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34: Introduction to the Learning
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36: Online
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38: Network with CAPA
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45: This manual was developed by John Williamson in the Office of Medical Education
46: Research and Development.
47: Some information in thie manual is adapted from the
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51: LON-CAPA Workshop Demo
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55: developed by Felicia Berryman in the Laboratory for Instructional Technology
56: in Education.
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63: Laboratory for Instructional Technology in Education
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65: and the
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67: Office of Medical Education Research and Development
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69: Michigan State University
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82: Introduction to LON-CAPA
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85: This is a comment which will not show in any other rendering of this document.
86: I will use them to document my observations as I work through this tutorial.
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88:
89: Imagine a big
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92:
93: IMHO
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97: on all of these comments; I'm just going to give you my comments straight
98: out.
99: I'm not attached to them and won't be offended by anything you say or do
100: about them.
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102:
103: LON-CAPA is a web-based interface that helps to organize and present your
104: course website, deliver and manage problem problems, and manage student
105: enrollment.
106: All author functions are done using a web browser (Netscape 4.x or higher
107: is recommended) and the LON-CAPA Author Interface.
108: The URL for LON-CAPA is
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110: http://s10.lite.msu.edu
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112: .
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114:
115: At this time, you should have:
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118: developed your objectives for your course.
119:
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121:
122: developed your problems for testing and identified the question formats.
123: The Template for Mapping Website to LON-CAPA that you filled in will assist
124: you in the process of creating your course website structure in LON-CAPA.
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126:
127: This tutorial describes how to use the various author functions available
128: in LON-CAPA.
129: \layout Section
130:
131: The LON-CAPA Author Interface
132: \layout Subsection
133:
134: Login as Course Author
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139:
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141:
142: To begin using LON-CAPA, you first need to log in to your account on LON-CAPA.
143: Open your web browser and navigate to the LON-CAPA URL:
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145: http://s10.lite.msu.edu/
146: \family default
147: .
148: You will be presented with a log in screen as in figure
149: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{LON-CAPA Log in screen}
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153: .
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174: LON-CAPA Log in screen
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177:
178: Fill in the Username and Password boxes with your information.
179: Then press the Login button.
180: This will take you to your LON-CAPA User Roles menu.
181: \layout Description
182:
183: Note: Your Username is your PILOT ID, which is the part of your PILOT email
184: address to the left of the @.
185: Your password is your PILOT email password.
186: Both the PILOT ID and the password are case sensitive, so make sure you
187: type upper- and lower-case letters correctly.
188: \layout Subsection
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190:
191: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Author Remote Control}
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195: Author Remote Control
196: \layout Comment
197:
198: Comment on the remote controls: I'll only mention this once, but imagine
199: this comment exists everywhere a remote control image is used.
200: The whole
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204: remote control
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208: metaphor is fundamentally flawed and probably can't be salvaged.
209: Why is it flawed?
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215:
216: 1.
217: The remote control invokes a metaphor, that of remote controls.
218: However, remote controls are useful in the real world, despite the overwhelming
219: complexity of modern remotes, for three major reasons: One, they never,
220: ever, ever change.
221: Two, they provide immense amounts of tactile feedback, allowing one to
222: overcome the complexity of using one by putting the knowlege into motor
223: memory.
224: (There are equivalent usability principles in usability, as well; look
225: up Fitt's Law, for instance.) Three, they all basically do the same thing;
226: pick up an unfamiliar TV control and you at least know in advance there
227: will be numbers for channel changing, vol up and down, chan up and down,
228: mute, etc.
229: The remotes used in this system do not have any of these properties.
230: Remotes are actually horrid UI, because they are very, very difficult to
231: learn; they make up for it by being useful and persistent.
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234: Further, remotes should *do* things.
235: This remote is like a remote that no matter what button you push, it invokes
236: a menu.
237: Most remotes have
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241: explicit
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245: menu
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249: button to invoke a menu that has all the feature that aren't worth valuable
250: remote control space.
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252:
253: In fact, the metaphor is so unsuccessful that any moderately savvy internet
254: user will almost immediately come to conceptualize the remote as just another
255: list of links, albiet a clumsy and inconvenient one.
256: Why not give them that in the first place?
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263: 2.
264: Even the simplest
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268: remote
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272: I see in the tutorial has eight buttons, which nearly immediately becomes
273: seventeen (!) buttons, all incomprehensible, and I didn't get a chance
274: to count during the interview, but I saw a remote flash by (student remote?
275: admin remote? that wouldn't matter as much) that had at least twenty, probably
276: 24 buttons, again, all or nearly all incomprehensible.
277: This is needlessly intimidating.
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284: 3.
285: By commiting to this
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289: remote control
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293: layout, you commit to a remote control's layout limitations, except that
294: an actual remote control can get away with a 6pt or smaller font, or wierd
295: specialized symbols, or whatnot.
296: I'm looking at a (real) remote control right now that manages to get
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300: channel return
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304: onto one button.
305: That whole phrase fits *twice* into the space the
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309: ROLES
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313: button takes up on my printout! So in actuality, you're commiting to something
314: no sane remote control designer could deal with.
315: Moreover, I observe that on a real remote, the vast majority of buttons
316: are labelled with one conceptual entity (i.e.,
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320: 1
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328: 5
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332: ,
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336: FF
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340: ,
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344: [the pause symbol]
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348: , etc)., not
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352: Change User
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356: which is two entities by my count, at least for an initial user.
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363: 4.
364: Requiring the user to mouse over something to see what it does is not a
365: solution.
366: Limiting yourself to an 8 by 2 array of characters to explain yourself
367: compounds the problem even more.
368: (Another over-literal extension of the remote control metaphor.) Also, as
369: you may have observed, the accessibility of this is nil.
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376:
377: The upshot is that the only upside to the remote control is a moderately
378: pleasing graphic; the downsides are pretty much everything, up to and including
379: possible illegality under accessability laws.
380: Unfortunately, I do not see any way to salvage any aspect of the remote
381: control; it's going to suck until it's replaced.
382: Pleasing graphics are relatively easy to come by nowadays; it should not
383: drive the design.
384: I'll admit (freely!) I'm not a graphics designer...
385: graphics designers aren't web developers (designers), either.
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391:
392: Also, based on my relatively little info, I think you're data-mining the
393: web logs to see what people actually use.
394: This is good.
395: We may need to do some really simple stuff before he finishes.
396: Raw statistics on what buttons are pressed most often can probably be interpret
397: ed easily enough for our purposes.
398: No matter what the final design is, it should emphasize the two or three
399: commands used day in and day out, as determined by empirical analysis,
400: and shuffle the other commands onto another sub menu or sub menus.
401: Then, use the additional space you'll have (even if you keep the same size
402: window) and actually *spell out* the options.
403:
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406: The Author Remote Control, show in figure
407: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Author Remote Control Figure}
408:
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410:
411: , will automatically load whenever you log in to LON-CAPA as the course
412: instructor.
413: The Author Remote Control is a separate window in your browser, so you
414: may position it on the screen where you can make the best use of it.
415: The Remote Control is a tool that allows you to switch between functions
416: and roles within LON-CAPA.
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440:
441: Of the eight choices on this menu, only two (ROLES and LOGOUT) make *any*
442: sort of sense on a first glance.
