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1. 2 this is for changing gear un pela 5 the are for your feet B ama E ar E ar 7 Sines Illustration 54 Exercises Hot spot question creation Having uploaded your image and named your question you can add or remove hotspots and define the area using an ellipse a rectangle or a polygon shape As with other question types you can add comments for feedback purposes and determine a score for each correctly identified area 58 176 The learner needs to click on the picture to identify the areas listed the numbers will appear on top of the areas on which he clicks 4 Bicycle parts Mame the parts of the the bicycle Now click on the button below to validate your answers Image zones 1 saddle 2 handlebars 3 derailleur 4 pedal Previous question Illustration 55 Exercises Hot spot learner view 59 176 12 5 8 Type 8 Exact combination 9 This is a variation of the multiple answer type test looked at above The only difference is 15 that no partially correct combination will be accepted This means that if between options A B C D only B and D are correct you will have to mark both B and D in order to be given the points assigned to this question There is therefore only one overall score field shown on the form Save the question Exact answers combination Question Which items do we suggest are important for cycle safety 2 answers ES Enrich qu
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3. teacher name teacher email course title course link HC Din Lon 9 1 i Sul E iz 222 Format Font Size BI UA Ay Bie Illustration 118 Add an announcement 112 176 by default the announcement will be sent to all users but it 1s possible to edit the list of recipients by clicking on the visible to link gt the announcement can be sent by e mail to the course users check the Send this announcement by email to selected groups users box add an announcement subject write the main announcement using the editor add an attachment if desired click Send announcement Note since version 1 8 8 4 you can use tags inside your announcements just copy paste them These tags will be automatically replaced by the corresponding value when sent by e mail or displayed on the platform to users Announcements will appear to recipients like this on the platform Lecture notes Hello MrChipping Here s the lecture notes promised Latest update April 01 2013 at 11 57 PM Visible to All g Beasts of Papay pdf This is the information requested Illustration 119 Announcements learner view 21 2 Announcements management Announcements can be managed through the familiar action icons Icons Features f Update the title body or settings of the announcement PA Re order announcements position a oS Show Hide announcement to learners
4. 154 176 33 4 Empty this course The Empty this course feature empties recycles either the whole course or selected elements It deletes documents forums links etc This procedure can be executed after a course has ended and when you want to start anew in the same space Of course it is generally recommended that you keep a history of these courses Warning Before you empty the course make sure you take a backup copy just in case To empty a course click on the Empty this course link select whether you want to empty the whole course or just specific tools click the Empty this course button to proceed Learn English Backup Empty this course Empty this course Warning using this tool you will delete learning objects in your training There is no UNDO possible We advise you to create a backup before Please select a backup option Delete everything Let me select learning objects Yy Empty this course Illustration 177 Maintenance Empty course 33 4 1 Delete the course area Click the Delete the course area 2 link to delete the course completely from the server Given the fact there s no way back from this we highly recommend you consider this twice before confirming it 2 Warning This feature should be used with extreme caution Learn English Backup Delete the course area Delete the course area Course Learn English LEARNENGLISH D
5. Sending a file Files will be listed under the sent files tab if they have been uploaded by the user and under the received file tab if the file was uploaded by someone else all files can be instantly accessed by the recipient as well as the sender 126 176 26 3 Managing dropbox files As well as the familiar icons the dropbox tool offers a series of new management icons Icons Features Edit the name of a folder A 3 Delete a folder Add a comment to the shared file Shows next to the name of any new file Move the file to another folder mal Save on your computer a compressed archive of all the files in the folder Save a copy of the corresponding file on your computer Note When a learner deletes a file sent to the system this file is still available to the teacher 26 4 Read and add comments on a file gt click the Comment icon next to the file s name read the existing comments add a feedback comment in the text area available click the Save feedback button fishpoem odt la 992 Cruella Deville Billy Bunter Steve Miller Today 1 Feedback D Y 3 Close feedback Mr Chips April 06 2013 at 12 17 AM Good work Billy Add feedback dh Save feedback illustration 140 Dropbox Comments 127 176 Chapter 27 Groups The Groups tool Q2 allows a teacher to create and manage working groups of learners This is a simp
6. are a effective way to ensure the teacher is aware through immediate alerts of key events in his course as they happen The various settings are filly described on the section X Email notifications Notice by e mail to Enable the notice by e mail to trainer of auto subscription of a new user trainer of auto Enable the notice by e mail to trainer and tutors of auto subscription of a new user subscription of a new SR t ME 2 S Disable the email alert for the suscription of new user in the training Email users on Enable email users on assignment submission assignment creation Disable email users on assignment submission Alert by e mail on Activate e mail alert on new work submission work submission Disable e mail alert on new work submission Alert by e mail on Activate e mail alert on dropbox submission dropbox submission Disable e mail alert on dropbox submission E mail alert on new Activate e mail sending when a user submits new test answers test submitted Disable e mail alert on new test answers submission Y Save settings Illustration 167 Course settings E mail notifications In this section you can choose to receive an e mail notification if a user subscribed to your course this feature has to be enabled by the platform admin a new file is submitted in the Assignments or the Dropbox tools a test is passed by a learner It is also possible to set an e mail notification to all users when a new assi
7. 167 176 Chapter 37 Appendix 37 1 Glossary Administrator The master user who controls and manages the Chamilo portal globally Course administrator See teacher Student See learner Course assistant a learner with additional rights limited to a specific course he can track other learners results check their assignments and their test results Coach a teacher of a course in the context of a Session Course a course area or course space with its 20 odd tools Learner A user who has the right within a course to access resources as the teacher prepared them Trainer See teacher Training See course In versions 1 8 5 to 1 8 8 of Chamilo the term Training replaced the term Course resulting in an awful lot of confusion not only in English but also in other languages which depended on English for translations The term can be of course be redefined on each portal depending on needs through the portal administration interface but Course 1s the term used globally now Teacher The user who creates and or controls a course outwit h the Session context Tutor See Coach User Any user who has an access to your Chamilo portal regardless of his role 37 2 Frequently asked questions This list of short questions and answers might help you sort out how to do specific things with Chamilo which are not explicitly explained in the previous chapters 37 2 1 How can
8. 36 2 Learning paths tab The Learning paths tab shows a list of learning paths in the session filtered according to course as long as you clicked a course in the first tab Session Training sessions list Spring School x Spring School From Apr 10 2013 to May 10 2014 Courses Learning paths My MCQ My statistics All learning paths Per week By course Publication date Course Learning paths H Course Elementary English 2013 03 10 Elementary English Using the past simple tense 2013 04 10 Elementary English Using the pas continuous Illustration 190 Sessions Learning paths The publication date of each learning path gives you an idea of the chronological order of the learning paths Where you have several simultaneous courses which might be the case in a session all offering several learning paths organizing the right learning paths schedule will provide the learner with a clear indication of the order in which we expect him to follow them The learner can enter a learning path directly from this screen simply by clicking its name Note there are three view types for learning paths All Per week By course They do not affect the way contents are ordered so don t hesitate to try them out 164 176 36 3 My MCQ tab The My MCO tab contains all tests pertaining to courses in the session sorted by publication date Because the display of these test 1s relative comparing results to those of other learners and is
9. E Learning amp Collaboration Software Chamilo 1 9 Teacher s Guide 1 176 Table of content Chapter Introduction a cedidas debio ceeent sas 8 IE M CURE CONN IMUM cece tats heat acta ka De face ac ad nae a teeta 8 KADOU SU ei auras il le ise oceania naaa ias eii 9 125 9M HO A TES OT od 9 LATON TO USE EDIS CUIG C cons 9 EAN A nm ousucyetaneerusabeyauasauee tmaueacananaeonsc buy aiasaueetenausesancneiensae mane S ret 10 SA TERMINO aaa ia 11 Chapter 2 Why Cha Ot 13 2 1 Learning PAUL A A AAA AS 13 22 Common iento ooo diac aed di oi tenta aet d ba a taque coa 14 Chapter o Phe ChamuiuoHomepdge ir 15 Chapter 4 Resister on the plati ormens ana e a A ed romeo capas rne iaa pf 16 Chapter Emdine your way 19 Can Os idad 17 Chapter oC Oourse Cre dHOTI qoo io dos o n aia 18 Chapter 7 ConttoP course ACCESS iria 20 Chapter Organizing COUESOS cado coe esp eetosete e dad ie add 2 o Personalice Onde abra due 21 5 29 UDSCEUDIBS TO OLDGE COURS ia 22 0 9 C oures Mana emen ICONS deer cone i el et cu Deseo o lia das 23 Chapter 9 Course adminis trato cd etie eo aao a 24 Chapter I Course DommeDdPe un da di 26 VOT ntrOGU C FOE Te XL eere a munt itn car umi ect etie PEDIR UN e eae name 26 T0 a A O LO cue 21 LOD I Course descErpLTOR nissan aie 27 10 2 2 DOCU TS o oe A A A women ues 27 IAS elo 28 10 2 4 a AA ieee sos tnscauceta ca hacen steele tucstnncauaieituau de satiate o toad a pev dd 28 10 2 5 ASSESSITIE DU eoi ito Seed oed axe ee P
10. Indicates the announcement has been sent by e mail Indicates the announcement includes an attachment 113 176 Chapter 22 Glossary Chamilo integrates a glossary tool eli to allow the teacher to define terms or expressions in the same way as a dictionary No term 1s defined by default it 1s the teacher s responsibility to define important terms Learn English Glossary as sb Term Term definition Bottom bracket The bottom bracket is a bearing race which houses the pedals axle Brakes There are several standard design of brakes front and rear for stopping the bike Derailleur The derrailleurs are mechanisms which allow you to shift gears There are two a front derailleur and a rear derailleur Handlebars Handlebars enable you to balance and steer the bike Seat post The seat post filts into the seat tube and provides a mounting for the saddle Illustration 120 Glossary Table view 22 1 New term To add a new term click on Add new glossary term enter the term in the first field give the term s definition click the Save term button A definition can be enriched by images and links Add new glossary term Term Derailleurs Term definition ISO Ele ia mmoisuu Wik zx m Format Normal Font 7 Size LB oil U 4 A 5i A Ur ST y ORAL VII OHIVAS VELIS y Viivo Vi GI Viv Wy au IGN GHU CAE V2 FINE ATIVE Vy Viio CAL A TIVI IR IR IR IR IR Learner View
11. lost my password Help Forum Administrator John Dc Portal Chamilo 1 9 6 2013 Illustration 7 Homepage l Once the login and password have been registered connecting is straightforward the administrator allocates permissions to users depending on the platform configuration 2 tis possible to register on the platform using a simple form Register 3 In case you lose your password a new one can be generated easily using the link J lost my password 4 Access to the Chamilo community s forum is provided through the Forum link in the Help box Note To view the courses with restricted access you must be registered on the platform and must be subscribed by the course teacher through the course users list 15 176 Chapter 4 Register on the platform As for any web platform users wishing to access the platform contents must register with their user name and password Once connected the teacher has access to any courses on which s he is registered Homepage My courses Personal agenda Reporting Social network ni John Lennon LU My courses d John Lennon E English for beginners p Profile Inbox Compose Pending invitations Edit profile Courses Create a course Sort courses Course catalog Courses sessions history Illustration 8 My courses page 1 List of courses to which the user is subscribed A pencil appears next to the courses for which the user has teacher permis
12. 1epage My courses Personal agenda Reporting Social network d Mr Chips A Al SS Prerequisites options Elementary English Drag and drop an element here Click on the Learner view button to see your learning path e ues 4 Rich media page activity Illustration 75 Learning paths Learning paths Adding a learning object or activity 14 2 1 Learning path s settings Clicking on the settings icon 2 will open the settings page The example image on the right of the form represents what will be seen by the learner when using the learning path depending on the options configured in the form 5 Elementary English Learning paths Using the past simple tense Course settings LL s d 25 Edit course settings Title Using the past simple tense O Hide table of contents frame Graphical theme v e e e e Author Picture Choose File No file chosen Illustration 76 Learning paths Settings 104 pixels 96 t E pixels 4 E9 QJ LP LaL 00 00 a 03 29 s y ste Course title Build Organize Display Problem Theory Y 78 176 14 3 Add Learning Objects and Activities As you build your learning path course you have the option to include existing learning objects or activities or to create your own using Chamilo A A SS Prerequisites options Elementary English ERE awgepg EK a B 4 Rich media page activity Click on the Learner view button to se
13. Animals My favourite pet Childhood pet Grade thread Learner View Childhood pet Animals My favourite pet Billy Bunter Re Childhood pet March 12 2013 at 08 32 AM had a little red hen But got hungry and ate it Thread Childhood pet Users in course 1 Number of posts 2 Number of posts for this user 1 Posts by user 0 5 oom Score 10 00 v Grade this thread Illustration 72 Forum Marking a thread 13 10 Give a score from a message Click on the Grade activity icon under the user s picture The new page gathers the list of all messages posted by the learner as well as a statistical table based on these messages Click the Grade this thread button The score given to the learners will be shown in the assessment tool 13 11 Add a message to a thread In the list of tools for managing discussion threads locate the Reply to this thread icon amp This allows you to add a message at the same hierarchical level as the starting message clicking the icon will give you access to the on line editor to write your message An area allowing you to read the other messages of the thread appear at the bottom of the page give a short topic to your message enter your message choose whether you want to be notified by e mail in case anybody answers your message attach a document optional and if you do add a small comment describing the document click on the Re
14. Click the Re use in current test button to include these questions in the current test What actually happens in Chamilo 1 9 is that a copy of the old test 1s included in the current test so that it can be edited if necessary for the new test without its content or configuration being altered within the test in which it was originally created 65 176 12 7 Importing HotPotatoes IMS QTI2 Excel As well as allowing teachers to create their own tests as described above in sections 12 2 to 12 6 Chamilo enables teachers to easily upload and include tests created in external tools in particular tests created using Hot Potatoes Qt12 and Microsoft Excel These are popular authoring tools which can produce tests in a standard format suitable for use in many LMSes including Chamilo Details of how to use these software packages are obviously outwit h the scope of this guide but experienced online educators may well be familiar with one or all of them and may have produced tests with them which they wish to upload to Chamilo To do so the teacher need simply click on the relevant icon in the toolbar on the main Tests page and follow the dialogue box to locate and import the relevant file English for beginners Tests Learner View ES e Test name Questions Detail Y Sample test 1 2 ih Ot gt X Illustration 62 Tests import external tests from Tests page Learn English Tests Import Hotpotatoes tests Learn English Tests Imp
15. E 3 Format Size B iu 4 A The selected users will receive an email with the text above and a unique link that they have to click to fill the survey If you want to put the link somewhere in your text you have to put the following text wherever you want in your text link star star link star star This will then automatically be replaced by the unique link If you do not add link to your text then the email link will be added to the end of the mail Remind only users who didn t answer Remind all users of the survey If you do not check this checkbox only the newly added users will receive an email Y Publish survey Users who are not invited can use this link to take the survey http campus chamilo org main survey fillsurvey php course LEARNENGLISH amp invitationcode auto amp scode cycend 1 Illustration 151 Surveys Publication email additional recipients Once you have completed the fields remember to click the Publish survey button Note you can also invite anonymous individuals without requiring an email address e g visitors to a web page using the Generate access link icon amp 9 in the survey listings 29 5 Results Analyzing survey results can be an exhausting process The tools provided in this section should be of great assistance Click the Reporting icon 73 to view a menu of automatically generated statistical and graphical reports each of which will present a complete report which can be ex
16. Modern front and rear derailleurs typically consist of a moveable chain guide that is operated remotely by a Bowden cable attached to a shiftermounted on the down tube handlebar stem or handlebar When a rider operates the lever while pedalling the change in cable tension moves the chain guide from side to side derailing the chain onto different sprockets from Wikipedia Derailleur gears Y Save term required field Illustration 121 Glossary add a term 114 176 By default terms are displayed in Table view suitable for a large number of terms with a brief definition For a smaller list of fuller definitions both teacher and learner may wish to choose the more attractive List view E3 Derailleurs Derailleur gears are a variable ratio transmission system commonly used on bicycles consisting of a chain multiple sprockets of different sizes and a mechanism to move the chain from one sprocket to another Although referred to as gears in the bike world these bicycle gears are technically sprockets since they drive or are driven by a chain and are not driven by one another Modern front and rear derailleurs typically consist of a moveable chain guide that is operated remotely by a Bowden cable attached to a shiftermounted on the down tube handlebar stem or handlebar When a rider operates the lever while pedalling the change in cable tension moves the chain guide from side to side derailing the chain onto differ
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18. Refresh JESelect All Delete aj Cut Copy Paste j New folder Upload View File list Thumbnails Folder information 1 Go parent folder 3 Folder my files 3 09 Apr 2013 Created 11 43 59 Modified iw zi Subfolders 0 m Files 3 Search A Home Andersen sFair devilla png fishpoem doc EJ Messages EY S Invitations amp Friends Social groups Q Search Illustration 187 Social network My files Files can be viewed or downloaded by clicking on them 162 176 Chapter 36 Session view From Chamilo 1 8 8 platforms onwards if your platform uses Course sessions a new view type has become available from the My courses tab This 1s a special sessions view which you will find 1s a very different way of presenting courses and tools specifically learning paths and tests My courses English Language A From 2013 04 10 Spring School L General coach English Bespoken From 2013 04 10 to 2014 05 10 Maritime English EBME Elementary English ELEMENTARYENGLISH Speaking test SPEAKINGTEST N out Illustration 188 My courses Sessions One main difference from previous versions of Chamilo is that the session title is now a link which leads directly to a page whose appearance differs in many ways from the rest of Chamilo This 1s a new format of presentation that we will be studying over the next few months and we re counting on your help and feedback Do
19. Skills ranking As well as a pass mark you can add additional options e g the names you want to give to any score band to make it faster to read generic reports 100 176 18 1 4 Certificate template Finally 1t is possible to create a certificate generated automatically using the learner s data stored in the platform To set this up click the large certificate icon gt on the toolbar This will bring up a screen displaying a list of existing certificates with tool bar options to import 4 or create certificates Click the Create certificate icon to go to a page similar to the document creation tool which allows you to design a certificate Create certificate Certificate name English for Cyclists 4101 lali gt 1820 06 15 0 SS 82 Bein Format Normal Font Size B I U amp Ayo English for Cyclists This is to certify that user firstname user lastname Has succesfully completed the English for Cyclists course on date certificate Authorized by teacher firstname teacher lastname Course Tutor Y Create certificate Illustration 105 Assessments Certificate template creation Create certificate with this tags user firstname user lastname gradebook institution gradebook sitename VERMES ai Note that above the main online editor the page also ao tacita displays a list of tags which can be used to generate a p certificate template displaying the app
20. Thu 4 4 Fri 4 5 Everyone x Course Calendar Wed 3 Apr 2013 10 00 00 11 30 00 Writing exam The writing paper will begin at 10am and last for an hour and a half Add as an announcement Send email Y to the calendar Sat 4 6 For a more fully configured event entry however click the Add event icon 7 in the tool bar This will open a dialogue page allowing entry of a title and the selection of users but also a richer description e g using graphics automatic repeat configuration daily weekly monthly yearly and the option to add an attachment to accompany email announcements Add event to agenda Event name Class cycling excursion Q3 To Billy Bunter fatowl X Cruella Deville devilla x Start Date 5 April v 2013 v 8 Start Time 09 End Date 5 Y April v 2013 v gi End Time 47 Repeat event Repeat event Repeat type Weekly M Repeat end date 5 v May v 2013 v aw Description NOIA E HER Bet oie gt Y oo Y v oo Y Format Normal Font B I U 4 A d Bring your bike lots to learn but in a fun way Add attachment Choose File Route map odt Comment Bring this map ab Add event Illustration 136 Adding an event using the Add event tool 123 176 25 2 Import and export events The Chamilo Agenda tool supports the import and export of standard calendar files Outlook 1Cal To import an Outlook file click the Import Outlook icon 5 in the tool bar in the course A
21. Type in the correct kind of bicycle in the following passage Choose from the following options fitness mountain hybrid road What kind of bicycle you choose depends on various factors If you want to take part in serious competitive events you will probably want a good bike If you like flat handlebars on a fast sporty bike you can go for a bike If you enjoy going off road you may opt for a bike You may be a city commuter and choose a bike instead 55 176 12 5 4 Type 4 Matching XE This type of question is designed to have the learner link together text elements from one list with text elements in another An element might be a word a sentence or part sentence It can also be used to ask a user to sort elements in a certain order Match the parts Add this question to the test Matching Question Match the parts 5 Enrich question Enrich question CA INTE ig 8 va ts Li Forma ont Siza BJ ziuliAeT NT EG GE Which part of you bicycle is used for which manoeuvres Advanced settings Match them N Score A 1 brakes Bv 2 handlebars AY 2 3 gears c T 2 amp 3 Add element 2 Remove element N A used for steering the bike B used for slowing down and stopping C used for going up hills Remove element Add element fb Add this question to the test Illustration 51 Tests Matching text elements The learner will view the matching question like this 1 Match the parts Which part of you bicyc
22. Yes you need to be alert at all times but especially when you wish to Y You should really look at this again it s important Illustration 57 Tests unique answer with unknown 61 176 12 5 10 Type 10 Multiple answer True False Don t know woo now This is a another combination format which includes a zero scored don t know option as 2_ with the above question option but using true false answers rather than multiple choice Again negative scores can be assigned to discourage guessing and admit honest ignorance Add this question to the test Multiple answer true false don t know Question Using the brakes 5 Enrich question Advanced settings Answers N True False Answer Comment A 1 e z m Always use the front break whenever possible Actually the back brake is the preferred safety option 2 e x z Never use the front brake Sometimes you need to use the front brake for braking strength 3 E Use the back brake first then the front brake for Good this is the safest procedure added braking strength 4 e v v Using the front brake too hard when moving fast can Yes be careful with the front brake be dangerous Correct Wrong Don t know Score 1 0 5 0 Remove answer option 3 Add answer option dh Add this question to the test required field Illustration 58 Tests Multiple answer true false don t know 62 176 12 5 11 Type 11 Combination Tr
23. set a survey as a requirement to complete a course The notion of completing a course can only be built upon the Assessments tool by setting up a certificate that will only be generated when achieving a certain set of learning objectives exercises learning paths assignments etc Surveys can then be configured as a locking mechanism where a student cannot get a certificate 1f he doesn t complete the survey To do this go to the survey tool and create your survey In the Advanced settings check the Qualify in gradebook box and select a weight of 50 yes 50 that s usually quite large Now go to the Assessments tool and click the percentage icon Weight in report Whatever the total weight has been set to ensure that the survey is worth half of it 1f the total weight is 100 the survey must weight 50 but you can also set the total weight to 200 and make the survey weigh 166 176 100 The other objectives combined will be worth half the weight This means that even 1f the learner has the best results he will only ever be able to achieve a 50 score which shouldn t be enough to get the certificate Because the survey 1s just a yes no type of result answered or not answered there is no other easy way to make the survey be a required element Once the learner has completed the survey his results will jump up to the sufficient result to get his certificate Just make sure that the availability dates for your survey
24. 01m BS Ges O ifE Siz Format Font y Size B 72 U A A 55 176 12 5 6 Type 6 Audio answer This new question type available with Chamilo 1 9 will only appear only if your 1 administrator has enabled the Nanogong audio recording feature The question can be compared to open question type described above requiring manual marking by the teacher but instead of asking the learner to write a text passage you ask him to record an audio answer This has obvious uses for language courses of for learners with particular access needs but can provide a useful alternative in many study fields encouraging learners to develop their oral presentation skills note This question type requires the learner to have Java applets supported in his browser If this is not the case he will need to to record the audio separately and then upload it as an MP3 file to the server Because of the additional requirements for this question type you should make sure your learners are aware that the test will contain an audio question and that they have a more than one chance to try the test to check whether their browser supports it or not Bear in mind that taking a test 1s generally a stressful experience You don t want to give your learners a nervous breakdown because they can t manage to record an audio answer Add this question to the test Oral expression Question Y Enrich question II TUI lii Enrich question PL
