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From the Course Modules Main Menu you will see a list of the currently installed Course Modules for your class (the list will be empty initially), along with these options: Create - Create a new course module View Details - Select an existing course module or modules from the list and view its individual contents: question banks, assignments, and resources Upload - Upload a course module from your hard drive Save - Select an existing course module or modules from the list and save it to your hard drive Delete - Select an existing course module or modules from the list and delete it Technical Information: Expected Behaviors of Course Modules 1. Course Modules encapsulate from the source class and allow you to reinstall QBs in the destination class • relative paths to resources are preserved and reinstalled. • all question types (including those requiring outside resources) are preserved. Note that different versions of the system may support different question types and earlier system versions may not support all question types. 2. Course Modules encapsulate from the source class and allow you to reinstall Assignments in the destination class • assignment behaviors and policies are preserved • links to all source content and related resources are preserved 3. Course Modules encapsulate from the source class and allow you to reinstall Resource objects in the destination class • relative paths are preserved for folders and subfolders of the Class Website • underlying folder structure is preserved • connections with question banks, assignments (through annotations) are preserved Create a Course Module To create a new Course Module, go to System Utilities - Course Modules and select the Create button. 1. You will see a table displaying all the question banks, assignments, and web folders holding resources (e.g. image files) for your class. Select the course components that you want to include in your new course module. • You may highlight multiple items in a list using shift-click (for contiguous selections) or CTRL-click (for multiple individual selections). • Use the button to add your selections to the list of included elements for your new course module. • You may include any combination of question banks, assignments and web folders in your selected list. • To select web resources (e.g., images and other files that are referenced by your question banks and assignments), you must select the folder in which individual resources reside. You may select any folder or subfolder from your class website, but note that only the contents of that folder (no subfolders) will be included in your selection, so if you wish to select subfolders as well you must do so individually. 2. When you are satisfied that the list on the right contains all the elements you wish to include in your new course module, choose OK. 3. On the next screen, you must specify a name for your course module. Optionally, you can enter descriptions for each course component. You can also select descriptive names for any web folders you have selected. Question bank and assignment names cannot be changed. 2006, 2007 © 26
EDU System Tools 4. Choose OK to create your Course Module according to the specifications you have indicated. You return to the Course Modules Main Menu and your new Course Module has been added to the bottom of the list of installed course modules for your class. Note: Choose Cancel at any time to return to the Course Modules Main Menu. Delete a Course Module There are two methods for deleting course modules and related resources using the Course Modules tools. The Delete button found on the Course Modules Main Menu allows you to remove the index file that stores the record of what you want to include in the course module without actually deleting the class elements in the module. • To delete the Course Module Index from the list of available CMsin your class, first select the CM you wish to remove by using the checkbox adjacent to it. • You can select multiple CMs for this action. • Next you will see a message advising you as follows: This will delete the course module index from your class but will not delete the course components (the assignments, question banks, and web resources listed in the index). If you really want to delete the course components you should first click View Details and then select the individual components you wish to delete, and delete them individually. If you simply want to remove this course module index from the list of installed course modules in this class, click OK now. • To remove the index file (the reference to the selected CM and its components but not the included question banks, assignments, or web resources, click OK. • The CM is removed from the list of available CMs for this class. Saving a Course Module Use the Save button from the CM Main Menu to save the selected CM from your source class to your hard drive. This is a required step if you wish to redistribute or install your CM into a new class. • You must first create a Course Module. • Start by selecting the CM you wish to save to your hard drive by selecting the checkbox adjacent to it in the list of available CMs in your class. • Choose the Save button. • The next page displays all the related URL information that is referenced in the CM you have selected. You will see a message about the URLs as follows: Your question banks will be scanned for URLs beginning with the following strings. These references will be replaced with a system-independent string that will make your module relocatable to classes on other servers. When the CM is saved, it replaces the source class-specific URL information with relative references that are then localized upon reinstallation. For more information on this process, click here. • Typically you will not wish to make changes to the system default behavior for URL replacements, so you would click OK to continue. • A file download box will appear, allowing you to specify the download location and to rename the file (if you wish). • When the file download/save operation is complete you are returned to the CM Main Menu. 27
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