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Nightingale International Institute For Nursing Education

NIGHTINGALE e-Learning

USER MANUAL FOR TEACHERS

Version Date October 18, 2009

Revised Date

Nightingale Moodle User Manual For Teachers


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Table of ContentsI. Nightingale Moodle Home Page (For All Visitors) .........................................1

i.Site Banner .............................................................................................................2ii.Main Menu .............................................................................................................2iii.Course Categories ................................................................................................2iv.Summary Of The Site ...........................................................................................3v.Available Courses ..................................................................................................3vi.Login .....................................................................................................................4vii.Calendar ..............................................................................................................4viii.Online Users .......................................................................................................4ix.Activities ...............................................................................................................5

II. Nightingale e-Learning Teachers Home Page .............................................6i.Teachers Home Page ............................................................................................6ii.Logged-in User with Logout Link ............................................................................6iii.Teachers Profile Update .......................................................................................7Display Profile ..........................................................................................................7Edit Profile ................................................................................................................7Forum Posts .............................................................................................................8iv.View All Courses .................................................................................................11Course and Course Categories List........................................................................12

III. Nightingale e-Learning Teachers Course Administration ........................13i.My Courses ..........................................................................................................13ii.Selected Course Main Page (Editing is off) ..........................................................14iii.Selected Course Main Page (Editing is on) .........................................................15

IV. Nightingale e-Learning Course Setup .........................................................16i.Main Course Page (Preview) ................................................................................16ii.Main Course Page Layout................................................................................18Editing Icons (Move) ...............................................................................................19Editing Icons (Update) ............................................................................................19Editing Icons (Delete) .............................................................................................19Editing Icons (Hide) ................................................................................................20Editing Icons (Show) ..............................................................................................20iii.Main Course Page Weekly Summary and News Forum ...................................21Weekly Summary/Description ................................................................................21News Forum ...........................................................................................................22iv.Main Course Page - Add Resources ...................................................................24Compose a Text Page ............................................................................................24Compose a Web Page ...........................................................................................26Link to a File or Web Site .......................................................................................29Display a Directory .................................................................................................31Insert a Label..........................................................................................................32v.Main Course Page - Add Activities ......................................................................34Assignment............................................................................................................34Chat35Forum .....................................................................................................................37Glossary .................................................................................................................39Lesson ....................................................................................................................43Quiz 47

V. Radix Moodle Course Page (Information Blocks) .......................................56i.People ..................................................................................................................56



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ii.Activities ..............................................................................................................58iii.My Courses .........................................................................................................59iv.Latest News (Course Related News) ..................................................................59v.Upcoming Events ................................................................................................60vi.Recent Activity ....................................................................................................60vii.Blocks ................................................................................................................61

viii.Administration ...................................................................................................62Settings ..................................................................................................................62Assign Roles ..........................................................................................................64Groups ...................................................................................................................68Questions ...............................................................................................................70Files 76Grades ...................................................................................................................77



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I. Nightingale Moodle Home Page (For All Visitors)To begin accessing the Radix Moodle home page, open an internet browser and type theURL http://nightingaleint.dyndns.org/nightingale/. The screen below will be displayed.This is the main page of the Nightingale e-Learning site that all visitors will initially see.

Figure 1.1. Nightingale e-Learning Home Page (All Visitors)

By default, the Nightingale e-Learning home page shows the following blocks ofinformation:

o Site Banner

o Main Menu

o Course Categories

o Summary of the Site

o Available Courses

o Login

o Calendar

o Online Userso Activities

These are discussed in detail on the next pages of this manual.

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i. Site Banner Located on the upper part of the page is the Radix logo and slogan. On the right sideof the banner a dropdown list of available languages in which the site can be viewedis displayed.

Figure 1.2. Nightingale e-Learning Site - Banner

ii. Main MenuThe first information block found on the left side of the page, is the Main Menu block.Contained in this block are links to pages within the site. The links within this blockare made available by the administrator. It is therefore the administrators decisionwhat links are placed here.

Figure 1.3. Nightingale e-Learning Site - Main Menu

iii. Course CategoriesThis block contains the links to the available course categories the Nightingale e-Learningsite offer.

