authoring tool 7.0.7 user guide

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Authoring Tool 7.0.7

Authoring Tool

User Guide

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Contents

1.0 IntroductionLearning Pool Authoring Tool ..................................................................................2

2.0 Using the Authoring Tool ................................................................................................................2

3.0 Projects..10

4.0 Audio Studio ..................................................................................................................................17

5.0 Sections ......................................................................................................................................... 23

6.0 Pages ............................................................................................................................................. 23

7.0 Graphics ........................................................................................................................................ 24

8.0 Format Text .................................................................................................................................. 24

9.0 Page Templates ............................................................................................................................. 28

10.0 Spell Checking ............................................................................................................................. 56

11.0 Preview a Project ........................................................................................................................ 57

12.0 Instructional Design Diagnostics ................................................................................................. 57

13.0 Publish a Project ......................................................................................................................... 61

14.0 Publishing assessment SCORM options ...................................................................................... 63

15.0 Reusing course elements ............................................................................................................ 64

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1.0 IntroductionLearning Pool Authoring Tool

The Learning Pool Authoring Tool is an entry-level content creation tool designed to allow rapid

development of e-learning materials that can be delivered from an Intranet, Internet or a standalone

PC.

It uses templates to generate electronic pages containing text, graphics and interactive elements.

These pages are assembled into chapters or sections and the tool automatically creates navigation

systems between pages and sections.

The tool requires a similar level of IT skills to those required to use normal office software and most

users can start to build material after a day of training.

The tool has a number of powerful output options so the user can publish projects to fit with their

learning needs. The output consists of HTML and JavaScript files for delivery in a number of settings:

locally on a PC, on an Intranet, the Internet or through a SCORM compliant LMS.

2.0 Using the Authoring Tool E-learning Module StructureAn e-learning module created using the Learning Pool Authoring Tool will have the following

structure:

A module can contain a number of sections (similar to chapters in a book). Each section can contain

a number of pages. You can add as many sections or pages as you want to a module. In a typical

module, each section covers a different topic.

Navigating a course

The output of the Authoring Tool is standard HTML and JavaScript, which appears as a set of web

pages viewable with a standard web browser, such as Microsoft Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or

Mozilla Firefox.

The Authoring Tool automatically generates a top-level menu page containing hyperlinks to all of the

sections, and the navigation links between the module pages. Within each section, the pages are

accessed in sequence using Next and Back hyperlink buttons. There is a Menu hyperlink button link

on each page, which links to the menu page.

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Getting Started

To launch the Authoring Tool, click the icon on your desktop. Or select StartProgramsAuthoring

Tool Version 7

The Authoring Tool opens.

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Global Preferences

Any settings you make here will apply to all projects you create. To set the Global Preferences for

your projects. Select FileGlobal Preferences.

In the Global Preferences

dialogue box, you can set

the default

font

design

project folder

autosave interval

number of recent files

to display

background

configuration

Default Fonts

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Default Design

The default design controls the colour scheme of the project output (such as the colour of the

buttons). To select a design, click Changeand select a design from list and click OK.

Autosave

To set the Autosave interval, select the interval from the drop-down menu. It is recommended

to set this to 10 minutes when enabling the Autosave feature (disabled by default). Remember,

Autosave is not a substitute for saving your work regularly.

Please note: When creating learning content using the Authoring Tool, Learning Pool

recommends that the user saves the project to a local disk.

Most Recent Display

To set the number of recent items to display, select the number from the Drop Down menu.

Background Design

It is also possible to choose the background images to be used in the course pages. To do this, click

the Backgroundsbutton

In the Global Backgrounds dialogue box, you can select individual background styles for the

Upper, Middle and Lower designs. You can also select a tile.

Changing the background images should be done carefully with due care paid to dimensions. Each

image must have the same width as the others for a change to be done successfully, with the

chosen width being between 750 and 900 (the optimum being 800).

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- Upper Design image is used as the top banner in the published course pages.

- The Middle Design image is repeated through the centre of the page. This image should

optimally be 1-10 pixels in height. Once selected, the picture shown on the page is a sample

of the image repeated as it would be in the course.

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The Lower Design image is used as the footer and the container for navigation buttons. The

minimum height for this image is 35 pixels.

Alternatively, you can select a background design that is stored in a folder. To do this, click Store.

Then select the background design and click OK.

The settings chosen in this screen will be applied to allnew projects created by the user.

Configuration

Clicking the Configuration button will open the Advanced Project Configuration box. This can also be

accessed via the Tools menu when a project is open.

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Standard Project, Font Colours

You can change the colour

of title and body text in

your project. Click the

colour box beside the type

of text you want to change

(project title, page title,

body text or footer text),

select the colour required

and click

OK.

For custom colours click

the Custom tab.

Move the sliders to

achieve the desired

colour. Or, if you know the

RGB value of the colour,

enter it in the fields below

the slider. Click OK.

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If you wish to reset the

colours to their original

state, click the Defaults

button.

Remember to click OKin

the Advanced Project

Configuration box to

save your changes.

Standard Project, Alternative Text

The Alternative Text section allows you to customize the

Alternative Text that appears when a users mouse hoversover a button. This is also the text a screen reader will

output for blind or partially sighted user.

Select the button from the drop-down list and type your

own description in the Alternative Text when Published

field. Click OK.

Accessible Project

In the Accessible Project

tabbed page you cancustomise the text

description of a particular

template.

Choose the template from

the drop-down list and list

and type your own

description in the

Accessible Description for

the Template field. Click

OK.

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Default Colours

In the default colours tab

you can set globally the

colours for:

Open input pages

Hot text pages

Multiple choice and

select from list questions

3.0 Projects

Create a New Project

To create a new project, select FileNew Project.

In the New Project

dialogue box, enter the

Project Name, Location,

Project Title and Number

of Initial Sections.

By default, all courses will be

saved to x:\Learning Pool\

(wherexis the drive letter

where the authoring tool is

installed). To change the

location in which the new

course will be created, click

the button. Then select a

different folder from the

Folder dialogue box.

Click OKto save the new project

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The authoring tool screen is divided into two panes:

1. The Structure Pane (L)

2.

The Edit/Preview Pane (R)

In the Structure Pane, you can view the module structure and navigate to sections and pages. In

the Edit/Preview pane, there are two tabbed pages. You select the Edit tab to add or edit

information about a section or page. You select the Preview page to preview a section or page.

Entering Module Information

General Information

Information about the module is entered in the Project Title Description form. To access it, click

on the top level folder (Project Title) in the Edit/Preview Pane.

