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ManagingeLearningwithEasyCampus

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IntroductionThisJobAidisacompanionpieceforawebinarentitledManagingeLearningwithEasyCampuspresentedby

TeamEZSkillzonSaturdayOctober23,2010.However,itcanalsobeusedasastandaloneresourceforgetting

startedwithEducadiumsEasyCampusLearningManagementSystem.EasyCampusisahosted,browser-based

servicethatrequiresnospecialsoftware.Tryingtocovereverythingyouneedtoknowtogetstartedwith

EasyCampusisbeyondthescopeofthisJobAid.Inordertohelpgetyoustarted,weveincludedasectionatthe

endofthedocumentdedicatedtoadditionalresourcessuchasquickstartguides,stepbystepvideotutorialsand

terminologydefinitionsspecifictoEasyCampus.

TolearnmoreaboutEasyCampus,checkoutthewebinarbelow:

https://connect.cuonline.edu/easycampus

TABLEOFCONTENTS

IntroductionApplicationsofEasyCampus ......................................................... 2

HowtoEdittheTitleofaLesson ......................................................... 3

HowtoAddaTextFiletoaLesson ......................................................... 5

HowtoEmbedaYouTubeVideo ......................................................... 7

HowtoEmbedaLink ......................................................... 11

HowtoAddaChatBlock ......................................................... 13

HowtoCreateaCertificate ......................................................... 15

HowtoViewStudentProgress(Gradebook) ......................................................... 17

FrequentlyAskedQuestionsandAdditionalResources ......................................................... 20

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InstructionalApplicationsofEasyCampus

EducadiumsEasyCampusisalearningmanagementsystemthatallowsyoutocreateandmanageanentireonline

campus.Administratorsandteacherscanaddeducationalcontentintheformofcourseswhichcanthenbe

administeredtostudents.WhilecoursecreationusingEasyCampusissimpleandfunctional,itsprocessingthe

datageneratedwhilestudentsnavigatecourseswherethelearningmanagementpartofEasyCampusreallyshines.

EasyCampusallowsinstructorstotrackandcomparestudentperformancewithoutthemenialandtime-

consumingworkofmanualgradetracking.Someassignmentsuchasessaysneedtobepersonallygradedby

instructors,whichEasyCampusallows,forbutotherDoactivitiessuchasmultiplechoicetestsaremore

effectivelyandefficientlygradedbythesoftware.EasyCampuscaninstantlytellinstructorshowlongJakeor

Ashleytooktogetthrougheachlessonandhowtheydidonalltheassignmentsandteststherein.Byhavingthis

informationavailableandorganized,instructorscanspendmoretimeonlessoncontentandlesstimemanually

gradingtestsandaddingallthosegradestogethertofigureafinalcoursepercentage.

GradingisnottheonlyuseforthedataEasyCampusmakesavailable.EachcourseinEasyCampusisitsown

valuableformativeevaluationtool.Itgivesinstructorsdatabywhichtotellifthingslikelessontimingneedtobe

tweaked.Italsohelpsevaluatecoursecontent.AfteradministeringanEasyCampuscourseonce,aninstructorhas

dataimmediatelyavailableontheeffectivenessofeachpartofthatcourse.Forexample,ifeveryoneintheclass

gottest3question7wrongitisimmediatelyapparentthateitherthequestionorthecontentthequestionrefers

toneedsre-working.EasyCampusdoestheworkofcollectingandorganizingthiskindofdata.Therefore,itis

mucheasierforinstructorstospottrendsandpatternsthattheymightnothavenoticedafterthedrudgeryof

manuallycollectingandrecordingthedata.

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HowtoEdittheTitleofaLesson

1. ClickEditThisPageatthetop-rightofthepage

2.

Thisiswhatyouwillsee:

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3. ClickonEditiconabovelessontitle.

4. YouarethentakentoanUpdatingResourcepage:

AnotherwaytogettotheUpdatingResourcesscreenistoclicktheEditatthebottomoftheblock.

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5. OnceintheUpdatingResourcepageyoucaneditallaspectsoftheblock.

6. Oncesatisfiedwiththechanges,scrolldownandeitherchoosetoSaveandReturntoCourse(whichwillkeepyouineditingmode)orSaveandDisplay(whichtakesyoutotheupdatedpageasastudentwould

seeit.)

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HowtoAddaTextFiletoaLesson1. Clickintoalesson,inthisexample,Week2

2. ClickonLessonFiles,inthisexampleWeek2Files

3. ThisiswhatweseeinWeek2Files(wherenofileshavebeenuploadedatthistime)

4. ClickEditFilesinthetop-rightcorner

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5. Thisisthepagethatappears:

6. ClickUploadaFileinthebottom-right.

7. Thisscreenappears:

8. Find,select,anduploadyourfile.

9. Thisscreenwillappear:

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10. ReturntotheLessonHomePage(Week2inthisexample)toconfirmthefilehasbeenuploaded.