Figure 1.4. Nightingale e-Learning Site - Course Categories



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iv. Summary Of The SiteIn the middle portion of the home page, the Site Summaryis found. This informationgives visitors a brief description of the Radix organization.

Figure 1.5. Nightingale e-Learning Site Summary Of The Site

v. Available CoursesBelow the Summary Of The Site block, the Available Courses block is located.This block shows a list of courses offered by the Nightingale e-Learningsite. Also,the assigned instructor and a brief course outline are displayed.

Figure 1.6. Nightingale e-Learning Site - Available Courses



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vi. LoginOn the right side of the page, beside the Summary Of The Site block, is the userLogin block. This is the quickest way to log in to the Radix Moodle site. (The other

way is to click on the login hyperlink located just above the language dropdown list onthe pages banner)

Figure 1.7. Nightingale e-Learning Site - Login

vii. Calendar Just below the Login block, the Calendarblock is located.

Figure 1.8. Nightingale e-Learning Site - Calendar

viii. Online UsersThis block is located just beneath the Calendarblock. It shows the current loginusers.

Figure 1.9. Nightingale e-Learning Site - Online Users



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ix. ActivitiesThis is the block located at the bottom of Course Categories block. This lists theactivities the Nightingale e-Learningsite offers.

Figure 1.10. Nightingale e-Learning Site - Activities



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II. Nightingale e-Learning Teachers Home PageOnce the teacher successfully logs in to the Nightingale e-Learning site, the home pagebelow is displayed. Basically, this page is similar to the initial home page that is shown forall visitors. There is one main difference though; the name of the logged-in user isdisplayed with a Logoutlink beside it on the banner part of the page. See figures below.

i. Teachers Home Page

Figure 2.1. Nightingale e-Learning - Teacher Home Page

ii. Logged-in User with Logout Link

The full name of the logged-in user is displayed in the banner portion of the page.Beside it is a Logout link that allows the current user to exit the Nightingale e-Learning site.

Figure 2.2. Nightingale e-Learning - Teacher Home Page Logged-in User With LogoutLink



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iii. Teachers Profile UpdateA teacher can edit his profile from the home page by clicking on his usernamelocated in right side of the site banner.

Figure 2.3. Nightingale e-Learning - Teacher Home Page Logged-in User Link

o Display Profile

A teacher can edit his password from the initial profile display page.

Figure 2.4. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Profile Display

o Edit Profile

By clicking the Edit Profile link, a teacher can view his personal informationand edit them if necessary.



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Figure 2.5. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Edit Profile Link

Figure 2.6. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Edit Profile Display

o Forum Posts

By clicking the Forum Posts link, a teacher can create a threaded forum fora particular group of students.

Figure 2.7. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Forum Posts Link



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Figure 2.8-a. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Forum Posts Page

Figure 2.8-b. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Forum Posts Add/Edit Message Link



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Figure 2.9. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Forum Posts (Add/Edit A Message)

Figure 2.10. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Forum Posts (See This Post In ContextLink)



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Figure 2.11. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Forum Posts (Actual Context View)

iv. View All CoursesWhile viewing the Radix Moodle Teachers home page a teacher can view all thecourses the site has to offer. To do this, click the All courses button at the bottomportion of the page, just below the My courses information block.

Figure 2.12. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Home Page (All Courses Button)



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o Course and Course Categories List

Figure 2.13. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Courses and Course Categories List



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III.Nightingale e-Learning Teachers CourseAdministrationOnce a teacher successfully logs in, the tasks of course administration can begin. In thischapter we will go to the individual options a teacher can use during the course

administration.

i. My CoursesA teacher can begin the administration of a specific course by clicking on the coursename link found in the My Courses information block on the left side of the page orthe one just below the Summary of the Site block.

Figure 3.1. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - My Courses Links



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ii. Selected Course Main Page (Editing is off)After clicking on a specific course name link from the previous section, the main pageof the course will be displayed as shown in the figure below.

Figure 3.2. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Selected Course Main Page

To begin the edit of the selected course, click the Turn editing on button. See figurebelow. By clicking this button, the site will be in edit mode that will allow the teacherto add, edit and delete information blocks relevant to the current course.