Project Title

The title you specified when creating the new module is automatically entered in the Project Title

field. If you want to change the project title, you can select the text to edit it.

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Authors Name

You enter the name of the author/authors of the module in this field. This information is stored

within the project so that the author can be identifiedit does not appear on any screen.

Front Page Title

You enter a title for the front (or menu) page in the Front Page Title field. The front page title

will appear on the front/menu page only.

Front Page Text

You enter text for the front (or menu) page in the Front Page Text field. For example, you can enter

a welcome message for users and give them a brief overview of the module. The front page title will

appear on the front/menu page only.

Choosing a Menu type

You choose a menu using the menu tabs. There are three types of menu to choose from:

1.

Interactive Menu

2. Traditional Menu

3. Flash Menu

If you choose to use a flash menu, you can click the Menubutton on the Flash Menu tabbed

page to change the menu layout.

Adding a Logo

You add a logo on each page of the module to personalize the material. To do this, you must have

an image of the logo in JPG, PNG or GIF format. The recommended maximum size for the logo

image is 75 to 80 pixels high.

To add a logo image:

1.

Click Browsein the Select a Logo file section of the Project Title Description page

2. Click Browse and navigate to the file

3. Then select the logo and click Open

4.

Enter a text description of the image in the Text Alternative for Image field

Resizing a Logo

If you add a logo that is over the recommended maximum size, you can resize the logo. There are

two ways to resize

a

logo:

1. You can select the checkbox Allow the system to automatically resize logo to fit in design

(recommended).

2.

Alternatively, you can manually resize the logo.

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Next, select Imageto see the Image menu.

You can choose from three options:

1. Resize Using Width

2. Resize Using Height

3.

General Resize

To resize using width, select Resize Using WidthSnap to Recommended Width.

To resize using height, select Resize Using HeightSnap to Recommended Height.

To perform a general resize, select General Resizeand then select Resize to 50%or Select Resize

Percentage(this option will allow you to select the percentage by which you want to resize the

image).

Once youve chosen how to resize the image, the image is resized to your specified size. To undo a

change you have made to the image size, select ImageUndo. If youre happy with your changes to

the image size, you can save your changes. To do this, select FileSave.

Although you have saved the changes, you can revert back to the previous version of the image.

To do this, select FileReload Image. The original image is reloaded.

Note on resizing logo images

When resizing images, remember to look at how the resized image appears in the course. To do this,

you can select File Preview Project to preview the course or preview the image in the Preview

tabbed page. Sometimes it may be necessary to resize or redesign the image in a graphic design

application before adding it to a course.

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Project preferences

On the Project Title Description form, you can set preferences for the current project. This

will over-write any preferences you previously set using Global preferences for this project

only.

Project Font

You can select a default font for all module pages. To set the font, carry out these steps:

1. Click Fontsin the Project Font section of the pane

2.

In the Font dialogue box, select the font, font style and font size

3.

Then click OK

Output Details

The Output Details

function enables you to

set various output design

details for the current

project.

To open the Output

Design Details dialogue

box, click Designon theProject Title Description

form.

Design

You can set the output design for the current project. To do this, first click Change Buttonsto

open the Select Buttons dialogue box.

Then select a design from the list and click OK.

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Background Design

To change the background design for the current project, click Change Background. You can

select Upper, Middle and Lower designs for the project. You can also set a background tile. See

Background Designfor more details.

Note: Any alterations will only apply to this project only.

Section Navigation

The Section Navigation facility enables you to control how

users navigate the module. You can allow users to move

between sections automatically without having to return to the

menu. Alternatively, you can force users to return to the menu

at the end of each section.

Page Bookmarking

The Page Bookmarking facility enables you to set bookmarking

for the modulebookmarking tracks learner progress to enable

them to dip in and out of the learning. For example, suppose a

learner is on page 4 of section 3 and they decide to exit the

module and finish it later. The next time they open it module, it

will open on page 4 of section 3.

You can choose not to bookmark or you can set all sections to be bookmarked. Alternatively, you

can choose to only bookmark non-assessment sections. This means that if the learner has started

the assessment and exits the course, they will be returned to the start of the assessment the next

time they open the course. If they exit the course during any other section, they will be returned to

the last page they were on when they reopen it.

Include Files/images

The Include Files facility enables you to include files thatare referenced from flash files in the course. Ordinarily the

AT will only package up files that are referenced from the

tool in order to keep the output size as small as possible.

However, if you select the All files in included_files folder

option any files saved in the included_files folder will

appear in the output on publish.

If you select the All files in images\user folderoption, all

images saved in the images\user folder will be appear.

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Audio

You can add audio files

to some of your module

pages.

To enable audio, select the

Allow Audio

Files checkbox.

Click OKto apply the

preferences to the

current project.

If you chose to allow audio files, a new audio button will appear at the top right-hand side of pages

in the edit pane.

To add audio to a page, first click the audio button to open the Attach a Sound File to this

Page dialogue box.

To add the audio file, first click

Browse.

In the Please Select Audio

dialogue box, navigate to the

audio file.

Select the Audio file and click

Open.

Finally, click OKto complete.

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Once an audio file is added, the Listen button will be available on the Play Audio file dialogue

box. Click Listento open the Play Audio File dialogue box. Click Playto preview the audio file

you added. Click OK.

Once a page has an audio file attached, the audio button on the preview pane will change to reflect

this:

Without Audio

With Audio

4.0 Audio Studio

The Audio Studio allows you to record voiceovers for pages and play audio in your project.

To open the Audio Recording dialogue box, select ToolsAudio StudioAudio Record/Convert

This Project.

Audio formats

If you have numerous recordings (or a few very long recordings), it is advisable to use a different

recording format to the default Wave (.wav). We recommend you use the widely supported MPEG

Layer-3 (MP3) format. To change the format:

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Give the recording a name in the Sound Name File- Click Select Formatand choose MPEG Layer-3 from the Format drop-down list

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The attributes setting can be left at the default setting

- Click ok

It is possible to alter the Sample rate of the recording. This will have two effects on the quality of

recording. The higher the Sample rate, the greater the sound. However, this will result in a larger

file. If you use a high Sample rate for simple audio (such as voice or midi), it will result in a

needlessly large file. If you use too low a Sample rate, the sound quality will suffer but the file will

be smaller.

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Recording a voice over

To record a voice over you will need to:

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Change the Source to Microphone. To do this, click the Source Drop Down menu andselect Microphone from the drop-down list.