25. 18 03 13 imi Web Design Study 03 03 13 server file iti stephanibus E31 ATENGLISHTEST 59 8KB 13 11 12 E 1 AFUKO01 20120 833 4KB 10 01 12 1 EBLT 20130108 1 3 2MB 08 01 13 E31 ENGLISHLEVELT 59 5KB 13 11 12 E 1 ENGLISHLEVELT 59 5KB 13 11 12 7 Ei Desktop L File System E 173 GB File syst import full backup L System Reserved Let me select learning objects IM Documents E31 ENGLISHLEVELT 8 8KB 13 11 12 T Ii Music amp 31 ENGLISHLEVELT 60 3KB 13 11 12 What should be done with imported files with the same file name as existing files i Pictures 1 LEVELO1 201211 419 3 KB 10 1 1 1 2 Skip same file name li 4columntable doc 24 5KB 30 01 13 Rename file eg file pdf becomes file 1 pdf Overwrite file Cancel w Import backup Illustration 176 Backup Import Note A message will confirm the backup restoration executed successfully 33 3 Copy course The Copy course feature e allows you to copy all or part of a course to another empty course To use it you first need to have another course available to copy it to From the Backup page click Copy course select the destination course select the elements to copy all or part of the origin course select what to do when the files 1n the destination course already exist rename or overwrite click the Copy course button Note A message will confirm if the course was successfully copied
26. Create backup All none Parts of a bicycle Types of bicycle Cycle safety Learning path Links Survey Thematic Group wiki Forums w Validate Illustration 175 Maintenance Backup creation The backup is made available in the form of a compressed file which you can download on your computer It is also stored on the server for quick restoration if needed 33 2 Import backup Each backup is a compressed file a Zip file which is stored on the server in the archive directory It can also be downloaded to your computer Chamilo also allows you to import the contents of a backup copy inside a new empty course This can be useful for a teacher creating a new course To start the import click the Import backup link in the Backup and import section 155 176 choose the source of backup either a zip file on your computer or one stored on the server choose whether you want to import the whole course or only specific sections to be selected in the next screen decide whether to duplicate specific files during the importation operation or to replace them click mport backup to start the import Learn English Backup Import backup Lea Import backup 4 user Documents English Bespoken Select a backup file Places Name v Size Modified e local file Q Search imi EB Wordpress Styling 02 03 13 Choose File No fie chosen Recently Used Online Tutoring
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28. English Learning paths Elementary English Preview f Course home a SNS LI L RA tey Fillings 0 0 Mr Chips March 12 2013 at 10 34 PM By Mr Chips 40 Elementary English a ms Cooking Cooking with eggs Ive ma Shopping Going Shopping A visit to a Tesco supermarket Your Food Assignment Omlette Recipe Illustration 81 Learning paths Learner s view You can toggle between the above teacher and learner views by clicking the teacher learner view button 14 4 Import AICC and SCORM Chamilo uses standards like SCORM and AICC for the exchange of contents Importing such files couldn t be easier Click the Learning Path icon A on the Learning paths page Learn English Learning path File upload Learner View Scorm Authoring tools supported Accent Accenture ADLNet Articulate ATutor Blackboard Calfat Captivate Chamilo Chamilo 2 Claroline Commest Coursebuilder Docent Dokeos Dreamweaver Easyquiz e doceo ENI Editions Explio Flash HTML HotPotatoes Hyperoffice Ingenatic Instruxion iProgress Lectora Microsoft Onlineformapro Opikanoba Plantyn Saba Skillsoft Speechi Thomson NETg U amp I Learning Udutu WebCT File upload SCORM or AICC file to upload TM Choose File No file chosen po Bt Send Sharable Content Object Reference Model required field Illustration 82 Learning paths Import SCORM Click choose file to select the releva
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30. PM Tests Quiz updated MrChipping 86 170 36 156 Going Shopping March 12 2013 at 11 13 PM Illustration 89 Report on resource A search facility allows teachers to filter and find the resources they are interested in and the links on the left allows him her to navigate easily to the resource There are also links to the user profile for the user adding each link and even an IP address which can be used to indicate the location of users 87 176 15 5 Test exam Reporting The exam tracking tool is useful for teachers wanting to focus on monitoring learners performance in tests By clicking on the exam tracking icon V on the main reporting page the teacher is provided with a list of tests and students scores percentages including number of attempts They can select individual tests and filter results by a given percentage e g to display a list of students passing a course or excelling in their score This data can be exported as a standard MS Excel file Learn English Reporting Learner View ORY Percentage 70 Tests All Y gt Filter Filtering with score 70 Tests User Percentage Status Attempts No tests Illustration 90 Exam tracking 86 176 Chapter 16 Assignments The assignments tool Y accessible from the home page allows a learner or a group of learners to upload documents for the teacher to review Assignments can be seen and downloaded by other learners unless configured as invisible by the teac
31. URL replacing 1 by an exercise ID to send them directly to a specific exam The exercise ID can be discovered in the URL when clicking on an exercise to open it http my chamilo19 net main auth inscription php c LIBREOFFICEWRITER amp e 1 Subscription amp Allowed This function is only available to trainers Unsubscribe Allowed 9 Denied Course registration password Illustration 17 Course settings Visibility 1 Public means it is accessible to any user registered on this portal or not 2 Open means all users registered on the portal can access the course as long as they have previously subscribed to it they can do this through the courses catalog This 1s the default option 3 Private means the course is only available to students who have been subscribed to it by a teacher or administrator Make sure the Subscription option 1s set to be only available to trainers though as otherwise students might be able to subscribe themselves 4 Closed means the course is only available to its teacher or the administrator Other users cannot access it even if they have previously been subscribed to it This last option 1s recommended during the building or maintenance periods of the course 20 176 Chapter 8 Organizing courses With Chamilo one can end up managing a large quantity of courses In addition to general course categories all course creators have an option to create personal categories visible only to t
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33. assign a weighting within the assessment click on the Validate button Advanced settings Maximum score 20 00 Add to gradebook Select assessment Default T Weight inside 3 assessment Enable handing over deadline visible to learners Enable final acceptance date invisible to learners Allow assignments handing through online editor Y Validate required field Illustration 95 Assignments Advanced settings 92 176 16 5 Assignment expiry dates Chamilo offers two time based options for the assignments a handing over deadline the date past which all assignments sent by the learners to the platform are marked as expired in red in the list of assignments Past this date assignments can still be sent but they are marked to indicate late delivery a final acceptance date this is the date past which it becomes impossible for the learners to send an assignment It is the definitive date after which the teacher will not consider any more work sent To configure these check the relevant boxes in the advanced settings of the Create assignment page Enable handing over deadline visible to learners Expires at 17 April F 2013 T 9 T 53 T Enable final acceptance date invisible to learners Ends at completely 17 July v 2013 Y 9 T 53 7 closed Illustration 96 Assignments setting expiry dates 95 176 16 6 Marking assignments To mark a document uploaded by
34. careful when you do this about assigning total scores and weightings for the overall course and for categories within the course it can get your head in a spin To create a category folder click the Create Assessment icon s in the tool bar and complete the required details Learn English Assessments New category Folder name Cycling skills Total weight 100 The sum of all weights of activities inside this assessment has to be equivalent to this number Y Visible Description Practical activities to assess skills Y Add category required field Illustration 112 Assessments creating categories Assessment activities can be added to the various categories through the drop down list in the creation editing form for each activity Quick navigation 1s also possible from categories in the list to the weightings page Uh and to the list view T 105 176 Chapter 19 Wiki The Wiki tool SS is a collective or collaborative redaction tool It allows users to work together on a single document and to follow the history of modifications It also allows you to save time and be more efficient during a group task In many ways it complements the forum tool A wiki page can contain many links to other pages which may or may not yet have existing content Wiki pages can be updated each contributor sharing the same rights to write and edit content Originally designed to support collaboration between learners the wi
35. clicking on the Save ZIP icon J to the right of the directory listing The briefcase icon allows users to copy a shared file into their private file area in the social networks area see chapter 35 11 6 Deleting a file or a directory To delete update hide or show a file or directory use the options in the right hand column of the documents listing f S 3 A Illustration 38 Documents Options As you will realize yourself the icons vary depending on the document type HTML documents offer more possibilities The magic wand icon allows you to use the selected document as a template to create other 40 176 documents It thus becomes very easy to ensure a consistent visual style for all documents in the same course The PDF icon allows you to export the document in a PDF format This can be particularly useful if you wish to read your course in the train or the plane where you don t have access to your e learning platform 11 7 Watching course quotas By default a course quota of 100Mb is set but it is also possible for your administrator to increase it To check the space usage look at the indication at the bottom of your documents list I will indicate the percentage of your course that 1s being used a tests list exe Ch re 19 84k m TAMEN PA gt 9 Select all Unselect all Detail 1 28 3 You are currently using 10 99 MB 11 of your 100 MB Illustration 39 Documents Quota If you think y
36. do not prevent completely a user getting his certificate just because he can t take the validation survey 37 2 2 How can create a crosswords type question In any exercise create a new Fill the blanks type question In the question editing box online media editor click the Table 1con and choose how many rows and columns you want your crosswords to be Now fill the crosswords with letters Once you re done select the letters you want users to find out and replace them with the same letter with brackets around it These letters will now disappear from the student view and they ll be able to complete the table that way 37 3 Document license All right reserved Rights given by the copyleft licenses are indicated below Copyright c 2007 212L Sarl Permission 1s granted to copy distribute and or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License Version 1 2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation with no Invariant Sections no Front Cover Texts and no Back Cover Texts A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License The contents of this tutorial are available under a double copyleft license GNU EDL http www gnu org licenses fdl txt and CC BY SA http creativecommons org licenses by sa 2 0 fr A small amount of illustrations have been borrowed from the OpenClipart library In the true spirit of software freedom all fixes an
37. for teachers for practical reasons As long as the platform administrator has enabled this feature the teacher can select the Allow training theme option to choose the graphical style of his course It is also possible to select a 150 176 separate theme for an individual Learning Path This means that a learner might theoretically enter his Chamilo campus see the platform in a particular visual style e g mostly blue enter a course and see the style change to red then enter a learning path and see the style mostly green For visual comfort it is recommended however to avoid style changes unless they are justified for real pedagogical reasons Note a learner will be able to return to the course homepage from the left menu inside the learning path The idea here is not to disable or hide the course homepage but rather to speed access to the course content 32 7 Thematic advance settings This Thematic advance section L allows you to choose which options for the Course progress will be visible on the course homepage on the right hand side of the introduction section L Thematic advance configuration Information on Display information about the last completed topic thematic advance on Display information about the next uncompleted topic h course homepage Display the last executed step and the next unfinished step Do not display progress Y Save settings Illustration 172 Courses settings Course pro
38. from the assignment editor 16 2 Completion of assignments by students Students have the option either to do their assignment on line or to upload a file or document they have chosen to complete outside of the Chamilo platform n b to ensure students have this choice the teacher will need to check the relevant box in the advanced settings options of the Create assignment page The student simply needs to click on the assignment title and then the submit paper icon 4 to be taken to a page where they can upload a file using the relevant tool and or write their assignment using Chamilo s rich text editor 90 176 Submit paper Submit paper Choose File No file chosen Title A fishy rhyme Format Font B Z Ae A ar liil WI Description in l s pia eo eso El If all the fish that swim in briny seas Were brought to me upon a monstrous plate Surely I d love to fall down on my knees And offer up a prayer for each ate E Send Illustration 93 Student s assignment paper 16 3 Manage assignments If the number of learners in your course 1s significant there will be plenty of assignments to mark Chamilo eases the burden a little by keeping an organized record of assignments set and student posts on the main page for each assignment set It lists the assignments completed by learners as each is submitted flags up clearly if they need to be marked offers a record of dates allows quick navigation to each assig
39. in the form of a list indicating the forum category the forum title the title of the thread in which the searched words have been found 75 176 Chapter 14 Structure Learning paths 14 1 Introduction A learning path in Chamilo is an organizational concept tool which presents activities or learning objects from the course in an organized sequence to guide and support learning It can be constructed in various ways appropriate to course content At 1ts simplest 1t constitutes a clear table of contents or depending on the nature of the activities involved it can provide the necessary agenda for the acquisition of a given area of knowledge understanding or skill A learning path can be sequenced in a way which is suggestive simply displaying sections one after another like a menu or prescriptive the learner is required to follow the sections in a given order It is important to bear in mind that a learning path is more than just diced up course content it represents a pedagogical itinerary which might include tests discussions evaluations experimentation etc Structuring a path effectively to guide students through these learning experiences is a key factor in good course design On the course homepage click on the Learning path link Z Using the learning path tool you can either import an existing AICC or SCORM course create a new learning path within Chamilo or edit an existing learning path Homepage My co
40. let us know what you think on the Chamilo forum http www chamilo org This new concept relies essentially on a new way of setting up tests and learning paths based on timescales By making sure each exercise and learning path has a start and end date the data shown in these screens make far more sense As such it is not well suited to asynchronous teaching 1 e purely remote e learning with its relatively free timescales Session Training sessions list Spring School x Spring School From Apr 10 2013 to May 10 2014 Courses Learning paths My MCQ My statistics Title of published exercises of published Learning P Test Your English 6 1 N Maritime English 0 0 Elementary English 0 1 Page 1 of 1 View 1 3 of 3 Illustration 189 Sessions New session screen 165 176 Click on the relevant session icon displayed in the My courses page The main screen displays four tabs Courses Learning paths My MCQ Multiple Choice Questions and My statistics 36 1 Courses tab The Courses tab shows a list of courses available inside the sessions Click on one of these courses the text will turn black to filter the rest of the tabs to show only items from this course Clicking directly on one of the tabs will show a complete list of all corresponding resources in the session if you don t click on one specific course in the first tab the Learning paths tab will show all learning paths in the session all courses mixed up
41. main vehicle for presenting new material rather than simply displaying a series of documents in order to present materials in a more interactive way e g requiring the learner to complete a question or two at the end of each page Using the test tool in this way to create interactive exercises involving formative rather than summative assessment approaches keeps learners alert and enriches their learning experience It 1s also enjoyable and rewarding for the teacher challenging him her to develop ever richer and more stimulating course content Of course there are times when the teacher simply wants to set a formal timed Exam for students withholding feedback and scores for sharing at a later date The tests tool can be configured in this way too Because the tests tool 1s very fully featured 1t takes a little time to learn how to use The following sections explain in detail how to make full use of the Tests tool in Chamilo 45 176 12 2 Creating a new test Creating a new test is very easy Click the create a test icon V on the left and give your test a title then click on the proceed to questions button Create a new test Test name Parts of a bicycle iz Give a context to the test Advanced settings w Proceed to questions required field Illustration 43 Exercises Create a new test If you opt to give a context to the test L you can use the on line editor to compose an explanatory section which will be visi
42. other than themselves 124 176 Chapter 26 Dropbox The Dropbox document sharing tool D provide a place where users can leave files for each other to be downloaded as convenient avoiding heavy e mail downloads Files can be dropped there by the teacher for learners to collect by a learner for other learners 1f allowed by the platform administrator or by a learner for the teacher although it is not really intended for the delivery of homework or assignments for which the Assignments tool should be used While the basic concept of this tool is similar to popular tools such as Dropbox or Google Drive it actually predates these modern tools and doesn t work in quite the same way For example when working collaboratively on one document rather than open the shared file to view and edit it directly users simply download the shared file work on it and upload it again to the dropbox e g with changes By default altered files won t over write the original version even though the filename is the same effectively making it easy to manage versions of a document differentiated by date time of upload All users have the option to add a comment within the dropbox window to a shared document again a useful device for serious collaborative work For example it allows a teacher to make a brief note about each student s contribution Learn English Dropbox Sent Files Learner View yd Sent Files Received Files Type Sent Fil
43. public or semi public space where several people can see information even if they were not part of the discussion initially boosting support for learning by providing ready access to really useful information inasmuch as a group of students and teachers can exchange ideas together in their specialist field ndi 4 Test Your English Forum Categories category Animals X gt e PE Forum Topics Fosts Latest Fost 2 My favourite pets C 1 gt EA Illustration 66 Forum Global view Exchanges are organized hierarchically as follows Forum category Forum Discussion thread 25 message answer to the message answer to the message 5 message answer to the message gt gt answer to the answer and so forth 68 176 13 1 Using forum views Depending on the complexity of exchanges on the forums several display modes can be used to simplify reading and answering discussion threads List view simply shows messages in chronological order threaded view shows only one answer thread at a time nested view uses the threaded view but displays a complete subject EL ist View Threaded View Nested View Illustration 67 Forum Display modes 13 2 Add forum categories In the Forum tool click the New category link give it a name add a comment if needed click Creat
44. rich media page activity icon within the desired folder A fully featured on line editor appears 37 176 Content Templat i i ivi Oneni empates Create a rich media page activity Title Empty a CDs ED Mie E OD 0 0151 22 82 2 28 Format Font 7 Size B Ue X El Ez Course title Course title with a logo n Your instructor Dialog on the bottom with a trainer Left list taf Illustration 36 Documents Creating a new document After naming the document it is possible to use all the options in the embedded rich text editor to format them The editor supports a wide range of elements including tables images audio video flash etc It includes an html editor which means that for those with some knowledge of scripting the sky s the limit in terms of rich content You can also use a series of document templates available in the left column or create and save your own templates for designing further pages Once the document has been created edited save it by clicking on the Create document button Other types of documents can be created depending on your browser and the portal configuration ask your administrator to enable these extra features if you don t see them in the toolbar Feature The draw feature allows you to draw diagrams or schema in a vector format which can be re edited or exported to the bitmap format vat The photo retouching feature is very similar to the Photosh
45. tasks and targets expected of learners following the learning path using the prerequisites feature Click on the prerequisites button next to any element in the path or in edit view Learn English Learning paths Elementary English Add learning object or activity Prerequisites Learner View Q AN FS Prerequisites options Elementary English 4 4 Cooking Add edit prerequisites j Shopping Prerequisites minimum maximum f TZ Going Shopping EA DS O BS REGUR T none ef e3 A visit to a Tesco superm J s is Cooking mmm GZ How to make an omlette Going Shopping 7 ef Cooking with eggs 4 Omlette Recipe Y Save prerequisites settings Illustration 84 Learning paths Prerequisites This allows the teacher to require the learner to have completed another task in the learning path e g the preceding task before they can access this element and also e g in the case of a test or assessment to have achieved a given minimum score Using the prerequisite options button in the toolbar prerequisites to complete the preceding step can be set globally for all steps in the path or alternatively all prerequisites can be cleared from the path Prerequisites options w Sel previous step as prerequisite for each step Clear all prerequisites Illustration 85 Learning paths Prerequisites options 85 176 14 7 Generating certificates You can readily create a certific
46. the same course and therefore select individual learners to contribute to each project To subscribe learners to a project from the homepage of this project click the Users management icon H check the boxes next to the learners you want to associate with this project click the Validate button Design a bike rack Design a bike rack to attach a pedal cycle to a motorcycle X April 2013 Subscribe users Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun First name Last name E mail Register 1 2 3 4 5 NH 7 Y Cruella Deville Register 9 10 11 12 RAR 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Billy me Register 22 23 024 25 26 DX Steve Miller Register 29 30 Y Yannick Wamier Register Search SA Select all Unselect all With selected Register Y Validate gt Search Unsubscribe users My tasks First name Last name E mail Roles management Unregister No tasks Mr Chips Reader Select all Unselect all With selected Unregister Y v validate Illustration 157 Projects Users management 31 3 New article task From the project s homepage click the New task icon 5 give the article a name write down the real article attach a document optional click the Save button 142 176 Design a bike rack Design a bike rack to attach a pedal cycle to a motorcycle April 2013 New task Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun Title Brainstorm 1 2 3 4 5 6 Y Hl L lili WI IT sp 10 11 12 13 14 SUE el Jol fad eol tm
47. to include a progress status relative to the current teachers and learners progress in the scheduled topic preparation Progress 67 Thematic Thematic plan Thematic advance The Tour de France Objectives Wednesday April 03 2013 A short course introducing the greatest cycle race in the An introduction to the history workings and tradition of the Tour 10h world de France class sessions Skills to acquire Wednesday April 10 2013 Understanding of the traditions and rules of the Tour 10h A Methodology Wednesday April 17 2013 text images video 10h Infrastructure lessons and tests Assessment Chamilo objective tests and an essay assignment Others some links Illustration 128 Course progress Learner view This tool is only useful in the case of synchronous courses in which the teacher and the learners progress through the course concurrently Configuring Course progress is quite easy although quite a lengthy process Learn English Thematic control bal e gv LA Leamer View Information Details of topics and their respective plan and progress To indicate a topic as completed select its date following the chronological order and the system will display all previous dates as completed o Progress 67 Thematic Thematic plan Thematic advance The Tour de France f A short course introducing the greatest cycle race in the Wednesday April 03 2013 world z Objectives 10h An introduct
48. users There are two types of groups depending on access public everybody can join private the group administrator must authorize the membership request 160 176 Social network Groups Group List Create a social group Newest Popular My groups E Cycling club getting together at weekends for a fun country ramble Home EJ Messages Invitations la My shared profile amp Friends Q Search E My files Illustration 185 Social network Social groups The My groups tab hsts the groups of which you are a member These groups work as a forum The administrator or moderator creates discussion topics and users start contributing Social Groups Thread Cycling club Discussions This summer Billy Bunter 08 I though a quick spree over the Swiss Alps might be fun This is where we can organize it Anyone interested in joining getting together at weekends for a fun country 2 imm cipum 4 Created Today ramble You ve got to be joking Billy amp Invite friends fm Leave group Illustration 186 Social network Social groups interface 161 176 35 5 My files A user can use the My files link in the social network to upload and store personal files e g profile pictures notes assignment documents etc The link brings up an interface where the user can upload and organize files on the server Social network My files Current folder path Root Folder
49. 9 3 Survey preview Once the questions have been created you can preview your survey before publishing it Click the Preview icon 4 and the preview screen leads you through the questions as if you were a learner Learn English Survey list End of Course Survey Survey preview End of Course Survey ES Student evaluation of the course No Lectures Illustration 149 Surveys Preview survey 29 4 Survey publication If you are satisfied with the survey you just need to publish 1t make sure you don t contradict yourself with the start date sending the invitation by e mail for a survey which is not yet available Click the Publish icon 4 Select the course users to send the survey invitation to Publication of the survey Users in course Billy Bunter Cruella Deville Mr Chips Steve Miller gt gt Steve Miller Yannick Warnier 4 Illustration 150 Surveys Publication select course members In addition alternatively send invitations using the same form directly by e mail separate email addresses using semi colons Invitations can be sent to people who are not registered users on the platform e g you may wish to send the invitation to potential customers or to parents of learners 137 176 Additional users You can invite additional users to fill the survey To do so you can type their email adresses here separated by or Send mail Mail subject Email message 10 8163 AS OO Er wie E