Figure 3.3. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Selected Course Main Page[Turn Editing On]



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iii. Selected Course Main Page (Editing is on)When editing is on, the course main page will have a different look. It will now showediting icons that are essential to the editing of the course.

Figure 3.4. Nightingale e-Learning Teacher - Selected Course Main Page [Edit On]

When in edit mode, the teacher can now change the contents of the following blocks ofinformation.

o People

o Activities

o Course Summary

o My Courses

o Weekly Outline

o Latest News (Course related news)

o Administration

o Upcoming Events

o Online Users

o Blocks

The above blocks of information will be discussed in detail in the next chapter,(IV. Nightingale e-Learning Course Setup).



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IV. Nightingale e-Learning Course Setup

A course is prepared by adding activity modules and/or resources into it. In addition,setting up a course will mean adding some other information blocks that will assist theteacher in managing the course. These information blocks, activity modules andresources are described below.

Note: Prior to adding materials to the course, it is important to know that it is the systemadministrator that created the course which the teacher will work on.

i. Main Course Page (Preview)The initial page of a newly created course is similar to the screen below(Figure 4.1). To begin adding materials and activities to the course, click theTurn Editing On button on the upper right portion of the page. By doing so, thepage will provide editing icons that will allow changes to the contents of thecourse (See Figure 4.2).

Figure 4.1. Nightingale e-Learning Course Setup Main Page [Empty, Editing Is Off]



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Figure 4.2. Nightingale e-Learning Course Setup Main Page [Empty, Editing is On]



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ii. Main Course Page LayoutThe next three sections will show how to add materials to the course page. Thecourse being edited here is in weekly format, which means a teacher has toprovide contents for each weekly session.

Figure 4.4. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Weekly Format

Two types of contents can be added on each weekly session; a Resource (Adda resource) and anActivity(Add an activity). They are presented to the user intwo separate dropdown lists as shown below.

Figure 4.5. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add a Resource



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Figure 4.6. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add an Activity

The focus of this manual is narrowed down to the following contents:

Under Resource ()

Compose a text page Compose a web page

Link to a file or web site

Display a directory

Insert a label

Under Activity

Assignmento Upload a single file

Chat

Forum

Glossary

Lesson

Quiz

Below is a quick guide of the editing icons that will be encountered and used duringthis tutorial.

o Editing Icons (Move)

Allows the user to move a content up or down its current position

Figure 4.7-a. Edit Icon Move

o Editing Icons (Update)

Allows the user to edit a content

Figure 4.7-b. Edit Icon Update

o Editing Icons (Delete)

Allows the user to delete a content.

Figure 4.7-c. Edit Icon Delete



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o Editing Icons (Hide)

Allows the user to hide a content.

Figure 4.7-d. Edit Icon Hide

o Editing Icons (Show)

Allows the user to show a content.

Figure 4.7-e. Edit Icon Show



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iii. Main Course Page Weekly Summary and News Forum

o Weekly Summary/Description

To Add or Edit a description for a specific week, click the icon shown in the

figure below. This icon appears on every Weekly session thus allowing theteacher to add additional information for the students.

Figure 4.8. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Weekly Summary Link

After clicking on the icon, a new page is displayed (See Figure 4.9) allowingthe teacher to add entries. Additional formatting tools are presented to theuser to allow creation of information in rich text format. After encoding thedescription/summary, click the Save Changes button located at the bottomarea of the page.

Figure 4.9. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add/Edit A Weekly Summary



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o News Forum

A teacher can provide or create a discussion forum for the class. This is doneby clicking on the News Forum link found in the main page of the coursesetup. The following screenshots provide a guide on how to do this.

Figure 4.10. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Discussion Forum Link

Figure 4.11. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Topic



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Figure 4.12. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Forum Discussion Entry

Figure 4.13. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Forum Discussion List

Figure 4.14. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Forum Location



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iv. Main Course Page - Add Resources

o Compose a Text Page

A teacher can add a text page that will be accessible to the students. To do

this, select the Compose a text page option from the Add a resourcedropdown list. The following screenshots provide a guide on how to do this.

