or copy paste content from other sources such as Word html or text Option 2 Upload or link to a file A section s content can be an uploaded Word Excel pdf etc file When you click on the Select link you can browse to find a file to upload Or if the file has been uploaded previously you can choose it from the list in the lower portion of the window If you click on the title of the item it will open on your desktop so you can see if it s the correct item You choose that item by clicking on link to me in the right hand column Be aware that end users must have an application that will open the file on their computer If the uploaded document is a doc file the student must have an application that opens it such as Word If the uploaded document is a xls file the student must have Excel or some other program that opens Excel documents If you are going to use uploaded documents you may want to mention the type of software needed to open these files as a requirement in your syllabus Pag
6. default the modules are sorted by Date Deactivated e Tick the checkboxes located next to the archived modules to select them You can select and restore to the active list more than one module at a time e Click Restore to complete the operation e A confirmation page displays the list of modules that have been restored e Click on Return to Modules to view the updated list of modules Your restored modules are added at the bottom of the list of active modules Sort Modules To change the sequence of modules Click Manage at the top navigation bar Click Sort You will be directed to the Sorting modules page On this page there are two columns The first is showing the current sequence of modules The second column is your work area e Inthe second column click the module whose sequence you want to change Then click the up and down arrows to change the sequence Click on the double headed arrows to jump the selected item to the top or bottom of the list e There is no Save button Simply click the Author link at the top of the page to return to the Table of Contents module list They should now be resorted You may also sort the sections of a module This is covered later in this guide under content sections Import Export Modules You may need to import export your modules for various reasons At the beginning of a new session you ll want to import your modules from a previous site so you don t have to re do all that work
7. in a convenient location This is all you need to import the information into a new place You DO NOT need to open unzip or view inside the folder You can import the zip file into the Modules tool of another site you own or share it with a colleague if you so desire Import Modules from within Modules gt gt Manage If you want to import modules you ve exported from another site e Click on Manage e Click on the Import Export link e Browse in the box provided to find the folder you exported from the other site The zipped folder Then click on Import The files will be imported to the end of list of any existing modules Sort them as explained in the Manage Modules section If there are modules that were imported that you don t want you can delete them as explained in the Delete Modules section Import Modules from Site Info gt gt Import from Site To import your entire Modules tool content from one site you own into another site you own you can use the Import from Site feature This is the same method you can use to import content of other tools in the system such as Resources The advantage of this method is that you don t need to export the modules first However you wouldn t use this method if you want to save a backup in a location outside of Interact To do so Make sure the Modules tool is turned on in both nteract sites first In the site you want to import into click on Site Info From the links at the top of
8. the window click on Import from Site Tick the box for the site where your materials are old site and click Continue Tick the Modules box and any other tools you may want to import from this site and click Continue After a short wait while the system is working you ll be returned to the Site Info window Go to your Modules page and the imported modules will be at the bottom of the list under any previously existing modules You can now sort them into place set their Start and End Dates delete any you don t want etc Full instructions for using the Import from Site function can be found at http www csu edu au division landt interact help siteinfo htm 10 Module Preferences There are five preferences to be set in Modules gt gt Preferences Choice of editor to use when composing content Choice of seeing the Table of Contents module list expanded or contracted by default Whether to allow students to print modules Show link to Publishers content Automatic numbering of modules sections student view Module Editor Settings You may choose one of two editors to author in Modules FCK or Sferyx e The FCK editor is also used in other tools in CSU Interact such as Announcements and Calendar It is the default editor within the Modules tool e The Sferyx editor is only available in the Modules tool in CSU Interact Sferyx contains an editor for writing mathematical content Page 7 of 12 The setting is global meaning that whe
9. CSU Interact Modules Tool UNIVERSITY Guide for authors Version 2 6 0 updated August 2009 Table of contents OVE R VTE W EET E E A T EE EIE EE E EE chase suasceseasshssseoocssbecosseasses 1 MODULES INTRODU CTION ivisccssnstsssvocsssessscecsssassonccsessstsecossnscsotestuncsoscocsnnsessessvecesscodsntessenedsinesososesnancsenecssscssecesssasaessessencseesnssnss 2 PART 1 CREATING AND MANAGING MODULES ccsssscssscssssscssscssscscssccssnsssnsccsscssscsesssssnccsssesssacsssssscnsssssnsscssssessesens 3 ASUTHOR VIEW AE E A A A T E bossa tues beeveesnedevenapSebtzade A 3 Creanga NEW INOGUT ase Sven Auk ata its atest ss decals va ec th aes Satta caacazes fa encuceshetnee e ovsctceelsuada Se tucest lt s2nhecoeuni oie suites dete cnescectauen on 3 Edi Mod le Macs ae e E E e E e Gata ea capes see Sead Pose CSE Oats Go es E TOSSED de EAE AUER ae aE SS 3 Delete Module micuna enni a a ai a bseseasivntnuasvodin oh E a a E a a 4 Archive Mod le aene e e a E T E E E E E E a E E E E E 4 Module GCTONS s isscckesbeciasishnsononncedtassovedentencussessdpodiue E E a a E a E E E 4 MANAGE VIEW eoe reereot eroen rekten aN ri E EEEE EE EEEN AE PETEN EEEE P EENKEER EARE SEEE ae PESENE AREKEA EEN E RAEE RE PEREN EE ETENEE AREER EEE 5 Manace Contentus nioe T E EEE A E E E NE S EE E RE T E EE EE E REO ES 3 Restore Archived Modules srsse ieie a E E a E E E EEE EE EE E R R 6 Sor Modules sion e n a e R e e E S a a E ES 6 Impor Export Modules sneon a a