443: Abbreviations are evil in this sort of application and should be used as
444: a truly last resort.
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447: When you move your mouse over the buttons in the remote, the sixteen gray
448: boxes will show a reminder of what that button does.
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451:
452: \series bold
453: ROLES (CHOOSE ROLE)
454: \series default
455: allows you to select which user role to assume for this session.
456: \layout Itemize
457:
458:
459: \series bold
460: COM (COMMUNICATION)
461: \series default
462: allows you to access the communication functions in the system.
463: \layout Itemize
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465:
466: \series bold
467: CUSR (USER ROLES)
468: \series default
469: brings up a page that allows you to create new users and change user privileges.
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472:
473: \series bold
474: CSTR (CONSTRUCT)
475: \series default
476: displays the construction space for your account.
477: \layout Itemize
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479:
480: \series bold
481: RES (RESOURCE SPACE)
482: \series default
483: allows you to browse the LON-CAPA network directory.
484: \layout Itemize
485:
486:
487: \series bold
488: EGRD (ENTER GRADES)
489: \series default
490: is used to enter grades for students enrolled in your course.
491: \layout Itemize
492:
493:
494: \series bold
495: SRC (SEARCH LIBRARY)
496: \series default
497: brings up a screen that lets you search the LON-CAPA resources using multiple
498: criteria.
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501:
502: \series bold
503: LOGOUT (LOGOUT)
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505: will log you out of the LON-CAPA system.
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508: Creating Content Using LON-CAPA
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510:
511: LON-CAPA provides three types of resources for organizing your course website.
512: LON-CAPA refers to these resources as Content Pages, Problems, and Maps.
513: Maps may be either of two types: Sequences or Pages.
514: You will use these LON-CAPA resources to build the outline, or structure,
515: for the presentation of your course to your students.
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518: A
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520: Content Page
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527: displays course content.
528: It is mostly a conventional HTML page.
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531:
532: Check this; is it exactly like HTML pages?
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535: A
536: \series bold
537: Problem
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540: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Problem}
541:
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544: resource represents problems for the students to solve, with answers stored
545: in the system.
546: These resources are stored in files that must use the extension
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557: A
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566: resource of the
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568: Sequence
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570:
571: \end_inset
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573:
574: \series default
575: type represents a programmed series of events.
576: The users of this resource can use array keys or NAV buttons to follow
577: the sequence.
578: These resources are stored in files that must use the extension
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582: .sequence
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586: .
587: \layout Comment
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589: What
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593: arrow keys
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597: ? Surely not the ones on the keyboard\SpecialChar \ldots{}
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601: A
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603: Map
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610: resource of the
611: \series bold
612: Page
613: \series default
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615: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Page}
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617: \end_inset
618:
619: type display multiple resources together.
620: For example, a page of problems will appears as a problem set.
621: These resources are stored in files that must use the extension
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625: .page
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629: .
630: \layout Subsection
631:
632: Description of the Construction Space
633: \layout Standard
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649: Construction Space
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654:
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656: The Construction Space, as seen in figure
657: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Construction Space Figure}
658:
659: \end_inset
660:
661: , is the section of LON-CAPA where you create and manage your course resources.
662: The Construction Space consists of a green tool bar at the top of the page
663: and a list of all directories and resources below.
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666:
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696: \begin_inset Text
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698: \layout Standard
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700: Publish this Resource
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703: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
704: \begin_inset Text
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706: \layout Standard
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708: Opens the Resource Publishing window.
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726: Lists the contents of the current working directory
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729: </row>
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736: Copy
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740: \begin_inset Text
741:
742: \layout Standard
743:
744: Type a new name in the entry box to make a copy the current resource
745: \end_inset
746: </cell>
747: </row>
748: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
749: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
750: \begin_inset Text
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754: Browse
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758: \begin_inset Text
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761:
762: Helps you select a file to upload
763: \end_inset
764: </cell>
765: </row>
766: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
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772: Upload File
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780: Uploads the selected file to your Construction Space
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783: </row>
784: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
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794: \begin_inset Text
795:
796: \layout Standard
797:
798: Load an older version of a resource if you have multiple versions
799: \end_inset
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801: </row>
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803: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
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806: \layout Standard
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808: Delete
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812: \begin_inset Text
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814: \layout Standard
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816: Deletes the current resource
817: \end_inset
818: </cell>
819: </row>
820: <row topline="true" bottomline="false" newpage="false">
821: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
822: \begin_inset Text
823:
824: \layout Standard
825:
826: Rename
827: \end_inset
828: </cell>
829: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
830: \begin_inset Text
831:
832: \layout Standard
833:
834: Type a new name in the associated entry box to rename a resource
835: \end_inset
836: </cell>
837: </row>
838: <row topline="true" bottomline="true" newpage="false">
839: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="false" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
840: \begin_inset Text
841:
842: \layout Standard
843:
844: New Subdirectory
845: \end_inset
846: </cell>
847: <cell multicolumn="0" alignment="center" valignment="top" topline="true" bottomline="false" leftline="true" rightline="true" rotate="false" usebox="none" width="" special="">
848: \begin_inset Text
849:
850: \layout Standard
851:
852: Type a name in the entry box to create a new directory
853: \end_inset
854: </cell>
855: </row>
856: </lyxtabular>
857:
858: \end_inset
859:
860:
861: \layout Subsection
862:
863: How to Create New Content Pages
864: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Creating New Content Pages}
865:
866: \end_inset
867:
868:
869: \layout Standard
870:
871:
872: \series bold
873: Content Pages
874: \series default
875: are HTML documents that display the course information you are presenting.
876: These documents can be created in any order.
877: \layout Comment
878:
879: Is this worth mentioning?
880: \layout Standard
881:
882: To create new Content Pages, do the following:
883: \layout Comment
884:
885: Is step one necessary? I don't see how it could be.
886: \layout Enumerate
887:
888: Click the
889: \series bold
890: CSTR
891: \series default
892: button on the LON-CAPA remote.
893: You web page will change to your Construction Space.
894: \layout Enumerate
895:
896: In Location bar of your browser, type in full URL of the new Content Page.
897: Make sure the last part of the URL ends with
898: \begin_inset Quotes eld
899: \end_inset
900:
901: .html
902: \begin_inset Quotes erd
903: \end_inset
904:
905: , for example,
906: \emph on
907: http://www.s10.lite.msu.edu/priv/\SpecialChar \-
908: directory/new_resource.html
909: \emph default
910: .
911: Press the Return or Enter key.
912: \layout Enumerate
913:
914: You should see something like the following message:
915: \series bold
916: File not found: /home/wmsonj/priv/\SpecialChar \-
917: directory/new_resource.html
918: \series default
919: , and an Edit button.
920: Click the
921: \begin_inset Quotes eld
922: \end_inset
923:
924: Edit
925: \begin_inset Quotes erd
926: \end_inset
927:
928: button, and an HTML editor will open with a simple page template.
929: \layout Enumerate
930:
931: Type the content into the editor,
932: \emph on
933: OR
934: \emph default
935: copy and paste HTML source code into the editor.
936: \layout Enumerate
937:
938: Optionally, click the
939: \series bold
940: View
941: \series default
942: button to preview your Content Page.