Figure 4.15. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Compose A Text Page Option

Figure 4.16-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Text Page Entry



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Figure 4.16-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Text Page Entry (continued)

Figure 4.16-c. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Text Page Entry (save)

Figure 4.17. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Text Page Entry (preview)



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Figure 4.18. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Text Page Link

o Compose a Web Page

A teacher can add an HTMLpage that will be accessible to the students. Todo this, select the Compose a web page option from the Add a resoursedropdown list. The following screenshots provide a guide on how to do this.

Figure 4.19. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Compose A Web Page Option



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Figure 4.20-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page HTML Page Entry

Figure 4.20-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page HTML Page Entry(continued)



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Figure 4.20-c. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page HTML Page Entry (save)

Figure 4.21. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page HTML Page Entry (preview)

Figure 4.22. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page HTML Page Link



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o Link to a File or Web Site

To add a link to a File or Web Site, select the Link to a file or web siteoption from the Add a resource dropdown list. The following screenshotsprovide a guide on how to do this.

Figure 4.23. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Link To A File or Web SiteOption

Figure 4.24-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Link To A File or Web SiteEntry



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Figure 4.24-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Link To A File or Web SiteEntry (save)

Figure 4.25. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Link To A File or Web SiteEntry (preview)

Figure 4.26. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Link To A File or Web Site Link(Image above shows a sample link to a web site added)

Figure 4.27. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Link To A File or Web Site Link(Image above shows a sample link to a file added)



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o Display a Directory

A teacher can also display a directory that allows students to navigate to thatdirectory. To do this, select the Display a directory option from the

Add a resource dropdown list. The following screenshots provide a guide onhow to do this.

Figure 4.28. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Display A Directory Option

Figure 4.29. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Display A Directory Entry



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Figure 4.30 Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Display A Directory Entry(preview)

Figure 4.31. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Display A Directory Link

o Insert a Label

A teacher can also add a text label to the page by selecting the Insert alabel option from the Add a resource dropdown list. The followingscreenshots provide a guide on how to do this.

Figure 4.32 Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Insert A Label Option



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Figure 4.33. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add/Update A Label Entry

Figure 4.34 Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A Label Page Entry



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v. Main Course Page - Add Activities

o Assignment

A teacher can require students to submit assignments by uploading them tothe site. To add an assignment activity, select the Assignmentoption from

theAdd an activitydropdown list. The following screenshots provide a guideon how to do this.

Figure 4.35. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Assignment Option

Figure 4.36-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Assignment Entry



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Figure 4.36-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Assignment Entry (save)

Figure 4.37. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Assignment Entry (preview)

Figure 4.38. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Assignment Link

o Chat

A teacher can create chat sessions for all the course participants. To add achat activity, select the Chatoption from the Add an activitydropdown list.The following screenshots provide a guide on how to do this.

Figure 4.39. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Chat Option



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Figure 4.40. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Chat Entry

Figure 4.41. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Chat (confirmation)

Figure 4.42. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Chat Link



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o Forum

A class can have a discussion forum for the whole duration of the course. Ateacher can setup a forum discussion by selecting the Forum option from the

Add an activitydropdown. The following screenshots provide a guide onhow to do this.

Figure 4.43. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Forum Option

Figure 4.44-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Forum Entry



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Figure 4.44-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Forum Entry(save)

Figure 4.45. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Discussion Topic

Figure 4.46. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Discussion TopicEntry



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Figure 4.47. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Forum Entry(preview)

Figure 4.48. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Forum Link

o Glossary

A class can have its own glossary for easy reference. A teacher can provideentries for the glossary. To create a glossary, select the Glossary optionfrom theAdd an activitydropdown list. The following screenshots provide aguide on how to do this.

Figure 4.49. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Glossary Option



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Figure 4.50-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A Glossary Name Entry

Figure 4.50-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A Glossary Name Entry(save)



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Figure 4.51. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Glossary Entry(button)

Figure 4.52-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Glossary Entry(details)



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o Lesson

A teacher can create a series of question & answer activity which thestudents can perform during the training. This can be in a form of lessons. Tocreate a lesson, select the Lesson option from the Add an activitydropdown list. The following screenshots provide a guide on how to do this.