2. Enter a name for the recording in the Sound Name text field.

3.

Click Record.

It is important to monitor the two Channel meters at the bottom of the dialogue box. These need to

be flickering in green and amber while you talk. If they constantly turn red, you are either talking

too loud or have the record volume too high. To resolve this, stop the recording and lower Volume

slider. If the meter does not fill green/amber while you are talking, then you are talking too quietly

and need to turn the recording volume up.

Recording a sound from your speakers

If you wish to record a sound clip that is playing through your speakers, you will need to:

1. Change the Source to Stereo Mix. To do this, click the Source Drop Down menu and select

Stereo Mix from the drop-down list.

2. Enter a name for the recording in the Sound Name text field.

3. Click Record.

It is important to monitor the two Channel meters at the bottom of the dialogue box. These need to

be flickering in green and amber while the sound is playing. If they constantly turn red, the sound is

too loud or you have the record volume too high. To resolve this, stop the recording and lower the

Volume slider or turn down the playback volume of the sound. If the meter does not fill

green/amber while the sound is playing, then it is too quiet and the recording volume or playback

volume needs to be increased.

Accessibility

To enable the Accessible Publishing option, open the Output Designs Details dialogue box

and select the For Accessibility Publishing checkbox. A number of features are now enabled

in the Authoring Tool:

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on each page you can

now add textual

transcripts to replace or

override the generic

content set for the page.

To do this, click the AAA

button on the topright

hand corner of the

screen.

Once you have set the alternative text content, the AAA button

will have a tick to notify that this is being used for the accessiblemodule version.

When you Publish the project, the

Accessible

Diagnostic screen is displayed.

This screen will flag potential issues:

Redalternative text has not

been provided for an image orimages

Orangethe alternative text

transcript provided for a page

is very short and should be

reviewed

Yellowno text

alternative has been

provided for a

multimedia page

If you wish to ignore the issues

and publish the course, click

Publish.

To fix the issues, click Returnto go back to the project. Pages

with accessibility problems will be highlighted in the

appropriate colour in the structure pane.

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Each page published in the

accessible format has a

descriptive introduction which

informs the learner about the

page type. This is particularlyuseful for screen readers so that

they can be aware of what the

generic page structure is and

what elements have been

removed e.g. flash or multimedia.

Glossary

You can add an external glossary or create a new glossary for your module. To define a glossary, firstclick Glossaryin the Project Glossary/Help File section of the Project Title Description page.

In the Glossary Details dialogue box you can select an external file or define a new glossary.

Glossary is an external file

If the glossary is an

external file, enter the

name of the file in the File

Name field and click OK.

User defined Glossary

If you choose to create a

new glossary, click Add to

add an item.

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Enter a word and description

in the Add Item dialogue box

and click OK.

The item has been added to

your glossary.

To edit a glossary item,

select the item and click

Change or double-click the

item on the list to open the

Edit Item dialogue box.

To remove a glossary

item, select the item and

click Remove.

Click OKto close the

dialogue box.

Users can access the

glossary by clicking the

button will be added to the

bottom of the page.

Help File

The Authoring

Tool allows you

to reference a

help file for your

e-learning

project.

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Navigate to the file you wish to include as the help file. This could be a html file or a Word

document. Select the file and press Open. The file will be added to the project Included Files folder

C:\Learning Pool\project name\included_files\

Please note: when adding a help file, you may need to change the Files of type to All Files (*.*).

A help button will be added to the menu on the course module.

You can remove this help file by pressing the Reset button on the Project Title Description screen.

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5.0 Sections

Introduction

When you create a module, you specify the number of sections to have initially. In this case, you

have three sections. To name a section, select it in the Structure pane and enter a title in the

Edit/Preview pane.

Add a Section

To add a section before the current section, select SectionsInsert Section Before. Alternatively,

right click the section and select Insert Section Before. To insert a section after the current section,

select SectionsInsert SectionAfter. Alternatively, right click a section and selectInsert Section

After.

Delete a Section

To delete a section, select the section you want to delete and select SectionsDelete Section.

Alternatively, right click the section you want to delete and select Delete Section.

6.0 Pages

Introduction

You can add pages to the module sections. You can also delete pages. You can add pages

before or after other pages. You can edit and preview pages in the Edit/Preview pane.

Add a Page

To add a page, first select the Pagesmenu.

Add a page after the current page

To add a page after the current page, select PagesInsert Page Afterand select the type of page

you want to add. Alternatively, right click the page you want to add the page after and select Insert

Page Afterand select the type of page you want to add.

Add a page before the current page

To add a page before the current page, select PagesInsert Page Beforeand select the type of pageyou want to add. Alternatively, right click the page you want to add the page before and select

Insert Page Beforeand select the type of page you want to add.

Delete a Page

To delete a page, select the page you want to delete and select PagesDelete Page.

Alternatively, right click the page you want to delete and select Delete Page.

Edit a Page

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Preview a Page

To Preview a page, click the Preview tab in the Edit/Preview pane (right-hand side of screen). On

changing view to Preview, a meter appears which shows the progress of creating the preview.

7.0 Graphics

Add a Graphic

To add a graphic to a text and graphic or clickable graphic page, click Browsein the Select a Picture

File section.

Then navigate to the folder the graphic file is in. Select the image you want to insert and click Open.

You can add alternative text for the image in the alternative text field. This enables users with screen

readers to hear a description of the image and increases the accessibility of the page.

On some pages, leaving the picture blank will result in the text *No image specified+, so you will

need to add a graphic to these pages.

Remove / Reset a Graphic

To remove a graphic, click Resetor click Browseto add another graphic. Removing or resetting a

graphic wont change the alternative text. To change the alternative text, delete the text in the field

and enter the new graphic description.

8.0 Format Text

To format text, double click a text field in the Edit View to open the Format Text Editing dialogue

box.

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At the top of the box are three tabs (or Views). The tab that is selected determines what actions are

available.

View Description

Edit In this view, you can edit the contents of the text field, including the

format of the text (eg. Bold, italicsand underline).Links In this view, you can add, edit and remove hyperlinks in the text field.

Preview In this view, you can preview how the text and links will look in the final

presentation of the course.

Edit View

To access the Edit view, click the Edit tab. In the Edit view, there is a toolbar beneath the

tabs containing four buttons: Italic, Bold, Underline, Text Colour and Bullet.

