Student Training Guide

March 9, 2011 [MRI LEARNING : STUDENT TRAINING GUIDE]

Management Resources Institute is pleased to welcome you as a new student. The entire school staff wishes you the best during your stay with us. Our commitment is to teach you and work with you every step to make it possible for you to reach your career dreams.

MRI-Learning is the new Virtual Learning Environment (VLE) for the Management Resources Institute .This document will demonstrate the look and feel of MRI-Learning, and describe some of the features.

Our experiences of MRI Learning tell us that it is a pretty intuitive tool to use. How easy you find it will depend on your own background. That said, a general rule of “have a go and see what happens” can be applied in most cases. On the MRI Learning Home page, you can find a link to this manual and other important information.

Your teacher will use MRI-Learning to provide course materials such as handouts, lecture notes and PowerPoint presentations. Your teacher may also use MRI-Learning in more interactive ways, which will require your input. Activities such as discussion forums, chat rooms, quizzes and assignment drop-boxes are often used.

Logging In

To access MRI-Learning you need to open a web browser like Internet Explorer or Firefox.

In the address line of your browser, type the address http://mrilearning.edu, then click the Go button or hit Enter. You will be directed to the MRI-Learning log-in page

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At the log in page you will be asked to enter your user name and password. Do this and click the Login Button

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click the Login Button

you will be asked to enter your user name and password


Front Page

The MRI-Learning Front page, picture overleaf is the first thing you’ll see every time you log in to MRI-Learning, and contains profile information, a list of all your modules and use full tools, called Blocks,

Each of the tools on the right of the page (show below) is known as Block. You may find different block in each of your module, but you will always these on the front page

Block

Main Menu: This block contains useful links for instructor and students, including training resources.Provides a quick way to access, or switch between, any of your modules. An All Modules link at the bottom of the block takes you to a list of all the modules in MRI-Learning. From this list you can view the description of any MRI-Learning module and self-enroll into any enrollable modules. These may

include study skills and library skills modulesThe following links may be toggled on/off via the block settings (accessed via the block header):

my Courses: Lists all courses that the user is my Courses: Lists all courses that the user is enrolled

my Messenger: Indicates unread messages. Links to Messenger.

my Profile: Links to user profile

my Blog: Link to user blog

my Files: Personal storage area - (this feature is currently disabled until further notice)

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My menu,

Calendar


Calendar : You can use the calendar to add your own events. It will also contain events for your modules or for groups within modules, which may be related to upcoming activities or deadlines. Certain activities such as assignments and chats automatically create calendar entries. You can move between months using the arrows, or see a larger and more detailed calendar by clicking on the month name.

The Calendar block displays the following events:

Site (event viewable in all courses - created by admin users) Course (event viewable only to course members - created by teachers)

Groups (event viewable only by members of a group - created by teachers)

User (personal event a student user can create - viewable only by the user)

Accessing your course: Click on the course you want to enter in the My Courses Module

After you log in you will see your name at the top. You will also see that the courses you are registered for are listed.

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If you do not see your course listed, contact your instructor and ask to be enrolled in the class.

If you is new student, place click in course New Student

For general help using MRI-Learning, contact your teacher. If you are having problems accessing, or a specific module, contact the Helpdesk, email [email protected]. Other training documents are available from the elearning website.

Don’t forget that the Student Training Module and Student Orientation Video are available from the Main Menu block on the MRI Learning front page, and can solve many ofYour related problems.

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mailto:[email protected]


My Course

To enter the class, simply click on the class you want to enter. The following is a sample class.

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Student Orientation


You will see the course code, the title of the class and the instructor’s name. You should also see a picture of the textbook. The syllabus and other class introductory material will be in the Getting Started topic. Be sure to read this material.

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The Breadcrumb Trail The breadcrumb trail shows the pages you have passed through to get to your current location. They are shown in the top left corner of the page and clicking on them will take you to that point in the course.

Page Layout and Blocks

The Course page you see as a student has Blocks on both sides and the main content through the middle. The image below highlights some of the features. There are a number of blocks available for your instructor to include or leave out as they see appropriate. Blocks can also be customized (e.g. moved to a different location by your instructor). This means that your courses will all appear slightly different to each other but you should soon become familiar with each.

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The main course content is in the center of the page. The course will usually be organized into weeks or topics as this course example

Resources & Activities have distinct icons tell you which they are

Example of block To get to each of

the resources on activities click on the link


There are two ways to access your course resources and activities. The first is through the main course content in the middle of the page. Clicking on these links will take you directly to the activity or resource.

The other way is through the activities block.

You can then select from the list of Activities or Resources. Once you have opened an activity/resource, further instructions should be given.Viewing your Grades

In MRI Learning, students can view their grades at any time. To view your grades: 1. Log into MRI Learning and enter your course. 2. Click on the Grades link in the Administration Block.

Note that you may need to click the grade category headings to see grades for individual assignments. This may vary from course to course.

Using Messages

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Messages in MRI Learning work like a cross between an instant messenger and an email tool. If the recipient of your message is currently in logged into MRI Learning, messages acts like an "instant messenger". This lets you communicate in real time. If your receiver is NOT currently logged into MRI Learning, the message is sent as an email.

To send a message you should: 1. Log into MRI Learning and enter any course in which you are enrolled. 2. Click on the course you are in. 3. Then click on the Participants in the People Block. 3. On the Participates page, select the person you wish to message is located in the My Courses drop down box.

4. Click the name of the person you wish to receive the message.5. On the profile page, click the Send Message button.

The message window will display. 6. On the Message Window, type your message to the receiver in the space provided and click the Send Message button.