Figure 4.55. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Lesson Option

Figure 4.56-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Lesson



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Figure 4.56-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Lesson

(continued)

Figure 4.56-c. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A New Lesson (save)



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Figure 4.57. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A Question Page

Figure 4.58-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A Question Page (Trueor False Type)

Figure 4.58-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A Question Page (Trueor False, continued)



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Figure 4.58-c. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A Question Page (Trueor False, save)

Figure 4.59. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A Question Page(preview)

Figure 4.60. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A Question Page (samplelist of added questions)



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Figure 4.61. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Add A Question Page Link

o Quiz

Aside from Lessons a teacher can create quizzes by importing a text file thatcontains questions in a pre-defined format, (GIFT format).To create a quiz byimporting GIFT format text files, select the Quiz option from the

Add an activitydropdown list. The following screenshots provide a guide on

how to do this.

Figure 4.62. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Quiz Option



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Figure 4.63-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Adding A New Quiz

Figure 4.63-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Adding A New Quiz(continued)



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Figure 4.63-c. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Adding A New Quiz (save)

Figure 4.64. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Adding Questions To A Quiz



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Figure 4.65. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Adding/Importing Questions ToA Quiz

Figure 4.66-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Importing GIFT Format TextFile



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TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!

Figure 4.66-b. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Upload A GIFT Formatted Text File



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Figure 4.71-a. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Uploaded A GIFT FormattedQuestions

Figure 4.71-b. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Uploaded AGIFT Formatted Questions (continue)



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Figure 4.72. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Uploaded A GIFT Formatted Questions(preview)

Figure 4.73-a. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Add Imported Questions To Quiz



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Figure 4.73-b. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Add Imported Questions To Quiz(continued)

Figure 4.73-c. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Added Imported Questions To Quiz(continued)

Figure 4.73-d. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Added Imported Questions To Quiz(continued)



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Figure 4.74. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Preview Created Quiz Link

Figure 4.75. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Preview Created Quiz

Figure 4.76. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Add A Quiz Link



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V. Radix Moodle Course Page (Information Blocks)Aside from the Weekly Outline portion, the course page also contain other blocks ofinformation that helps a teacher in administering a course. In this chapter, the otherinformation blocks are discussed in detail.

o People

o Activities

o Course Summary

o My Courses

o Latest News (Course Related News)

o Upcoming Events

o Recent Activity

o Blocks

o Administration

i. PeopleUnder the People block a link that will display the list of participants in the courseis located. Click on the Participants link and a new page is displayed. Thefollowing screenshots provide a guide on how to do this.

Figure 5.1. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page People Block



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Figure 5.2-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page List of Participants (MyCourses Option)

Figure 5.2-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page List of Participants (GroupOption)



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Figure 5.2-c. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page List of Participants (CurrentRole Option)

ii. ActivitiesThis information block contains all the activities created by a teacher through the

Add an activitydropdown list of the Weekly Outline (See Chapter IV Section v. Main Course Page Add Activities). This block therefore serves as another wayto access all the activities created for the course.

Figure 5.3. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Activities Block



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iii. My CoursesBasically, this information block list all the courses assigned to or being taught bythe current logged-on teacher. A teacher can go to another assigned course bysimply clicking on the hyperlink descriptions listed in this block.

Figure 5.4. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page My Courses Block

iv. Latest News (Course Related News)The Latest News information block lists all the Forum topics created by theteacher during the entire duration of the course training. These forum topics canbe viewed by clicking on the Other topics hyperlink found in the said informationblock. Refer toChapter IV Section iii. Main Course Page Weekly Summary andNews Forum on how to create a News Forum entry.

Figure 5.5. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Latest News Block



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v. Upcoming EventsAll activities added by a teacher that has a scheduled date such as quizzes,chats, lessons, etc can be seen in this information block. The details of theevents can be seen by clicking on the hyperlinks seen here.

