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Vista Training: Express Modules
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How Do I Set Up My Course Section?
How to select tools and organize the homepage and course menu.
How Do I Add Content?
How to add a syllabus, or other files, to the course: files, folders, multimedia (audio, video). How to use the File Manager and organize content.
How Do I Build a Learning Module?
How to organize and deliver content and activities in organized Learning Modules, which allow for integration of discussions, chats, assignments, assessments, Web links and more.
How Do I Add TA’s to My Course?
How Do I Create and Manage Groups?
How to set up student teams manually, randomly, or by sign-up sheet. How to correlate group assignments, discussions, or chat rooms.
How Do I Integrate a Grading Rubric?
How to integrate an existing rubric into the online grading form.
How Do I Create and Manage Assignments?
How to set up assignments for individuals or groups and how to grade and give feedback.
How Do I Create and Manage Discussions?
How to create categories for discussion topics; choose among types of discussions; choose between public or private.
How Do I Grade Discussions?
How Do I Create and Manage Assessments?
How to create quizzes, surveys and self-tests. How to choose settings, grade quizzes, and give feedback.
How Do I Discourage Cheating?
How to use strategies and technologies to promote academic honesty in practical ways.
How Do I Keep Students Timed-on-Task?
How to use announcements, sessions, and selective release to help students succeed.
How Do I Link to Journal Articles, eBooks and eReserves?
How to use the Web Links tool and Vista's HTML Creator to create and manage links to library materials, and how to place these links within Learning Modules .
How Do I Prevent Plagiarism?
How Do I Put Video Online?
How to upload, or link to, video files. How to determine file size optimized for online viewing.
How Do I Use Respondus?
How to create quiz questions in Respondus (offline) and move them online.
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