Learning Management System user guide - LMS
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1. Copyright The University of Melbourne December 2014 5 Learning Management System user guide Setting up your subject Make your subject available For students to be able to access a subject in the LMS it must be made available 1 Inthe Control Panel from Customisation select Properties 2 Under Set Availability click Make Subject Available Yes 3 Click Submit Coordinators tutors and designers of the subject continue to have the ability to edit that subject regardless of its availability to students Semester 1 and 2 subjects are automatically made available to students generally 10 days before semester starts An email is sent to teaching staff so that they are aware this has happened Summer school and other teaching period subjects e g TRM1 JUN YRL must be made available manually using the process described above Communities will always need to be made available manually Subject coordinators may choose to make a subject available at any time and may override an available unavailable status set by the system as needed Remember a subject may be edited while it is available to students Report any errors or omissions in this user guide to Ims quides lists unimelb edu au The University of Melbourne has used its best endeavours to ensure that material contained in this publication was correct at the time of printing The University gives no warranty and accepts no responsibility for the accuracy or completene2. Staff Information Calendar or Announcements Web Link link to any item accessible on the web URL required Subject Link link to another area of the subject Subheader creates a sub heading to help structure the menu The subheader text Copyright The University of Melbourne December 2014 3 Learning Management System user guide Setting up your subject 4 J appears in a different style to other menu items and is not clickable Divider create a horizontal line on the subject menu These tools may also appear on the My Home tab and dedicated subject pages Enter a name and select options as required Click Submit Change the order of the subject menu 1 2 4 Alternate method 1 Ensure Edit Mode is ON Put your cursor on the subject menu item you want re order up down arrows will appear on the left of the subject menu item oe l Written History of The Put your cursor on the up down arrow and drag the item to a Arctic new position in the menu i Subject information Release the mouse Staff Information Th i Click on the up down arrow a at the top right of the subject Written History of The menu Arctic 2 Click an item in the dialog box that appears Subject Information 3 Use the up down arrows to reorder multiple items es Click Submit Delete page 1 Ensure Edit Mode is ON 2 Put your cursor on the item you want to delete vere History of The 3 Click the
3. downward arrow and select Delete eT Tae 4 You will be asked to confirm the delete request EN Build a content page e oO NS m Item Navigate to the page where you want to build content Ensure Edit Mode is ON Buttons appear in the action bar Build Content Assessments Tools Put your cursor over any button to see options A selection of commonly used options from Build Content are briefly described below The Assessment and Tools options contain tools that are covered in other LMS guides http www lms unimelb edu au teaching quides Click any option to access Enter Name Text and other options as desired Click Submit Can contain formatted text images and links to web pages files or other resources This is the most commonly used option Copyright The University of Melbourne December 2014 4 Learning Management System user guide Setting up your subject Blank Page Similar to Item above but only the title of the page is visible and you must click it to see the contents File Display a single file as a clickable link within the subject or within a new browser window Web Link Link to any web based resource The URL of that resource must be known Content Folder ai Create a subfolder level to the subject Mashup Mashup allows you to have a YouTube video Slideshare presentation or Flickr photo appear within your subject page Note If linking to third party copyri
4. ght materials only reputable sources should be used Check the profile of the person who uploaded the item if unsure More information http Awww unimelb edu au copyright Staff Information The staff information tool most commonly appears on the subject menu as this also makes it available to students It is also appears within a Tools page Adding staff profiles for lecturers and tutors directly addresses one of the LMS framework requirements of providing students with names and contact details of teaching staff 1 Navigate to your Staff Information page in the subject menu 2 Ensure Edit Mode is ON 3 Click Create Contact 4 Enter the details of the staff member Note Email is a mandatory field Dont forget to choose Make the Profile Available Yes if you want student to be able to see it 6 To attach a staff image in Options click Browse locate the file on your computer and then click Open Note Images should be 150 x 150 pixels otherwise they will be resized to fit 7 The Personal Link box allows a link to the staff member s web page 8 Click Submit If there is a large number of staff in the subject you can use the Create Folder button at top of the screen and create folders for them e g Lecturers Tutors and Guest Speakers Note Adding staff information will not give that staff member access to the subject To add staff to your subject see hitp Ims unimelb edu au user_ qguides staftmanagement_ guide pdf