Italics

To format text in italics, select the text to format and click i(Italic). [Shortcut:Ctrl + i]

Bold

To format text in Bold, select the text to format and click B (Bold). [Shortcut: Ctrl + b]

Underline

To underline text, select the text to format and click u(Underline). [Shortcut: Ctrl + u]

Font Colour

To change the font colour, select the text to format and click Text Colourto open the Colour

dialogue box. The colour dialogue box has two views (Basic and Custom).

Basic Colour selection

In the basic view, there are

colour swatches on the left-

hand side. If you click a colour

swatch, the colour area on the

right-hand side will change to

the chosen colour.

When you have selected the

desired colour, click OK and the

colour will be applied to the text

field.

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Advanced Colour selection

To open the custom view, click

the Custom tab. Move the

sliders to achieve the desired

colour. Or, if you know the RGB

value of the colour, enter it in

the fields below the slider. Click

OK.

Bullets

To bullet a line/block of text, select the text and click . Alternatively, click the button prior to

entering the text.

Blank bullet points will not show in the preview pane or in the final published output.

Please note: You can format text as Bold, Underline or Italic using the shortcut keys, without

having to open the Format Text Editing dialogue box.

Links View

To open the Format Text Editing Links view, click the Links tab.

Adding a Hyperlink

To add a hyperlink, click @ (Add a hyperlink).

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In the Enter New Link dialogue box, select the type of link you want to include. You can:

- Include a File

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Link to a File

- Link to a Website

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Add an email link

Once you have selected the type of link you want to add, you enter a caption to display for the link

in the Caption field. If you want to link to a web site, enter the URL in the Location field. Enter the

email address if adding an email link. If you want to include a file or link to a file, click Browseto

navigate to the file.

Editing a Hyperlink

There are two ways to edit a hyperlink. You can right-click the link and select Edit Link. Alternatively,

place the cursor in the link and click @ (Add a hyperlink).

Both will open the Enter New Link dialogue box. Edit the link and click OKto save the changes.

Removing a Hyperlink

To remove a hyperlink, right-click the hyperlink and select Remove Link. This will return the

caption text back to normal text.

Following a Hyperlink

To test a link, right-click the link and select Follow Linkfrom the menu. The Authoring Tool will open

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9.0 Page Templates

Introduction

These are the different page templates available in the Authoring Tool:

1.

Introduction and summary

2.

Text only

3. Text with graphic

4. Hot text

5. Clickable graphic

6. Open input

7. Open input feedback

8.

Multiple-choice question with feedback

9.

Select from list with feedback

10.

Drag and drop

11.Single column drag and drop

12.Missing Words

13.

Movie

14.

Flash

15.

Embedded content

16.Jukebox

17.Timeline

18.Quiz Results

To add a page template, you first select PagesInsert Page Before/After(see Add a Page).

9.1 Introduction and summary

Introduction and summary pages are commonly used at the start and/or end of sections.

To add an Introduction and summary page template, select Introduction and summaryfrom the

Pages menu. In the Edit tab, enter a Page Title and Page Text.

9.2 Text only

Text only pages allow you to put two columns of text side by side. To add a Text only page, select

Text onlyfrom the Pages menu.

In the Edit tab, you enter a Page Title, Left Side Text and Right Side Text.

9.3 Text with graphic

Text with graphic template pages allow you to place a graphic and text on the page. To add a Text

with graphic page, select Text with graphicfrom the Pages menu.

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By default, text will appear on the left and the image on the right. You can change the

orientation of the text and graphic by selecting the appropriate orientation from the Text and

Graphic Orientation drop-down list.

9.4 Hot Text

The Hot Text template allows you to add a bulleted list of items that can be clicked for more

information about each item. This template allows you to present text to the user in a more active

and engaging way than in one long page. The bulleted list appears on the right-hand side of the

screen and the information on each item appears on the left-hand side when each point is clicked.

By being able to use the right-hand area, a lot of text can be displayed in this one page.

To add Hot Text page, select Hot textfrom the Pages menu.

Add a Hot Text Page Details

In the Edit tab, enter details as follows:

- Enter a title for the page in the Page Title field.

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Enter an introduction and prompt the user to click the list items in the Initial Text field.

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To select a tab to define hot text details for, click the tab number in the Hot Details section(for example, 1).

- Enter the text to display as a clickable item in the Display Text field.

- Enter the text to display when the item is clicked in the Hot Text field.

Add/Delete a Hot Text Item

By default, there are 6 items on a hot text template. You can add, insert or delete hot spot items.

You can also cut, copy and paste hotspot items. There can be a maximum of 12 hot text items.

To add a hot text item to the end, right click one of the hot text tabs (named 1 6) and select Add

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You can set the clickable items and associated text to display in the following three ways:

- Standard (text is displayed on click)

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Whimsy (text moves into position)

- Slider (accordion style display)

Display Type will be set to Standard by default. To change, choose another display type from the

Display Type drop-down list.

You can also set the colour of each of the clickable items and then select a different colour for the

active or selected item by clicking on the colour blocks as shown below:

And then choosing your colour before clicking OK:

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9.5 Clickable Graphic

Create a Clickable GraphicTo create a clickable graphic, select Clickable graphicfrom the Pages menu. In the Edit tab, you

enter page details such as the Page Title, Initial Text, Image file, Alternative text and Hot spot

details.

Add/Delete a Hot Spot

By default, there are 6 hot spots on a clickable graphic. You can add, insert or delete hot spot items.

You can also cut, copy and paste hotspot items. There can be a maximum of 12 Hot Spots.

To add a hot spot, right click one of the hot spot tabs (named 1 6) and select Add Item. To delete

a hot spot, right click the hot spot you want to delete and select Delete Item.

Defining Hot Spot details

To define a graphic hot spot, first click the tab of the hot spot you want to define. Click Set. In the

Select your desired Hot Spot dialogue box, click the shape you want to usePoly, Rector Circ. Click

and drag the shape over the area you want to define as a hot spot and click OK. Enter the display

text. Repeat as necessary.

Circle

To create a circular hotspot, click Circand drag out the desired size of circle. The circle can be

resized using the red squares on the four corners.

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Rectangle

To create a rectangular/square hotspot, click Rectand drag out the desired size of rectangle.

This can be resized using the red squares on each corner.

PolygonTo create a hotspot of any shape, click Poly. To start drawing your shape, click once on the picture,

move the mouse to the next point and click. Continue this process until the final point. To complete

the shape on your last point, double-click. There are three colours seen whilst creating the polygon

hotspot.