50. Average assignments per leamer 0 See the learners list A Courses 12 Course title Learners Time Progress Average score in learning paths Tests score Messages per Average assignments per Details Audio Test 1 0 43 40 096 96 096 gt gt dragdrop quiz trial E gt gt Test Your English 2 0 10 03 0 20 20 4 gt gt Maritime English E gt gt Elementary 7 gt gt English English Level 1 0 18 59 100 60 90 gt gt Tests nm A Illustration 179 Reporting tab main page Clicking the Details icon will show you a more detailed list for that specific course or session Clicking on further Details icon in any of those screens will show you a deeper level of detail There are about 4 5 levels of detail and this guide does not cover them all We recommend you take some time to have a look through all the options and see which report best meets your needs 156 176 Chapter 35 Social network Chamilo recognizes that effective online social interaction is an important element in successful online learning The Social Network facility offered on the platform is designed to optimize support within the platform for teachers and learners wanting to make use of various social network features as an integral part of their online learning and teaching experience These include simple profiling an internal messaging system available to users and the facility to create interest groups
51. Create group s The new group will appear in the listings in the main Groups page It can be deleted using the usual Delete icon 9 27 2 Groups settings A teacher can access settings for the group from the toolbar in the main Groups page Clicking the Edit settings icon takes you to a page which allows you to limit the number of groups an individual user can belong to and to make default settings for all groups including maximum group size self registration and access privileges for all the associated tools documents agenda assignments announcements forum wiki and chat 128 176 Edit settings Edit settings Limit A user can be member of maximum 4 v groups Default settings for new groups Limit No limitation Maximum number of members 8 seats optional Registration Learners are allowed to self register in groups Learners are allowed to unregister themselves from groups Documents Not available Public access access authorized to any member of the course Private access access authorized to group members only Assignments Not available Public access access authorized to anv member of the course Illustration 142 Groups settings Remember to click the Save settings button at the bottom of the page These default settings can be edited by the teacher for each group using the Edit this group icon J to the right of each group listing in the main page 129 176 27 3 Auto filling a group To quic
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54. I fad a Elm D LA gt ONS Bie eS Format y Font Size B 7 UA A d Explain how you would repair a puncture give details about each stage and reasons for what you would do Advanced settings Score 20 ei Add this question to the test required field Illustration 53 Tests Oral expression 56 176 The learner simply needs to press the Record answer when he is ready to talk and follow the instructions for the on screen Nanogong recorder which will automatically send his recording to the teacher for marking and scoring 2 Mending a puncture Explain how you would repair a puncture give details about each stage and reasons for what you would do la sl Record answer lu J res YA Use the message below to add a comment x1 0 E E bl i E amp id A gt E sl hls i 22 Send record E Format Font Size B I Uu A 34m Problem recording Upload your own audio file yo 2 X 57 176 12 5 7 Type 7 Hot spot or image area x In this type of question the learner will be asked to identify areas within an image by clicking on them These areas have been previously defined by the teacher Building one of these questions require slightly more work than other types Remove hotspot Add hotspot y Add this question to the test Now click on Comment Score B z 2 this is for sitting on sn handiebars S z these are for balance and steering a DAS
55. Mr Chips MrChipping Trainer Illustration 98 Users Main screen 17 1 Subscribe users Group Status Teacher Active Leamer View Action mm vo a7 Let s look first at how to subscribe new users as learners to the course On the main Users page toolbar click on the Enroll users to course icon 44 This will display a list of users registered on the platform not subscribed to the course Learn English Users Enroll users to course gt Search 20 v 21 40 206774 Code First name MEYLYN 10149cc MeyLyn ANGELOX 10149cc angelo carito 1 10149CC carolina CJMEGO 10149cc cristhian junior FRANSITO 10149cc frank roberth ALVIPERO1 10149CC Gisselle jorge laureano antonio 10149cc jorge XDKEVIN17XD 10149CC kevin luis MARGOTHZITA 10149ccllucv maraoth Illustration 99 Users Action buttons To subscribe a single learner just click the Register link Last name Hugo aguilar letona Chuquillanqui Rojas sanchez mego fernadez salazar Alvino P rez laureano 54388 Fernandez mosaueda Active Leamer View ka 4 2 10339 d BI Detail to the right of their listing To subscribe several learners at once check the relevant boxes on the left hand side then select the Register option in the drop down list headed Detail at the bottom of the table a confirmation window appears to ensure you want to subscribe them once confirmed a confirmation list appears indicating which l
56. My tasks To indicate the successful execution of a task click on an executed task in the project steps list select the article you want to attach the task to in the resulting screen fill the task name a comment and optionally a document click Save The execution report of the task appears as a comment to the article Design a bike rack Design a bike rack to attach a pedal cycle to a motorcycle April 2013 Mon Tue Wed Thu Search Search My tasks No tasks i Sat 20 27 Design Sketches April 08 2013 at 03 20 PM Having listened to everyone s ideas can you make a series of sketches to illustrate them bikerack sketches jpg Author Mr Chips Comments 1 Rating O Rate this task PR Comments Re Design Sketches April 08 2013 at 03 37 PM Here s some sketches based on what we discussed bikerack sketches jpg Author Cruella Deville Rating O Rate this task hj x Illustration 163 Projects Tasks comments 145 176 31 7 Learners task management By clicking the Users rights management icon ES in the roles management page you get a table describing users rights within the project which can be edited as appropriate Click on the red hasn t rights icons amp or the green has rights ticks y to toggle between them dd m d Design a bike Team to design a bike for cycling on the moon April 2013 Users rights manage
57. Note that some of these features need to be enabled by the platform administrator Homepage My courses Personal agenda Progress Social network E faf cren Deville f Social network Contact information Search Name Cruella Deville E mail cruella englishbespoken com Newest Edit profile mime Php Espa ol Grupo para desarrolladores de PHP de hablar hispanico HT UT See more ines E uS 4 Messages 57 Invitations Popular y My shared profile EG Php Espa ol amp Friends Ji IE Lai gt Social groups Grupo para desarrolladores de PHP de hablar hispanico Q Search See more Y My files Illustration 180 Social network Home 35 1 Profile information To enter edit your personal details go to the Social network tab click the Edit profile link update the fields click Save settings Profile options allow you to edit your name your Chamilo code your email and you phone number as well as a profile picture and preferred language Other fields 1f enabled by the administrator allow you to choose a graphical theme and enter details of personal competences diplomas qualifications and what you are able to teach You can upload any relevant file using productions and write any other relevant information in my personal open area More recent versions of Chamilo also invite you to enter edit your password tags rss feeds timezone email notifications your Google calendar URL your country your birthday an
58. OLAV ION 5 2 x 86 BD A bwset aa Illustration 42 Thumbnails view A settings option is available to further fine tune the viewing of images 42 176 Chapter 12 Interactivity Tests 12 1 Introduction The Tests tool VS is generally the next main focus for teachers exploring the world of e learning The value of this tool is evident automatic scoring and feedback of learners answers means not only major time savings for the teacher they also allow the learner to self test repeatedly without feeling self conscious for example when needing to learn language vocabulary or master difficult mathematical algorithms They can enjoy immediate automated feedback without depending on the presence or availability of the teacher Test scores can be automatically integrated in each student s erade book and data such as dates number of attempts etc forwarded to the reporting tool to assist the teacher in tracking and monitoring students progress A well designed test can prove an invaluable motivational tool for the learner The teacher can build in extensive and meaningful feedback and suggestions and design stimulating questions and feedback which can involve not only text but graphics audio video etc The Tests tool could equally be termed the Exercises tool inasmuch as its use is not restricted to simple summative quizzes at the end of a chapter or module For example some teachers use the test tool as the
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61. a learner go to the main page for the relevant assignment In the right hand column headed Detail click on the Save icon a to download and view a file the student has submitted then click the Correct and rate icon 4 to add feedback comments and a score If the student has not uploaded a file but submitted their assignment using the on line editor the save icon will not show instead the student s assignment will be automatically shown in the editor to which the teacher can add feedback etc when scoring the work Edit Title Billy s Shakespearian Sonnet lili III Description B d ie amp m5 o E Format Normal Font Shall compare thee to a smelly fish would Shakespeare use this word Billy Thou are more tasty and more succulent Score 9 20 00 Y Update this task 7X Cancel Illustration 97 Marking students assignments To save the score feedback click the Update this task button 94 176 Chapter 17 Users The Users tool E gathers all learners and teachers subscribed to the course It allows you to manage a list of subscribed users register new learners and assign specific roles and responsibilities It also allows you to monitor the activities of all users subscribed to the course Learn English Users A d g g E ya Qa Classes gt Search Photo Code First name Last name Login Description FATOWL Billy Bunter fatowl T DEVILLA Cruella Deville devilla E MRCHIPPING
62. acilities to automatically or manually score and feedback to learners and to track and export learners results The tests tool can be used to develop quite sophisticated automated exercises which might in themselves form the core of the course 10 2 4 Learning Paths amp This organizational tool allows you to generate or update learning paths to help guide your students through a specific sequence of learning objects experiences It can be configured in various ways e g to require students to undertake tasks in a given order or to allow the repetition of certain activities Note If you come from a Moodle background this feature can be compared to the ordering of blocks on your course homepage 10 2 5 Assessments gt is eses oos er eee evaluations It also allows for the automatic generation of certificates although this might not prove as intuitive as the rest of the platform tools due to the many parameters involved 10 2 6 Attendances This provides a means for the registration of attendance by learners taking this into account in the scoring of assessments 10 2 7 Links e You can use this tool to add links to external websites from within the course which be be of value to students during the course of their study These links can be incorporated into a learning path 10 2 8 Announcements Use this fully featured tool to make announcements related to the course which will be flagged
63. ading Comprehension Copy OTI Online Training Interaction settings report Assignments Messages Links accessed Documents downloaded Uploaded documents Latest chat connection Latest attempt average score Progress Latest login 60 100 November 15 2012 at 08 29 PM Average score e Attempts Latest attempt 90 1 Y Illustration 87 Reporting individual student s details The information can be printed relevant toolbar icon at the top Details Reset Learning path All attempts progress through learning paths can be accessed by clicking on the various icons on the page exported as a csv file g or mailed 4 by clicking on the of the page Further details about test attempts and scores and Clicking on the Access Details icon in the toolbar allows the teacher to see the course times and dates This general reporting screen gives a general idea of the participation of the learner which is useful for judging of the involvement of the learner inside the course Learner details in course User Billy Bunter Course LEARNENGLISH Statistics Total 00 11 57 Average 00 01 20 Quantity 9 Month ee EE Date and time of access Duration 12 03 2013 09 30 24 0 01 48 12 03 2013 23 26 55 0 00 00 12 03 2013 23 27 49 0 02 03 17 03 2013 12 46 59 0 00 39 Illustration 88 Users Access details 86 176 15 3 Course reporting Clicking on the course report icon M on the Reporting p
64. age provides global information about the course as a whole that the teacher can use in evaluating or developing the course This includes information such as general progress through learning paths overall test scores participation in forum and chats tools used documents downloaded and links visited As with other reporting pages information can be readily exported as csv files or printed by clicking the relevant tool bar icons 15 4 Resource Reporting To access details of resources used on the course click on the Report on resource icon amp on the main Reporting page This will display a list of resources added and deleted to the course including resources added by students Learn English Reporting Learner View 9e es gt Search users tool Event type Session Username IP address Document Date Documents Document added MrChipping 81 153 55 113 mark billy bunter March 16 2013 at 05 36 PM Documents Document visible MrChipping 81 153 55 113 Mr Chips March 16 2013 at 05 35 PM Documents Document updated in folder MrChipping 81 153 55 113 Certificates March 16 2013 at 05 35 PM Learning path Course added MrChipping 81 153 55 113 Advanced English March 16 2013 at 04 50 PM Learning path Course added MrChipping 81 153 55 113 Intermediate English March 16 2013 at 04 40 PM Documents Document added MrChipping 86 170 36 156 Cooking with eggs March 12 2013 at 11 17 PM Links Link added MrChipping 86 170 36 156 March 12 2013 at 11 14
65. al ex Control a message s visibility md Reply to the message v Move the message to another thread 59 Quote this message and answer on the basis of the quoted message 13 9 Give your learners a score If you choose to score grade a topic discussion thread you will first need to assign a maximum score to this thread This needs to be done when the thread is created Go to advanced settings in the create thread page and check the grade this thread box An option to enter a maximum score will appear Advanced settings Select assessment Default Y Grade this thread Column header in Competences Report Weight in Report 0 2 Motify me by e mail when somebody replies steve Illustration 71 Assigning a maximum score to a discussion thread To score a student s contribution to a thread 73 176 click on the Learners list icon 2 scroll down to see the list of learners click on the grade activity icon lj next to the learner s name on the new page locate the list of all the contributions messages written by the learner scored as well as a statistical table based on these same contributions enter the score you want to assign the learner with the help of the list of contributions choose a qualitative evaluation for these contributions The statistical table allows a quantitative evaluation of the contributions Click the Grade this thread button Learn English Forums
66. ame kind of navigation you will find on any computer software In Chamilo it 1s referred to as the breadcrumb navigation a reference to a popular folktale motif as in Little Thumbling who saved the lives of his brothers by leaving a trail of breadcrumbs in a dark forest so they could find their way home This type of navigation allows the user to find its way back to his starting point The first breadcrumb link on the left displays the name of the course and allows the user to return to the course homepage directly The links to the right of this point directly to the elements of the course in which the user is currently located English for beginners Documents Images Gallery Illustration 10 Breadcrumb Navigation Within a course Learner view allows the teacher to view the course as a learner The link then changes to Teacher view Just click the new link to get back to the normal teacher view a i Learner View Illustration 11 Student view 5 Or Le petit Poucet in French see http fr wikipedia org wiki Le_Petit_Poucet 17 176 Chapter 6 Course creation Creating a course is quick and easy and can be done from the My courses page Note on some portals teachers might not have permission to create new courses and are simply assigned pre created courses by the administrator Profile Inbox Compose Click on Create course Fill the mandatory fields see Illustration 13 Cr
67. another user 10 3 11 Video conference It is now relatively easy using a local video conference server to install the video conference tool within a Chamilo course although it remains an external extension which is not always available in a classic portal Chamilo 1 9 supports BigBlueButton 0 8 open source conferencing software which supports recording of the white board and audio from a conference The video sessions can later be made available within Chamilo itself as a video library inside the course From a teacher s point of view it s worth lobbying your administrator to set it up 31 176 10 4 Administration tools The administration section groups tools that the learner never needs access to there 1s therefore no option to hide or show the tools which are designed for teacher use only Administration A e 25 C Projects Reporting Settings Backup Illustration 28 Administration tools 10 4 1 Projects bon This 1s where the teacher can create new blogs visible and available to learners in the Authoring section A blog integrates tasks and users management via a calendar within the Blogs tool supporting the effective management of collaborative projects 10 4 2 Settings Ss 2 Manage the course settings as a teacher Settings are sorted in a few sections S Manage and update elements such as the course title 4 Course settings l P category language picture etc Configure course access
68. at combines the multiple answer format with a single score providing an option for ensuring that no negative score is accrued Add this question to the test Global multiple answer Question Cycling etiquette E Enrich question Enrich question Which of the following are considered good cycling etiquette ES Advanced settings Answers N Tre Answer Comment a Z 1 dw z o Indicating manouevres clearly and in good time Yes this is not only safe but also polite showing 2 mm E holding on to the tailgate of a lorry Death wish If not from a vehicle from the lorry driver 3 3 p p Nodding or waving to vehicle drivers who are trying to be Yes even though the might not actually manage helpful they are at least trying and this should be Cycling on the pavement to avoid stopping at a red light This is dangerous annoying and even illegal in some places It gives cyclists a bad name Score 5 Ho negative scone Remove answer option Add answer option gp Add this question to the test Illustration 60 Tests Global multiple answer 64 176 12 6 Recycling existing questions Any question created independently of the test or course to which it has been attached feeds the questions database This base can be very useful for teachers wanting to re use questions that are very general or needing questions to serve as fille
69. ate for students successfully completing the course To do so just make the last step in your course a certificate which students can view or print off You can upload an existing pre made certificate to the course documents area e g an image or pdf file Alternatively Chamilo offers a tool for creating certificate templates which allows for the automatic generation of a certificate detailing relevant data for each learner in the course see Chapter 18 84 176 Chapter 15 Reporting Chamilo allows teachers to follow the progress of their learners using various tools primarily via the Reporting tool accessed via the Administration tools section at the bottom of the course homepage but also through the assignment of homework and tests exercises during the course The reporting tool allows teachers to monitor the activities and progress of individual learners the overall progress of classes through courses and the development of content and resources 15 1 Tracking learners By default clicking on the Reporting icon will display summary details for a list of learners on the course It includes summary information about test scores time spent on line login details etc Learn English Reporting Learner View AS BS E gt Search users 2 Learn English Select user profile field to add Y Y Add user profile field ARemind learners inactive since 7days v W Notify First name Last name Login Time Progress e Exercise progr
70. ation date Today 2013 04 07 22 32 49 44 666 101 666 PR Gears Creation date Today 2013 04 07 23 34 23 Remember to ask Yannick how to pronounce derailleur before do my presentation IR Illustration 153 Notebook List Notes can be updated as needed and dates of creation and latest update are saved Notes taken by a user are not visible by other users In this sense they are indeed personal 30 1 Notes creation click on the Add new note in my personal notebook icon 5 J give your note a short title write down your note click Create note Add new note in my personal notebook Note title Directions Note details iB 8 d i BD Hoyt ai 2P Size LB 1218 49 Ay m id PM 3 Format v Font Go straight along Albert Road turn right at the bank then right again into Minto Lane The bike shop s on the left dh Create note Illustration 154 Notebook Creation form 30 2 Sort notes Using the tools in the toolbar on the Notes page notes can be sorted by date created 5 date last modified 17 or by title E 140 176 Chapter 31 Projects The Projects or Blogs tool m was developed in 2006 at the request of a large Belgian telecoms company The idea behind it was to implement a blog with lightweight project management features which was tagged under the name of Smart blogs Its philosophy 1s to allow for the assignment of tasks to the learners in order to write
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72. be removed from the code the course admin this option is automatically filled with your name and cannot be updated the language used to display the course environment nothing stops you from using e g French even if the platform is installed in English The language choice doesn t influence the course content only the course interface Only the administrator can redefine global courses categories another To one exception if the demo content is enabled this content is created in the language of the course Modifying the course language afterwards will have as minor consequence to have the interface in one language and the contents in 18 176 the course can be filled with some demo content to indicate to the new course administrator the sort of thing s he can create inside the course typically an exercise forums and an introduction section Alternatively this can be left completely empty Course name e g Innovation management Advanced settings Category This is the department or any other category where the training is delivered Code Only letters a z and numbers 0 9 Language English M Fill with demo content sls Create this course required field Illustration 14 Create a course extended version A course creation follow up page 1s displayed which suggests going straight to the newly created course through a link on the course title going directly by clicking on t
73. ble to learners when they undertake the test The test will be displayed on the main page of the test tool listed along with other tests created in the course Cycling for beginners Tests Learner View SoowpBess Test name Questions Detail Y Cycling safety Y i 9 PE A 9 Good cycling technique 0 Ph Ot XK YY Parts of a bicycle 0 rA ili OS A Illustration 44 Exercises List Because there are so many different ways the test tool can be used there 1s a good chance the default options are not entirely suitable your needs Be careful therefore to consider the extensive Advanced settings section available in the create edit test page 44 176 Create a new test The settings are fairly self evident feedback can be provided either at the end of the test or withheld e g for an exam Test name Session A understanding exam E3 Give a context to the test Advanced settings questions can be presented either on a Feedback O At end of test single page e g for a brief text quiz or Questions per page All questions on one page on separate pages e g when the question One question by page and ans wers are lengthy Or incorporate Show score to learner Auto evaluation mode show score and expected answers Exam mode Do not show score nor answers media Practice mode Show score only by category if at least one is used Random questions No scores and correct answers can be shown e g for an in
74. bles the scenario question types which allows teachers to devise quizzes based on multiple choice or image mapping questions which depending on the answer given lead the learner to alternative subsequent questions This is a powerful tool however be aware that once self evaluation 1s checked these advanced settings cannot be changed you will instead have to create a new test not based on the Self evaluation immediate feedback option 10 Tf the learner disconnects from the exercise his time will continue counting down until it is completely expired but he will be able to reconnect and continue his exercise right whee he left it The time counter only works in one question per page mode 45 176 12 3 Feedback score and correct answers This section describes some of the key educational concepts which have steered the design of the Tests feature in Chamilo For teachers new to on line teaching and learning it is useful to consider some of the terminology Chamilo uses in relation to these concepts prior to developing the tests themselves 12 3 1 Automated feedback A major advantage in on line learning 1s that it can offer the learner enormous flexibility in terms of where and when he she chooses to study A student can undertake a fully automated test if they wish anywhere and at any time and receive their score immediately However this freedom also means that there 1s no teacher to hand to explain why they have got a que
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76. comes bundled as open source software or as purists will say Free Software which can be adapted to educational or professional projects It is distributed under the GNU GPLv3 license which you are bound to accept when using it A teacher using Chamilo can access a series of useful tools allowing them to easily and efficiently create an effective learning environment On creating editing a course he or she can import or create documents audio video images and publish them build tests and exams with automated scores and feedback as required build or import SCORM and AICC compliant courses set and receive virtual assignments describe the components of the course through description sections communicate through forums or chat publish announcements add links create work groups or laboratory groups set up a virtual classroom through the videoconference extension manage scores through the assessments tool create surveys add a wiki to create documents collaboratively use a glossary use an agenda manage a project through the blog tool enable tracking of learners in your courses register attendances elaborate a class diary course progress The Chamilo platform is extremely flexible All its tools can be customized according to the needs of each course It provides a friendly and intuitive user interface which requires no special
77. create a wiki link without using this button To create a new page or create a link to an existing one using wiki links edit a page and add page title or name of link title of page to its content Y OK Cancel click Save 19 3 Add a new orphan page By clicking the Add new page link inside the drop down menu icon F you create a new page unrelated to the rest of the wiki This 1s one way of preparing a page which will temporarily not be visible to users at least not in the usual way Note Orphan pages can be listed from the All pages link in the drop down menu 19 4 Commenting a page By clicking the Discuss this page icon you get access to a form to add see comments This area is visible and can be updated by any user Other actions which can be executed on wiki pages are Icons Features Check the history of changes of a page Show a list of pages linked to the current page Delete the current page UXES Export the page as an HTML document N Export the page as a PDF document Get an e mail notification of all changes made to this page gt Make a page visible invisible to learners ad inn Lock Unlock a page for edition by learners 107 176 19 5 Other wiki features The menu located in the top left corner drop down menu gives access to other wiki features regardless of the current page search titles or contents of pages display a list of a
