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How to Create/Edit Course Syndication

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How to Create/Edit Course Syndication

To add a Course Syndication Folder to the Lessons page:

If

Then

You are adding a new page

  • Click Add Content.
  • Click the Course Syndication Folder hyperlink.

You are editing an existing page

  • Navigate to the Course Syndication Folder and click the Settings hyperlink box.

Field Name

Description

View

Title

Is the title for the course syndication

N

Subtitle

Is the secondary title for the course syndication. Can be used to provide more information for users.

N

Page text

Is the text for you course syndication use.

 

Sequence

Sequence is a numeric value that determines the display sequence of the content item on the Lessons page.

A

Icon URL

Allows you to select an icon that will be used in place of the default content icon.

A

Help URL

Allows you to select an alternate source for help on this content item.  A separate help document may be made by your institution.

A

Advanced Options

Provides an interface for specifying advanced item settings.  The following options are currently available:
EXACTMATCH=1: Disables numeric rounding and “sounds like” algorithm.
NOSOUNDSLIKE=1: Disables the “sounds like”
NOROND=1: Disables numeric rounding
MAXSEL=n: For use on Multiple Select questions.  Restricts the user to selecting n number of available choices
FIELD_ATTRIBUTES=: Allows editor to specify HTML field attributes for the student response input field
Multiple advanced options should be separated with a semi-colon (e.g. EXACTMATCH=1;FIELD_ATTRIBUTES=COLS=80;)
CONTAINS: Auto-grades correctly with any text you use.  If any part of the user’s answer contains the specified text.
MATCH: Auto-grades correctly if any part of the user’s answer matches the given regular repression. Example:  MATCH:[a-zA-Z0-9_] matches anything placed in a fill-in-the-blank question and automatically grade it as a correct answer as long as the answer is not blank.

A

Entry Author

Identifies entry author.

A

Object Author

Identifies object author.

A

 

Field Name

Description

View

User Tracking

Determines if user tracking is disabled, on students only, all enrolled users, authenticated guests or everyone.

N

Do not allow users to view these items

Determines if users are allowed to view the Course Syndication Folder

N

Viewable by

Determines who can view the Course Syndication Folder.

N

Password

Allows you to set a password for users to view your Course Syndication Folder.

N

Team Access

The Team Access setting allows you to restrict viewing of an item to a particular group of users.  This can be useful if you have independent group projects and want to ensure that members only see material for their own group. 
Selecting Selected Teams from the drop-down list activates a Team List allowing you to select which teams have access to the content item.

N

Start Date

Selecting a Start Date prevents the item from being displayed until the specified date.  This can be useful if you want to enter items ahead of time, but do not want them displayed until a specific date.  You might use this setting in conjunction with the End Date setting to restrict access to a test to a specific date.

A

End Date

Selecting an End Date prevents the item from being displayed after the specified date.  You might use this setting in conjunction with the Start Date setting to restrict access to a test to a specific date.

A

Editable By

The Editable By setting allows you to define which types of users should be able to edit the access setting for an item.  The default setting is to allow all course/group editors to edit these settings.  It can also be set to author/owner to further restrict editing rights.

A

Object Editable By

Object Editable By allows you to define how the context of the item can be changed.

A

Cascade Setting

Folders have the unique option to cascade or copy access settings preferences to all sub-folders eliminating the need to modify access settings for each sub item.  To use this feature select the settings that you want to apply to all existing sub-items. If unchecked, the setting will only apply to the folder itself and new sub-items.

A

 

If you are

Then

Removing an object mapping

  • Click the Mapped Objectives tab.
  • Clear the checkbox next to the mapping to remove
  • Click OK when prompted to “Remove this?”.
  • Click Save.

Mapping a new objective

  • Browse for an objective
  • Click the Browse Standards tab and navigate to the objective to map.
  • Click a checkbox next to the objective to map.
  • Click Save.

  • Search for an Objective
  • Click the Search Objectives tab.
  • Type a keyword and click Search.
  • Click a checkbox next to the objective to map.

Field Name

Description

View

Associated Agents

Provides a list of associated agents set for this content item.

N

Current Actions

Provides a list of current actions set for this content item

N

Field Name

Description

View

Assignment

This associates the content item with with a Gradebook assignment.

N

Task Type

The Task Type determines if this content item can be manually completed by the student or if ANGEL determines the completion based on viewing, grading, or submittal.

N

 Click Cancel to exit the window without making changes.

 

 


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