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HowtoEmbedaYouTubeVideo

1. ObtaintheembeddedcodefortheYouTubevideoyouwanttoembed(theEasyCampustrainingvideointhisexample).

2. ClicktoobtainthecodethatyoullbeinsertingintoyourEasyCampuslesson.

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3. SelectEditintheblockyouwantthevideotoappear(Week3homepageinthisexample.

4. MakesureyouareinEditmode.

5. Yourscreenshouldlooklikethis:

6. EntertheEditingResourcepagebyclickingontheEditiconforwhicheverblockyouareediting(Lesson

ThreeTitleinthisexample).

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7. Yourscreenshouldnowlooklikethis:

8. DeterminewhereyoudliketoembedthevideoandclicktheToggleHTMLSourceicon,whichlookslikethis:

9. Yourselectionwillnowlooklikethis:

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10. PasteinthecodeyouobtainedfromYouTube:

11. ClickeitherSaveandReturntoCourseorSaveandDisplaytoexittheresourcesscreen.

12. YoucanseetheLessonHomePagehasbeenmodifiedandtheYouTubevideohasbeenembeddedintotheblock.

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HowtoEmbedaLink

1. ThisprocedureisidenticaltoembeddingaYouTubevideo,withoneexception,youpasteinthelinkratherthanthevideocode.

2. Inthisexample,wellembedalinkintheWeek2homepage.

3. EnterEditmodefortheblockyouwishtoaddthelink.

4. Highlightortypeinthetextyouwanttolink(Clickherefordictionaryinthisexample).

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5. ClickontheInsertWebLinkicon,whichlookslikethis:

6. Thisiswhatappears:

7. TypeintheURLyouwishtolinkandclickOK

8. Thisiswhatyoushouldsee.Noticethelinkedtexthaschangedcolor.

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9. ClickSaveandReturntoCourseorSaveandDisplaytocompletethejob.

10. HereswhattheLessonHomePagenowlookslike.NoticetheClickherefordictionarylinkthathasnowbeenadded.Clickingonthelinkwilltakeyoutowww.dictionary.com.

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HowtoAddaChatBlock1. MakesureyouareinEditmodewhereveryouwanttoaddthechatblock(Week3inthisexample).

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2. Thisiswhatyourscreenshouldlooklike.NoticetheAddExistingActivitydropdownmenuthatappearswhenyouareineditmode.

3. ChooseChatfromthedropdownmenu.

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4. NoticetheChatBlockwasaddedbeneaththeFilesBlock.

5. ClickingonChatwillallowyoutoenterthechat.

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HowtoCreateaCertificate

1. MakesureyouareinanEditModeofalesson(Week3inthisexample).

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2. ClickontheManageActivitiestab.

3. SelectCertificatefromtheAddanactivitydropdownmenu.

4. Thisiswhatappears:

5. Titleanddescribethecertificateyouarecreating.SaveyourworkbyclickingSaveandReturntoCourseorSaveandDisplay.

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6. ThecertificateyoucreatedwillnobedisplayedintheAddanActivitydropdownmenuinthelessonhomepage(whenviewinginEditmode).

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HowtoViewStudentProgress(Gradebook)

1. ClickonGradebook.

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2. Thisiswhatappears:

3. ClickonGrades

4. Alistofgradeditemswillappear.

5. Chooseallusersfromthedropdownmenuinthetop-right.

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6. Agradebookforalluserswillappear.

7. OnceinthispageyoumayclickonthevariousGradeitemsformoredetailsand/ortoupdategradesandgiveadditionalfeedback.

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FrequentlyAskedQuestionsandAdditionalResources

Q:HowmuchisEasyCampus?

A:EasyCampusExpressisfreeforupto25users

Findpricinginformationandpackagecomparisonsat

http://www.educadium.com/component/taxonomy/tag/lms.html

Q:WhatkindsoftrainingresourcesareavailableforEasyCampus?A:EasyCampusquickstartguidesandstep-by-steptutorials

http://www.educadium.com/EasyCampusSupport/tutorials/step-guides.html

Q:Whatotherresourcesareavailable?

A:EasyCampusvideoquickstartguidelibrary

http://www.educadium.com/quickstart.html

http://www.educadium.com/tutorials/videos.html

Foramoredetailedlistofcommonlyaskedquestions,refertoEducadiumscomprehensiveFAQsite:

http://www.educadium.com/aboutus/faq.html