10. Content You CANNOT change the method for creating content In other words if the section was originally created using the content editor you can change the contents within the editor but you can t switch this section to be a link to a URL If you had originally created content as a link to a web page using a URL you can replace that URL but you can t make this section now be a downloadable document After editing the section complete the process e Click Save to save the edits Click Preview to view how the content will be displayed for students Click Cancel to discard the edits and return to the Author View Click Add Another Section to save the edits and add another section Click Finish to save the changes to the section and return to the Table of Contents module list Co Authoring Tip It is suggested that only one author make changes to a module at a time If you will co author content establish regular authoring times with your partner or split modules If you edit a module or section simultaneously the system WILL let you know that someone else has altered it when you attempt to save it You will receive the following message when trying to save content that was altered CAUTION The properties of this module have been modified by another author simultaneously Please open a new browser window and log in again to access the most current version of this module You may make changes to this newer version Sort Sections Sorting sect
11. E AEE 12 DCL CLES CCHONS ssn a e a a a a e a a tees a a E E E E 12 PART 3 CONTENT EDITOR GUIDES sisciisessessssscsseadsesesseaessatssssnnsesuscscoesesssseesusssessssdecetnsessensteadseseesesdeosenssanteseacssssbersecessesseseees 12 Overview The Modules tool is a lesson builder tool that allows teachers to publish and organise learning material to guide students through the learning process It was developed under the name Melete by Etudes Learning material may be created from within the tool using a choice of editing tools existing material and material created using third party software may also be imported Acknowledgement The following notes have been adapted from the Melete 2 6 Tutorial prepared by Etudes available for download from http etudes org melete htm Screen shots have been removed to be economical with space in a printed version Page 1 of 12 Modules Introduction A module is the building block of your lessons For example you may create a module unit chapter or lecture for each week Many teachers organise their modules in weeks adding lecture notes activities links and resources that relate to that week s topic as sections of the week s module This allows them to guide learners through the sequence of content tasks in an organised manner A module consists of one module page AND one or more content sections depending on how you want to organise your information Module pages are like the title pag
12. are not sure about continuing with the deletion click Cancel to abandon the process and return to the Author View page A confirmation page lists the module that you deleted Click Return to Modules to return to the updated Author View page Part 3 Content Editor guides The FCK Editor User s Guide can be found at http docs fckeditor net FCKeditor 2 x Users Guide There is a version of the Sferyx User s Manual and links to FAQ at http www sferyx com htmleditorapplet installation htm Page 12 of 12
13. ated Author View page Archive Module You can make a module invisible to learners by archiving it You may have many reasons for removing one or more modules from the active list It could be that you want to reveal material to students as the session progresses It could be that you will not be using a module in the current session but you do not wish to delete it When you want to make modules invisible but not delete them permanently you should use the Archive feature You can restore archived modules at any time by clicking on Manage and then on the Restore icon To make modules inactive i e archive modules e On the Author View page tick the checkbox located next to the module title you want to remove from the current list of active modules e Then click the Archive link located below the Author link e Aconfirmation message will alert you that the chosen module is archived Note Only entire modules can be archived You cannot archive single sections of a module Module actions On the Modules List page Author View there are three Action columns on the right hand side These actions are e Next Steps e Duplicate Module e Print Module Page 4 of 12 Set Next Steps for a Module You can set instructions at the end of every module to let students know what they should do after reading through that module You may direct them to a quiz assignment or simply ask them to continue with the next module To include next steps for