943: \layout Enumerate
944:
945: Finally, click the
946: \series bold
947: Save this
948: \series default
949: button
950: \emph on
951: OR
952: \emph default
953: click the
954: \series bold
955: Save and then attempt to clean HTML
956: \series default
957: button.
958: \layout Standard
959:
960: Repeat this process as many times as necessary to create your Content Pages.
961: \layout Subsection
962:
963: How to Edit Existing Content Pages
964: \layout Standard
965:
966: You may edit any any Content Pages that have been created.
967: \layout Standard
968:
969: To edit Content Pages:
970: \layout Enumerate
971:
972: Click the
973: \series bold
974: CSTR
975: \series default
976: button on the LON-CAPA Remote.
977: Your web page will change to your Construction Space.
978: \layout Enumerate
979:
980: Click on the link for the name of the Content Page to edit.
981: The Content Page editor will load and display the current edition of the
982: Content Page.
983: \layout Enumerate
984:
985: Press the Edit button.
986: Edit the HTML code, or copy and paste HTML source code into the editor.
987: \layout Enumerate
988:
989: Optionally, click the
990: \series bold
991: View
992: \series default
993: button to preview your Content Page.
994: \layout Enumerate
995:
996: Finally, click the
997: \series bold
998: Save this
999: \series default
1000: button
1001: \emph on
1002: OR
1003: \emph default
1004: click the
1005: \series bold
1006: Save and then attempt to clean HTML
1007: \series default
1008: button.
1009: If you do not do this, your work will not be saved.
1010: \layout Subsection
1011:
1012: Creating Online Problems Using LON-CAPA
1013: \layout Subsubsection
1014:
1015: Problems Types
1016: \layout Standard
1017:
1018: There are five types of problems that can be created with the LON-CAPA system:
1019: Radio Response, Option Response, String Response, Numerical Response, and
1020: Formula Response.
1021: You will need to identify which types of problem you want to use and create
1022: appropriate questions for your course.
1023: \layout Subsubsection
1024:
1025: Foils
1026: \layout Standard
1027:
1028: In the LON-CAPA system, a
1029: \series bold
1030: Foil
1031: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Foil}
1032:
1033: \end_inset
1034:
1035:
1036: \series default
1037: is a choice in a Radio Response or Option Response problem.
1038: For instance, True/False problems have two foils, one for True, and one
1039: for False.
1040: Foils do not need to be text; they can be images or other resources.
1041: \layout Subsubsection
1042:
1043: Radio Response
1044: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Radio Response}
1045:
1046: \end_inset
1047:
1048: Problems
1049: \layout Standard
1050:
1051:
1052: \series bold
1053: Radio Response
1054: \series default
1055: problems represent multiple choice questions.
1056: A True/False problem is a special case of Radio Response problem with two
1057: foils, True or False.
1058: \layout Standard
1059:
1060: Multiple choice problems contain between 3 and 10 foils.
1061: You may display from three to five foils for each problem and the system
1062: randomly picks the choices that are presented to the student.
1063: \layout Comment
1064:
1065: Eh? If this means what I think it means, clarify.
1066: Is the system really incapable of showing eight choices all at once?
1067: \layout Subsubsection
1068:
1069: Option Response
1070: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Option Response}
1071:
1072: \end_inset
1073:
1074: Problems
1075: \layout Standard
1076:
1077: Option Response problems present foils to the student with drop-down boxes.
1078: A group of foils is created for each concept group, and the system will
1079: pick one to present to the student from each group.
1080: The student must match each of his or her questions correctly to the possible
1081: answers before receiving credit for the problem.
1082: For more details, see the Create Option Response (
1083: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Create Option Response Problem}
1084:
1085: \end_inset
1086:
1087: ).
1088: \layout Subsubsection
1089:
1090: String Response Problems
1091: \layout Standard
1092:
1093:
1094: \series bold
1095:
1096: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{String Response}
1097:
1098: \end_inset
1099:
1100: String Response
1101: \series default
1102: problems are problems in which the student submits a string of characters
1103: for the answer.
1104: Examples of string response questions are vocabulary tests, short answer
1105: and entering chemical formulas.
1106: \layout Comment
1107:
1108: Case sensitivity?
1109: \layout Standard
1110:
1111: Note that it is easy to abuse String Response problems.
1112: For instance, consider the question
1113: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1114: \end_inset
1115:
1116: Who wrote 'Huckleberry Finn'?
1117: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1118: \end_inset
1119:
1120: If you tell the system the answer is
1121: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1122: \end_inset
1123:
1124: Mark Twain
1125: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1126: \end_inset
1127:
1128: , and a student answers
1129: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1130: \end_inset
1131:
1132: Twain
1133: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1134: \end_inset
1135:
1136: , the system will mark it wrong.
1137: If they answer
1138: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1139: \end_inset
1140:
1141: Samuel Clements
1142: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1143: \end_inset
1144:
1145: , then the student will definately get it wrong.
1146: There is some room for flexibility in the string processing, but it can
1147: be difficult to get it all right.
1148: Before you use a String Response problem, be sure you can easily characterize
1149: correct answers.
1150: \layout Comment
1151:
1152: Check this stuff.
1153: \layout Subsubsection
1154:
1155: Numerical Response Problems
1156: \layout Standard
1157:
1158:
1159: \series bold
1160: Numerical Response
1161: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Numerical Response}
1162:
1163: \end_inset
1164:
1165:
1166: \series default
1167: problems are answered by entering a number and (optionally) a unit, such
1168: as 2.5 m/s^2.
1169: Tolerance and significant digits can be specified as well.
1170: \layout Subsubsection
1171:
1172: Formula Response Problems
1173: \layout Standard
1174:
1175: Formula Response problems are questions in which the student types in a
1176: math formula for the answer.
1177: If the answer is
1178: \begin_inset Formula \( x^{2}-11 \)
1179: \end_inset
1180:
1181: , the student can enter "x^2 - 11", "x*x - 11", "x^2 + 21 - 10", etc.
1182: Functions such as cos, sin, and exp are accepted as well as the operators
1183: (), +, -, *, and /.
1184: \layout Subsection
1185:
1186: Creating Radio Response Problems
1187: \layout Standard
1188:
1189: \begin_float fig
1190: \layout Standard
1191: \align center
1192:
1193: \begin_inset Figure size 476 201
1194: file creatingNewProblemResource.eps
1195: width 3 80
1196: flags 13
1197:
1198: \end_inset
1199:
1200:
1201: \layout Caption
1202:
1203: Creating A New Problem Resource
1204: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Creating a new problem resource}
1205:
1206: \end_inset
1207:
1208:
1209: \end_float
1210: To create an Radio Response
1211: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Radio Response}
1212:
1213: \end_inset
1214:
1215: problem, create a new resource as described in section
1216: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating New Content Pages}
1217:
1218: \end_inset
1219:
1220: .
1221: This is a
1222: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1223: \end_inset
1224:
1225: problem
1226: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1227: \end_inset
1228:
1229: resource so the URL must end in
1230: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1231: \end_inset
1232:
1233: .problem
1234: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1235: \end_inset
1236:
1237: .
1238: You should see a screen as in figure
1239: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating a new problem resource}
1240:
1241: \end_inset
1242:
1243: .