Colour Meaning

Blue Current line/drawn line whilst creating polygon

Red Undrawn lines

Black Completed polygon

The points of the shape can be moved to resize or change the shape of the polygon.

Note: If you make a mistake while creating a hotspot, click the hotspot button again to delete the

previous shape and restart the process.

Hot Spot Alternative Text

You can add alternative text for a hot spot which will pop up when the user rolls over the hot spot

on the image. To do this, enter the alternative text in the Text Alternative for Hot Spot field.

Remove / Reset a Hot Spot

To clear a hotspot, click Reset. If you click Setwhen a hotspot is already defined, the Hot Spot

Dialogue box will open with the previously set hot spot drawn for you. You can then edit the

hotspot.

Display Type

You can the hotspot text to display in one of the following ways:

- Standardright (text is displayed to the right of the image)

- Standardleft (text is displayed to the left of the image)

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- Standardtext below (text is displayed below the image)

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Gradientright (text is displayed to the right of the image in a gradient background)

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Gradientleft (text is displayed to the left of the image in a gradient background)

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Gradientbelow (text is displayed below the image in a gradient background)

Display Type will be set to Standardright by default. To change, choose another display type from

the Display Type drop-down list.

9.6 Open Input

The Open Input template allows you to add questions where the user types in some thoughts on a

topic you are dealing with. The Open Input Feedback template can be used with the Open Input

template to give users feedback to compare their answers to.

Example: Open Input

To add an Open Input page template, select PagesInsert Page After/BeforeOpen input.

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Add Open Input page details


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Enter a title for the page in the Page Title field.- You can enter header text to appear above the input box in the Top of Page Text field.

- You can enter text to appear to the left of the input box in the Left-Hand Side of Page field.

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Select the Show Printable Version Message tick box if you would like the learner to

have a printable version of the page.

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To set an Input Index for the page, click the Input Index Drop Down menu and select and

index from the drop-down listthis has two uses:

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Index Use 1

You can assign the same index number to another Open Input question later in the module. When

you do this, the text entered by the student in the first question is displayed in the second question.

The user can then add more text to that already entered.

Index Use 2

You can use an Open Input Feddback template after an Open Input template to provide the user

with feedback to compare their answer to.

To do this, you can type the suggested answers to show on the left hand-side in the Text (left) field.

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And you select the index of the Open Input question that you want to display in the right-hand pane.

This will display the text that the user entered in that question beside your suggested answers.

Choosing the Background Shade Radio button allows you to change the background colour of the

panels. To change the background shade, click the shaded box, choose a colour and click OK.

Alternatively, you can set the index of the left-hand pane to display user generated content on the

left-hand side of the screen.

Note: A course can contain up to 20 different Open Input templates.

9.7 Open Input feedback

The Open Input feedback template is used to give the user feedback on information they have

entered in an Open Input question.

To add an Open Input Feedback page template, select PagesInsert Page After/BeforeOpeninput feedback.

Add Open Input Feedback page details



- In the Text (Top) field, enter introduction text to appear above the feedback.

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In the Left Hand Panel section of the screen, add a heading to describe the column of text

to display on the left-hand side of the screen.

- In the Left Hand Panel section of the screen, you can select an index to reference an Open

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- Alternatively, you can enter text in the Text (left) field to display on the left-hand side of the

page.

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In the Right Hand Panel section of the screen, add a heading to describe the column of text

to display on the right-hand side of the screen.

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In the Right Hand Panel section of the screen, you can select an index to reference an Open

Input template the information entered by the student in the referenced Open Input

question will be displayed on the right-hand side of the screen.

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Alternatively, you can enter text in the Text (right) field to display on the right-hand side of

the page.

Multiple Choice Question with feedback

The Multiple Choice Question with feedback template allows you to create a simple Multiple-choice

question. A Multiple-choice question consists of a Question Stem and two or more options with only

one option being correct.

This provides an interactive way of testing the users comprehension of the subject matter. To

create a multiple-choice question with feedback, select PagesInsert Page After/Before-

Multiple choice question with feedback.

A multiple choice question with feedback template is added.

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Add Multiple Choice Question Page Details


- You can add a Graphicand alternative textthis is optional with this template type.

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You can select an image effect from the Image Effect drop-down list.- Enter your question in Question Stem field.

- Set the number of attempts the user may make. To do this, click the Number of Attempts

down-pointing arrow and select the number of attempts from the drop-down list.

- To define an option, first click the tab number in the Options & Feedback section (for example,

1). Then

- Enter the text to display as a selectable option in the Option text field.

- Enter the text to be displayed if this option is chosen in the Feedback text field.

- Enter the text to be displayed if the user exhausts the number of attempts withoutgetting the correct answer in the Final incorrect feedback field.

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Select the Assessment Question - Record Response check box if required.

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You can lock navigation using the navigation locking drop-down menu this can be used ifthe question must be attempted before the learner can move off the page.

Add/Delete a Multiple Choice option

By default, there are 6 items on a Multiple Choice Question template. You can add, insert or delete

option items. You can also cut, copy and paste option items. There can be a maximum of 12 option

items.

To add an option item to the end, right click one of the Option tabs (named 16) and select Add

Item. To delete an option item, right click the option you want to delete and select Delete Item.

Set the correct answer

Once you have added the correct answer, you need to mark it as the correct answer. To do this, first

select the tab of the correct answer. Then right-click the tab and select Correct Answer. The tab will

now be marked with a small green tick to denote it is the correct answer.

Set the colour of correct and incorrect answers in feedbackYou can also choose which colours you would like the correct and incorrect answers to be displayed

as following a user attempt at a question. The defaults for these are green for those correctly

answered and red for those incorrectly answered. These can be changed by clicking on the colour

block however and apply to both Multiple choice questions and Select from a List.

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9.9 Select from list with feedback

A Select from List with Feedback template allows you to create a question with multiple correct

answers. As with the multiple choice question pages, this is an interactive way to text the users

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Add Select from List with feedback page details



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Add a Graphic and alternative textthis is optional with this template type.- You can select an image effect from the Image Effect drop-down list.

- Enter your question in Question Stem.

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To define an option, click the tab number in the Options section (for example, 1).

- Enter the text to display as a selectable option in the Option text field.

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In the Feedback section, select the Correct tab and enter the text to be shown when the

user submits the correct selection of options.

- In the Feedback section, select the Incorrect tab and enter the text to be shown thefirst time the user submits an incorrect selection of options.

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In the Feedback section, select the Additional Incorrect tab and enter the text be shown ifthe user enters a second incorrect selection of options.