78. cross 9 amp icons to edit delete elements m Create a new forum Cars P How to make an omlette y My favourite pet Illustration 79 Learning paths Importing existing resources Links tests assignments and forums can be created prior to building the learning path in the Authoring or Interaction sections on your course s homepage and then added from these sections into your learning path via the relevant tab on the learning path page Alternatively they can be created directly from within the tabs themselves as you build the learning path 14 3 3 Add a new section The Sections tool M is a simple but effective tool allowing you to group activities in the the learning path under headings for clarity Learn English Learning paths Elementary English Add learning object or activity A D e Prerequisites options Elementary English Click on the Learner view button to see your learning path Cooking i 2 HB Cooking with eggs a A ry of g How to make an omlette _ Shopping Adding a section to the course X Going Shopping ele gg A visit to a Tesco superm Title Your Food Assignment 4 Omlette Recipe Parent Elementary English M In table of contents After A visit to a Tesco supe Y Y Save section required field Illustration 80 Learning paths New sections 80 176 14 3 4 Display the learning path Display the results of the learning path you just built Learn
79. d even a range of personal social networking links 157 176 First name Mr Last name Chips Username Mr hippina Code MRCHIPPING E mail MrChipsitpenglishbespoken com Phone Change picture Remove picture Language English Chamilola Graphical theme Pass To change your password enter your current password in the field above and your new password in both fields below To maintain the current password leave the three fields empty New password Confirm password tags RSS Timezone Europe London Motify by mail on new Upon reception invitation received Upon reception Notify by mail on new personal message received Notify by mail on new Upon reception message received in group Mo file chosen 2c My competences My diplomas What am able to teach My productions Choose File No file chosen CA Taller ARA eG ws bs iz j Fomat e lala Google Calendar URL Country Birthday Facebook Linkedin Twitter Google Hid Illustration 181 Social network Extended profile update Ez TRE Sai S United Kingdom 01 F January 2008 v BB http JAwww facebook com profile phy http www linkedin comiin Y https witter comAtl ER suptus 9009 le com u 0 http www hi5 com Remember to click the save button when you ve completed entering editing your profile details 158 176 35 2 Internal messaging Fro
80. d updates to this tutorial are welcome at this e mail address info Ochamilo org 169 176 37 4 Illustrations index Illustration 1 Right to use study and modify share and distribute the software 8 Mustration 2 Icons VAD Vr 10 Ilustratton 5 Folded Molins 11 TMS teat On A Untolded Dels a a 11 Hilusteattom oc Contextual help POP TUI 11 Illustration 6 History of Chamilo installations around the world up to May 2013 12 MMistration T Home pac o ceda oda tds MED N 15 Uus ranon 5 My courses Dag cecinere iem Ma eh erectis nen dU dM 16 Mistratton or ChamialoHeaddefisu Ha o DER UIN IR DEDE UINB DM CLIA DEDI ADILIM conc 17 Hlustrationm L0 Breadcrumb NavisaOn cendo RePEc i bo eter oque Eo dti ebenso duda Maurus 17 Il straton LT Student Werren n ea E a 17 Mustratiom 2 Personal ment DOCK S 4o ode ie id 18 Illustration 13 Creating a course short VErS1ON ccccccccncnononnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnninnnnnnnns 18 Illustration 14 Create a course extended Versi Nsitini e E a 19 Illustration 15 Course creation follow up PAge ooooooonnncnnnncncnonnnonnnnnnnnnonononnncnnncnnnnnonnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnos 19 Illustration 16 Course administration tOO S o oooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnononocnnnnnnnnononononnnnnnnnnnnnoncnnnnnnncnnnnnncnnnns 20 Iustcation 17 Course settings s Visibilidad 20 Tibustritron TS SON mc ada as 21 Illustration 19 Personal category cr
81. dd this question to the test Multiple answer Question Ennch question Answers v The drivetrain 2 correct answers A Enrich question 0 lia a E CO A E Ma a a r Font Size P Which of the following are part of the drivetrain on a modern bicycle Advanced settings N True Answer 1 z The chain 2 w The saddle 3 v The rear derailleur 4 4 x The chainrings Illustration 49 Tests Multiple answer question 88 12 M A 7 6 Comment w Correct This is Y Sorry no You maybe need to revise the drivetrain chapter Y Not really this is connnected but really part of the gearing system rather than the drivetrain Y Correct there are hardly any bikes without at least one chainring Score 52 176 12 5 3 Type 3 Fill the blanks Y This question type can be used to produce the classic cloze passage exercise favoured by E language teachers in which certain words in a written passage can be selected to be displayed as a blank field for students to fill in First the teacher simply needs to type the passage or list of sentences and then add square brackets around the words to be blanked These words will be displayed to the learner as empty text fields which will be marked as correct 1f the student enters the correct answer matching the word typed by the teacher As soon as the square brackets are added the form will display a score field for eac
82. e category Test Your English Forum Add forum category Add forum category Title Food and drink Description Jim B m io i Ei Format Font B 7 U As A category for forums to evaluate eating and drinking terms and idioms gt Ill ul 5 1 2O 4 3 Gif gdh Create category required field Illustration 68 Forum New category 13 3 Add forum From the Forum page Click New forum give it a name add a description if necessary in the advanced settings it is possible to authorize learners to modify their own answers 69 176 authorize learners to create new discussion threads set the default view decide 1f the forum 1s the one of a group 1f 1t is public or private click the Create forum button Test Your English Forum Food and drink Add a forum Add a forum Title Description DO gm amp SHo vc BiH E Bis Format Font Size B i U 4 A 5 Create in category Food and drink Y Advanced settings n Create forum required field Illustration 69 Forum Forum creation form 13 4 Manage forum categories Managing forum categories makes use of familiar icons Icons Features rd Update forum category settings A Delete the forum category and all 1ts contents ex Control visibility of a forum category amp Lock unlock a forum category to prevent editin
83. e it will not work If need be review the Users chapter on page 95 Without learners subscribed it is practically impossible to make sense of the attendances tool 23 1 Create an attendance sheet To get started click the Create a new attendance list icon s Create a new attendance list Title Description Select assessment Column header in Competences Report Weight in Report Cycle circuit 2 lhl ino mie e unosoco Format y Font Size B P e Ic d P gt Road craft in a large town Advanced settings Y Grade the attendance list in the assessment tool Default Practical skills 5 Y Save required field Illustration 124 Attendances New attendances form e 10 116 176 Fill in the main title description fields and tick if you wish to grade the attendances If you do so you can select an assessment to link attendances to write a column header for the report and add a weighting to activities Finally click save and you will be prompted to add a time and date Add a time and date 02 Y April Y 2013 Y 22v h oo v Repeat date Repeat type Weekly Repeat end date 14 April v 2013 v H Y Save Illustration 125 Attendances Intermediary step for dates creation Selecting repeat date allows to you quickly generate a series dates and time for regular sessions e g weekly at 22 00 hrs Click Save again to view a list of the dates chosen Calendar lis
84. e responsable Pas de responsable Pas de responsable Mardi 03 Mai 2011 Mardi 03 Mai 2011 Mardi 03 Mai 2011 Mardi 03 Mai 2011 Mardi 03 Mai 2011 Sos I 0 0 0 pa 0 2 0 aa T bp PERIODISMO Periodismo de Investigaci n Jajaja clases para amar nri testexemple Illustration 166 Courses catalog Example of courses illustrations Note the Department is a feature for which support has been dropped so far Depending on visual styles the department might appear as a link in the campus header for old deprecated styles This is all a department will change In more recent version of Chamilo 1 8 if you need to manage courses by departments inside a university we recommend you use the multi url feature described in the administrator s guide little brother of this guide 32 2 Visibility and access The Course access section M allows you to define how open access to your course will be by selecting the Course visibility settings already described in Control course access on page 20 These settings public open private or closed are fully defined on the page On this page you can also obtain a direct link to send e g via email or a web page to invite registration to this course allow self subscription and unsubscription e provide a registration password to allow access by unsubscribed users establish legal terms to be displayed on entry to the course 146 176 32 3 E mail notifications E mail notifications
85. e the Flash plug in which is free but not open We are working on this last element to increase the availability of this type of exercise to devices that do not support Flash 11 1 Create a directory To achieve a clearer storage structure Chamilo lets you create directories folders and sub directories by clicking on the folder icon with the yellow star symbol 5 English for beginners Documents Create folder Learner View Create folder Name of the new folder dh Create the folder ste E e yad 9 gt Search Current folder Documents Type Name Size Date Detail cd 3 J D gt DX Illustration 29 Documents creating directories 34 176 To create a directory click on the Create folder icon enter the directory name click on the Create the folder button The new directory has been created and can be used right away to store new documents If you want to create a sub directory open the directory you want to create it in and follow the same procedure 11 2 Quick change of directory When creating a new course with example content the Documents tool contains several directories audio flash images etc by default These directories are meant to provide additional help organizing resources inside the course Once there are over twenty or so documents in the root directory it becomes difficult to locate a document when needed because you will have to scroll up and down to get to s
86. e used to enable the auto launch of learning paths and the style or graphical theme for the course amp Learning path settings Enable learning path e Redirect to a selected learning path auto launch Redirect to the learning paths list Deactivate Allow training theme Allowed Disallowed wv Save settings Illustration 170 Course settings Learning path settings The auto launch feature allows the teacher to select one specific learning path to auto start when the user enters the course homepage In order to use this feature you ll need to enable the option in the course settings remembering to save the changes then go to the learning paths list and click on the rocket icon which represents the auto launch of one of the learning paths Title Publication date Expiration date Progress Authoring options ia Elementary English March 12 2013 80 lK E dm 20 9 9 d A at 08 00 AM 3 A Intermediate English March 16 2013 0 g X m 2m 2 he at 08 00 AM XUL Q Advanced English March 16 2013 April 18 2013at 0 AS arra OVT i at 08 00 AM 12 00 PM e Beginner Englsih March 17 2013 0 gp 3 250 o Y d A at 08 00 AM ap Illustration 171 Learning paths Auto launch Only one learning path can be set as auto launch at a time and it will start as soon as the learner enters the course homepage Other learning paths show a gray rocket icon To test this option you ll have to connect as a learner as it has been disabled
87. e your learning path y Documents Illustration 77 Adding a learning object or activity to a course 14 3 1 Create a new document This option allows you to generate a document which will be automatically added to the learning path and saved in html format in the learning path documents In essence it 1s possible to use the rich text editor to edit styles add images videos etc You can toggle between html and the WYSIWYG editor to produce whatever content you wish In other words Chamilo provides you with a complete learning path creation tool To begin click the Rich media page activity icon to see the following page Validate Title Parent Elementary English v In table of contents First position v sia Add this document to the course SC Du bE nm Hiuostusuwsrveiti ikeEsssm 3 Format Font Size B I U Ar A Illustration 78 Learning paths Rich media creation tool 79 176 14 3 2 Use existing resources You can use any document you have previously imported or created in the documents tool of the course e g a SCORM course html pages videos images etc see Authoring content in Chamilo You can also add tests links assignments and forums by dragging them across to the learning paths list on the left of the page using the green handle 4f The chosen resource will appears in the wherever you choose in the learning path Use the handle to re order items and the pencil and
88. eacher Most scoring would be immediately supplied but feedback would tend to fall short of displaying the correct answer directly challenging students to apply themselves to study revision and reflection to work out the correct answer for themselves Automated tests can generally be available to take an unlimited number of times Their key purpose would be to allow the learner to drill himself e g to learn vocabulary in a language course rehearse a particular mathematical algorithm or memorize a safety procedure Such tests would be free of any time constraints and would be fully automated displaying scoring feedback and even correct answers to encourage improvements through practice Scenarios represent a more advanced form of interactive exercise where the teacher can pre determine alternative next steps in the test predicated on students response to a question leading the student through a particular path of questioning This type of activity can be achieved using Chamilo s Tests tool and can provide students with a very effective interactive on line learning experience but of course 1s by 1ts very nature quite complex and 47 176 demanding to set up The above descriptions demonstrate how the Tests tool can function depending on how it is configured by the teacher The tool is designed to be as flexible as possible while remaining relatively easy to use so variations on all the above models can be achieved to meet req
89. earners have been subscribed 95 176 17 1 1 Add teachers You can also subscribe another user as teacher in your course Just click the second Enroll teacher icon J he s wearing a tie and repeat the process as for learners Users subscribed using this link will have the status of Teacher on the course 17 1 2 Unsubscribe a user You can unsubscribe users individually or as a group from a course To unsubscribe a single user click the Unregister button next to the corresponding user and confirm your choice To unsubscribe a group of users check the relevant boxes on the left side of the table and select Unregister in the drop down list headed Detail at the bottom of the table then click Unregister Note As a teacher you cannot remove the main teacher of a course by default described in the listing as Trainer from this screen Only the platform administrator can do that 17 1 3 Add update a user s description Click the Edit icon Z to the right of the relevant user s entry to view the user s basic details Complete update the Description field to inform other users of the role played by this user Save changes The Assistant box previously titled Tutor allows the teacher to assign a special Course assistant role with its corresponding permissions These permissions allow the assistant to view test and assignments results from other learners in the course to help him assist the teacher in
90. eating a course short version and click the button That s it The course will be visible by the course creator and later by the users subscribed to it By default the person who creates the course is responsible for this course s administration She 1s generally referred to as the Course owner or Course creator To create the course you need only enter a single element 1 e a clear and detailed title My courses Create a training Pending invitations Edit profile Courses Create a course Sort courses Course catalog Courses sessions history Illustration 12 Personal menu blocks Once you click on Create a course a course is created with a section for Tests Project based learning Assessments Courses Dropbox Agenda and much more Logging in as teacher provides you with editing privileges for this course Create a training Course name e g Innovation management Advanced settings dh Create this course required field Illustration 13 Creating a course short version Chat Disconnected Additional options entirely optional are available by clicking on the Advanced settings link a category within the ones offered in the drop down box this is optional a course code Pick a code that matches the course title associated with e g a numerical classification n b Even if entered in lowercase the course code will be automatically uppercased and symbols like and spaces will
91. eation OTM oooooonncnnnnnnnnonononnnnnnnnnnnnonononnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnns 21 Illustration 20 Personal courses category Created oooooooonnnncnnncnononononcnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonononncnonnnnnnnnnnnnonns 21 Illustration 21 Personal courses CategorleS ooooooonnnccnnnnncnonononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnns 27 Il strationm 22 C Ourses 6dtalO9 iussi ie ipu iore pred Eoo bn eoe erba eoo itera pere du Econ des ale ong vec vede deo up DEUDA 22 Illustration 23 Course tools Classical OPtiON occccccoooooonnnnnnnnnonononnnnnnnnnnnnnononnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnannnnnnnnns 24 Illustration 24 Authoring tools in ipad type Vie W oooooncccnnncncncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnanoss 25 Illustration 25 Course homepage Introduction teXt ooocccccccccccooooncnnnnnnnnnonononnnnncnnnnnononanncnnnonanannnnos 26 iustration 26 Author e TOOLS a a tua obse de tu Pc qub NE Toa Doudou 2j Ilustratron 27 InteracttOn 1001S cce tt ad 30 Tihs tration 25 Admitstrattott tol ai dl 32 Illustration 29 Documents creating directories iessen reen Ea ada 34 Illustration 30 Documents List of default directorles cocccconoooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnonocnnnnnnnnonononocnnnnnononos 35 Illustration 31 Documents Icons Upload ooooccccccccnnnnoonnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnonnncnnnnnnonnonnncnnnoncnnonnnannnnos 36 Illustration 32 Documents Documents UploOAd cccccccccooonnnnnnnnnnnononononnnnnn
92. ee all the files Because of this we recommend not having more than twenty files in a single directory general good practice in file management anyway These directories are by default invisible to learners It is up to the teacher to decide whether learners should see these directories contents or not by clicking on the eye icon Y English for beginners Documents Learner View ES il et od 3 gt Search Current folder Documents y Type Name 1 Size Date Detail n 2 f D U YY e Ss y N 9 S C C XK X KK E u S Y amp as G Y S x Select all Unselect all Detail You are currently using 8 83 MB 8 8 of your 100 MB Illustration 30 Documents List of default directories Of course it is possible to create several other directories using the folder creation icon In order to navigate swiftly within the directories tree a drop down list called Current folder is available on the top left of the screen allowing any level of documents directory to be readily accessed 35 176 Once inside a directory the up a level icon y lets the teacher get back up one directory level 11 3 Importing a document Import a new document by going to the desired destination folder and clicking the Upload documents icon e se Ge m I gt Search Illustration 31 Documents Icons Upload The following screen appears 7 English for beginners Documents Upload documents Learner Vie
93. el pour Chamilo 1 8 7 Avril 2011 BeezNest Belgium SPRL Yannick Warnier info 2 beeznest com Mise jour pour 1 8 8 correctifs mise on page ajouts de d tails Juillet 2011 BeezNest Belgium SPRL Yannick Warnier info 2 beeznest com Mise jour pour 1 8 8 4 and r organisation des chapitres r criture de l introduction listing des options ajout des nouvelles fonctionnalit s r vision du texte revoir outils Suivi and R seau social August BeezNest Belgium SPRL Yannick Warnier info beeznest com Added FAQ fixes and details 2011 Basic translation to English March 2013 BeezNest Belgium SPRL Yannick Warnier info Q9 beeznest com Updated to 1 9 6 April 2013 Steve Miller stephanibus gmail com Complete revision and update of English text and screenshots based on 1 9 4 Icons added inline to text for clarity Some additional paragraphs on pedagogical use 176 176
94. eleting this area will permanently delete all the content documents links it contains and unregister all its members not remove them from other training Do you really want to delete the training Illustration 178 Maintenance Course deleting 155 176 Chapter 34 The Reporting tab This chapter related to Reporting tab as opposed to the reporting tool discussed in earlier chapters which is accessed from the course home page and relates only to that specific course The Reporting tab allows you to get an overview of what s happening inside all your courses or sessions The Reporting link inside a course is essentially just a filtered version of the following and has been described in detail in chapter 15 so you can refer to that chapter as regards the details of the reporting pages 34 1 Own courses and sessions reporting The main page of the Reporting tab displays summary tables offering a general overview some statistics relating to users on your courses each entry shows some statistical data which allows you to track the progress and the results of all learners as an average value and a list of courses and sessions for which you are responsible i5 Overview Followed users 4 Followed courses 12 Followed sessions o Learners 4 Courses by leamer 3 Leamers not connected for a week or more 4 Time spent on portal 0 00 00 Progress in courses 12 5 Average score in leaming paths 9 17 Posts in forum 0 25
95. ement From the Roles management page you can create detailed tasks of a project step or assign roles to the members of a project 145 176 To create a new task role click the Add a new role icon amp give the role a title description and assign permissions choose a color using to the drop down bar click Save Add a new role Title Artist Description Diagrams sketches photos Roles management Tasks manager Comment manager Delete Edit Delete Y Colour Y Save En Add a new role Assign roles E Users rights management Illustration 161 Projects New role The new role appears in the roles list 31 5 Assign a role to a learner Once the role has been created you must assign it to a learner click on the Assign roles link j select a learner to assign the role to select the task to be assigned select a date to achieve the objective of the role click the Validate button Assign a role User Cruella Deville v Task Artist Y Date v Validate ign Ada a new role Assign roles 157 Users rights management Roles in this project Title Description Artist Diagrams sketches photos Illustration 162 Projects Assign a role Colour Edit f X 144 176 31 6 Indicate the execution of a task Whether for a teacher or a learner tasks assigned to any user are shown at the bottom left of the projects page under section
96. ent sprockets from Wikipedia Derailleur gears Handlebars Dlandlahare annhla vii ta halanan and etear tha hila Illustration 122 Glossary List view Glossary terms management is done through the usual action icons 22 2 Glossary terms management Icons Features Edit term Delete term Show the list view i E xs Show the table view Export import glossary as a csv file Export to pdf 115 176 Chapter 23 Attendances In 2010 an academical institution co financed the development of the Attendances tool well as the course progress tool see next chapter with a set of basic specifications Over time it has evolved thanks to the many suggestions from community users and the financial support of some customers Today it s a more advanced tool but it is still very young which explains why its interface still leaves room for improvement Learn English Attendances at Name Cycle maintenance session 1 Cycle circuit 1 Cycle maintenance session 2 Select all Unselect all Detail Description Attendance at practical training Attendance at practical training cone manouevres Routines for checking the safety of you bicycle Illustration 123 Attendances main page attended 0 0 0 Learner View X X R Before you go further with this chapter do make sure you have learners subscribed to your course otherwise your attempts to us
97. es Size Sent to Latest sent on Edit a bike map large jpg jg 81 35k Billy Bunter Today 0 Feedback Y 2 gb Poems 5 1 63 The Hobbit zip a 246 47k Cruella Deville Today 0 Feedback Y Y 9 A travelmate 8481 pdf fa 1 95M Cruella Deville Today 0 Feedback S 3 Illustration 138 Dropbox sent files 26 1 Folders The teacher can add folders to categorize his files a bit more clearly The shared folders be they sent or received are invisible to learners and are only there for organizational purposes To create a new folder click on the Add a new folder icon s enter a name for it in the field that appears at the top of the screen and click the Create category button 125 176 26 2 Send a file to specific users click the Share a new file icon s click the choose file button and select the file on your computer decide whether to overwrite other files with the same name in the Send to list select the people to share the document with groups can also be selected by holding the CTRL key pressed while clicking the names click the Upload button Learn English Dropbox Sent Files Share a new file Share a new file Upload document Choose File fishpoem odt Overwrite previous versions of same document Send to Yannick Warnier Yannick Warnier Yannick Warnier Steve Miller Steve Miller Billy Bunter Cruella Deville Just upload ES Upload Illustration 139 Dropbox
98. es attendances by groups For example you might want to take attendances to theory lessons separately from attendances to practical lessons Each of them will show all learners as attending by default It is up to you to register the missing learners by clicking the corresponding checkbox Photo Last name First name Not attended 1 Bunter Billy 115 20 2 2 Deville Cruella 115 20 3 Miler Steve 2i5 404 4 Warnier Yannick 215 40 Illustration 127 Attendances sheet Mar 09 2013 Mar 16 2013 Apr 02 2013 Apr 09 2013 02 00 PM E 02 00 PM Ei 10 00 PM E 10 00 PM shi By default the system assumes all learners are attending the course session so only take note of missing learners by unchecking the learner s box to mark his absence A learner missing more than 10 of the total number of sessions will be marked by an orange background A learner missing more than 2546 of the sessions will be marked by a red background These colourings are fixed parameters which cannot at this point in time be modified inside the platform An attendance sheet can be included in the assessments tool as a marked resource to count towards a students overall grades for the course 118 176 Chapter 24 Course progress The Course progress tool Lal or perhaps Course diary the name of this tool 1s still under consideration allows the teacher to build a course program to be shown optionally on the course homepage
99. ess an icon appears A green tick y means the link is valid A red sign amp means the link is broken Note the links checker effectively tries to connect to the given link from the server As such a link that works for you might not work for the server and vice versa This will require the server to be equipped with the CURL library Check with your admin if this is the case 111 176 Chapter 21 Announcements The Announcements tool A lets you send a message by e mail to your learners and or publish an message directly to the course These announcements can be used for example to inform learners of the recent availability of a document of the deadline for an assignment or any news or information related to the course Learn English Announcements aa Title By Latest update Edit Lecture notes OP Mr Chips April 01 2013 at 11 57 PM f Dos X Postponed Exam Mr Chips April 01 2013 at 11 53 PM f Ds X Deadline reminder 3 Mr Chips April 01 2013 at 11 52 PM f Po X Illustration 117 Announcements page 21 1 Add an announcement From the main Announcement page click the Add an announcement icon J Add an announcement Q3 Visible to Users Destination users Mr Chips gt gt Billy Bunter Steve Miller Cruella Deville Yannick Warnier Steve Miller Yannick Warnier Yannick Warnier 4 Send this announcement by email to selected groups users Subject Warning of server downtime Tags user name