14. can disallow that feature if you wish it does not affect author s ability to print Manage view The following functions are available under Manage Modules Manage Content Restore archived modules to Active list Sort modules or sections of modules Import Export modules Manage Content Manage Content allows you to upload files view already uploaded files and delete files This will be described in more detail in the following section e Click on Manage on the top navigation bar e Click the Manage Content icon A list of all files associated with the modules is displayed These correspond to files uploaded through the editor during section creation and those previously uploaded through Manage Content Add a new file through the New Item Use the Add Item Type drop down box to select the type of item file or Url You can add a number of items together by using the Number of Items to Upload selection No multiple bulk upload of files is possible Use the Delete button to delete files if necessary Page 5 of 12 The Manage Content function is particularly useful when editing and reusing modules or where there will be a large number of images used such as when developing a template etc Restore Archived Modules To restore an archived module e Click on Manage on the top navigation bar e Click the Restore Archived Modules icon e A list of the archived modules is displayed along with their deactivation date and time By
15. changed the module properties complete the process e Click Save to save your changes and return to the Author View page e Click Add Content Sections to save changes and continue adding sections e Click Cancel to discard changes and go back to the Author View page Co Authoring Tip If co authoring a module it is highly recommended that only one author make changes to a module at a time If you co author content establish regular authoring times with your partner or split modules to avoid conflicts when saving your work If you edit a module or section simultaneously the system will let you know that someone else has altered it when you attempt to save it Delete Module You may select one or more modules to delete at a time On the Author View page choose the module you want to delete by ticking the checkbox to the left of the Module title Then click the Delete link at the top of the window A deletion warning asks you to confirm the delete action not recoverable When you delete a module all its sections and related uploaded files get deleted permanently If you do not want to delete an entire module but only sections of it refer to Delete Sections If you are sure click Continue to delete the module If you are not sure about continuing with the deletion click Cancel to abandon the process and return to the Author View page A confirmation page lists the module that you deleted Click Return to Modules to return to the upd
16. e 9 of 12 Option 3 Link to new or existing URL resource on server Another option for adding content to a section is by linking to a web page that exists on the web must be a functional URL Once you ve inserted the URL address you should give it a short title This will help you and your students to identify what the link is to Sometimes URL addresses are very cryptic When a student goes to a section that is a link to a web page there will be a link directly on that page When the student clicks on the link the new web page opens in a second browser window The student can return to the class site by closing the second window If the URL has been previously created by you either used before or uploaded in Manage gt gt Manage Content it will be listed at the bottom of the window You can preview this URL by clicking on the title or select it to use by clicking on the link to me link Option 4 Link to Publisher Content This is only displayed when Link to Publisher content has been selected in preferences It is generally not yet used at CSU Copyright License When you create a section you are asked to select a copyright license for it Each section within a module can have a different license The licensing choices for sections are as follows e Copyright of CSU owned by the university for example as subject materials This is the default setting e Copyright of author a copy of the permission should be kept on file in th
17. e School Faculty Division Section and with the Copyright Coordinator and only used in accordance with the agreement e Material is in the public domain materials that are no longer in copyright This is usually from the date of publication or the end of the year of the death of the author plus either 50 years if expired before 31 December 2004 or 70 years e Creative Commons Licence materials available on Creative Commons Licensed for educational purposes check licence Select this option if you wish to keep the copyright for your work but wish to allow others to reuse your materials You have the option to select whether others can modify your materials and where they can use it for commercial purposes If you choose the Creative Commons license a form is displayed asking you select the terms and conditions of use for your materials e Allow Commercial use of work Yes No e Allow Modifications of your work Yes No Share Alike e Fill in the License Holder name and license year e Click on Add to finish the section e Database Licence material available from CSU online databases CSU full text database articles perpetual link provided by Library More information on copyright issues can be found by clicking the small green question mark icon next to the Copyright Status field This will take you to the document Copyright information for CSU staff at http www csu edu au copyright docs interact staff quide pdf Add Section
18. e of a document on a module page you assign a title add a description and keywords if desired and set the open and close dates that the module is to be available Content is published in section pages which will be discussed in Part 2 If you have a short topic you may only want one section If your module consists of multiple topics resources and materials you need to break it up into several sections meaningful chunks for students for easier viewing and processing When a student is reading a content section there will be breadcrumb links to next and previous sections as well as the Table of Contents module list for easy navigation Once in the nteract site you wish to work in click Modules on the left navigation bar to open the Modules tool f the Modules tool is not already turned on first do so from Site Info gt Edit Tools There are four views for Modules View Author Manage and Preferences View Preview and access modules and sections as they look to students The default view for students shows all modules expanded to show their included sections and subsections Students can contract the view to show modules only no sections by clicking on the double headed arrow at the top of the list or on any of the down pointed arrows to the left of each module Modules that are not open to students start date is in the future or end date is in the past cannot be viewed by students They will see the module title in the list b