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- You can lock navigation using the navigation locking drop-down menuthis can be used if thequestion must be attempted before the learner can move off the page.

Add/Delete a List option

By default, there are 6 items on a Select from List with feedback template. You can add, insert

or delete Option items. You can also cut, copy and paste option items. There can be a

maximum of 12 option items.

To add an option item to the end, right click one of the Option tabs (named 16) and select Add

Item. To delete an option item, right click the option you want to delete and select Delete Item.

Set the correct answer

With a Select from List with feedback page, it is possible to have several possible correct options. To

mark an option as part of the correct selection, select the tab of the correct answer. Then right-click

the correct tab number and select Correct Answer. The tab will now be marked with a small green

tick to denote it is part of the correct selection.

Set the colour of correct and incorrect answers in feedback

You can also choose which colours you would like the correct and incorrect answers to be displayedas following a user attempt at a question. The defaults for these are green for those correctly

answered and red for those incorrectly answered. These can be changed by clicking on the colour

block however and apply to both Multiple choice questions and Select from a List.

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9.10 Drag and Drop

The drag and drop template allows you to create a page with a question, two columns and a list of

items or images that can be dragged into the columns. The user has to decide which of the two

columns each of the options belongs to and then use the mouse to drag each option to the column

they think is correct.

To add a drag and drop template, select PagesInsert Page After/BeforeDrag and drop.

Add Drag and drop page details


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Enter a title for the page in the Page Title field.

- Enter your question in the Question Stem field.

- You can select a theme from the Theme drop-down lista white theme is selected by default.

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Using the tabs, enter a Heading for each column in the Column Headings section.

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- If including a list of movable items, enter the text to display as a moveable item in the Drag

Item text field.

- If including images as movable items, click Browseto add the image and enter alternative text

for the image in the Text Alternative for Image field.

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Select which column the item belongs in from the Correct Column drop-down list seesetting a drag item column below to learn more.

- Once all options have been defined, complete the Feedback section. To do this:

o Select the Correct tab and enter the text to be shown when the user submits the

correct selection of options.

o Then select the Incorrect tab and enter the text to be shown the first time theuser submits an incorrect selection of options.

o Use the Additional Incorrect tab to include the text to be shown the second time theuser submits an incorrect selection of options.

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You can lock navigation using the navigation locking drop-down menuthis can be used if the

question must be attempted before the learner can move off the page.

Add/Delete a Drag item

By default, there are 6 items on a Drag and drop template. You can add, insert or delete drag items.

You can also cut, copy and paste Drag items. There can be a maximum of 12 Drag items.

To add a Drag item to the end, right-click one of the Drag item tabs (named 1 6) and select Add

Item. To delete a Drag item, right click the Drag item you want to delete and select Delete Item.

Setting a Drag item Column

In the Drag Items section of the page, there is a Correct Column drop-down list with two options:

Column 1 and Column 2. This allows you to identify which column the item belongs in. If the item

belongs in column 2, select Column 2 from the drop-down list.

9.11 Single Column Drag and Drop

The single column drag and drop allows you to create two types of questions. You can create a

question with a list of items to be put in order. Or you can create a question where the user has to

match items.

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Example 1: Put items in order

Example 2: Match items

To add a Single column drag and drop page template, select PagesInsert Page After/Before

Single Column dragand drop.

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Add Single Column Drag and drop page details


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Enter your question in Question Stem.

- To define an option, click the tab number in the Drag Items section (for example, 1).

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Enter the text to display as moveable item in the Drag Item text field.

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If you want to create a matching question, enter the text to be displayed in the column at

the position the item is placed.

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Once all options have been defined, complete the Feedback section.

- To do this, select the Correct tab and enter the text to be shown when the user submits the

correct selection of options.

- Select the Incorrect tab and enter the text to be shown on the first time the usersubmits an incorrect selection of options.

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Select the Additional Incorrect tab and enter the text be shown if the user enters asecond incorrect selection of options.

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Select the Assessment Question - Record Response check box if required.- You can lock navigation using the navigation locking drop-down menuthis can be used if

the question must be attempted before the learner can move off the page.

Add/Delete a Drag item

By default, there are 6 items on a Drag and drop template. You can add, insert or delete Drag items.

You can also cut, copy and paste Drag items. You can have a maximum of 12 Drag items. For

example:To add a Drag item to the end, right click one of the Drag item tabs (named 1 6) and

select Add Item. To delete a Drag item, right click the Drag item you want to delete and select

Delete Item.

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9.12 Missing Words

The Missing Words template allows you to create fill-the-blank questions. You can add a passage of text

or a number of sentences with missing words to be completed. The question can be created as a drag

and drop where the learner has to drag the correct word to fill the blank. Alternatively, it can be

developed as a fill-the-blank drop-down where the learner has to select the missing word from a drop-

down list. To add a Missing Word page template, select Pages

Insert Page After/BeforeMissing Words.

Add Missing Word page details


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- Enter question introduction text in the Introduction field.

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Select whether the question will be a drag and drop or drop-down menu type question.

- Enter the text or sentences in the Content field.

- To assign a missing word, drag the cursor over the word to highlight it and then click Missing

Word.

- Repeat this for each missing word. There should be a minimum of two missing words in

the passage or a minimum of two sentences with missing words (it is recommended to

have at least four).

- Once all missing words have been assigned, complete the Feedback section.

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- To do this, select the Correct tab and enter the text to be shown when the user submits the

correct answer.

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Select the Incorrect tab and enter the text to be shown the first time the user submits an

incorrect answer.

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Select the Additional Incorrect tab and enter the text be shown if the user submits anincorrect answer for the second time.

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- You can lock navigation using the navigation locking drop-down menuthis can be used if the

question must be attempted before the learner can move off the page.

Missing Words drop-down list

Missing Words drag and drop

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9.13 Movie

The Movie template allows you to create page containing a movie and accompanying text to right-

hand side

To add a Movie page template, select PagesInsert Page After/BeforeMovie.

Add Movie Page details

To create a Movie page, enter the following details in the Edit tab:


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Enter your accompanying text in the Text field.

- Add a video file as follows:

o Click Browsein the Select Video File section of the page

o In the Please select a video dialogue box, navigate to the video file

o Select the video file and click Open

o To reset the video, click Resetor click Browseand add a different video file

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9.14 Flash

The Flash template allows you to create a page containing a flash animation and optional blocks of

text around it.

To add a Flash page template, select PagesInsert Page After/BeforeFlash.