100. ess Exercise average First connection Latest Details Billy Bunter fatowl 0 03 51 0 0 0 Mar 12 2013 Mar 12 2013 gt gt Illustration 86 Reporting Learners On this page the teacher as well as viewing a summary table of students overall activity and progress can easily add columns to the table drawing on students profile information country date of birth as well as data held elsewhere in the course course code performance data assignments messages surveys He she can highlight A learners absent from the course for a specified length of time and at one click notify learners with an appropriate announcement using a configurable announcement tool see chapter 21 accessed by clicking the notify button Y noty The teacher can also print out the table or export it as a csv file g 15 2 Show individual learner s details On the Reporting page click the Details icon next to the name of the learner you want to check on The new page shows the learner s details in summary including profile information photo connection and summary progress details but also detailed information about the student s progress through each learning path results in tests and potentially useful information about other 85 176 activities such as assignments messages sent links visited documents uploaded and chat 21 English Level Tests Learning paths Time 0 01 21 60 Average score Reading Level Tests Tests A1 Re
101. essments General settings The Total weight of the course 1s important for assigning individual weightings to activities see below The Minimum certification score defines the pass mark for the course 99 176 18 1 2 Weights The weights allow you to define the relative importance of each of the activities from the platform or in person within the assessment Click on the Weight in report icon 5 5 to go the general weights page If you don t have any activity registered at this point come back to this section a bit later The sum of all weights of activities must be 100 Type Assessment Weight C 1 B 20 S um 20 ia 1 Courses 40 E Class presentation EZE 20 yf Save weights in report Illustration 103 Assessments Weights It is strongly recommended that you define the total of the weights as 100 or the equivalent total value for the course defined in the previous section otherwise 1t becomes really complicated to understand all the possible relative scoring issues 18 1 3 Skills ranking Skills ranking allow you to define ranks for the scores so that they can be more easily represented literally and graphically Click on the podium icon aila Cycling for beginners Assessments Skills ranking Skills ranking Competence thresholds colouring Below 60 The mark will be coloured in red Skills ranking Score info Between 0 and 90 Distinction X Y Validate Illustration 104 Assessments
102. estion Advanced settings Answers N True Answer Comment p 1 v v A helmet Yes we would say so not everyone agrees 2 z Padded shorts Not really these are more for comfort than safety Straight handlebars No this is really a matter of preference 4 y x Front and rear lights Yes these are essential at night time or in poor visibility Score Remove answer option Add answer option yf Save the question required field Illustration 56 Tests Exact combination 60 176 12 5 9 Type 9 Unique answer with unknown Sometimes a teacher wants the student to indicate that they don t know the answer to a 15 question rather than just guess an answer This question type is a single answer multiple choice question but reserves the last answer as a Don t know option with an automatic score of zero Students can be discouraged from guessing by penalizing a wrong answer with a negative SCOIC Save the question Unique answer with unknown Question Answers When should you look behind you 79 Enrich question Advanced settings N True Answer 1 Y All the time Y N Only when you want to manouevre Y 3 EI When you want to manouevre and occasionally at other times too Y Don t know Remove answer option Add answer option w Save the question Comment Score Y You need to look ahead sometimes Y Yes but you need to be aware of traffic at all times Y
103. f the forms is quite intuitive The following general points regarding the completion of the on line forms apply to all or most types of question 1 The Comment column will only be shown if you selected the show feedback option to in the advanced settings when you created the test 1f you don t want to show any feedback then there 1s little point in showing this column on the page 2 Any fields marked with a red asterisk must be completed 3 Every question has a title and an enriched description We generally recommend putting a short title in the title box and putting the real question in the enrich question box This will allow you to present a much fuller more meaning question use images and or include audio or video 49 176 All answer and comment boxes have editing tools which are hidden by default but can be viewed by clicking the small black arrow on the top left corner of the text box This will allow you also add images links and audio to your answers or feedback comments Every question type involves the allocation of scores In the case of questions requiring scoring later by a teacher this will simply be a maximum score against which the teacher will mark the test In the case of objective tests involving learners selecting an answer the score for each right or wrong answer chosen can be set and can include negative values Teachers should give some thought particularly in tests involving different question ty
104. ful online practise your vocabulary w Add a category Illustration 115 Links Add a category 109 176 20 2 Links A link can be added in a category or at the root level Learn English Links Add a link Add a link URL http www vocabulary co il foreign language english word recognition game Text of Link Word recognition game Metadata View Edit Metadata Description A simple fun game for learning vocabulary Category English language games Show link on training homepage Link target Open blank Y Select the target which shows the link on the homepage of the course Y Save link Illustration 116 Links Add link To add a link Click the Add a link icon amp Add the link s URL Give it a label Add a description of what is on the other side of the link if desired Select a category if desired Choose whether to show the link on the course homepage or not Click the Save link button 20 3 Manage links Links management uses the usual action icons Icons Features f Edit links or categories 3 Remove links or categories 4 Re organize links and categories order a 3 Show Hide a link 110 176 20 4 Links checker Since version 1 8 8 4 you can manually check whether a link 1s alive To do this click the small magnifier icon 4 on the right side of the link as it is listed in the Links page After a few seconds or l
105. g ww i Re organize forum categories 70 176 13 5 Manage forums Managing forums makes use of familiar icons Icons Features p Update forum settings X Delete the forum and all its contents Control a forum s visibility Lock unlock a forum to prevent its edition but previous articles can still be LL accessed iL Re organize the forums position Ask to be kept up to date by e mail when a message is added to the forum 13 6 Start a new topic When the content of a forum 1s shown click on the New message link complete the Name and Description fields advanced settings allow us to score a discussion thread as a teacher and give it a maximum score To do this select the Mark this thread box set a maximum score to reflect the learners participation in a discussion thread enter or update the title of the corresponding column for the assessments tool give a weight to the participation in the discussions thread in comparison to the other components of the assessment tool receive e mail alerts if an answer is added to the discussion thread set a discussion thread to appear on top of the threads list add an attachment to any message together with a comment Click Create thread 71 176 Advanced settings Edit thread score Notify me by e mail when somebody replies steve englishbespoken com This is a sticky message ap
106. genda and upload the relevant file as prompted Then return to the Agenda using the Agenda icon Users can export events as iCal from the pop up window that appears when they click on an event to view details They can select the appropriate 1Cal format confidential private public for the export at the bottom of the pop up window and teachers can edit or delete the event using the appropriate button in the pop up window Export in iCal format as confidential event Export in iCal format as private event Export in iCal format as public event Edit Delete Illustration 137 Export edit or delete an event Note Teachers only have access to the delete edit buttons via the course Agenda from the course homepage not via the Personal Agenda tab where like learners they can only view export events 25 3 Adding an event to the personal Agenda The Personal Agenda available at any point while navigating Chamilo via the relevant tab works in exactly the same way as the course Agenda except that options to create events are limited to the direct method i e clicking dragging on the relevant date times to open a simple pop up dialogue window see above Deleting editing and exporting options for personal events can also be effected as with the course Agenda simply by clicking on an event to display a pop up dialogue box Teachers and learners need to bear in mind that the blue personal events cannot be viewed by anyone
107. gnment is created 32 4 User rights The User rights section e allows you to set particular permissions for users in this course including the right to add events to the Agenda to add Announcements It also allows you to hide personal user pictures 1n the Forums as well as decide whether users have access to the Users list Note This is independent of the visibility of the tool in the course homepage and is a real access change the visibility of tools is only a homepage setting and does not prevent users entering the tool if they know the URL 5 User rights Allow learners to edit Activate training agenda edition by users the agenda a Disable agenda editing by learners Allow learners to edit Enable edition by users announcements Disable edition by users User picture in forum Display users pictures in the forum Hide users pictures in the forum Allow user view user Enable user list list Disable user list w Save settings Illustration 168 Course settings Users rights 149 176 32 5 Chat settings In the Chat section 4 selecting the appropriate option allows you to choose whether the chat opens within in the page or in a new window 3 Chat settings Open chat in a new Activate open the chat in a new window Window Deactivate open the chat in a new window w Save settings Illustration 169 Course settings Chat settings 32 6 Learning path settings The Learning path section amp can b
108. gress These options require a proper understanding of the course progress tool The results of the third option for example will be similar to the ones show in the illustration below Learn English 8 3 Course progress 34 The Tour de France April 10 2013 at 12 54 AM Duration in haurs 10 The Tour de France April 17 2013 at 10 51 PM Duration in haurs 10 Illustration 173 Course progress Display on course homepage 151 176 Chapter 33 Backup Chamilo makes a distinction between maintenance tools and course settings to simplify course maintenance and backup Deleting emptying copying saving or recovering the contents of a course partly or completely can be executed quickly and efficiently using the Backup tool 38 Learn English Backup Backup E Backup and import Create backup Create a backup You can select the learning objects to integrate in the backup file Import backup Import a backup You will be able to upload a backup file from you local drive or you can use a backup file available on the server Copy course Duplicate the course or some learning objects in another course You need 2 courses to use this feature an original course and a target course 3 Empty this course This tool empties the course It removes documents forums links And allows you to select what parts you want to remove or decide to remove the whole X Delete the course area Click on this link for a full remo
109. h word to be corrected To make the test a little easier the teacher may choose to list the words to be chose in the enrich question box It s a handy test for checking key terminology or vocabulary Add this question to the test Fill blanks or form Question Types of Bicycle T gt Enrich question Enrich question IH ot UCI E L AAE MANERE E Peces Normal Font Size Hange am u An A i Type in the correct kind of bicycle in the following passage Choose from the following options fitness mountain hybrid road Advanced settings Please type your text below and use square brackets to define one or more blanks 2 Lidia hai ihes la smoi ianise sl m d Format Normal Font Size xJarge B I Uu Ap A i P gt What kind of bicycle you choose depends on various factors If you want to take part in serious competitive events you will probably want a good road bike If you like flat handlebars on a fast sporty bike you can go for a fitness bike If you enjoy going off road you may opt for a mountain bike You may be a city commuter and choose a hybrid bike instead Allow answers order switches Score road 2 fitness 2 mountain 2 hybrid 2 sip Add this question to the test Illustration 50 Tests Fill the blanks The question will appear like this to the learner who simply needs to type the correct word in to the blank fields 1 Types of Bicycle
110. he relevant icon to one of the most common course configuration steps You just created the training area LibreOffice Writer Things to do next AN XA gt Je Z Course home Enroll users to course Add course description Settings Illustration 15 Course creation follow up page This empty course structure created the next step is to enrich this course through the addition of text multimedia documents audio tracks links etc etc 19 176 Chapter 7 Control course access During the creation of the course it is recommended you don t allow learners access before it 1s ready so they don t see an incomplete course In order to do this access has to be restricted by going to the course Settings tool Administration A B 25 E Projects Reporting Settings Backup Illustration 16 Course administration tools A series of choices are available to the teacher Course settings Course access Course access Public access allowed for the whole world Open access allowed for users registered on the platform Private access authorized to course members only Closed the course is only accessible to the teachers By default your course is public but you can define the level of access above Direct link If Your course is public or open you can use the direct link below to send an invitation to new users so after registration they will be sent directly to the course Also you can add the e 1 parameter to the
111. he user who created them to help him organize his courses Note This feature is not supported by the platform s developers anymore and might be abandoned in the future It can result in a conflict with the courses order on the My courses page when these are registered within sessions 8 1 Personal categories Go to My courses option Sort courses in the menu to get to the courses sorting tools page Click on the Create a personal course category and fill the name of the new personal category to be created Finally click the Add category icon ad No courses category English for beginners 0 rA ib LibreOffice Writer 0 4 Illustration 18 Sort my courses My courses Sort courses Create a personal courses category w Add category Illustration 19 Personal category creation form The new personal category appears in a list at the top of the page It is possible to create several personal course categories 21 176 Course category is created Courses in English 4 7 No courses category English for beginners Qo P JL LibreOffice Writer 0 42 Illustration 20 Personal courses category created Click the pencil icon next to each course to set a category for it In the drop down list select the personal category with which the course will be associated then click the confirmation button With courses sorted and linked to personal categories the courses homepage is more readable Courses not associated wi
112. her Assignment documents are usually homework exercises set by the teacher but they could also be files of interest to others which a learner may wish to share The assignments tool can therefore be used to receive individual or collective reports to collect answers to open questions or indeed any other form of document developed by learners The tool also allows the teacher to modify the default visibility of the assignments sent posted by learners This ensures students can sent files exercises reports written production in privacy to the course for evaluation by the teacher or course delegate Click on Assignment settings y on the Assignments page Learn English Assignments Assignments settings Assignments settings Default setting for the New documents are visible for all users visibility of newly 5 New documents are only visible for the teacher s posted files Allow learners to delete Yes their own publications No v Validate Illustration 91 Assignment settings Making assignments visible by default to all users enables learners to check one another s assignments This can be a valuable learning technique as pupils can learn a lot through sharing each other s work but it has of course to be used carefully not all learners are not ready to be given so much freedom The choice between private only visible to the teachers or public assignments all learners can see assignments from others can be made by clicki
113. hey teachers or SS learners through providing a clear and simple interface for the joint production of a class document 10 3 6 Forum ES The very fully featured forum tool allows for the creation and management of forums for use by course members and includes the facility to quote student posts to teaching forums and edit mark or annotate their work in whatever way the teacher judges will best support students learning 10 3 7 Users This tool allows learners to view who else 1s subscribed to the course and teachers to manage course users subscribing teachers and users and importing and exporting course lists as required The users tool also integrates with the Groups tool 10 3 8 Chat Chamilo provides a simple text chat facility allowing users to chat with other users on line in the platform 10 3 9 Surveys The fully featured survey tool a powerful means of inviting users on the platform to quickly and easily offer comment and feedback for the evaluation and development of courses The tool also supports the analysis of results collected from participants 10 3 10 Notebook E Sometimes a learner or teacher just wants to keep personal notes relevant to his or coursework The notebook tool provides a simple means for users to write and store and organize such notes within the platform for their own use using the on line editor Notes created by this tool are private no user has access to the notes of
114. icter ethical values This means that you are free to download and use Chamilo provided you accept its license terms detailed under the GNU GPLv3 license As long as you undertake to maintain them this confers four essential freedoms to you the freedom to use study modify and distribute the software 26 5B Illustration 1 Right to use study and modify share and distribute the software In addition to having been developed collaboratively by dozens of people across the world Chamilo is also supported by The Chamilo Association a non profit organization whose key objective 1s to support the platform and ensure its continuity Such guarantees of continuing open access make Chamilo LMS unique as an e learning system Please feel free to contribute to Chamilo too You can do this by promoting its use reporting errors suggesting improvements translating it or its manuals into your native language or even developing extensions or fixes by yourself 1 http www gnu org licenses quick guide gplv3 html 8 176 1 2 About this guide This guide has been written through the collaboration of various organizations and individuals who share a common goal to contribute to education around the world You can contribute to the writing and improvement of this guide too All you need to do is drop us an e mail at info 2 chamilo org with your suggestions for improvements you could attach you own modified version of paragraphs chapter
115. ies which along with assignments and forums can be used to generate evaluative information which can guide students further learning A key aspect of the Tests tool is that it can be used to provide instant automated responses to student input without the need to wait for the teacher to respond How such automated responses are delivered and used however can vary widely in the course of the student s journey through the course Below are some suggested broad categories of evaluative activity which can be effectively set up using the Tests tool Exams refers to generally time controlled exercises for which no immediate feedback nor any answer 1s given to the learner he will obtain his results when the teacher considers 1t right This type of summative assessment 1s often undertaken at the end of a course and may carry a high weighting in the overall assessment of the student Because of its significance scoring and feedback are generally withheld until the teacher has had the chance to go through at students results with a fine tooth comb Exercises allow the teacher to assess the learner throughout the course e g at the end of a lesson unit or module Less formal than an exam such tests might allow students three or more attempts and represent a more formative approach to assessment involving plenty supportive feedback Some elements of these tests might not be fully automated requiring some level of direct assessment by the t
116. in a chronological order it is doubly critical to establish publication dates for all your tests Courses Learning paths My MCQ My statistics Statu Publication date Course Tests Attempt Result Best result in course Ranking 5 Test Your English A2 Writing Test Your English A2 Reading Test Your English Al Writing bd Test Your English A1 Talking Illustration 191 Sessions My QCM tab Exercises which have not yet been attempted are indicated by a yellow star YF The number of attempts 1s indicated as well as the exercise results and also the highest scores obtained by any learner in the session Finally the position in the table reflects a learner s relative results within this session By clicking the test title the learner goes directly to the test or once all attempts have been exhausted directly to the test results screen 165 176 36 4 My statistics tab The My statistics tab offers teachers and learners an innovative set of features provided publication dates have been established for exercises Learners will then be able to see a visual result of their scores in comparison with those of other learners Courses Learning paths My MCQ My statistics m Course sessions New exercises Average exercise result Detalls Exercises available Spring School Course list Course Exercises New My Average Time Learning Performance Latest Detalls avallable exercises average exercise spent in path login re
117. ings Backup Illustration 23 Course tools Classical option The teacher can choose to hide or show distinct tools using the eye icon under each tool so that the course doesn t intimidate the new learner with too many options Note In some cases the administrator may make tools unavailable to course teachers or enable tools which depend on specific extensions like the full text search or the video conference so what you see entering the course might not be the same as described here 24 176 Authoring Y Course description e m Documents e Learning path e m Links e Y Tests e A Announcements S Assessments e PN Glossary 2 gt Lh MM J wr LIU Interaction dit V5 Agenda e g Forums e e Dropbox e Users 22 Groups e D Chat e Y Assignments Surveys a Y wii J Notebook Administration id Projects C Reporting SS Settings Backup Illustration 24 Authoring tools in ipad type view Note The course interface can be presented in different ways depending on what the administrator s chooses He might for example enable a view that was popular in previous versions of Chamilo as in this illustration This view is called the 2 columns activity view 25 176 Chapter 10 Course homepage In this chapter we will present a brief overview of the various tools available Each tool will be examined in more detail in later chapters 10 1 Introductory text Just before looking a
118. ion to the history workings and tradition of the Tour class sessions de France A Skills to acquire Wednesday April 10 2013 Understanding of the traditions and rules of the Tour 10h Methodology text images video Wednesday April 17 2013 10h Infrastructure lessons and tests Assessment Chamilo objective tests and an essay assignment O OR Others some links Illustration 129 Course progress Teacher view 119 176 24 1 Create a thematic section The thematic sections represent the highest level in the course progress structure You need to create sections in order to be able to create other levels of the structure To create the first section create the New thematic section icon hal and complete the relevant fields using text images etc Learn English Thematic control New thematic section Leamer View Title The Tour de France a Mie 18282003 0 ci ikgEss3m Format Font A short course introducting the Y Save required field Illustration 130 Course progress invitation to create a thematic plan On clicking Save you will be invited to create new thematic plan Leam English Thematic control New thematic section Learner View csv sv k l gv gm 2 Thematic section has been created success full Now you should add thematic plan Zi and thematic advance b J Information Details of topics and their respective plan and progress To indicate a
119. isit the Chamilo forum http www chamilo org forum where numerous other users teachers administrators and software developers will be happy to help you find the answers If you have more demanding requirements you might consider hiring one of our official providers http www chamilo org en providers a group of companies and institutions which offer professional services supporting Chamilo The official providers have a record of tried and proven serious involvement in the project and are committed to sustaining its collaborative model By hiring them you already support the Chamilo project 1 5 General usability Chamilo has been designed to provide help and support within the application The icons are intended to symbolize what they represent independently of any particular language or culture Furthermore each icon has a mouse over description If you allow your mouse to hover over an icon for one second without clicking you will see a simple pop up description of the icon s function Illustration 2 Icons label Learners list Illustration 2 Icons label There is also an online help facility on most pages which appears as a partially hidden lifebuoy ring on the top right side of your screen see Illustration 3 Folded help and clicking it will open a window explaining the feature you re in and how to use it see Illustration 4 Unfolded help It remains in place when you scroll the screen so that it S constan
120. ities The view can be printed or exported in various formats xml doc pdf csv using the relevant tool bar icons Learn English Assessments List View Learner View sg og dd Last name First name Elementary Vocabulary 60 Poetic form 20 TOTAL Bunter Billy 5 fail 0 fail 5 80 7 Deville Cruella 9 fail 0 fail 9 80 11 Miller Steve 0 fail 0 fail 0 80 0 Warnier Yannick 0 fail 0 fail 0 80 0 Warnier Yannick 0 fail 0 fail 0 80 0 Warnier Yannick 0 fail 0 fail 0 80 0 Elementary Vocabulary 60 96 Poetic form 20 96 s merit s merit pass pass a fail fail TOTAL Illustration 111 Assessments List view Note This view only works if skills ranking rules have been fully defined 104 176 18 5 Manage activities It is possible to manage activities listed in the Assessments page quickly and efficiently using the icons found next to each individual activity Icons Features f Update the activity s settings title weight etc x Remove an activity from the assessment Classroom activities will be deleted online activities detached from the assessment Change the visibility of the results of the activity in the learners egradebook view y Show the history of changes of this activity s settings It is also possible to group assessment activities within several categories within the overall assessment for the course Be
121. ki may at the beginning of a course consist only of a list of links inserted by the teacher pointing to empty pages which each learner will have to build using one another s ideas views and experiences 19 1 Starting the wiki The main page is the entry point of the wiki It can initially be edited only by the teacher who unlocks it through this initial action Until he does this learners cannot access it Learn English Wiki Learner View i Ye 7Zowvox Home To begin editing this page and remove this text Progress Rating Words 9 Illustration 115 Wiki Main page Click the Edit this page icon Remove the existing content and replace it by new content for example a list of links pointing to other pages of the wiki Add a comment explaining your contribution Click Save 19 2 Add a new linked page From the page you re going to add the link to click the Edit this page 1con click the line you want to add the link on then either add the text between double square brackets ink to the page to be created Once saved the text entered between brackets will be transformed into a link to a new empty page 106 176 or click the nsert Edit Wiki Link icon in the editor to indicate the name of the new page to be created Wiki link x Home iB E Ai Isla no gt v Wiki link name Format gt Font Size B My dana page J TIP Also you can