19. eft and right indent buttons Once a section has been created it can be sub sectioned You may want to sort it first to make sure it is immediately below the section that it will belong to Click in the box next to the title on the Table of Contents module list With one or more section boxes ticked click on the Right icon in the links at the top This moves the ticked section to a sub section of the section above each section can be at a level that is either equal to or one sub section below the section immediately above it Notice there is also a Left icon You can t make a section become a module by clicking the left indent icon but you can move subsections left to make them a higher level Delete Sections You can delete one or more sections at a time You can also delete both modules and sections at the same time On the Author View page choose the sections and modules you want to delete by ticking the checkbox to the left of the item title If you only see modules remember that you can expand any module by clicking on the little black arrow next to the module title or expand all modules by clicking on the two headed arrow at the top of the list Then click the Delete link at the top of the window A Deletion Warning asks you to confirm the delete action not recoverable When you delete a module all its sections and related uploaded files get deleted as well If you are sure click Continue to delete the module If you
20. ging modules Author view Creating a new module The first steps of creating a new module require you to provide information about the module title description keywords and choice of a license 1 2 3 Click on the Author link at the top of the Module page Click the Add Module link Define the properties of your module The module title needs to be at least 1 character long Keep the title short enough to view neatly in your browser window use the View option to check Titles can be a combination of letters and numbers Most special characters are now allowed but do NOT use the sign it is not accepted The description of the module should be less than 500 characters formerly 700 characters Keywords for the module should be fewer than 250 characters They should be words or phrases separated by commas if necessary They will be used for keyword searches when that feature is implemented Author name and term are fixed fields The information for these fields is provided automatically by the system when you log into the Interact site You cannot alter the fixed field data Later on when you access the module to edit it this information gets stored in the Modified by field Modules can be modified by you a colleague or a teaching assistant who has the same access privileges as you do Leave the Start and End Date boxes empty if you want your modules to be open ended and available throughout the entire session
21. ions works just like sorting modules When you go to Modules gt gt Manage gt gt Sort you just need to click on the Sort Sections button Then choose the module you want to sort the sections of In the New Sequence box use the up and down arrows to move sections as desired Move Sections Sometimes you may want to move one or more sections from the module they re in to a different module e In Author view select the boxes next to the sections you want to move e Click on the Move Section s link at the top of the page e Inthe list of modules that appears click the radio button next to the module you want these sections to be moved to e Click Save at the bottom of the window The selected sections will be moved to the new module beneath any previously existing sections e You can then sort them in Manage if you wish Page 11 of 12 Subsections A typical textbook s table of contents will be organised into chapters Inside a chapter are several topics Some of those topics may have subtopics maybe even more than one level of subtopics thus breaking up content The modules area is organised in the same way There are modules chapters weeks and sections topics Just as the book has subtopics you can create subsections within sections There can be ten levels of subsections within a single section That s not ten subsections but ten levels of indents You have to create sections before you can start sub sectioning them by using the l
22. n an author sets Sferyx as the default modules editor it will be set as the default module editor in all the sites owned by the author Users can switch between the two browsers on the fly while editing provided that the Java plug in for Sferyx is downloaded and it is properly installed For example if you have set Sferyx as your default editor and want to use the smileys of the FCK editor you can save your content click on Preferences set the FCK editor as the default and return to your authoring Then if you need to insert a mathematical equation at a later stage you can click on Preferences and set Sferyx as the default editor and return to your authoring Sferyx editor notes for users The Sferyx editor is a Java applet and takes a while to load the first time Once loaded into a computer s memory it loads quickly in all subsequent requests PC users e The Sferyx editor requires that you download the Java Runtime Environment JRE under Plugins Add ons and Miscellaneous from https online csu edu au division dit software core html e You must accept the Sferyx certificate Choose grant always Mac users e You MUST have the 10 3 Operating System e The Sferyx editor requires that you download http javaplugin sourceforge net e You must accept the Sferyx certificate Choose Trust All users e See hittp www csu edu au division landt interact staffsupport browser htm for recommended browser and platform combinatio