1244: \begin_float fig
1245: \layout Standard
1246: \align center
1247:
1248: \begin_inset Figure size 476 283
1249: file radioResponse2.eps
1250: width 3 80
1251: flags 9
1252:
1253: \end_inset
1254:
1255:
1256: \layout Caption
1257:
1258: Radio Response Creation Form
1259: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Radio Response Creation Form}
1260:
1261: \end_inset
1262:
1263:
1264: \end_float
1265: You will need to create the posible answers and the questions.
1266: \layout Enumerate
1267:
1268: In the drop-down option box as seen in
1269: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating a new problem resource}
1270:
1271: \end_inset
1272:
1273: , select
1274: \series bold
1275: Radio Response Problem
1276: \series default
1277: , and click the
1278: \series bold
1279: New Problem
1280: \series default
1281: button.
1282: \layout Enumerate
1283:
1284: Click the
1285: \series bold
1286: Edit
1287: \series default
1288: button above the sample problem to enter edit mode.
1289: \layout Enumerate
1290:
1291: In the
1292: \series bold
1293: Text Block
1294: \series default
1295: at the top of the problem, remove the sample text and type the question
1296: for your problem.
1297: For example,
1298: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1299: \end_inset
1300:
1301: What is two plus two?
1302: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1303: \end_inset
1304:
1305:
1306: \layout Enumerate
1307:
1308: Locate the
1309: \series bold
1310: Response: One of N statements
1311: \series default
1312: element.
1313: In the
1314: \series bold
1315: Max Number of Shown Foils
1316: \series default
1317: text box, place the number of wrong answers you wish to supply to each
1318: student, in addition to the correct one.
1319: For instance, if you want to display four choices, where one is correct
1320: and three are incorrect, enter
1321: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1322: \end_inset
1323:
1324: 3
1325: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1326: \end_inset
1327:
1328: into this box.
1329: \layout Enumerate
1330:
1331: Locate
1332: \series bold
1333: Foil 1
1334: \series default
1335: .
1336: Remove the text that is in the text box and put the
1337: \emph on
1338: correct answer
1339: \emph default
1340: for the problem in the
1341: \series bold
1342: Text Block
1343: \series default
1344: .
1345: For example,
1346: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1347: \end_inset
1348:
1349: Four.
1350: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1351: \end_inset
1352:
1353:
1354: \layout Enumerate
1355:
1356: Below it, you will see
1357: \series bold
1358: Foil 2
1359: \series default
1360: .
1361: Remove the text in the text box and put an
1362: \emph on
1363: incorrect answer
1364: \emph default
1365: for the problem.
1366: For instance,
1367: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1368: \end_inset
1369:
1370: Purple.
1371: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1372: \end_inset
1373:
1374:
1375: \layout Enumerate
1376:
1377: Repeat the previous step until you've filled in all of the other incorrect
1378: answers you wish to offer the students.
1379: \layout Enumerate
1380:
1381: Once you've filled in all the incorrect answers, change the
1382: \series bold
1383: Correct Option
1384: \series default
1385: s on the other foils to
1386: \series bold
1387: Unused
1388: \series default
1389: .
1390: \layout Enumerate
1391:
1392: \begin_float fig
1393: \layout Standard
1394: \align center
1395:
1396: \begin_inset Figure size 476 92
1397: file radioResponseHint.eps
1398: width 3 80
1399: flags 9
1400:
1401: \end_inset
1402:
1403:
1404: \layout Caption
1405:
1406: Hint Element
1407: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Radio Response Hint Element Figure}
1408:
1409: \end_inset
1410:
1411:
1412: \end_float
1413: Scroll down to the Hint element, as shown in Figure
1414: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Radio Response Hint Element Figure}
1415:
1416: \end_inset
1417:
1418: .
1419: Type some text that will help students when they answer incorrectly.
1420: \layout Enumerate
1421:
1422: Click the
1423: \series bold
1424: Submit Changes
1425: \series default
1426: button located at the top of the frame.
1427: If you do not do this, none of your changes will be saved.
1428: \layout Standard
1429:
1430: The
1431: \series bold
1432: Correct Option
1433: \series default
1434: drop down box controls whether or not a given answer will be accepted as
1435: a correct answer.
1436: If it is set to
1437: \series bold
1438: true
1439: \series default
1440: , that answer will be considered a correct answer.
1441: Any number of foils can be marked
1442: \series bold
1443: true
1444: \series default
1445: , so you can have questions with multiple correct answers.
1446: If it is set to
1447: \series bold
1448: false
1449: \series default
1450: , it will be considered an incorrect answer.
1451: If it is set to
1452: \series bold
1453: Unused
1454: \series default
1455: , the system will not use that foil.
1456: \layout Paragraph
1457:
1458: Randomization
1459: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Randomization}
1460:
1461: \end_inset
1462:
1463:
1464: \layout Standard
1465:
1466: LON-CAPA will randomize what choices are presented to each student, and
1467: randomize the order they are presented in.
1468: If you wish to present each student the same choices, make sure the
1469: \series bold
1470: Maximum Number of Shown Foils
1471: \series default
1472: box contains the number of incorrect answers, which will force them to
1473: all be displayed.
1474: If you wish to force the system to display the foils in the order you have
1475: created them in, type the HTML tag
1476: \series bold
1477: <norandom>
1478: \series default
1479: into your problem text.
1480: This can be useful with the ever-popular
1481: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1482: \end_inset
1483:
1484: All of the above
1485: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1486: \end_inset
1487:
1488: choice, which must be displayed in the correct place or its meaning will
1489: change.
1490: \layout Subsubsection
1491:
1492: True/False
1493: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{True/False Problem}
1494:
1495: \end_inset
1496:
1497: Problem
1498: \layout Standard
1499:
1500: A True/False problem is a Radio Response problem with two choices, True
1501: and False.
1502: set the
1503: \series bold
1504: Maximum Number of Shown Foils
1505: \series default
1506: to
1507: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1508: \end_inset
1509:
1510: 1
1511: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1512: \end_inset
1513:
1514: , and mark the correct answer
1515: \series bold
1516: true
1517: \series default
1518: .
1519: For example, for the True/False question
1520: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1521: \end_inset
1522:
1523: Napolean conquered Japan in the year 189 A.D.
1524: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1525: \end_inset
1526:
1527: , mark the foil containing the answer
1528: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1529: \end_inset
1530:
1531: False
1532: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1533: \end_inset
1534:
1535: as
1536: \series bold
1537: true
1538: \series default
1539: , because it is the correct answer.
1540: \layout Subsection
1541:
1542: Option Response
1543: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Option Response}
1544:
1545: \end_inset
1546:
1547:
1548: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Create Option Response Problem}
1549:
1550: \end_inset
1551:
1552: Problems
1553: \layout Standard
1554:
1555: \begin_float fig
1556: \layout Standard
1557: \align center
1558:
1559: \begin_inset Figure size 476 280
1560: file optionResponseProblem.eps
1561: width 3 80
1562: flags 9
1563:
1564: \end_inset
1565:
1566:
1567: \layout Caption
1568:
1569: Option Response Problem
1570: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Option Response Problem Figure}
1571:
1572: \end_inset
1573:
1574:
1575: \end_float
1576: Each Option Response problem has three parts:
1577: \layout Enumerate
1578:
1579: The Concept Groups
1580: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Concept Groups}
1581:
1582: \end_inset
1583:
1584:
1585: \layout Enumerate
1586:
1587: The options for the students to select, by default
1588: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1589: \end_inset
1590:
1591: True
1592: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1593: \end_inset
1594:
1595: and
1596: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1597: \end_inset
1598:
1599: False
1600: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1601: \end_inset
1602:
1603:
1604: \layout Enumerate
1605:
1606: The hint for the student
1607: \layout Standard
1608:
1609: Each
1610: \series bold
1611: Concept Group
1612: \series default
1613: has some number of foils representing questions which are conceptually
1614: related.