122. kly add course members to a group click the Add users icon 5 on the right of the group listing on the main Groups page Use the batch processing drop down list at the bottom to automatically fill several groups You can t set parameters for filling groups e g alphabetical random etc but you can always edit the group membership manually afterwards You can clear all members from a group by clicking the Unsubscribe all users icon in the listing If you have a long list of groups to manage use the check boxes on the left and the batch processing option i e the drop down list at the bottom to automatically fill several groups Learn English Groups ei 3 3850 Groups Group tutor Registered Edit v Team A Steve Miller 0 3 fg OX ie Team B Steve Miller 0 3 fg gt CR select all Unselect all Detail Add users unsubscribe all users Delete Illustration 143 Groups Auto fill groups 130 176 27 4 Fill a group manually For a variety of reasons a teacher may want to select group members manually 1 e choose which learners will work together e g learners with similar interests or goal or an experienced learner with a latecomer to the course To do this whether or not the groups have already been auto filled click the Edit this group icon J to add users manually Edit this group Group name Team A Description A cycling team you will have a limited amount of time to plan your route and need to be submitted
123. l network tool which is explained separately at the end of the guide We ve placed it there to offer some light relief following the preceding three or four chapters which are a little bit more challenging than the others Following this you ll find a description of alternative approaches to setting up Chamilo which you should find useful when organizing courses for your students simplifying your tracking work and helping you easily identify and support flagging individuals while progressing with the course overall We recommend you take a quick look at the Glossary section 37 1 It will give you an overview of the terms used throughout this guide and hopefully help avoid confusion in some sections 9 176 If you already have a teacher account in a Chamilo portal you can move directly to Chapter 5 which describes the Chamilo interface If you are familiar with this move on to Chapter 6 which explains how to create a course If you are already a course administrator 1 e a teacher who has also created courses you should go directly to Chapter 9 which is the initial chapter explaining the course tools For those who are familiar with the tools much in this guide will already be familiar though you may find it handy to explore updated features such as chapter 36 The Social Network This guide can also serve as a handy quick reference thanks to the A phabetical index If you have further questions about using Chamilo you can v
124. le is used for which manoeuvres 1 brakes gt A used for steering the bike 2 handlebars NE B used for slowing down and stopping 3 gears o C used for going up hills or from 1 9 6 a draggable circle will make it a little more appealing to students 54 176 12 5 5 Type 5 Open question S The open question type allows the learner to write whatever they wish as an answer a kind eS of mini assignment As such an activity has no single give answer it will not be automatically evaluated at the end of the test but will have to be evaluated manually by the teacher before the final test result can be scored As with assignment and marked forum posts the teacher 1s able to do this via the Recording tool which will flag up open questions needing marked Add this question to the test Open question Question Cycling history A Enrich question Enrich question 2018 JE B 004 y Me ae immi EE E 3 3 Format Font y Size B 1 U A amp A A 5 Write 200 words about the Tour de France Advanced settings Score 10 dh Add this question to the test Illustration 52 Tests Open questions The learner will be presented with a text field in which to write He can use the small arrow on the left of the top border of the field to make use of a range of fields if he wishes to enrich his presentation e g with heading or highlighted text 2 Cycling history Write 200 words about the Tour de France Hill 0 10
125. le organizational tool allowing for the automatic or manual grouping of learners yet from a pedagogical point of view this can be a very powerful tool for online learning Group work encourages peer support and interaction helping a student overcome that sense of isolation which is one of the main challenges he she may face in online study In conjunction with other tools the use of the Groups tool can help to develop team work skills providing opportunities for task leadership and for mutual reflection and feedback between learners As such it can help students keep on task and enrich their online study experience considerably The Groups tool allows a teacher to assign a range of Chamilo tools documents agenda assignments announcements forum wiki and chat to a group which can be configured as private to the group effectively providing students with secure online workspaces which cannot be viewed by other learners or groups 27 1 Create a group On the main Groups page click the Create new group s icon 3 You will be prompted to enter the number of groups to create this will speed up the process if you want to create more than one group and click the Proceed to create group s button Learn English Groups New groups creation New groups creation Group name seats optional Group 0003 v Create group s Illustration 141 Create a group Give it a name enter the number of empty seats you want in the group and click
126. ll the pages list only the latest modifications remove the whole wiki be careful with this command see the most active users see the most visited pages see the most updated pages see all orphan pages see all empty pages wanted pages created as such in order to invite somebody else to add content on a given topic 108 176 Chapter 20 Links The Links tool e allows you to create a library of internal and external links which learners can use in a course as they work their way through the learning path Learner View Learn English Links 2 0E general F Dictionaries f DR Some good online English dictionaries English language games OY X Some useful online games to practise your vocabulary http www letslearnenglish co uk default asp page_url textris_level L f EI X A vocabulary game 9 http www vocabulary co il foreign language english word recognition game Le f EI X Word recognition game Illustration 114 The Links page 20 1 Links categories You can create links categories in Chamilo allowing for a better organizational structure when your library contains a lot of links Click the Add a category icon J Give a clear name to your category Add a description if needed Click the Add a category button Learn English Links Add category Add a category Category name English language games Description Some use
127. m the Social network tab left menu the Messages entry allows you to send or receive messages It is similar to most messaging tools a zd Eu Messages Date E dit Learn English Lecture notes April 01 2013 at 11 57 PM EM E Learn English Postponed Exam Apm 01 2013 at 11 52 PM us X Mr Chips Learn English Deadline reminder Api 01 2013 at 11 52 PM EM X Mr Chips A learner has answered an open question March 30 2013 at 08 55 PM P x Cruela Deville Home A learner has answered an open question March 30 2013 at 08 49 PM P X p wae FN x Bi Dy Bu nier E Invitations Y a My shared profile Select all Unselect al Detail 3 Friends Social groups 4 Search EN My files Illustration 182 Social network Internal messaging Inbox To write a message to another user or a friend subscribed to the platform click the Messages link below your picture click the Compose message icon A Chamilo will auto complete the send to field with known contacts enter the subject and message optionally you can add an attached file click the Send message button If the recipient has entered their email in their profile the message will also go automatically go to their email address Note If the other user has chosen to the message will also be sent to his e mail as a notification of internal message However he will have to enter the platform to answer you 35 3 Friends In the Social network
128. ment Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Module Tasks manager Comment manager Project manager EN 1 n 1 A Add Delete Edit Rate Add Delete Rate Tasks Members Roles 186 137 18 19 MAS Yannick Warnier Y v v v v v o e 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Steve Miller o o o o o o Y Y v Y 29 30 Billy Bunter v v v o v o e Cruella Deville V 7 v a v O Search Legend O The user hasn t rights Search y The user has rights v The user has rights of its group My tasks e Project Leader Illustration 164 Projects Users management 146 176 Chapter 32 Course settings The Settings tool AS in the Administration section of the course homepage allows you to edit the overall behaviour of the course most options will affect several tools Although it is placed in a remote location at the bottom of the page and at the end of this manual it is generally a good idea to use it at the beginning of your course to manage subscription settings and course access see later Visibility and access Visibility and access section Note Course tutors using the course inside the session will not have access to this tool as configuration changes might affect other sessions 32 1 Update general course settings By default this page a series of vertical tabs displays the main Course settings where you can enter or edit the course title enter edit the general category to which the course belongs choose the la
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131. nd also allows users to add personal events displayed in blue which will not appear in other users agendas A teacher can view and edit course and personal events while learners will have the same view but will only be able to edit their own personal events Agenda dicit April 2013 LX e Day Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Pick up kids from school 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 I llustration 134 Personal Agenda Viewing and navigating the course Agenda and Personal Agenda 1s straightforward and intuitive The user can choose a month week or day view using the buttons on the top right of the page move forward and backwards through the months weeks days using the left and right arrows and return to today s view using the button on the left Details of each event can be viewed simply by hovering over or clicking on the event title in the calendar 25 1 Adding an event to the course agenda Events can be added to the course Agenda in two ways The simplest and quickest way 1s simply to click on the relevant date day time in the course Agenda choose week or day view to select a specific time or timescale You can select users who can see the event add a title and a brief verbal description and decide whether to also send the event as an announcement email 122 176 Tue 4 2 Wed 4 3 To Agenda Date Title Description Illustration 135 Adding an event directly Apr 1 7 2013
132. ng answer When this is highlighted e g in the test introduction or the question itself this encourages the learner to think more carefully before selecting an answer at random and incurring a penalty Add this question to the test Multiple choice Question Gears T gt Enrich question Enrich question n e aA mo rdg us i zd What is the function of the front derailleur mechanism Advanced settings Answers N True Answer Comment Score To shift the chain onto a different chainring That s right you need to adjust it carefully to ensure smooth gear changes 2 To shift the chain onto a different sprocket No that s the function of the rear derailleur 3 To tighten the chain No there is no mechanism intended to tighten the chain Have you read the course materials 4 gt To loosen the chain No there is no mechanism intended to loosen the chain Remove answer option Q Add answer option gb Add this question to the test Illustration 48 Tests Multiple choice single answer 51 176 12 5 2 Type 2 Multiple choice multiple answer Y This question type is a variation of the previous simple multiple choice question It allows e you to assign more than one valid answer Again positive and negative scores are possible This type of question can prove more challenging to students you may wish to indicate in the question that there are two answers so as not to trick them A
133. ng the appropriate visibility settings The teacher can make any post visible or invisible to other learners by checking the or icon next to the relevant entry in the list of learner posts shown for any given assignment Note A significant improvement in 1 9 is that assignments can also now be written and submitted directly within the assignments tool instead of requiring to be uploaded as documents 89 176 16 1 Assignment creation To create a new assignment click on the Create assignment tool Y in the Assignments page give your new assignment a name add a description optional click the Validate button Illustration 92 Create a new assignment Leam English Assignments Create assignment Learner View Create assignment Assignment name Write a poem 3 Iii LI Format Normal Font Arial M I fe A i Description OD B dM ie BSF O 3 B y Write a poem about fish in the style of William Shakepeare If itis a sonnet use iambic pentameter Advanced settings Validate required field Advanced settings allow you to Assign a maximum score for the assignment Include the assignment in the assessment grade book tool pick a deadline for the assignment to be completed and sent pick a final end date for the assignment and hide it to students Include the deadline in the course agenda calendar Allow students to hand in their assignment directly
134. nguage in which the course interface 1s set this can be set to language other than that of the platform particularly useful for a total immersion language course enter a Department name and or web address add a picture to be displayed in the course catalogue important for marketing your course choose a stylesheet for this course from a drop down menu by default that of the platform Learn English Settings Leamer View Course settings Title Learn English Category LANG Language skills Language English This language will be valid for every visitor of your training s website Department English as a Foreign Language Department URL Add a picture Choose File No file chosen Style sheets Y Space Available 20M Y Save settings JM Course access Email notifications A User rights g Chat settings Learning path settings L Thematic advance configuration required field Illustration 165 Course settings General 147 176 S lectional at ore 1 Ccursom mauro va lencia Chamilo AD 2011 Copy cursom mauro valencia Copy AD 2011 Copy angua i valencia mauro Pas de responsable Pas de responsable Pas de responsable Pas de responsable Dim 01 Mai 2011 Mardi 03 Mai 2011 Mardi 03 Mai 2011 Mardi 03 Mai 2011 Mardi 03 Mai 2011 E exercices Copy How to use Chamilo Copy julio test Copy testhotpot Copy tic Copy Pas de responsable Pas de responsable Pas d
135. nment exercise for review and displays each learner s scores Clicking on the column headings allows for the quick and easy re ordering of entries e g according to date students name score etc The toolbar includes listings for missing submissions from students on the course including an option to send a reminder and the list can be downloaded as a zip file Learn English Assignments Write a poem e v8 Description Write a poem about fish in the style of a Shakespearian sonnet 14 lines of iambic pentameter rhyming scheme ababcdcdee Type First name Last name Login Title Score Date Status Detail Billy s Shakespearian Today Bill Bunter fatowl J y Sonnet 0 00 March 17 2013 at 12 34 PM J Y ox Today Revised gt j Er March 17 2013 at 11 36 AM C j Y X Page 1 of 1 20 Y View 1 2 of 2 Illustration 94 Main page for an assignment set by the teacher 91 176 16 4 Setting up the assignment evaluation The teachers evaluation of student assignments can be automatically included within the assessments tool The marks assigned to corrected assignments will form part of the overall assessment and a weighting assigned for each particular assignment To include assignments evaluation in the assessments click on the Advanced settings link 1n the Create edit assignment page assign a Maximum score greater than 0 check the Add to grade book box choose the relevant assessment from the drop down list
136. nner 20 Y A1 Reading 20 12 ia English assault course 40 0 Illustration 101 Assessments Example learner view Note Before looking further into the assessments tool make sure you have at least one learner subscribed to your course This is why we cleverly put the Users chapter before this one In this chapter it will be much easier to follow the examples if you already have learners subscribed and a series of activities created Don t forget until you choose to allow it the user will not be able to see the course anyway as long as is configured as closed 95 176 18 1 Assessments pre configuration The assessment tool in order to work perfectly requires several setting to be correctly configured the activities weighting a minimum certification score pass mark skills rankings and a certificate template If these are not set correctly and orange alert will be displayed on the main Assessments page e g The sum af all weights of activities must be 100 18 1 1 Total weight and minimum certification score To view and edit this basic configuration click on the edit icon JZ on the right side of the toolbar Test Your English Assessments Edit this category Folder name EBLT Total weight 100 The sum of all weights of activities inside this assessment has to be equivalent to this number Minimum certification 60 score Description Y Edit this category required field Illustration 102 Ass
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139. nososomasi 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Format Normal Font 718 71 UA A id E 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 What are the considerations for this task 29 30 e g weight safety Search Add attachment gt Search Choose File No file chosen File comment My tasks No tasks Y Save Illustration 158 Projects New task 31 4 Roles management The Roles management icon amp displays a page listing the roles tasks created and assigned to users Learn English Design a bike Roles management Leamer View Design a bike Team to design a bike for cycling on the moon April 2013 ds Add a new role Assign roles E Users rights management A A A A Roles in this project 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 20 9 10 11 12 EJ 14 Title Description Colour Edit 15 16 17 18 19 T20 T21 Artist produce blueprints diagrams drawings etc pog fp X 22 23 24 25 28 BERN Engineer Quantify alterations to standard parts ESA y X 29 30 field worker investigate and report on aspects of the lunar environment Hin f x Project Leader a p X Search Assigned tasks Search Member Task Description Date Edit Yannick Warnier Engineer Quantify alterations to standard parts 2013 04 08 Pp My tasks Mr Chips Project Leader 2013 04 08 J e Project Leader Billy Bunter field worker investigate and report on aspects of the lunar environment 2013 04 08 f Cruella Deville Artist produce blueprints diagrams drawings etc 2013 04 08 P Illustration 159 Projects Roles manag
140. nt document on your hard disk and send to upload it That s it Y our imported course is ready to use 81 176 Note Chamilo 1 8 and all its derivations including DOkeos only support SCORM in version 1 2 14 5 Managing learning paths Go to My courses pick a course and click the Learning paths icon l Learn English Learning paths aa Title e Elementary English id Intermediate English Learner View Publication date Expiration Progress Authoring options date March 12 2013 at 80 p 36 20 96 KK 08 00 AM ib March 16 2013 at 0 08 00 AM P 3c a3 9S x T Illustration 3 Learning paths List The right side column Authoring options includes tools to manage your learning paths Icons Features x d Update the learning path s settings 36 Delete the learning path Edit the learning path Y U Show hide the learning path to from learners Show hide the learning page on the course homepage Export the learning path in zip format to later use as SCORM content inside other tools Allow prevent multiple attempts by learners Toggle between full screen or normal embedded view Re order the learning paths Export the complete learning path as a large multi pages PDF document 82 176 a Copy learning path 14 6 Prerequisites If a learning path contains several elements it is possible to establish the completion of
141. nts Learning path Links Tests Announcements Assessments Glossary Attendances gt Course progress Illustration 26 Authoring tools 10 2 1 Course description gt The course description is not at all mandatory but it allows you to present a global summary 2 of the course and to offer potential subscribers a flavour of the course The description tool presents several sections which provide the course author with a simple suggested structure for their course description The teacher doesn t have to use these of course 1f the proposed sections do not match requirements other sections can be created with the preferred titles The sections include Course description Objectives Topics Methodology etc At any time a section can be removed by clicking on the Delete icon amp or updated using the update icon The description is available to learners inside the course but can also be viewed in the course catalog via the Description button This button opens a pop up window showing the description provided by the teacher 10 2 2 Documents This is used to add and organize the documents or files text images audio video HTML files etc used in the course You can create directories folders within this tool as required 27 176 10 2 3 Tests The tests tool 1s used to create update or import tests quizzes and exams in the course It includes f
142. oach method you as a teacher or your institution company feel comfortable with and as such makes sure you have the right tools for the job 2 2 Common interface elements Because we know that common conventions make things easier for everybody to remember and manipulate we use a set of common visual symbols throughout Chamilo These symbols might stand alone representing an action or be coupled with another symbol representing the object of the action Below are listed some of the most commonly used symbols on the platform Icons Features The pencil tool allows the updating of a specific piece of information or content The cross tool allows for the deletion of a specific piece of information or content The eye tool allows you to change the visibility of a piece of information content The yellow star marker on any icon symbolizes the creation of a new resource A blue right arrow generally means move things or insert things into others A blue left arrow generally means go back like the back button in your browser A blue arrow pointing down generally means download some file or data POM g ES A blue arrow pointing upwards generally means upload some file or data 14 176 Chapter 3 The Chamilo homepage The homepage is the first visible page It contains the login form and a few other important elements fa Chamilo English v Username Pass Login Register
143. on 70 Illustration 71 Illustration 72 Illustration 73 Illustration 74 Illustration 75 Illustration 76 Illustration 77 Illustration 78 Illustration 79 Illustration 80 Illustration 81 Illustration 82 Illustration 83 Illustration 84 Illustration 85 Illustration 86 Illustration 87 Illustration 88 Illustration 89 Illustration 90 Exercises Creating an exercise Advanced OPtIONS coooooooccccnnncnonononnnnnnnnnnnnonnnnos 44 First view of the questions sui Ai es 48 Exerci ses UC SIIOM T DES ooo clase 48 Tests Multiple choice single answer essere 50 Tests Multiple ans Wer qQuestIOTLu eee iv e eonim eu seen NR ER oce mud 51 Tests exFAll Che Dnk Sea 22 Tests Matching text elemen ind 53 Tests e Deque SCOTI arnet 54 Tests Oral express Mitin dla 55 Exercises Hot spot question CLON ai A di 57 Exercises Hotspotlearnet Ye Wins 58 Testso Ea 121 618 0410 10 01218 19 M a O Cut cda o Dea iE EE 50 Tests unique answer with unKnOWHD oc 1E Lope ERE PER EE nate ha a eee 60 Tests Multiple answer true false don t KNOW oooocccccccccononoonoccnonononononnnnnccnnonanonos 61 Tests Combination true false don t know sess 62 Tests Global Multiple Ans Wer ccc bie diiit t Ai 63 Tests Questions database ao op e A E ve Iota EAA 64 Tests import external tests from Tests page seseseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenn nnne 65 Tests Import HotPotatoes Qti2 and
144. op tool and allows for the editing cutting colouring etc of pictures or other bitmap images In all recent browsers except Internet Explorer 6 7 and 8 where this feature is not implemented 38 176 The audio recording feature the recording of audio tracks right from your browser using Es your microphone on a laptop the microphone is generally embedded Flash or Java applet browser support is required for this one A The text based voice generation feature allows you to have the computer speak for you Try it You ll be surprised by the quality of the generated voices e The web cam clip feature allows you to record footage directly from your laptop s es web cam Flash is required for this one 39 176 11 5 Saving documents Chamilo allows you to save all the documents or a specific directory simply by clicking on the Save ZIP icon 5 in the toolbar at the top of the page e dle wa Qi Oo gt Search Current folder Documents Y 20 1 20 25 Type Name Size Date Detail as D A ad f D aX ad 2 f DoR E f D XR ay a l DXR zl 5 9oX a course creation confirm Ch 77 Today l DPR 3 course homepage Ch E fe 10462 Today L DIR 3 doccuments upload progress Ch E fe 2929 Today p DIR Illustration 37 Documents Download a copy It is also possible to save a single file by clicking on the download icon to the right of the filename or to download a specific directory by
145. options Start date taken from an attendance date Custom start date Start Date 05 April v 2013 FB 14 Yip 00 Y Duration in hours 1 Content lola lie iai 0 0 3 0 4 E sible aie Format Font Size B I U e A 5 i Lecture e Origins the Dreyfus affair e Firstrace 1903 Y Save Illustration 133 Course progress Steps creation Here you can enter the date for each teaching session and the contents of what is to be covered specifically in that session You can either enter dates and times manually or link to dates previously defined in the attendance sheets see Attendances Attendances on page 116 Where the Course progress tool is used progress through the course will be displayed on the main course page 3 3 Course progress 34 The Tour de France April 10 2013 at 12 54 AM Duration in hours 10 121 176 Chapter 25 Agenda The Agenda tool EN allows the teacher to manage a course calendar diary which integrates with the personal Agenda tool available to each individual user In Chamilo 1 9 the user interface of the tool is very different and more up to date than in previous versions though the underlying functionality remains essentially the same Each course has 1t s own Agenda while a global view 1 e a view of events from all the courses to which the user 1s subscribed 1s also available via the Personal Agenda tab The Personal Agenda tab displays course events in green a
146. ort exercises Qti2 Import Hotpotatoes tests Learn English Tests Import quiz from Excel Import exercises Qti2 Import quiz from Excel i File upload Choose File No file chosen Upload file Choose File No file chosen p Vno ee Download the Excel Template Send Upload file Choose File No file chosen ut LP Send Upload document Illustration 63 Tests Import HotPotatoes Qti2 and Excel tests 66 176 12 8 Test results Chamilo offers handy support for analyzing test results simply by clicking on the Results icon jh displayed to the right of each test listed in the main Tests page Leam English Tests Learner View Bes Test name Questions Detail V Cycle safety 4 E X Y Parts of a bicycle 1 j X Y Types of bicycle 3 j oe X Illustration 64 Exercises List This will display a page listing all the results for the relevant test Learn English Tests Types of bicycle Learner score Learner View Em 5 3 First name Last name Groups Duration m Start Date End Date Score Status Learning path Detail All Y All Y Billy Bunter 2 2013 03 30 20 47 18 2013 03 30 20 49 10 46 1596 12 26 8 3 Cruella Deville 4 2013 03 30 20 51 01 2013 03 30 20 55 12 65 3896 17 26 fe o 3 Illustration 65 Exercises Results list Here the teacher can get an overview of learners times and scores and can score V or edit f open questions and offer feedback He can al
147. ou might reach the course limit in a few days contact your administrator to ask him if it is possible to increase the available space Only the platform administrator has the power to use this feature If you want to get a clearer view of what 1s occupying space in your documents directory click the percent icon Y You ll see a chart like the one in Illustration 40 below Space Available Bl Course 10 484 ll Trainer John Doe 12 5344 Nl Space Available 84 9244 Illustration 40 Documents quota chart 41 176 Note the space available in a course is only limited in Chamilo 1 9 to the use of the documents tool Users will be allowed to send numerous assignments without worrying about the space limit 11 8 Slideshow If you have a lot of images uploaded in your folders and want to see them all at once you can use the slideshow feature Click on the slideshow icon GJ to go to the folder where your images are located You ll be presented with a type of slideshow view of the images in that folder Each image is captioned with its name dimensions and size on disk 3 9 4 4125519 a book jpg e p book jpg 128 x 128 21 02 KB jpg RESIZE Auto x Auto Illustration 41 Image gallery Slideshow view It may be more practical to select the small show thumbnails icon in the slideshow toolbar to let you view all images at once as thumbnails as illustrated below X 24 695990 DI
