
An instructor might choose to turn on Course Tools as they are needed, for example turning on the Tests & Surveys tool when a test is available, or turning on the Chat when an online meeting is going to take place. If neither Main Navigation or Course Home options are selected, then that Course Tool be "turned off", or not accessible to students. Course Tools that are selected to appear on the Home page will be displayed with an icon and a label above the course announcements. Course Home Course Home is the first page viewed when a student enters a course. Note that other themes may choose to display the Main Navigation differently. Course Tools specified to appear here will each have their own tab. Main Navigation In the default Atutor theme, the Main Navigation appears as tabs below the title of the course. Also see Student Tools for details on moving tools to their own separate screen, removing them from the course home page. Various additional information is included with the detailed view, such as links to the latest posts for forums, random words and phrases from the glossary, or the latest links added to the link database, for example.
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Instructors can also set the Course Tools to display as just tool icons, or as tool icons plus details from each tool, by clicking the toggle image ( ).

Instructors can decide where these tools will be accessed from - the Main Navigation, and/or Course Home. Tools include: Forums, Glossary, Site-map, Links, Polls, TILE Repository Search, Tests & Surveys, My Tracker, Export Content, Chat, Directory, Inbox, and Packages. It is found under the instructor's Manage tab. Course Tools is a collection of course features that may be useful for various types of learning activities. Once the course has been created, the Course Tools can be configured. Initial Content Initialise the course content to be either empty, basic place-holder content, or a restored backup from other courses you own.Įnter the necessary information and use the Save button to proceed into the newly created course. Appears above the course announcements, if there are any. Banner HTML that forms a custom banner or splash screen for the course home page. End Date An optional date from when the course can no longer be accessed by non-privileged students. Release Date An optional date from when the course can be accessed by non-privileged students.

Access Determines who can have access to the course content - any user, only logged in users, or logged in and enrolled users. Syndicate Announcements Enable this setting if you wish to make an RSS feed of the course announcements available for display on another website. Export Content Choose the availability of the "Export Content" link on course content pages.

Some course properties include: Description Enter a meaningful but brief paragraph describing the course, to be displayed under the course name in Browse Courses. Properties set here can be modified through Manage > Properties Creating CoursesĪfter logging in, use the Create Course link from My Start Page. Most of the course management tools are found in the Manage section and are available to instructors and students with assigned privileges (assistants). Welcome to the ATutor Instructor Documentation!