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Remember: If your receiver is currently in MRI Learning, Messages acts like an "Instant Messenger". If your receiver is NOT currently in MRI Learning, the message is sent as an email.

To receive a message in MRI Learning you should: If you If you are not logged into MRI Learning, you will receive an email to your webmail account with the message attached. You can reply to the sender in email if you like or you can log into MRI Learning and reply from the Messages Block.

To reply from the messages block you should: 1. Log into MRI Learning.

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2. Depending on your browser and security settings, you may see a pop-up window display indicating you have a new message. 3. Click on the senders name to view the message.

If you don't get a pop-up window notifying you of a message, you will be able to tell you have a message by reviewing the Messages Block.

The number to the left of the envelope indicates the number of messages send to you from this person

4. Finally, you can reply to the message as you would normally.

Submitting Assignments

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You will be able to access your course assignments in the following ways: On the main course page...

From the assignments page in the Activities Block...

Or possibly from the calendar...

There are three different types of assignments you can submit in MRI Learning.

Submitting an Online Text Assignment:

To submit an online text assignment you should: 1. Click on the assignment link from one of these locations: main course page, the assignments page or the calendar block. 2. Read the directions given by your instructor. 3. Click the Edit my submission button. 5. Lastly, click the Save Changes button at the bottom of the Submission page.

Submitting a Single File as a Completed Assignment

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The following is an example of how to submit your first writing assignment: 1. Complete the assignment according to the instructor’s directions. 2. Save the file to your flash drive or computer. 3. Click on the Assignment. 4. Click the Browse button. Go to the drive letter representing your flash drive or drive where you stored the assignment. (Removable drive E: or it may be a different letter on your computer) 5. Click the filename. Click the Open button. The filename is filled in the textbox to the left of the Browse button. 6. Click the Upload this File button below the filename textbox.

When Submitting Multiple Files for One Completed Assignment or Test

There will be times in this course that you will need to submit multiple files for one assignment or test. This example shows how to submit the completed assignments for such assignments. You may refer back to these instructions when it is time to submit these files.

1. After completing the assignments save them to your USB flash drive or computer. 2. Access MRI Learning using your username and password. 3. Click on the assignment. 4. Click the BROWSE button 5. Navigate to your Removable disk E: or where you stored the files 6. Double-click the filename. The filename is placed in the textbox. 7. Click the UPLOAD THIS FILE button. 8. Click the BROWSE button again to locate the second file to upload. 9. Navigate to your Removable disk E: or where you stored the files 10. Double-click the additional filename. The filename is placed in the textbox. 11. Click the UPLOAD THIS FILE button.

12. Once you have uploaded the required files, you may be asked to type a note to your instructor. You can do this by clicking the Edit button in the Notes area. 13. Next, you should review the directions and verify you have met the requirements for the assignments. 14. Lastly, Click the Send for Marking button to submit your assignment to your instructor for grading.

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Note: Your instructor may set the assignment to let you resubmit the file for the due date.

Viewing Offline Assignments:

An offline assignment looks similar to the other types but you will not need to submit a file or type text into MRI Learning. An Offline assignment is just a set of directions given by your instructor for you to complete outside of MRI Learning. To view an offline assignment you should: 1. Click on the assignment link from one of these locations: main course page, the assignments page or the calendar block. 2. Read the directions given by your instructor. 3. Complete the assignment as given.

To submit a file in an assignment you should:

1. Click on the assignment link from one of these locations: main course page, the assignments page or

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the calendar block.2. Read the directions given by your instructor.3. Click the browse button and locate the file you wish to upload on your computer for the assignment.4. Select the file you wish to upload in the File Upload window and click the open button.5. Once the file path is listed in the Browse field, click the Upload this File button.Note: If your instructor lets you submit the file more than once, you will see the file listed in the DraftSubmission area.Note: You may also delete the submission at this stage by clicking the red X next to the file link.

Testing in MRI Learning:

Testing in MRI Learning is very user friendly and most students like it. MRI Learning tests are computer graded which allow the student to receive their grade immediately in most cases. However, there are a few very important things you need to know before taking your first test in MRI Learning.

When your instructor is ready for you to take a test typically a link will appear. Be sure you've read any information provided by your instructor as to when you should take the test. Never enter a test unless you are prepared to complete it. It is important to plan the time you'll take your test. Once you start a test there is no "turning back". You should take your test at a time when you'll have few distractions. You should be certain you have a stable internet connection prior to taking a test. If you have a high speed connection you won't really need to worry about this, it's mainly a concern for dialup users. If you tend to get "kicked off" of the internet at a certain time try not to take your test at those times. Also, if you have a real problem maintaining a connection consider taking your test on another computer – maybe one in the library, the labs on campus or even a friend's house. Sometimes it helps to leave your email program on to keep connection active while you're testing. Occasionally your instructor may password a test. If you are asked for a password when trying to enter a test you'll need to obtain the password from the instructor. Be very careful of capitalization when keying passwords. Your test may be timed. If so, you'll see a timer appear at the top left of the screen when you enter your test. This timer will count down the time you have left to complete your test.When you've answered all questions scroll down to the bottom and click the "Submit All and Finish" button.

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Your score will appear in the gray box at the top of the page. You may miss a fill in the blank question due to spelling. If so, contact your instructor. They may or may not give you credit for the question. If your test includes essay or short answer questions those must be graded individually by your instructor. You are not awarded any points for those questions until the instructor has graded them.

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Documents

Student Training Guide