Figure 5.6. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Upcoming Events Block

vi. Recent ActivityThe Moodle site keeps tracks of the activities performed or created by theteacher. In the Recent Activityinformation block, reports of recent activities canbe seen by clicking on the hyperlink with the label Full report of recent activity.

Figure 5.7. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Recent Activity Block



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Figure 5.8. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Recent Activity Display

vii. BlocksThe teacher can add additional information blocks for the courses main page. Todo that, the teacher can select the information block from the dropdown list of theBlocks group.

Figure 5.9. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Blocks



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viii. AdministrationThis information block allows the teacher to manage additional activities for aspecific course. The options under this information block are discussed here indetail.

Figure 5.10. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Blocks

o Settings

Using this option, a teacher can set the course duration, add a coursesummary, course format, course enrolment start date, course start date, etc.The following screenshots provide a guide on how to use the Settings option.

Figure 5.11. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Settings Link



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Figure 5.12-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Settings Entry

Figure 5.12-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Settings Entry



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Figure 5.12-c. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Settings Entry

o Assign Roles

A teacher can assign roles to Moodle accounts. He can add Non-editing

Teachers, Students and Guests. The following screenshots provide a guideon how to use theAssign Roles option.

Figure 5.13. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Assign RolesLink

Figure 5.14. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Assign RolesList



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Figure 5.15. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Assign Roles(Student)

Figure 5.16-a. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Assign Roles(Add Students)



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Figure 5.16-b. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Assign Roles(Students Added)

Figure 5.16-c. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Assign Roles(Add Guests)



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Figure 5.16-d. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Assign Roles(Guests Added)

Figure 5.17. Nightingale e-Learning Course Main Page Administration Assign RolesList (Students & Guests Added)



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o Groups

To manage participants enrolled in a course, a teacher can create groups.The following screenshots provide a guide on how to create a Group within acourse.

Figure 5.18. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Groups Link

Figure 5.19-a. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Groups List (Create aGroup)Figure 5.19-b. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Groups List (Select

People To Add In Group)



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Figure 5.19-c. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Groups List (AddedPeople To A Group)

Figure 5.19-d. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Groups List (AddedPeople To Another Group)



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Figure 5.20. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Groups List (By Groups)

o Questions

A teacher can create questions or upload questions from a text file (GIFTFormat) into the courses collection of questions. Uploaded questions canthen be added to a quiz (See Chapter IV. Radix Moodle Course Setup Section v. Main Course Page Add Activities Quiz ) that will be used oranswered by the students enrolled on this course. The next series ofscreenshots provide an idea on how to setup the Questions link of the

Administration information block.

Figure 5.21. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions Link



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Figure 5.22-a. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions List

Figure 5.22-b. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions List(Category Dropdown List & Edit Categories)



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Figure 5.23-a. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions (Add/Edit ACategory)

Figure 5.23-b. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions (New

Category Added)

Figure 5.24. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions (Selected ACategory To Contain Questions)



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Figure 5.25. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions (Create SingleQuestion)Figure 5.26-a. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions (Single

Question Entry)

Figure 5.26-b. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions (SingleQuestion Entry, save)



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Figure 5.27. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions (ImportQuestions From File)

Figure 5.28. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions (UploadQuestions From File)

Figure 5.29-a. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions (UploadedQuestions From File)



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Figure 5.29-b. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions (UploadedQuestions From File, continue)

Figure 5.30. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Questions (UploadedQuestions From File, list)



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o Files

A teacher can upload files to the site for the participants of the course. Fileslike Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Flash objects and even image files can beuploaded to the site. The next series of screenshots guide a teacher on how

to accomplish this task. In addition, file/folder management within the site canalso be done using this option.

Figure 5.31. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Files Link

Figure 5.32. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Files Main Page

Figure 5.33. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Files Main Page (UploadButton)

Figure 5.34. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Files Main Page (UploadFile)



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Figure 5.35. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Files Main Page FilesList

o Grades

A teacher can monitor a students progress by monitoring the grades on eachactivity during the course training. The following screenshots provide a guideon how to use the Grades options

Figure 5.36. Radix Moodle Course Main Page Administration Grades Link

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