Add Flash Page details



- Enter the text to be displayed in the different positions around the videoyou can add text

to the top, left, right and/or bottom of the flash file.

- Add a flash movieto do this

o Click Browsein the Select a Flash File section of the screen

o In the Please select a flash file dialogue box, navigate to the flash file

o Select the flash file and click Open

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To let the Authoring Tool resize the video to fit your presentation, select the Allow

the system to automatically size the flash to fit in design radio button

(recommended).

- To manually set the dimensions of the flash video, select the Manual resize radio button and

enter the width and height (only choose to do this when the dimension are specifically

known).

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9.15 Embedded Content

The Embedded Content template allows you to display video, images or other content that is

available on the World Wide Web. For example, you may want to include short video clip in your

module that has been uploaded to Learning Pool TV. Please note, a live Internet connection isneeded to view any embedded content.

To add an Embedded Content page template, select PagesInsert Page After/BeforeEmbedded

content.

You now need the code to past in to the page. When using the Learning Catalogue, click in the

code box and press Ctrl + C to copy the code.

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Give the page a title and enter the text you wish to appear in the text box. You have the option to

have this display at the top, left, right and bottom of the embedded content.

Click inside the Insert a video stream box and click the Pastebutton, or use the shortcut Ctrl + V.

The content can be viewed when previewing the page.

You can also embed content from YouTube, Google Maps or Flickr in the same way. However, it is

worth noting that due to changes by YouTube/Google, if you embed a YouTube video then it wont

display when previewed locally in the Authoring Tool. However, once published and viewed in your

DLE then it displays perfectly.

9.16 Jukebox

The Jukebox template allows you to add a number of podcasts and/or video files on the samepage. To add a Jukebox page template, select PagesInsert Page After/BeforeJukebox.

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Add Jukebox details



- Enter the text to be displayed in the Text field.

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You can change the text and graphic orientation using the Text and Graphic Orientation drop-down list.

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To add media to the Playlist, click Addto open the Add Item dialogue box.

- Next select the media type to addyou can choose to add:

o A video with optional transcript and subtitles

o A podcast played with accompanying images

Adding a video

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To add a video, select Video and click Next.

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In the New Video Source dialogue box, you can choose to add a video from the LP Catalogueor a video stored on your computer or network.

- To add a video from the LP Catalogue, select LP Catalogue Video and paste the embed code

in the space provided.

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To add a video from your computer or network:

o Select the Local.flv option

o Click Browse

o Select the file you want to add

o Click Open

- Click Transcript & Subtitlesif you want to add these to accompany the video.

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Adding a podcast

- To add a podcast, select Podcast in the Add Item dialogue box and click Next.

- To add a podcast from the New Podcast Source dialogue box:

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Click Browseo Select the file you want to add

o Click Open

- The audio file is added.

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You can click Previewto listen to the audio file.

- You can click Resetto remove the audio file.

- You can add images to appear at set times as the audio plays.

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To do this, first click the Plus Sign (+)button.

- Next, select and image to add and click Open.

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The image is added to the New Podcast Source pictures list.

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In the Occurs At field, you enter a time (in seconds) for the image to display at during the

podcast.

- You can continue to add images to display at different times during the podcast using the Plus

Sign (+)button.

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Click Transcript & Subtitlesif you want to add these to accompany the podcast.- Click Advancedto add a tooltip and thumbnail for the podcast.

- Click OKand the podcast is added to the Media Playlist.

You can add, edit and delete items on the Media Playlist.

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9.17 Timeline

The Timeline template allows you to add a timeline with clickable nodes. You can add a linear or

ordered timeline:

Linear

Ordered

The learner can click each node on the timeline to reveal associated text and media (image, video,podcast).

To add a Timeline page template, select PagesInsert Page After/BeforeTimeline.

Add Timeline details



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Enter text to be displayed in the Introduction field.

- Select whether you want to add a linear or an ordered timeline.

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Click Addto add a timeline event.

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In the Edit Event dialogue box, you enter details for the timeline event:

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Enter a tile for the timeline event in the Title field (max 10 characters).

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You can enter a tooltip for the timeline event in the Tooltip field.

- Enter associated text for timeline event in the Body field.

- You can add a media file to accompany the text (optional).

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To do this, first select the type of media you want to add and click Browse.

- Then select the image, video or podcast you want to add and click OK.

- Enter the position at you want the event to appear on the timeline (enter a value between 0-100).

- Click OKto add the event to the timeline.

Once you have added all timeline events, you can change the position of events using the Upand

Dwnbuttons in the Events section. You can also add, edit and delete timeline events.

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9.18 Quiz Results Template

The Quiz Results Template allows you to track the results of assessment questions in your project.

Please note, the Assessment Question - Record Response check box must be selected for results to be

recorded in this template.

This template allows you to customise the feedback to the learner dependent on the number of

answers they get correct. There are three states:

- The learner has completed all the questions correctly

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The learner has completed some of the questions correctly

- The learner has not completed any of the questions correctly (this is an optional case of the

second point)

You can customise the different responses to these states. These responses can include text and

graphics. To add a Quiz Results page template, select PagesInsert Page After/Before

Quiz

Results.

To add a response to a state you just need to add the text in the Page Text box and select an image if

appropriate. It is advisable to use the Alt tag for any image used.

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One additional feature is the ability in preview mode to switch between the different state

responses. The above graphic highlights the buttons used to switch between the different

response types.

10.0 Spell Checking

A spell checking function is provided to check the spelling on your pages.

To start the Spell Checker, select ToolsSpell Checker. Spellings in the currently active project willbe checked. When the Spell Checker detects a spelling mistake, a dialogue box will be displayed to

give you the option to correct it. In the Check Spelling dialogue box, there are several options:

Ignore

The Ignoreoption will ignore a highlighted spelling mistake once. If there are identical spelling

mistakes in the current text, they will also be highlighted. If you want to ignore the suggestion that

there is a spelling mistake, click Ignore.

Ignore All

The Ignore Alloption will ignore a highlighted spelling mistake and any identical spelling mistakes in the

current text. If you want to ignore the suggestion that there is a spelling mistake for a highlighted wordthroughout the text, click

Ignore All.

Change

The Changeoption allows you to change the spelling of a highlighted word. You can choose an

alternative spelling for the word from the Suggestions list or you can manually change the spelling

of the word in the Not in Dictionary

field. If you choose to change the spelling of the word, select the correct spelling or manually change

the spelling and click Change.