1615: Option Response Problems can have between 4 and 8 Concept Groups in a problem.
1616: When the Option Response problem is presented to a student, the LON-CAPA
1617: system will randomly select one foil from each Concept Group and present
1618: it to the student.
1619: In order to receive credit for the problem, the student must answer all
1620: of the Concept Group foils correctly.
1621: \layout Subsubsection
1622:
1623: Example: Concept Group
1624: \layout Standard
1625:
1626: For example, a Concept Group may contain the following True/False questions:
1627: \layout Itemize
1628:
1629:
1630: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1631: \end_inset
1632:
1633: Mark Twain
1634: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1635: \end_inset
1636:
1637: is the pen name of Samuel Clemens.
1638: \layout Itemize
1639:
1640: Mark Twain wrote
1641: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1642: \end_inset
1643:
1644: The Call of the Wild
1645: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1646: \end_inset
1647:
1648: .
1649: \layout Itemize
1650:
1651: Mark Twain wrote
1652: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1653: \end_inset
1654:
1655: Huckleberry Finn
1656: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1657: \end_inset
1658:
1659: .
1660: \layout Itemize
1661:
1662: Mark Twain spent most of his life in the Congo.
1663: \layout Standard
1664:
1665: For each foil, the author marks it True or False.
1666: When the student logs on and attempts to answer this question, the student
1667: will see only one of the four choices for that concept group.
1668: They then go on to do the remaining three to seven Concept Groups in this
1669: question before submitting their answer.
1670: \layout Subsubsection
1671:
1672: Example: Matching Problem
1673: \layout Standard
1674:
1675: You might want to ask the student to match musical compositions with their
1676: composers.
1677: You could create an Option Response problem with 4 Concept Groups, and
1678: place the following four things each in one concept group:
1679: \layout Itemize
1680:
1681: Claire de Lune
1682: \begin_float footnote
1683: \layout Standard
1684:
1685: Debussy.
1686: \end_float
1687: \layout Itemize
1688:
1689: The Pastoral Symphony
1690: \begin_float footnote
1691: \layout Standard
1692:
1693: Beethoven's Sixth Symphony.
1694: \end_float
1695: \layout Itemize
1696:
1697: Sleeping Beauty Suite
1698: \begin_float footnote
1699: \layout Standard
1700:
1701: Tchaikovsky.
1702: \end_float
1703: \layout Itemize
1704:
1705: The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies
1706: \begin_float footnote
1707: \layout Standard
1708:
1709: Also Tchaikovsky, from The Nutcracker.
1710: \end_float
1711: \layout Standard
1712:
1713: You could then add the following options to the option list:
1714: \layout Itemize
1715:
1716: Debussy
1717: \layout Itemize
1718:
1719: Beethoven
1720: \layout Itemize
1721:
1722: Schubert
1723: \layout Itemize
1724:
1725: Tchaikovsky
1726: \layout Itemize
1727:
1728: Bach
1729: \layout Standard
1730:
1731: The same answers can be used more then once, or not at all, as you see fit.
1732: It is conventional to place such a warning in the
1733: \series bold
1734: Text Block
1735: \series default
1736: describing the problem to the students.
1737: \layout Subsubsection
1738:
1739: Creating Option Response Problems
1740: \layout Standard
1741:
1742: To create an Option Response problem, create a new resource as described
1743: in section
1744: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating New Content Pages}
1745:
1746: \end_inset
1747:
1748: .
1749: This is a
1750: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1751: \end_inset
1752:
1753: problem
1754: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1755: \end_inset
1756:
1757: resource so the URL must end in
1758: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1759: \end_inset
1760:
1761: .problem
1762: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1763: \end_inset
1764:
1765: .
1766: You should see a screen as in figure
1767: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating a new problem resource}
1768:
1769: \end_inset
1770:
1771: .
1772: \layout Enumerate
1773:
1774: In the drop-down option box as seen in
1775: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating a new problem resource}
1776:
1777: \end_inset
1778:
1779: , select
1780: \series bold
1781: Option Response Problem with
1782: \emph on
1783: N
1784: \emph default
1785: Concept Groups
1786: \series default
1787: , where
1788: \series bold
1789: \emph on
1790: N
1791: \series default
1792: \emph default
1793: is the number of Concept Groups you wish the problem to have, and click
1794: the
1795: \series bold
1796: New Problem
1797: \series default
1798: button.
1799: \layout Enumerate
1800:
1801: Click the
1802: \series bold
1803: Edit
1804: \series default
1805: button above the sample problem to enter edit mode.
1806: \begin_float fig
1807: \layout Standard
1808: \align center
1809:
1810: \begin_inset Figure size 476 276
1811: file optionResponseEditing.eps
1812: width 3 80
1813: flags 9
1814:
1815: \end_inset
1816:
1817:
1818: \layout Caption
1819:
1820: Option Response Editor
1821: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Option Response Editor Figure}
1822:
1823: \end_inset
1824:
1825:
1826: \end_float
1827: You should see the Option Response page open up, which should look something
1828: like what you see in figure
1829: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Option Response Editor Figure}
1830:
1831: \end_inset
1832:
1833: .
1834: \layout Enumerate
1835:
1836: Replace the text in the
1837: \series bold
1838: Text Block
1839: \series default
1840: with text that explains the conditions for your problem.
1841: \layout Enumerate
1842:
1843: Locate the
1844: \series bold
1845: Max Number of Shown Foils
1846: \series default
1847: element and type a number from 1 to 8 to display that number of questions.
1848: You cannot display more then one foil from each concept group, so this
1849: option will only reduce the number of foils displayed, if it is less then
1850: the number of concept groups in your Option Response problem.
1851: \layout Enumerate
1852:
1853: Now you must define the options the students can select.
1854: For each option you wish to add to the Option Response question, type the
1855: option into the
1856: \series bold
1857: Add new Option
1858: \series default
1859: box in the
1860: \series bold
1861: Select Options
1862: \series default
1863: section, then hit the
1864: \series bold
1865: Save Changes
1866: \series default
1867: button.
1868: If you do not hit the
1869: \series bold
1870: Save Changes
1871: \series default
1872: button, your option will not be selectable below.
1873: \layout Enumerate
1874:
1875: To delete the irrelevant options from the Option Response question, select
1876: that option from the
1877: \series bold
1878: Delete Option
1879: \series default
1880: dropdown, and hit the Save Changes button.
1881: Do that for each option you wish to remove.
1882: \layout Enumerate
1883:
1884: Now, you need to define the question foils.
1885: Look for the foil with the name
1886: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1887: \end_inset
1888:
1889: One
1890: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1891: \end_inset
1892:
1893: .
1894: Type the question into the text box, and select the correct option for
1895: that question from the
1896: \series bold
1897: Correct Option
1898: \series default
1899: drop-down menu.