148. pears always on top and has a special sticky icon Add attachment File name Choose File No file chosen File comment w Edit thread required field Illustration 70 Forum Discussion thread 13 7 Manage discussion threads The day to day administration of topics also referred to as discussion threads is identical to that of categories or forums You may however move a topic from one forum to another better suited one Icons Features 2 Change the settings name message and advanced settings see previous page of the topic Delete after approval the topic and all the messages 1t contained ex Control the visibility of a topic Lock unlock a topic to forbid its modification but its reading will As fi still be authorized gt Move a topic to another forum Ask to be sent a notification by e mail when a new answer is added Visualize the topic s participants and score their contributions if the a topic has been marked as scored Moving a topic from one forum to another has to be done through a drop down list Select within that list the destination forum then click on the Move Thread button to proceed The effect is immediate 72 176 13 8 Manage messages A message 1s an answer within one of the discussion threads Icons Features p Change the settings name text and advanced settings of the message X Delete the message after approv
149. pes to what weighting within the overall test each question should carry Teachers should also consider the number of options they wish to offer in the case of multiple choice type questions this can be determined using the red and green remove add answer option buttons at the foot of the form If you have a lot of questions covering several topics you may find it useful for organizational reasons to assign individual questions to categories in the advanced options particularly if you plan to recycle questions You need to create the categories first of course choosing the create category option W on the main test page This allows to create a category with a description which will appear in a drop down list Using categories is optional but we would strongly advise you do so if you have any number of questions for sake of future editing or recycling of questions You can also assign a difficulty level for each question in the advanced options This can be handy for later fine tuning the evaluation of students work or reviewing the test overall It can also be very useful when it comes to recycling questions allowing you filter questions by difficulty 50 176 12 5 1 Type 1 Multiple choice Single answer 2 The classic multiple choice question is one in which only one answer can be considered E_ valid for scoring purposes It is possible to make the test a little bit more challenging by assigning a negative score to a wro
150. ply to this thread button 74 176 13 12 Reply to a specific message The Reply to this message icon amp amp located below the message author s picture allows you to give an answer which will be linked to the chosen message and will be hierarchically dependent on that message The reply procedure is the same as the previous one except the message topic includes the initial message prefixing it with a Re indicating the two messages are related 13 13 Quote a previous message Inside a thread within a forum it is often most practical to be able to quote a whole or part of a message This is the aim of this operation triggered by the double quote icon The 959 answer will be accompanied by the related message to which it is making reference it will appear in another color in your answer You can compose a comment etc as well as edit the quoted text directly 13 14 Reply or Reply to this topic The main difference between those two options resides in the hierarchy of the different messages and their answers Reply creates new answers which will be deleted altogether when the initial message s removed while Reply to this thread creates messages which will be kept even if the starting message is removed 13 15 Search a forum element All the screens of the Forum tool include a search feature The search can be executed in all the forums at once and you can combine search terms with the sign The results are sent
151. ported as a csv or xml file Learn English Survey list Reporting Learner View Detailed report by question In this report you see the results question by question Basic statistical analysis and graphics are provided y Detailed report by user In this report you can see all the answers a specific user has given K Comparative report In this report you can compare two questions Complete report In this report you get an overview of all the answers of all users on all questions You also have the option to see only a selection of questions You can export the results in CSV format and use this for processing in a statistical application Illustration 152 Surveys Results 135 176 29 6 Surveys management A series of common icons are made available for the management of surveys as well as a few specific icons Icons Features Edit survey settings Delete surveys Empty survey results Olg gt EN A Survey preview Publish survey be Generate survey access link n Access report features t Change the order of the questions inside the survey 139 176 Chapter 30 Notebook The Personal notes or Notebook tool LJ is a kind of notepad attached to each course It allows the users to take note of things they would otherwise write on a piece of paper Learn English Notebook Learner View sL amp J He 8 Cruella s Phone number Cre
152. prior technical knowledge or skills 2 1 Learning paradigm Some learning management systems fall into the trap of attempting to support a specific learning teaching methodology e g social constructivism perhaps in order to win some short lived pedagogical credibility While focusing on a single paradigm is appropriate even desirable on the part of individual teachers or organizations Chamilo resists the temptation to limit the design of the platform to one specific approach in this way In our experience the role of a Learning Management System 1s to provide a tool that can adapt to 13 176 the needs and wishes of the user Providing the right tool for the job may be fine for single purpose tools a hammer a fork or a pencil For a complex tool such as a LMS however it is a combination of the platform s wide range of flexible and adaptable features and the teacher s creative use of those features that will in time result in courses which reflect an appropriate specific learning methodology be it social constructivism instructionalism behaviorism radical constructivism symbolic interactionism etc Chamilo acknowledges the role of the teacher in choosing their own teaching approach and strives to ensure that all of these educational paradigms can all be effectively implemented using various combinations of the flexible tools provided on its platform Chamilo LMS enables you to develop a course using whatever paradigm appr
153. rPoints etc Chamilo allows for the import of all types of documents HTML MS Word MS PowerPoint MS Excel PDF Flash Quicktime OpenOffice org LibreOffice MP3 OGG AVI etc and can first be used as a simple documents catalog while the teacher builds up a bank of materials a few weeks depending on the context You can rename documents at any time and arrange them in directories folders The only provision is that the user must of course have the requisite software installed on his computer to read the files at his disposal We recommend the use of standard and open formats see note below to avoid the need for the learner to download or buy costly software which might be overly specific 1 e with no other use or prove difficult to maintain With regard to file storage you do need to be sure to organize the Documents tool carefully to make it easy to find a document later on Note The Chamilo community strives for a complete freedom in the distribution of distance learning material From this perspective that a high priority is given to the support of open formats and applications like LibreOffice amp and its OASIS format rather than the Microsoft Office suite OGG and its variations rather than MP3 or DivX etc So we d like to remind you that all features of Chamilo can be used with a simple open spec browser the only exception to which is the video conference and the hot spot exercises which requir
154. registered in course Illustration 22 Courses catalog Once the course has been found click on the Subscribe icon to subscribe to it The subscription gives the user subscribing learner status 8 3 Courses management icons In the courses management interface you will see the following common icons and buttons Icons Features f Update edit a course X Remove a course Description Read the course description a eae Link to the course homepage only available if public or open Subscribe Register on the course 23 176 Chapter 9 Course administration The My courses tab the teacher to see a list of the courses which they can manage These display a pencil icon on the right side of the course s box as opposed to courses on which they are subscribed as learners You just need to click on the course name to access its homepage The various tools are arranged in three categories Authoring tools for creating course content Interaction tools for teacher learner or learner learner interaction within the course Administration tools for the management of course options Authoring Course description Documen ts Learning path Tests Announcemen ts Assessmen ts Glossary Interaction e Agenda Forums Dropbox 6 Groups Chat Assignments Surveys J Y Wiki Notebook Administration A B K C Projects Reporting Sett
155. ropbox sentada 124 DODDO SENG MNS ateos ad oleada 125 Dtopbox e COMME Siria dai 126 Orador atico nado Oey CTO NT 127 GrOUps SCHING rasa tn io a CU bet PUDE TOR 128 Groups AutosDilT CLOUDS x aaa 129 Groups Filling a group manually cco ooononnnnncnnnonononononnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnncnnnnnnnnnanos 130 Groups Giro PAC ais 131 The chat WIHQOW 52 ett e 133 Surve SC Fe CORO HDI T TEM 134 SULVEVS QUESTIONS CLE ANON s dd 135 DULVEVS DrOVION SUEY O is dape ii 136 Surveys Publication select course MEmMbDErS ooonccnnnncccnnnnnocnnnnnnnnnnononcnnonaninonnns 136 Surveys Publication email additional recipientS coccccccnnnononcnnnnnnnnnnonononnnnnnoss 137 UY CY SS R SU Saa E ia 137 NOTEDOOK BI m 139 Notebook C C aH AO Mia 139 Projects Liesse a a nea 140 Blogs BIOs cato E a a T 140 Projects Users mana cometa taa 141 Projects NWE o 142 Projects Roles tanasemelll seen ta dci eee Recte du EU nis 142 Projects Roles managemen paren t ede eden ee pad dete tans 142 Projects SING W GONG eene e esame eod tassa E 143 Projecti ASTON A TONS iue nidos nibo acu iia 143 Projects Tasks COMNEN S alas 144 Proj cts Users manas emet ardid RELET EEES 145 Course settings OCIO uo inicia 146 Courses catalog Example of courses illustrations esee 147 Course settings E mail NnOtIfICAtIONS ccoooooonnnnnnnnnonononononnnnnnnnnnnnnonanncnononcnnnnanos 148 Course setunss Users hi 148 Course
156. ropriate data eon ue for any given learner once he she finally fulfills all certificate ink htm the assessment objectives certificate barcode Illustration 106 Tags for use in the certificate template 101 176 The main Certificate page lists the certificates that have been uploaded or created Cycling for beginners Assessments Certificates Learner View b o v We A Type Name Size Date Detail English for Cyclists C WE LL 106 Today l 3 3 A e English certificate 2 Ch WEN Lj 28 Today Y gt gt 3 El A Select all Unselect all Detail Illustration 107 Assessments Certificates templates list Click on the icon to select this document as the default certificate template It will turn coloured when selected This 1s the certificate which will be issued to students You can return to the assessments screen through the breadcrumb navigation click Assessments 18 2 Add a classroom activity A classroom activity refers to any component of the overall assessment not undertaken inside the Chamilo platform Any assessed activity can be added a classroom activity and therefore become part of your overall course assessment As such you will of course need to add the relevant details manually to the Assessments To do this in the main assessment page click on the Add classroom assessment icon in the tool bar Cycling for beginners Assessments Add classroom activity Add classroom ac
157. rs when you re short of a few questions in a new test During test creation the database shows questions from other tests as well as orphan questions 1 e those questions which have belonged to a test which has been removed When the question database shows 1t presents a list of all existing questions inside the course This 1s where assigning questions to categories and adding a difficulty to tests can prove very useful for identifying individual questions use the Filter and Difficulty drop down lists to filter the questions accordingly To access the database click on the recycle existing questions icon Fj as it is listed on the Create a question page alongside the various question types Leam English Tests Cycle safety Recycle existing questions Leamer View Recycle existing questions Add question to test Session Select Course gt Leam English Questions category No category selected Tests All tests Difficulty All Answer type All vw Fiter Question Type Questions category Difficulty Re use in current test Bicycle parts E Bicycle parts 1 Cycling etiquette 1 Cycling history E Cycling history 1 Match the parts x Bicycle parts 1 Types af Bicycle Types of bicycle 1 Using the brakes mg Cycle safety 1 When should you look behind you E Cycle safety 1 Which items do we suggest are important for cycle safety 2 answers po Cycle safety 1 Illustration 61 Tests Questions database
158. s screen shots or even the whole manual It s that easy 1 3 Who is this guide for This guide has been written with educators in mind the many teachers tutors trainers instructors and others involved in education who find themselves faced through choice or necessity with responsibility for managing an e learning course Entering the world of e learning can present a complex even daunting challenge but we believe Chamilo LMS in itself provides a welcome solution for newcomers Learning how to use Chamilo will take you a long way along the road to mastering many key aspects of e learning If you are already an educator with experience in e learning you should find this guide a useful detailed explanation of the workings of Chamilo and will be able to use it to further your skills in using e learning tools to develop your courses Chamilo has two key aims 1 to support the teacher in better responding to their students needs and 2 to make it so easy to build and edit high quality digital learning materials that the teacher can not only create but be inspired to develop and continuously improve their courses content 1 4 How to use this guide This reference guide is designed to lead you smoothly through a clear learning path introducing you first to the most commonly used tools then guiding you progressively through more complex and or seldom used features The exception to this pattern 1s the description of the socia
159. sation While it may seem rather slow three seconds per post and limited in features to todays online users the big advantage of this tool compared to e g Skype Facebook chat tools is it works as part of the platform and as such does not require any external tool being guaranteed to work on all computers with the capability to use Chamilo campus chamilo org main chat chat php cidReq LEAR Chat partners Mr Chips Hello Billy did you remember the map Y Mr Chips x Clear the chat Send message GO09e0990o0099089009 TII Illustration 146 The chat window If users have configured their picture in the Social network or Profile tab 1t will appear next to their name It s up to the teacher to delete previous messages when he considers it necessary 28 1 Send a message Enter the text inside the field located at the bottom of the page then click the Send message button Inside the messages list the messages from the teacher appear with a corresponding icon in front of the user s name 28 2 Empty messages You can disconnect from the platform and still have access to previous messages providing your reconnect the same day To delete a conversation before starting a new one click the Clear the chat link Note Chat history logs are normally saved inside the documents tool in a hidden folder called Chat history Clearing the chat will also delete the history of the chat for this whole da
160. sions and is thus allowed to update the course s settings 2 Shortcut to the Social Network tool which we will analyze in Social network Social network A non admin teacher can create a course Teachers and learners can subscribe to more existing courses 5 Teachers and learners have access to the history of their courses sessions po Note Although the help feature link has been replaced since version 1 8 8 by a more dynamic JavaScript based box it remains fully accessible to people with impaired vision which might be navigating the platform through a text based browser Version 1 9 also offers a font resize feature for people with slightly impaired vision Ifthe administrator didn t disable this option 16 176 Chapter 5 Finding your way in Chamilo Most pages are quickly accessible via the tabs at the top of the page fa Chamilo Homepage My courses Personal agenda Reporting Social network q John Lennon My courses Illustration 9 Chamilo header The tabs provide access to the homepage the courses list your agenda the reporting tracking page the social network and if you are is lucky enough to be a portal administrator to the dashboard and administration pages The last tab shows the user s name so he can check he s not mistakenly using another user s account and the red power button Y lets the user log out at any time with a a single click Browsing through a course offers the s
161. so delete 3 a test attempt to allow the learner to do the test again 1f there 1s a valid reason to do so e g there was an error in the test The menu bar of this page allows the teacher to navigate back to the test export test results in CSV or XLS format a e g to sort them and generate graphical evaluation statistics view statistics about test questions undertaken or even monitor students taking the test live ES to know how they are performing during the exam particularly useful to monitored exam centers 67 176 Chapter 13 Communication Forums Following on from the previous chapters you might be expecting to examine the learning paths tool at this juncture However we ll look at this later see Structure Learning paths on page 76 Instead 1t actually makes more sense here to take a look at the next most commonly used tool on the platform The Forum tool ge allows you to organize the exchange of ideas opinions and information relating to courses and the learning paths The tool has been conceived so that learners with questions about their course can readily find answers to their questions without having to sift through a massive amount of information by themselves The forum is an asynchronous discussion tool i e the people involved in a conversation do not have to be connected simultaneously to participate Email 1s also an asynchronous tool However a major difference from e mail is that the forum is a
162. st name Billy Bunter Steve Miller Yannick Warnier Illustration 145 Groups Group space From the group space you can query a learner s information sheet by simply clicking on her name in the list of members in the lower part of the page 27 6 Overview Export of group members A teacher can quickly view a list of group members by clicking on the Groups overview icon on the main Groups page From here you can use the export feature which is described more fully in the chapter dedicated to the Users tool Just click on the Excel export icon g then open or save the file on your computer 132 176 27 7 Groups management A teacher can manage groups in two ways using the icons on the right of each listing in the main Groups page listed below to manage individual groups and using the batch management feature tick boxes buttons and drop down lists displayed on the same page which allows the teacher to apply the same functions to several or all groups at once Using these methods together can save the teacher a lot of time consuming organization Icons Features H Update a group s settings Delete a group confirmation pop up and all its contents Fill a group with users automatically ARKAE Empty the group 133 176 Chapter 28 Chat The Chat tool ES is an instant messaging tool which allows users in a course to exchange ideas questions and answers in live written conver
163. stion wrong in a test or exercise as there might be in a traditional classroom In automated on line tests therefore the teacher needs to pay particular attention to the provision of automated on line feedback This means that as well as receiving a score the student can receive a brief pre written comment relating to their answer whether it is right or wrong Typically if he gives the right answer you might congratulate him Well done I can see you have a good grasp of this concept If he answers incorrectly you can offer immediate feedback to encourage him to look beyond that demoralizing red X and help make the error part of the learning process This is the best time for him to learn where he went wrong and how to avoid the error next time Use hints e g Sorry wrong answer Have you read the Open Standards chapter deeply enough A quick revision of Chapter 3 should help you out Remember the example of OASIS and how it was designed This feedback could also contain a direct link to the Chapter 3 example Such feedback can humanize the test and 1s often really appreciated by students It means a bit more work for the teacher when creating the test but provides an important way of encouraging and correcting the learner during his auto evaluation attempts 12 3 2 Scoring tests Assigning a score represents a raw even crude way of evaluating a student s skills Nevertheless scores matter a lot to s
164. sult the progress course E tory E 0 0 0 00 07 0 0 Apr 10 Y 2013 taritin o o 0 00 00 0 0 gt gt Test Your Engli 6 6 10 10 0 03 03 100 50 Apr 10 gt gt 2013 Progress of test results versus average of learners results 1 a aes Average score ng My results pone ata pt 4 S 55 43 21 A 109 IEE PEE A e eL i NO 3 o NM CE eoa POIS 9 e a Ao os CS eU sut ge 3 yO eG 6 Ra e Illustration 192 Sessions My statistics tab By clicking the double blue arrow for any course you ll be able to view a series of more detailed result information 166 176 Test Your English Tests Attempts Best attempt Ranking Best result in course Statistics 1 8096 40 50 1 9 80 40 50 i A2 Writing pur A2 Reading 1 10096 10 10 1 9 100 10 10 g A1 Talking 0 A1 Reading 0 A1 Listening 0 Learning paths Time spent Progress Performance Latest login English assault course 0 00 38 100 50 April 10 2013 at 05 24 PM Illustration 193 Sessions Statistical details This detailed view presents a graphical visualization of the scores repartition Each bar represents a rank of results 0 20 21 40 41 60 61 80 81 100 The global chart represents the repartition of all students results for this exercise The orange bar 1s the bar in which the current user s results are located You can click the chart to get an exploded view
165. t any particular course tool note that it 1s possible to present a welcome message to a course Click on the Add an introduction text icon 4 below the Learner View button A text editor appears LibreOffice Writer Learner View Authoring Illustration 25 Course homepage Introduction text This feature although very simple to use 1s also very powerful it can simply present a few words of introduction but it also enables you to redesign the entire course homepage simply by hiding all the course tools and writing a large introduction text page including icons with links to the course tools internal pages To do this hide all the tools by clicking the eye which must be closed and grayed right click on any tool to which the learners need access Select Copy link location left click on Add an introduction text place an introduction text use the table tool 17 or an external HTML editing tool if you wish to position elements precisely and a new icon graphic representing the tool requiring access click an icon to select it then click the link creation tool 5 paste the link that was saved a few steps before CTRL V should work just fine click the save intro text button You now have an entirely personalized course homepage The only remaining other visual elements are the header and the footer 26 176 10 2 Authoring tools Authoring i Ls KE Course description Docume
166. t of attendances These are fully editable e g if one week is a 5 2013 03 02 14 00 PR holiday delete and equally you can add to the 3 2013 03 09 1400 LPR dates times using the add a date and time icon 3 2013 03 16 1400 JH ES in the toolbar You can also clear the entire 5 2013 04 02 22 00 Z X list of dates and times using the clear the 3 2013 04 09 22 00 PR calendar of all lists icon To view the attendance sheet for the relevant activity click the Illustration 126 Attendances calendar Attendance sheet icon 23 2 Recording attendances Having set up your course sessions you ll need to start recording your learners attendances You do this using the Attendances sheet which you can access from the main Attendances page by clicking on the relevant listing You ll see a list of learners names in the first column then one column for each attendance date Generally the default column enabled will be the first one that hasn t been modified yet The Attendance sheet displays a table with columns listing users their attendance and dates times What dates you view is controlled by the Filter drop down menu in the toolbar choose all and click filter to see them all To enable editing of each date column click the padlock 7j in the column heading 117 176 Learn English Attendances Cycle circuit 2 A Filt Filt o ilter An Y ilter A Information Learner View Attendance sheets allow you to gather all your cours
167. tab you can make contacts and invite them as Friends a rather free use of the term friend You can search for people by clicking the Invitations link in the left menu 1 click Search By simply entering a few characters of the user s first or last name Chamilo will help by proposing a list of users matching these characters The invitation can then be sent to the user who can choose whether to accept or refuse it 159 176 Billy Bunter Username fatow Social network n Invitation received Steve Miller Hi Billy fancy joining our cycling team Date sent April 09 2013 at 02 58 AM Y Accept 7X Deny amp Home z Messages EY ENT jay My shared profile amp Friends Social groups Search ee My files Illustration 183 Social network send and receive invitations The Friends link gathers all friends you have linked to on the platform It allows you to see the shared profile of the user and send him a message with a click on his name Social network Friends Social Search Delete Cruella Deville Delete Home EJ Messages EJ Ez Invitations za My shared profile 2 Social groups 4 Search W My files Illustration 184 Social network Shared profile 35 4 Social groups The Social groups link e compiles together all groups that exist on the platform These groups can only be created by administrators unless they have enabled this option for all
168. te 134 176 Chapter 29 Survey The Survey tool 3 allows the teacher to collect information views and opinions from course participants It might typically be used during or at the end of a course as an aid to overall course evaluation or it may be used at the beginning of a course to gather information about learners interests aspirations previous achievements etc in order to help the teacher tailor aspects of the course content to suit his learners 29 1 Survey creation To create a survey click the Create survey icon on the main Survey page Create survey Code CYCEND1 Survey title i Jl loli im i dm Ba E Lu EH Ld ui mi 4 Format Heading 1 Jare sorgo T B 2 U At AT i3 a ED End of Course Survey ES Survey subtitle Student evaluation af the course Start Date 07 Y Ape v 2013 X End Date 17 Y Api 2013 E Anonymous m Survey introduction Please complete this survey as honestly as you can so that we can use it to improve the course for other in the future Final thanks Many thanks we really value your views Advanced settings al Create survey Illustration 147 Surveys Creation form Complete the fields giving your survey a Code a Title and a Subtitle description Optionally you can set a start and end date so the survey 1s only available for a limited time You can choose whether your survey will be anonymous users ans
169. teractive exercise or hidden To randomize all questions choose 10 To disable randomization choose Do not randomize Shuffle answers Yes e g for an exam ev Questions and answers can follow a UU PAER BUMNINGENGHMI pre determined sequence oor _ be randomized and shuffled category No The relevant questions category can be displayed or hidden Enable start ime The number of attempts allowed can be Enable end time limited to a given number infinite 7 Propagate negative results between questions attempts might suit a practice exercise Review my answer Start and end times for the test can be set Enable time conto and the time allowed to complete the test AA can be limited a real time counter will man Mome aiam inio alas eis E 3 Format Normal Font y Size 1BZ Uu A appear to the user Negative scores can be zeroed or carried forward to the next question Students can review their answers before submitting the test Y Proceed to questions required field Illustration 45 Exercises Creating an exercise A pass percentage can be set to indicate Advanced options success or failure to the student A closing message to be viewed on completion can be composed Note The platform administrator may enable an additional option in the Feedback section of the advanced settings Self evaluation immediate feedback This option if checked ena