23. ns for CSU Interact Module View Settings If your site has the Table of Contents module list appear in expanded view it means that all the sections and subsections are listed on the page as links as well as the module titles If you would prefer to have only the module titles showing on the list page you can set your default setting under the Manage gt gt Preferences window Remember that no matter which setting you choose you can always expand and collapse the lists by clicking on the little black arrows Allow Student Printing When Yes is ticked student modules will have a small print icon in the modules list When they click on the print icon their modules can be printed When printing the entire module is printed it is not possible to limit printing to particular sections Show link to Publishers content This function is not yet used at CSU Select NO Automatic numbering of modules sections student view e Select Yes to enable autonumbering of modules i e 1 1 1 1 2 etc e Note that when autonumbering is turned off by the author it is still viewable in the Author view but NOT in the Student View Test by using the View function to see if autonumbering is on or off Page 8 of 12 Part 2 Creating Content Sections Create Sections Sections are the units within a module Each module can consist of one or more sections Add Sections to a Module You can access add content to a module in four ways e From the Au
24. otherwise set the Start and End Date for the module using the calendar widget Set the time first and then click on the date Clicking on the date closes the widget so if you don t do it in the correct sequence you ll have to open the widget again To proceed with a module addition click on Add When you do this you will be directed to a confirmation page where you can Add Content Sections to your modules or return to the Author View You can return to the module to add more sections at any time e To discard the module addition click on Cancel e Notice that you have not yet published any content The content of your module will be added into sections Edit Module From the Author View page tick the checkbox next to the module to select it Then click the Edit link at the navigation bar You will be directed to the Edit Module page where you can revise a module s properties OR more easily From the Author View page click the title of the module you want to edit You will be directed to the Edit Module page where you can make changes The Edit Module page contains these fixed fields that cannot be modified Added by name date and time when the module was first created Modified by name date and time when the module was last modified The following information can be edited Module Title required Description optional Keywords optional Start Date optional End Date optional Page 3 of 12 Once you have
25. thor View page click on a module title in which you want to add content sections to You will be directed to the module s properties page Click the Add Section link located just below the navigation bar e After you are finished editing a section click the Add Section link just below the top navigation bar to add another section to the module or the Add another section link at the bottom of the page below Save e After adding a new module click the Add Content Sections link that is displayed in the confirmation page to add another section to the module e From the Author View page tick the box next to an existing section in the module you want to add a section to and then click the Add Content link at the top Define Properties of a Section While inputting properties for a new section you should be aware that The Section Title cannot be left empty Most special characters are allowed but not the sign The Added by field on this page is fixed It is not editable After typing the title and instructions choose the modality of the section s content Tick the format of your content tick all that apply Textual Text based Visual Flash files images etc Auditory Sound files e g wav files Methods for Adding Content in Sections After you enter the section title and instructions and have checked the modality fields select how you will create content for the section There are several options Option 1 Composing
26. ut the link will not be active They will be able to see the start and end dates so they ll know when it will be available Those same closed modules are available to teachers in preview mode The text will be italicised and the little red stop icon will show next to the module title This allows teachers to work on their modules and then preview them even though students have no access Author Add edit archive inactivate and delete modules and sections set start and end dates create next steps statements As with the student view of the modules list the default list view is expanded Teachers can click on the little black arrows to condense expand the view to show sections or not Teachers can also change the default so the list opens automatically in condensed view Manage Handle tasks such as restore archived inactive modules sort modules and sections and import export modules to new sites A new feature in 2009 is the Manage Content function for easy file management Preferences Select the editor tool you d like to use for creating content Sferyx or FCK editor Also select if you prefer your module view to open expanded or collapsed Remember that you can click the black arrows in the list to switch to the other option You can now enable auto numbering of modules amp sections Also importantly set preferences for allowing students to be able to print out their modules if you wish Page 2 of 12 Part 1 Creating and mana
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