1900: Click
1901: \series bold
1902: Submit Changes
1903: \series default
1904: to save this question foil.
1905: Repeat this step for all remaining foils.
1906: \layout Enumerate
1907:
1908: Locate the foils that are not being used.
1909: In their
1910: \series bold
1911: Delete
1912: \series default
1913: menus, set the value to
1914: \series bold
1915: Yes
1916: \series default
1917: .
1918: Once you've set the Delete menu value correctly for all the foils, click
1919: the
1920: \series bold
1921: Save Changes
1922: \series default
1923: button.
1924: \layout Enumerate
1925:
1926: In the Hint area, provide a helpful hint for users who get the problem incorrect
1927: , and click the
1928: \series bold
1929: Save Changes
1930: \series default
1931: button.
1932: \layout Subsection
1933:
1934: Creating a String Response Problem
1935: \layout Standard
1936:
1937: To create an String Response problem, create a new resource as described
1938: in section
1939: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating New Content Pages}
1940:
1941: \end_inset
1942:
1943: .
1944: This is a
1945: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1946: \end_inset
1947:
1948: problem
1949: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1950: \end_inset
1951:
1952: resource so the URL must end in
1953: \begin_inset Quotes eld
1954: \end_inset
1955:
1956: .problem
1957: \begin_inset Quotes erd
1958: \end_inset
1959:
1960: .
1961: You should see a screen as in figure
1962: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating a new problem resource}
1963:
1964: \end_inset
1965:
1966: .
1967: \layout Enumerate
1968:
1969: In the drop-down option box as seen in
1970: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating a new problem resource}
1971:
1972: \end_inset
1973:
1974: , select
1975: \series bold
1976: Simple String Response Problem
1977: \series default
1978: , and click the
1979: \series bold
1980: New Problem
1981: \series default
1982: button.
1983: \layout Enumerate
1984:
1985: Click the
1986: \series bold
1987: Edit
1988: \series default
1989: button above the sample problem to enter edit mode.
1990: \begin_float fig
1991: \layout Standard
1992: \align center
1993:
1994: \begin_inset Figure size 476 320
1995: file stringResponseEditor.eps
1996: width 3 80
1997: flags 9
1998:
1999: \end_inset
2000:
2001:
2002: \layout Caption
2003:
2004: String Response Editor
2005: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{String Response Editor Figure}
2006:
2007: \end_inset
2008:
2009:
2010: \end_float
2011: You should see the String Response editor page open up, which should look
2012: something like what you see in figure
2013: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{String Response Editor Figure}
2014:
2015: \end_inset
2016:
2017: .
2018: \layout Enumerate
2019:
2020: Clear the text from the Text Block at the top of the problem, and type in
2021: your problem's question.
2022: \layout Enumerate
2023:
2024: In the
2025: \series bold
2026: Answer Box
2027: \series default
2028: , type the correct answer.
2029: \layout Enumerate
2030:
2031: Select the answer condition from the drop down box.
2032: There are three cases to choose from:
2033: \begin_deeper
2034: \layout Enumerate
2035:
2036:
2037: \series bold
2038: cs
2039: \series default
2040: : This means
2041: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2042: \end_inset
2043:
2044: Case Sensitive
2045: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2046: \end_inset
2047:
2048: .
2049: For example, this is useful in Chemistry, where HO and Ho are completely
2050: different answers
2051: \begin_float footnote
2052: \end_deeper
2053: \layout Standard
2054:
2055:
2056: \series bold
2057: HO
2058: \series default
2059: is hydrogen monoxide, a colorless, odorless, poisonous gas.
2060:
2061: \series bold
2062: Ho
2063: \series default
2064: is the element 67, Holmium, in the Lanthanides.
2065: \end_float
2066: .
2067: The student must match the case of the answer.
2068: \begin_deeper
2069: \layout Enumerate
2070:
2071:
2072: \series bold
2073: ci
2074: \series default
2075: : This means
2076: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2077: \end_inset
2078:
2079: Case Insenstive
2080: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2081: \end_inset
2082:
2083: .
2084: The system does not use the case of the letters to determine the correctness
2085: of the answer.
2086: If the correct answer is
2087: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2088: \end_inset
2089:
2090: car
2091: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2092: \end_inset
2093:
2094: , the system will accept
2095: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2096: \end_inset
2097:
2098: car
2099: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2100: \end_inset
2101:
2102: ,
2103: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2104: \end_inset
2105:
2106: CAR
2107: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2108: \end_inset
2109:
2110: ,
2111: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2112: \end_inset
2113:
2114: Car
2115: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2116: \end_inset
2117:
2118: ,
2119: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2120: \end_inset
2121:
2122: caR
2123: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2124: \end_inset
2125:
2126: , etc.
2127: \layout Enumerate
2128:
2129:
2130: \series bold
2131: mc
2132: \series default
2133: : This means
2134: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2135: \end_inset
2136:
2137: Multiple Choice
2138: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2139: \end_inset
2140:
2141: .
2142: The student's answers must contain the same letters as the question author's,
2143: but order is unimportent.
2144: This is usually used to give a multiple choice question in the question's
2145:
2146: \series bold
2147: Text Block
2148: \series default
2149: , which may have several correct parts.
2150: If the author sets the correct answer as
2151: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2152: \end_inset
2153:
2154: bcg
2155: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2156: \end_inset
2157:
2158: , the system will accept
2159: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2160: \end_inset
2161:
2162: bcg
2163: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2164: \end_inset
2165:
2166: ,
2167: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2168: \end_inset
2169:
2170: cbg
2171: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2172: \end_inset
2173:
2174: ,
2175: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2176: \end_inset
2177:
2178: gcb
2179: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2180: \end_inset
2181:
2182: , etc., but not
2183: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2184: \end_inset
2185:
2186: bc
2187: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2188: \end_inset
2189:
2190: or
2191: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2192: \end_inset
2193:
2194: abcg
2195: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2196: \end_inset
2197:
2198: .
2199: \layout Standard
2200:
2201: It is conventional to tell the students whether the question is case sensitive
2202: or not.
2203: \end_deeper
2204: \layout Enumerate
2205:
2206: Optionally, locate the
2207: \series bold
2208: Single Line Text Entry Area
2209: \series default
2210: block and set a length in the Size box.
2211: This will only affect the size of the box on the screen; if you set the
2212: box size to 2, the student can still enter 3 or more letters in their answer.
2213: \begin_deeper
2214: \layout Comment
2215:
2216: This seems like a great feature to either eliminate, or make useful.
2217: Allowing the teacher to limit it to 3, and then not letting the student
2218: type more then 3 chars might be a way of giving the student a hint.
2219: Probably not worth it, as the problem text can always just say
2220: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2221: \end_inset
2222:
2223: Pick two of the following
2224: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2225: \end_inset
2226:
2227: .
2228: This is probably not a useful feature.
2229: \end_deeper
2230: \layout Enumerate
2231:
2232: Scroll down to the Hint element, and type some text that will help students
2233: when they answer incorrectly.
2234: \layout Enumerate
2235:
2236: Click the Submit Changes button.
