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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