5. he default colour in the theme usually grey will be visible behind the menu text Click the next to Button Library to display button type shape and colour options Note Dividers horizontal lines in the subject menu do not display well if buttons is selected Default Content View Select your preferred default view for all content pages Note See the following section if you want to change the view of a particular page only Icon Only Text Only Icon and Text Documents Documents Documents F B Required reading Required reading Link to Lecture 1 3 Link to Lecture 1 The handout for lecture 1 can be found here The handout for lecture 1 can be fo Melbourne Academic Calendar Academic Calendar LMS Orientation Universi Click Submit Copyright The University of Melbourne December 2014 2 Learning Management System user guide Setting up your subject Change content view on a single page Some pages work well in one view and not at all well in another Even though you have a default view this can be changed on a per page basis as needed Note Selecting the page view is a staff function students are not able to change this 1 Ensure Edit Mode is ON 2 Open the page where you want to alter the default view 3 Click the down arrow next to the page name for options Note The view currently in use will not be offered as an option Documents v Delete Show Icons Only Show Text Only Lin
6. i LEARNING MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USER GUIDE cn oe SETTING UP YOUR SUBJECT MELBOURNE This guide contains the basic steps needed to edit a new subject and make it available to students Detailed information is available in the LMS Essential Elements guide Before you start If you log into the LMS and your subject is not there you should talk to your LMS representative http www ims unimelb edu au start nominations reps html Customise the appearance of your subject You can customise the appearance of your subject menu subject entry point and banner in one location 1 Open your subject in the LMS 2 From the Control Panel select Customisation Teaching Style 3 Select options as desired examples follow 4 Click Submit Subject Entry Point Any subject menu item may be set as the first page students see when they access the subject e Select the page from drop down list Notes It is recommended that the Subject Entry Point not be set to an external web page as this may reduce access to the subject menu lf you want the entry page to be a content page it must contain content before it can be selected Subject Theme e A selection of system colour schemes with background images is available to choose from e Scroll through and click the desired scheme to select i Alternatively a theme may also be applied using the button available on the top right of the LMS screen There is no preview of the theme if using this button N
7. k to Lecture 1 The handout for lecture 1 can be found here ad 4 Select your preferred view Select Banner Browse My Computer to attach an image to be used as the banner The image will appear on the subject entry point page only If you switch entry point page the banner will automatically appear on the new page Recommendations Format JPG Size 80 pixels high x 800 pixels wide If you don t have an appropriate image or graphics software to make a banner try the Banner Creation tool http www Ims unimelb edu au teaching design banner If you have an image that you want to use for a banner you will have to create the banner yourself If you don t have image editing software loaded on your own computer there are many free ones on the internet but an easy one to use is PicMonkey http Awww picmonkey com Note Please only use images where you own the copyright or have permission to use the image for this purpose Build the Subject Menu Add page S Written History of The 1 Ensure Edit Mode is ON gles 2 Click the plus sign in the top left of the subject menu Subject Information 3 Select your preferred Create option Staff Information Content Area space to create folders add text or link to files web resources and tools Blank Page space to add text similar to making a single item as opposed to a content area where you can then add many items Tool Link link to a single tool e g
8. ote Themes are available for subjects only communities do not have this option Only pre set themes are available as you are not yet able to create your own theme Copyright The University of Melbourne December 2014 1 Learning Management System user guide Setting up your subject Subject Menu Style e Select Text or Buttons to see examples and options for changing the appearance of the subject menu It is recommended that if you want to customise the menu style that you experiment and seek the opinion of colleagues preferably those using a different computer type for comparison before deciding on a colour Please remember that some people may find particular colour combinations difficult to read or distracting Note If you select a theme after selecting a text button style the text button style will revert to that selected by the theme Text Buttons Select Menu Style select Menu Style Preview Written History of The Arctic HIST10004 2013 _SM2 Preview Written History of The Arctic HIST1IO004_2013_ SM Menu ltem 1 Menu ltem 1 Menu Item 2 Menu litem 2 Menu Item 3 Menu Item 3 Text Buttons Text Buttons ext Background Calor gi Button Library Transparent Button Type Pattern Button Shape R annis ans Alligator Text Color E Use the down arrows to select background and text colours Aquarium Green Keeping a transparent background colour will ensure t
9. ss of information and the University reserves the right to make changes without notice at any time in its absolute discretion Users of this publication are advised to reconcile the accuracy and currency of the information provided with the relevant department of the University before acting upon or in consideration of the information Copyright in this publication is owned by the University and no part of it may be reproduced without the permission of the University Copyright The University of Melbourne December 2014 6
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