2237: \layout Subsection
2238:
2239: Creating Numerical Response
2240: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Numerical Response}
2241:
2242: \end_inset
2243:
2244:
2245: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Numerical Response}
2246:
2247: \end_inset
2248:
2249: Problems
2250: \layout Standard
2251:
2252: Numerical Response problems are answered by entering a number and an optional
2253: unit.
2254: For instance, a numerical response problem might have an answer of
2255: \begin_inset Formula \( 2m/s^{2} \)
2256: \end_inset
2257:
2258: .
2259: \layout Standard
2260:
2261: To create an Numerical Response problem, create a new resource as described
2262: in section
2263: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating New Content Pages}
2264:
2265: \end_inset
2266:
2267: .
2268: This is a
2269: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2270: \end_inset
2271:
2272: problem
2273: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2274: \end_inset
2275:
2276: resource so the URL must end in
2277: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2278: \end_inset
2279:
2280: .problem
2281: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2282: \end_inset
2283:
2284: .
2285: You should see a screen as in figure
2286: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating a new problem resource}
2287:
2288: \end_inset
2289:
2290: .
2291: \layout Enumerate
2292:
2293: In the drop-down option box as seen in
2294: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating a new problem resource}
2295:
2296: \end_inset
2297:
2298: , select
2299: \series bold
2300: Simple Numerical Response Problem
2301: \series default
2302: , and click the
2303: \series bold
2304: New Problem
2305: \series default
2306: button.
2307: \layout Enumerate
2308:
2309: Click the
2310: \series bold
2311: Edit
2312: \series default
2313: button above the sample problem to enter edit mode.
2314: \begin_float fig
2315: \layout Standard
2316: \align center
2317:
2318: \begin_inset Figure size 476 302
2319: file numericalResponseEditor.eps
2320: width 3 80
2321: flags 9
2322:
2323: \end_inset
2324:
2325:
2326: \layout Caption
2327:
2328: Numerical Response Editor
2329: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Numerical Response Editor Figure}
2330:
2331: \end_inset
2332:
2333:
2334: \end_float
2335: You should see the String Response editor page open up, which should look
2336: something like what you see in figure
2337: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Numerical Response Editor Figure}
2338:
2339: \end_inset
2340:
2341: .
2342: \layout Enumerate
2343:
2344: Please refer to the CAPA manual for help with Numerical Response Problems.
2345: \layout Comment
2346:
2347: Copout.
2348: I need this info.
2349: \layout Subsection
2350:
2351: Creating Formula Response
2352: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Formula Response}
2353:
2354: \end_inset
2355:
2356:
2357: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Formula Response}
2358:
2359: \end_inset
2360:
2361: Problems
2362: \layout Standard
2363:
2364: Formula Response problems are answered by entering a mathematical formula.
2365: For instance, a numerical response problem might have an answer of
2366: \begin_inset Formula \( x^{2}+11 \)
2367: \end_inset
2368:
2369: .
2370: The answer may be in any equivalent format.
2371: For instance, for
2372: \begin_inset Formula \( x^{2}+11 \)
2373: \end_inset
2374:
2375: , the system will accept
2376: \begin_inset Formula \( x*x-11 \)
2377: \end_inset
2378:
2379: or
2380: \begin_inset Formula \( x^{2}+21-10 \)
2381: \end_inset
2382:
2383: as well.
2384: \layout Standard
2385:
2386: To create an Formula Response problem, create a new resource as described
2387: in section
2388: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating New Content Pages}
2389:
2390: \end_inset
2391:
2392: .
2393: This is a
2394: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2395: \end_inset
2396:
2397: problem
2398: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2399: \end_inset
2400:
2401: resource so the URL must end in
2402: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2403: \end_inset
2404:
2405: .problem
2406: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2407: \end_inset
2408:
2409: .
2410: You should see a screen as in figure
2411: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating a new problem resource}
2412:
2413: \end_inset
2414:
2415: .
2416: \layout Enumerate
2417:
2418: In the drop-down option box as seen in
2419: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Creating a new problem resource}
2420:
2421: \end_inset
2422:
2423: , select
2424: \series bold
2425: Simple Formula Problem
2426: \series default
2427: , and click the
2428: \series bold
2429: New Problem
2430: \series default
2431: button.
2432: \layout Enumerate
2433:
2434: Click the
2435: \series bold
2436: Edit
2437: \series default
2438: button above the sample problem to enter edit mode.
2439: \begin_float fig
2440: \layout Standard
2441: \align center
2442:
2443: \begin_inset Figure size 476 302
2444: file numericalResponseEditor.eps
2445: width 3 80
2446: flags 9
2447:
2448: \end_inset
2449:
2450:
2451: \layout Caption
2452:
2453: Numerical Response Editor
2454: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Numerical Response Editor Figure}
2455:
2456: \end_inset
2457:
2458:
2459: \end_float
2460: You should see the Formula Response editor page open up, which should look
2461: something like what you see in figure
2462: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Numerical Response Editor Figure}
2463:
2464: \end_inset
2465:
2466: .
2467: \layout Enumerate
2468:
2469: Please refer to the CAPA manual for help with Numerical Response Problems.
2470: \layout Comment
2471:
2472: Copout.
2473: I need this info.
2474: \layout Section
2475:
2476: Publishing Your Course
2477: \layout Standard
2478:
2479: In order to make the content you've created available for courses to use,
2480: you must publish your content.
2481: LON-CAPA provides an easy interface for publishing your content pages,
2482: problem resources, and sequences.
2483: A common interface allows you to specify title, author information, keywords,
2484: and other metadata.
2485: LON-CAPA uses this metadata for many things, and it's importent to fill
2486: the metadata out as accurately as possible.
2487: \layout Subsection
2488:
2489: What is Metadata?
2490: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Metadata}
2491:
2492: \end_inset
2493:
2494:
2495: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{What Is Metadata?}
2496:
2497: \end_inset
2498:
2499:
2500: \layout Standard
2501:
2502:
2503: \emph on
2504: Metadata
2505: \emph default
2506: is
2507: \emph on
2508: data about data
2509: \emph default
2510: .
2511: Metadata can often be thought of as a label on some bit of information
2512: that can be useful to people or computer programs trying to use the data.
2513: Without metadata, the person or computer trying to use the original information
2514: would have to just guess what the original data is about.
2515: For instance, if you create a problem and neglect to say in the title or
2516: subject of the problem what it is about, then a human who wants to use
2517: that problem would have to read the problem itself to see what it was about,
2518: which is much more difficult then just reading a title.
2519: A computer trying to do the same thing would just be out of luck; it is
2520: too stupid to understand the problem statement at all.
2521: \layout Standard
2522:
2523: One example of metadata you use all the time is the <TITLE> of a webpage,
2524: which usually shows up in the title bar of the browser.
2525: That's information about the webpage itself, not actually part of the web
2526: page.
2527: People use it when they bookmark a page, so they know what the page is.
2528: Search engines use it as a clue about the content of the web page.
2529: \layout Subsection
2530:
2531: Publishing A Resource
2532: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Resource, Publishing}
2533:
2534: \end_inset
2535:
2536:
2537: \begin_inset LatexCommand \index{Publishing Resource}
2538:
2539: \end_inset
2540:
2541:
2542: \layout Standard
2543:
2544: \begin_float fig
2545: \layout Standard
2546: \align center
2547:
2548: \begin_inset Figure size 476 168
2549: file constructionSpaceForPublishing.eps
2550: width 3 80
2551: flags 9
2552:
2553: \end_inset
2554:
2555:
2556: \layout Caption
2557:
2558: Construction Space for Publishing
2559: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Construction Space for Publishing Figure}
2560:
2561: \end_inset
2562:
2563:
2564: \end_float
2565: To publish a resource, log in and choose your role to be an Author.