170. th any personal category are shown at the top of the page od The course has been added to the category Courses in English Y c English for beginners Q pg ib LibreOffice Writer 0 No courses category Illustration 21 Personal courses categories To remove a category click the red cross and confirm 8 2 Subscribing to other courses Teachers and students can subscribe to courses When a teacher subscribes to another course by himself he is considered student in this course and will thus not have access to the normal teacher tools If you want to register to be registered to someone else s course as a teacher you will have to ask the current teacher of that course or the administrator to register you as a teacher to that course Clicking on the Courses catalog link then on Subscribe to a course and the general courses categories list appears You can look for the course in the suggested categories or find it by searching for all or part of the course title via the search box on the top right part of the page 22 176 My courses Courses catalog gt Search courses Random pick a CUR i English for beginners Connections last 6 John Doe z MO 0 Language skills 0 pe Y dol q PC Skills 0 otes isits Your vote Projects 1 Description Go to the course LibreOffice Writer Connections last 7 John Lennon month Ke 2 0 Votes 2 Visits Your vote Description Go to the course Already
171. the allocation of weightings to various activities tests etc You can also use the assessments tool to generate and issue certificates to learners on successful completion of the course Click on the tool to display the main Assessments page which may once set up for the course look like this to the teacher Test Your English Assessments Learner View ES A E f ws m Total weight 100 Minimum certification score 0 PD Type Name Description Weight Edit Test your English 100 AR E Class presentation ET 20 g A V 3 g A family dinner GERRI gt 20 g gt Y 3 Y A1 Reading EO s 20 l aR ia English assault course ERIT 40 g gt t 3 Subtotal Total Select all Unselect all Detail Illustration 100 Assessments Example teacher view It allows you to prepare an overview report compiling learners achievements in the course overall drawing on the results of activities undertaken in virtually every part of the online course but also including external activities undertaken in your classroom outside of the online course The learner can use the assessments tool as a grade book to monitor his own progress and will see a simpler personalized view when he clicks on the Assessments tool which will look something like this Test Your English Assessments Total 21 100 21 Type Name Description Weight Result Detail Test your English 2 E Class presentation 20 9 g A family di
172. the contents of a story telling type blog The teacher takes responsibility for choosing learners who will contribute to the blog and defines the project and the assignment of tasks or roles taken by the learners The creation of articles 1s shared between the teacher and the learners The tool can however be used as a classic blog Note When a new project is created it appears in the list of course Authoring tools on the course homepage Its visibility can be controlled like that of other tools One main difference by comparison to other tools is that one can create several blogs in the same course They will appear as multiple entries in the Authoring tools in much the same way as with links and learning paths Learn English Project management d Title Project description Design a bike Team to design a bike for cycling on the moon Illustration 155 Projects List 31 1 Project creation From the projects homepage click the Create a new project icon give your project a name and a short description click Save blog Edit xe Learn English Project management Create a new project Z Create a new project Title Design a bike carrier Project description design a bike carrier for a motorbike Save blog Illustration 156 Blogs Blog creation Learner View Learner View 141 176 31 2 Subscribe learners to a project Y our can manage several projects within
173. this role 17 1 4 Search for a subscribed learner If the teacher needs to find a specific learner in the list of users subscribed to the course the search feature will allow him to find one or several users from all or part of his first name or last name Just fill in the search field with the relevant characters and click the Search button A list of matching users will be displayed 17 1 5 Export the list of subscribed users You might want independently of the backup copies taken by your careful administrator to keep a separate copy of your users list To do so from the main Users page click one of the export icons in the toolbar CSV export g Excel export amp or pdf export to download the list of users in the corresponding format Note not all users details are exported through this feature their passwords for example are confidential information not available to other users not even to the teacher 96 176 17 1 6 Display learners reporting The teacher can directly access details from the main Users page about each learner s participation in the course by clicking on the Reporting icon 73 next to the user s listing This will link to the Learners details in course page described more fully in chapter 15 above 97 176 Chapter 18 Assessments The Assessments tool is where you as teacher can establish success criteria for the course 1 e the pass mark merit rankings etc involving
174. tivity Assessment Practical cycle control Weight 20 0 100 Maximum score 100 Description Student needs to demonstrate control of a bicycle by successfully cycling through a Visible Grade learners gb Add this classroom activity to the assessment required field Illustration 108 Assessments Classroom activity The name weighting and maximum score for the activity need to be entered and the teacher can also choose whether to make the activity visible and whether to grade learners You will only be able to add results for classroom activities for learners subscribed to your course Scoring the Classroom activity is straightforward click the relevant activity listed in the main 102 176 Assessments page and then the edit icon J either next to the learner s listing or to score a list of learners in the toolbar Leam English Assessments Assessment details Grade learners Presentation to class Course Learn English Maximum score 100 Average 60 Code Username First name FATOWL fatowl Billy DEVILLA devilla Cruella STEPHANIBUS stephanibus Steve YANNICKS yannickS Yannick Last name Grade activity Bunter 45 100 Deville 75 100 Miller 100 Warnier 100 Learner View Illustration 109 Assessments Classroom activities Filling in results The scores will be added to the assessment data and included in each student s grade book 18 3 Add an online activit
175. tly available and you can open and close it without affecting your current work When you click the buoy a small guide will open up explaining the tool you re in and how to use it see Illustration 5 Contextual help pop up 10 176 Illustration 3 Folded help Illustration 4 Unfolded help me o Access to the Frequently Asked Questions Help Agenda The agenda appears both in each training and as a synthetic tool for the student My agenda in top banner In the training the agenda appears as a list of events You can attach documents or activities to a date so that the agenda becomes a chronological program for your learning activities In addition to being present in the agenda the new events are indicated to the student when he she logs in the next time The system tells what has been added in the Agenda and in the Announcements since his her Descrij last visit icons appear on the portal home page besides the courses where events and announcements have j been added Forn If you want to go further in the logic of structuring learning activities one after the other we suggest that you use preferably the Learning Path that offers the same principles with more advanced features The Learning Path can be considered as a synthesis of a Table of Contents tool an Agenda sequencing imposed order and tracking Access to the Frequently Asked Questions Add attachment Browse Comment Illustration 5 Contex
176. to Mr Chipping before the race Coaches E Billy Bunter fatowl Mr Chips MrChipping Cruella Deville devilla Steve Miller stephanibus gt gt Yannick Warnier yannick5 Steve Miller bespoken Yv Group members zm Mr Chips MrChipping Steve Miller bespoken Steve Miller stephanibus Billy Bunter fatowl Yannick Warnier yannick5 gt gt Cruella Deville devilla Illustr ation 144 Groups Filling a group manually Select and add remove users as required using the arrows Any user can be added as a coach 1 e group leader tutor etc or as a Group member this will be shown in the listing 27 5 Getting into a group space Group members can access the group s workspace simply by clicking the name of the relevant eroup in the listing on the main Groups page The page will display the group description e g a list of aims and objectives and details of membership as well as it s own toolbar of links to the eroup s various tools Forums Documents Agenda Assignments Announcements Wiki and chat which link to the various private group workspaces 131 176 Team A This is your Team workspace Use it to plan your strategy to win the race It should include at least A route map Cyclists roles Troubleshooting strategies Time targets for each step The plan must be submitted as an assignment before the race Modules Seo AN Coaches Q Cruella Deville Group members First name La
177. topic as completed select its date following the chronological order and the system will display all previous dates as completed Illustration 131 Course progress invitation to create a thematic plan advance 24 2 Define the thematic plan Once the thematic section has been created you can edit its entry in the Thematic plan column The Thematic plan is the definition of the objectives methodology and other details of the newly created thematic section Click on the Thematic plan icon ii to show a form containing several fields in each of which which you can enter a title and description which will be displayed on the main Course progress page By default the fields are titled Objectives skills to acquire Methodology Infrastructure Assessment and Other although these can be edited as appropriate Fields with no description added will not be displayed 120 176 Title Objectives Description S Y An introduction to the history workings and tradition of the Tour de France Illustration 132 Course progress example title and description fields 24 3 Create steps for the course progress The steps termed Thematic advance are the dates on which you will teach the specific content of the relevant Thematic section Having saved the thematic plan return to the main course progress page using the breadcrumb navigation and click on the New thematic advance icon Ej in the relevant section New thematic advance Start date
178. tself If enabled the tool allows for searching within the text of most documents on the whole platform including texts imported or created inside Chamilo 29 176 10 3 Interaction tools The objective of the interaction section 1s to group tools which facilitate communication between learners as well as between learner and teacher Unlike the Authoring tools which are primarily for teacher use The Interaction tools are provided mainly for use by other users also to support their learning Interaction e g E Agenda Forums Dropbox Users e Y E Groups Chat Assignments Surveys J Wiki Notebook 65 Q Illustration 27 Interaction tools 10 3 1 Agenda gt This tool provides users with a comprehensive diary calendar tool to which they can add events etc 10 3 2 Dropbox Users can use the course dropbox to share their own documents with others on the course 10 3 3 Groups Use this to create groups within in the course and manage access to course tools 10 3 4 Assignments g Create assignments for learners to complete within the Chamilo platform or to complete externally and upload for evaluation by the teacher The assignments tool integrates fully with the reporting and assessments tools and allows for quick and easy monitoring of assignment submissions and results 30 176 10 3 5 Wiki NS The Wiki provides a handy tool for collaboration between users be t
179. tual help pop up 1 5 1 Terminology At the time of writing Chamilo is being used by almost six thousand organizations around the world in many different languages including primary schools colleges higher education institutes universities NGOs small medium and large companies Obviously all these bodies and institutions tend to use slightly differing terminologies For example some institutions will call their courses Training sessions others will call them Learning spaces and others simply Courses This presents challenges for the design of a 11 176 one size fits all e learning platform or even user guide so we have sought the middle road and employ a simple universal terminology which we trust will make sense to all our users History of Portals Installation A T b aaa ALN ll AAA LALO g o a Pa st APS xt CN ah A DOY ay AW AU AU Year Month Illustration 6 History of Chamilo installations around the world up to May 2013 Of course because we understand your organization may prefer a specific terminology we have equipped Chamilo with a way to edit any interface term from within the platform administration this requires administration skills and is thus described in the Chamilo Administration Guide Should you urgently require a customization you can ask one of our official providers for a customized language pack to be imported into your platform In this guide we ha
180. tudents even though they are of limited use in terms of formative assessment You have a lot of flexibility in setting up scores pass marks etc in Chamilo including assigning overall weightings to tests and the option to assign negative scores to individual answers You should use these features with care and avoid careless errors especially a wrong score for a correct answer is incredibly frustrating for a student If you give a automatically score to a learner it can prove difficult to adjust it afterwards Updating a score may be necessary under specific circumstances e g where the test is complex and this will require a manual revision by the teacher 12 3 3 Displaying correct answers The option to display correct answers is a simple and direct way of providing feedback by demonstrating to the learner what he should have answered Sometimes displaying the answers in 46 176 this way 1s desirable but given that the learner may wish to re take the test without being given the answer or that you may well want to re use the test on a future occasion it is recommended you don t display the any answers but instead use feedback to let the learner know how rather than what he should have answered and set him on the right course to get 1t right next time through his own efforts 12 4 Test types You will have gathered by now that the term Tests used for this tool is a generic term used to describe a range of on line learning activit
181. ue false don t know o This option offers a single score covering one or more questions The form looks similar to DOY gt the exact answer form but the test is displayed to the student differently as illustrated below Gears Add this question to the test Combination true false don t know Question Gears es Enrich question Advanced settings Answers N True Answer Comment ZA 1 v w Most modern bikes have less than five gears bus used to be true a few decades ago not any 2 Some modern bikes have only one gear This is true a certain trend to challenge very fit riders 3 y v Most modern bikes have between eighteen and twenty seven Yes most bikes have three chainrings and seven gears Eight or nine sprockets Score 10 Remove answer option Add answer option dh Add this question to the test D Chat Discon Illustration 59 Tests Combination true false don t know The learner will view the question s and use radio buttons like this 2 Gears Which statements are true Options True False Don t know Most modern bikes have less than five gears Some modern bikes have only one gear Most modern bikes have between eighteen and twenty seven gears Note a don t know will generate a zero score so this format might most fairly contain one or two questions requiring prudent use from the teacher 65 176 12 5 12 Type 12 Global multiple answer G This question form
182. uirements 48 176 12 5 Adding questions to the test On creating a test click Proceed to questions you will be taken to the questions page English for beginners Tests Session A understanding exam Learner View J SAS 0 questions for a total score all questions of 0 A th 25 a e N Xo N de yo on EE GE GC S 0 1 Questions Type Category Difficulty Score Questions list there is no question so far Illustration 46 First view of the questions list In addition to the toolbar the page displays an array of different types of question The same page can be accessed at a later time using the edit icon for any given test listed in the Tests page It offers a range of question types from which to choose which are described in this section Each test can contain a combination of question types this can prove handy for ensuring tests don t become monotonous multiple choice Fill banks form Open question image zones Unique answer unknown Combination T F o 2 NS x NS 8 NS gl AS s G multiple answer matching Oral expression exact selection Multiple answer T F Global multiple answer Illustration 47 Exercises Question types Questions are created using an on line form which differs according to the question type The following subsections describe each form in detail Completion o
183. up to users when they log in to the course They can be be personalized and configured to be sent via email to relevant users It is also possible to attach documents to announcements 26 176 10 2 9 Glossary gli A course glossary can be an invaluable aid to students on some courses This tool allows you add and view terms and definitions including sound graphics etc and to import and export text csv lists or save the glossary as a pdf file 10 2 10 Course progress This planning and record keeping tool helps you to create import export or save thematic sections which can serve as a course diary to include topics and plans and indicate class progress Note The learning paths created inside the course can also be made visible in the Authoring section which could generate redundancy It is possible to show or hide them using the double square icon in the learning paths list Make visible to learners 10 2 11 Blogs 2 You may not see the Projects tool in the Authoring section but if you create a project using the tool in the Administration section it will show up in the Authoring tools where you can hide it from the learners view if you wish This tool allows for collaborative work to be organized 10 2 12 Search The search tool can only be enabled on the platform by the administrator as it requires the installation of specific and advanced modules external to Chamilo i
184. updates visibility subscription Course access i and other permissions E mail notifications Set the behaviour of for e mails alerts T E Ten ale Configure of the agenda announcements or picture display inside the forum ed Chat settings Configure how the chat tool opens Enable the graphical theme of the learning path as well as various other learning path settings e Learning paths settings Thematic advance Decide whether course progress information should be configuration shown on course homepage b 32 176 10 4 3 Reporting ca This important teacher tool tracks learners use of learning paths tests forums etc as well ca as time spent on the course progress scores assignments numbers of messages and last connection date It is a powerful monitoring tool which can save the teacher a huge amount of time and dreary record keeping work 10 4 4 Backup C This is where you can and regularly should back up your course by exporting a copy of the course You can also use it to import previously backed up courses and to delete all or part of the course content and data You can also use it simply to delete the course be careful though there s no way back 33 176 Chapter 11 First Steps Documents The normal first step any teacher takes when needing content for a course is to go to the Documents tool p and upload existing content 1n the form of PDFs Powe
185. urses Personal agenda Reporting Social network Learner View Title Publication date Expiration Progress Authoring options date A Elementary English March 12 2013 at 0 f x eG 2m o A X Illustration 73 The learning path tool 76 176 14 2 Create a learning path Click on the create new course icon A 4 Elementary English Learning paths Create new course Chamilo AUTHOR e Welcome to the Chamilo Course authoring tool Create your courses step by step The table of contents will appear to the left To start give a title to your course Course name ll Advanced settings w Continue required field Illustration 74 Learning paths Creating a new learning path Give a name to your learning path and click Continue The learning path is created immediately without content for the time being It will appear in the learning paths list Once the learning path is created you get access to a series of tools to 1 update the learning path s settings SS 2 add and order elements as you build the learning path Drag ana arop an element here 3 add an activity object document B V am Y 4 add a new section le B 5 use a preview screen to check how it s going to look for learners Q Note that Chamilo uses the simple term course here rather than learning path Don t confuse this with the the term course as applied to the overall course Learn English in the illustration 77 176
186. val of the course from the server Be carefull there s no way back Illustration 174 Backup General Note Features for saving copying recovering etc have been developed with the intention of managing content For this reason interactions with or between users are not saved To save them you ll have to ask your platform administrator to do a full backup of the portal If you are the administrator this procedure is described in the admin guide 152 176 33 1 Create a backup For security and procedural reasons it is recommended that you create a backup copy of the complete contents of your course This procedure is automated It allows you to create either a complete backup or a partial backup based on your selection of what to save using a few simple clicks To begin backup click on the Create backup link in the Backup and import section bal on the next page select whether you want a full copy or just a selection of elements in which case you will have to select them on the next page and click Validate click the Create backup button to launch the procedure Learn English Backup Create backup Create backup Create backup Select resources Please select a backup option Don t forget to select the media files if your resource need it Announcements Create a complete backup of this training Attendance Documents Events Glossary E Tests Let me select learning objects w
187. ve endeavored to employ a universal terminology so for example the common education term student has been replaced by more neutral terms like learner which applies equally well in the business world When referring to all kinds of users collectively we have decided to use the term user This manual is available in several formats so you can always download it in editable format from our website and do a quick search amp replace operation to make it fit your needs Don t hesitate to send us the updated version back for sharing with others at info chamilo org You ll be amazed at how this can benefit you in return as other communities build up on your work to make things even better The somewhat ambivalent term training which had been employed in previous versions of the software has now been replaced by the more understandable term course while the previously ousted term learning path has now been reinstated after a short and unpopular change to course You will find all these terms defined and explained in the following guide If in any doubt make sure you check our Glossary on page 168 Don t forget you can customize these terms with the help of your Chamilo administrator if that s you check the Chamilo Administration Guide 2 http www chamilo org en providers gt http www chamilo org documentation tab 12 176 Chapter 2 Why Chamilo Chamilo is an e learning and collaboration platform which
188. w Current folder Documents M Send Send Simple Click on the box below to select files from your computer you can use CTRL clic to select various files at a time or drag and drop some files from your desktop directly over the box below The system will handle the rest Illustration 32 Documents Documents upload Click on the green area to explore the files on your disk and select one s to upload Inside the pop up window click the confirmation button The documents upload starts If you send several files at the same time you will see their upload progress live as in the following illustration Send Send Simple Click on the box below to select files from your computer you can use CTRL clic to select various files at a time or drag and drop some files from your desktop directly over the box below The system will handle the rest File name Size Status fishpoem doc o purplogo png 864B Y Andersen sFairyTales pdf 1 o Illustration 33 Documents Documents upload in progress To select more than one file use the CTRL key in combination with the left mouse button 36 176 Once the upload is finished the following validation list appears Send Send Simple Click on the box below to select files from your computer you can use CTRL clic to select various files at a time or drag and drop some files from your desktop directly over the box below The system will handle the rest File name Si
189. wers will not be identifiable by checking the relevant box Finally write a survey introduction this 1s a text that will appear just before the user starts the survey and a Final thanks message this will appear when the users finish the survey to thank them and maybe inform them of when the results will be compiled and used 135 176 In the Advanced settings you can choose whether you want this survey to be considered an essential element of the Assessments Gradebook stool whether you want it to be attached to a parent survey not documented in this guide yet whether you want to have one question per page or whether you want to shuffle questions Remember to click the Create survey button 29 2 Add survey questions Once the shell of your survey has been created you ll have to define a series of questions using a few pre defined types similar in many ways to the Tests tool Yes No Multiple Choice Multiple Answer Open Dropdown Percentage Performance Comment Learn English Survey list End of Course Survey XA B o f Lar Y M 7 N un 9 10 gal N Title Type 1 Did you enjoy the course Yes No 2 What did you most enjoy about it Open Dropdown 3 Which part did you enjoy the most Illustration 148 Surveys Questions creation To create questions click the relevant icon and fill in the relevant fields as required Learner View Options Edit 2 0 3 f RTP l RTF CRF 136 176 2
190. y Within the Chamilo course not only tests but a whole range of activities can be scored and added to the Assessments tool for consideration in the overall grading of students The Add an online activity tool allows you to create a link from the assessment to one of the following types of resources in your course these resources already have scoring capabilities Tests Assignments Learning paths Forum threads Attendances Surveys Work through the drop down lists to locate the activity visible in the list of activities for this assessment and click to include the activity in the assessments so that 1t counts towards the learners overall grade Learn English Assessments Add online activity Add online activity Choose type of activity to assess Choose activity to assess Select assessment Weight Forum threads v Wild Animals Y Default v 10 0 100 Visible Y Add this learning activity to the assessment required field Illustration 110 Assessments Add online activity 105 176 18 4 List view The list view 73 view in the Assessments tool allows you to list all learners and their results at any point through the course as well as charts illustrating students achievements overall for each assessment and a combined chart for all resources This resource is obviously more useful at the end of a course when students have completed all the assessed activ
191. ze Status tests list exe png 19 84k Y tests list one extended png 86 6k Y tests lists one png 42 61k Y tests mcq full png 37 49k Y tests qcm filled png 80 83k Y Illustration 34 Documents Document upload finished The green ticks indicate that the documents have been sent to the course successfully Click on the blue arrow icon pointing left to get back to the documents list Note The tab labeled Send Simple allows you to use the traditional dialogue window procedure to upload We called it Simple because users are generally more used to this one though it s really a bit more complicated to use Document indexing options can only be found in the Simple form in case your administrator has enabled the search feature as well as an option to unzip a complete file hierarchy 11 4 Authoring content in Chamilo A major advantage of Chamilo over other Learning Management Systems 1s that it provides a wide range of inbuilt features supporting the effective authoring of course content The toolbar at the top of the documents page displays a range of tools to support authoring Learn English Documents Search Current folder Documents Illustration 35 Documents toolbar The icons marked with an a yellow asterisk represent creation tools First and foremost the teacher can create new rich media documents directly via the documents tool without any need for an external authoring system Just click the create

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