2566: Then click
2567: \series bold
2568: CSTR
2569: \series default
2570: to go to your construction space.
2571: You should see something like figure
2572: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Construction Space for Publishing Figure}
2573:
2574: \end_inset
2575:
2576: .
2577: Click on the
2578: \series bold
2579: Publish
2580: \series default
2581: button for the resource you wish to publish.
2582: \begin_float fig
2583: \layout Standard
2584: \align center
2585:
2586: \begin_inset Figure size 476 338
2587: file publishMetadata.eps
2588: width 3 80
2589: flags 9
2590:
2591: \end_inset
2592:
2593:
2594: \layout Caption
2595:
2596: Publishing Metadata Screen
2597: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Publishing Metadata Screen Figure}
2598:
2599: \end_inset
2600:
2601:
2602: \end_float
2603: You'll get a metadata screen that should look something like figure
2604: \begin_inset LatexCommand \ref{Publishing Metadata Screen Figure}
2605:
2606: \end_inset
2607:
2608: .
2609: Fill out the form.
2610: If you are creating resources that may be used in several courses, you
2611: should talk with the other authors and establish some sort of standard
2612: title and subject scheme in advance.
2613:
2614: \layout Standard
2615:
2616: The language is the language the problem is written in.
2617: The Publisher/Owner is the person who owns the problem; it should be the
2618: email address where anybody with questions about the resource can contact
2619: someone who can help them.
2620: In smaller environments, this is likely to be the author.
2621: In larger environments, it may be a coordinator or manager.
2622: \layout Standard
2623:
2624: The
2625: \series bold
2626: Keywords
2627: \series default
2628: and the
2629: \series bold
2630: Abstract
2631: \series default
2632: are more information about the problem.
2633: The
2634: \series bold
2635: Keywords
2636: \series default
2637: are words that are strongly connected to your problem; for instance a physics
2638: problem about a pulley might include
2639: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2640: \end_inset
2641:
2642: pulley
2643: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2644: \end_inset
2645:
2646: as a key word.
2647: LON-CAPA pulls out likely-looking keywords for you so you can just click
2648: on them to make them keywords.
2649:
2650: \series bold
2651: Additional keywords
2652: \series default
2653: allows you to add any keyword to your problem that are not actually in
2654: the problem.
2655: For instance, on that same problem a physicist might add the keyword
2656: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2657: \end_inset
2658:
2659: statics
2660: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2661: \end_inset
2662:
2663: , even though it doesn't appear in the original problem, because Physics
2664: uses that as a classification of problem type.
2665:
2666: \layout Standard
2667:
2668: Finally, you need to set the copyright and distribution notice.
2669: This setting controls who is allowed to use your resource.
2670:
2671: \layout Itemize
2672:
2673:
2674: \series bold
2675: Limited to courses in the domain published
2676: \series default
2677: means that only courses running in the same domain as you can use your
2678: content.
2679: Talk to your LON-CAPA administrator if you want more information about
2680: your domain.
2681: \layout Itemize
2682:
2683:
2684: \series bold
2685: Free
2686: \series default
2687: means that anyone can find and use the resource.
2688: \layout Itemize
2689:
2690:
2691: \series bold
2692: Private - visible to author only
2693: \series default
2694: means that it can't be used for any course.
2695: \layout Itemize
2696:
2697:
2698: \series bold
2699: Public - no authentication required
2700: \series default
2701: means anyone can find and use the resource.
2702: \layout Standard
2703:
2704: Now when you click
2705: \series bold
2706: Finalize Publication
2707: \series default
2708: , your resource will be published and usable (unless you set the distribution
2709: to
2710: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2711: \end_inset
2712:
2713: private
2714: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2715: \end_inset
2716:
2717: ).
2718: \layout Section
2719:
2720: Things That Need To Be Added
2721: \layout Subsection
2722:
2723: LON-CAPA and Units
2724: \layout Subsection
2725:
2726: Creating a default metadata file
2727: \layout Subsection
2728:
2729: Detailed number problem info
2730: \layout Subsection
2731:
2732: Detailed formula problem info
2733: \layout Subsection
2734:
2735: My questions\SpecialChar \ldots{}
2736:
2737: \layout Itemize
2738:
2739: How do I do the things above?
2740: \layout Itemize
2741:
2742: Is there any pre-existing documentation for number or formula problems?
2743: \layout Itemize
2744:
2745: Is there any pre-existing documentation for maps et al? I seem to have exhausted
2746: the documentation.
2747: \layout Itemize
2748:
2749: What is the LON-CAPA default resource? If it's free, can just anyone
2750: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2751: \end_inset
2752:
2753: find and use it
2754: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2755: \end_inset
2756:
2757: , or just
2758: \begin_inset Quotes eld
2759: \end_inset
2760:
2761: use it if they already know where it is
2762: \begin_inset Quotes erd
2763: \end_inset
2764:
2765: ? (In other words, how powerful is the search feature?) What's the difference
2766: between free and public?
2767: \layout Section
2768:
2769: Appendix A: Student Interface
2770: \layout Standard
2771:
2772: \begin_float fig
2773: \layout Caption
2774:
2775: Student Remote Control
2776: \begin_inset LatexCommand \label{Student Remote Control}
2777:
2778: \end_inset
2779:
2780:
2781: \end_float
2782: The Student Remote Control will automatically load whenever you log in to
2783: a LON-CAPA course as a student.
2784: The Student Remote Control contains most of the functions of the Author
2785: Remote Control and the following additional functions.
2786: \layout Itemize
2787:
2788:
2789: \series bold
2790: NAV (NAVIGATE CONTENTS)
2791: \series default
2792: allows you to directly access resources from the course outline.
2793: \layout Itemize
2794:
2795:
2796: \series bold
2797: ARROWS (LEFT and RIGHT)
2798: \series default
2799: allows you to move to the backward or forward through the course.
2800: \layout Itemize
2801:
2802:
2803: \series bold
2804: GRDS (MY GRADES)
2805: \series default
2806: allows you to check your grades in the courses you are taking.
2807: \layout Itemize
2808:
2809:
2810: \series bold
2811: SBKM (SET BOOKMARK)
2812: \series default
2813: allows you to bookmark pages for easy access.
2814: \layout Itemize
2815:
2816:
2817: \series bold
2818: VBKM (VIEW BOOKMARK)
2819: \series default
2820: displays your bookmarks for easy access to bookmarked resources.
2821: \layout Itemize
2822:
2823:
2824: \series bold
2825: ANOT (ANOTATE)
2826: \series default
2827: allows you to create personal notes.
2828: \layout Itemize
2829:
2830:
2831: \series bold
2832: LOGOUT (LOGOUT)
2833: \series default
2834: will log you out of the LON-CAPA system.
2835: \layout Standard
2836:
2837:
2838: \begin_inset LatexCommand \printindex{}
2839:
2840: \end_inset
2841:
2842:
2843: \the_end
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