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Change All

The Change Alloption allows you to change a spelling mistake and any identical mistakes in the current

block of text. If you choose to change the spelling of the word throughout the text, select the correct

spelling from the Suggestions list or manually change the spelling in the Not in Dictionary field and

click Change All.

Add

The Addoption allows you add a highlighted word to your user dictionarythe spell checker will

assume that any words in the User dictionary are spelt correctly and will not highlight them in

further spell checks. To add a word that the speller checker has identified to your user dictionary,

click Add.

Suggest

The Suggestoption allows you to suggest the spelling of a misspelled word if a suitable spelling is

not found in the Suggestions list. It will check the spelling of the new word before you change it. If

you change a word in the Not in Dictionary field, click Suggestto check the spelling of the newword.

Cancel

Cancel will stop the current spell checking session and return you to the project. Any changes

made will still be applied.

When the Spell Checker is running, a progress bar will be displayed. The progress bar will show the

progress of the Spell Checker and will indicate when the Spell Checker is complete. To exit an

active spell checking session before it is fully completed, first click Halt.Then click Yesin the Halt

Procedure dialogue box. This will return you to the project. Any changes made during the Spell

Checker will still be applied.

11.0 Preview a Project

Previewing a project will allow you to see the project as it will be displayed to your users. To preview

a project, select

FilePreview Project (Shortcut key sequence:Ctrl + P)

When you preview a project you will be able to use all the functionality that will be available

when the course is launched.

12.0 Instructional Design Diagnostics

Instructional Design Diagnostics

You can run an instructional design diagnostic on a course. This will give you information on the

course, such as

- The number of sections

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- Number of assessment templates

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Accessibility information

You will also get a General Diagnostic, where you can see a summary of the number of sections and

pages and a report on how instructionally sound the course is. If it finds that the course is not well

balanced, the diagnostic will alert you to sections that may need more attention and will make

suggestions on how to improve the course.

This will enable you to make improvements to the course to ensure that it follows good

instructional design principles.

Running an Instructional Design Diagnostic

To run a diagnosis, select FileInstructional Design Diagnostics.

The Instructional Design Diagnostic dialogue box for the course you have open is displayed.

In the Sections tab, you can see details of the sections in your course, the number of pages per

section and the duration of each section.

In the General Diagnostic section of the Sections page, you can see a summary of the number of

sections and pages included in the course and a report on the course.

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In the Templates tab page,

you see the number of

occurrences of each of the

template groups.

The bottom section of the

Templates tabbed page,

you see the number of

times each template type is

used.

The Assessment tab page

give information on any

issues associated with

publishing the project as a

Single or Multi SCO.

Each type of

publishing Single SCO,

Multi SCO and

Accessible SCO has a

specific diagnostic. As

with the other

diagnostic

information we do

not restrict what you

can do with the

Authoring Tool but

we recommend that

an author seriously

considers the

diagnostic

information for

delivering any course

with an Assessment.

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It is strongly recommended that items that have been flagged in Red for a particular type should really be

addressed prior to publishing in that format as they will potentially cause serious problems when the

course is hosted on the DLE for both the learner and recording assessment scores in the DLE. Items in

Blue should also be reviewed as they will potentially cause confusion to the learner these highlight best

practice when creating modules.

Single SCO Publish Red Messages (Errors demanding attention)

Message Explanation

There is more than one Quiz Results Page in

this Project.

One Assessment so should only be one

Assessment

There are Assessment Questions after the

Assessment

The Assessment Results page must always be

after all

There are no Assessment Questions.

An Assessment Results page without any

Assessment

Multi SCO Publish Blue Messages (Warnings for serious concern)Message Explanation

There is no Quiz Results Page in this Project.

There is an Assessment but no Assessment

Results Page

Assessment is spread over X sections in this

Project.

It is unlikely (but entirely possible) that the

Assessment could be in more than one

section.

There are only Y Assessment Questions.

An Assessment with less than 3 Assessment

Pages gives a warning because is so slight

Assessment is not the last section in this

Project.

This has SCORM implications if publishing for

an LMS.

Multi SCO Publish Red Messages (Errors demanding attention)

Message Explanation

Section X: There are Assessment Questions

after the As above but routed in the specific sections.

Section X: There are no Assessment

Questions.

Section X: There is more than one Quiz Results

Page in

Multi SCO Publish Blue Messages (Warnings for serious concern)

Message ExplanationSection X: There is no Quiz Results Page. As above but routed in the specific sections.

Section X: There are only Y Assessment

Questions.

Section X: There is no Quiz Results Page in this

Section.

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For a Single SCO project it is recommended that the Assessment should only appear in the last

section with the Quiz Result page as the final page of the section. Any other arrangement will result

in warning messages to direct the author towards this arrangement. (It is also recommended that

the author uses the section restriction functionality if they plan to use SCORM Assessment

Recording).

For a Multi SCO project it is possible to have more than one Assessment in the project but the

author should ensure that the Assessment appears at the end of the section(s) with the Quiz Results

page as the last page to ensure accurate SCORM recording. Any other arrangement will result in

warning messages to direct the author towards this arrangement.

For an Accessible SCO module it is generally not recommended to have Quiz templates to meet AAA

compliance. The Accessibility Publish tab will give details of any accessibility issues around using quiz

templates.

13.0 Publish a Project

Publishing a Project

To publish a project, you need to have information in all sectionsthe Publish will not start if

there are empty sections. Publishing a project allows you to make the course available

through a number of formats.

To publish a project, select FilePublish Project. (Shortcut key sequence: Ctrl + F5)

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When you publish a project you have four options:

1. SCORM Single SCO: This will publish the project so that it can run on any SCORM compliant

learning management system, or the Learning Pool DLE. Using this option will publish your

course as a single learning object and any sections will display on the home screen when

users launch the course.

2. SCORM Multi SCO: This will publish the project so that it can run on any SCORM compliant

learning management system, or the Learning Pool DLE. Using this option will divide each

of your sections into its own course so that it can run independently. This option is useful

if you have a long course which you want to divide into bite-sized chunks.

3. WEB Format: This will create a file suitable for sharing through the Learning Pool catalogue.

4. HTML: This publishes your project as web pages. For display on any web platform but willnot provide any tracking or monitoring functionality. This option should be used if youwant to publish to an Intranet or Internet site.

SCORM Single SCO

When publishing SCORM Single SCO output, you can define the following settings:

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Select Display LMS Error Messages(Recommended) to display LMS error messages.

Deselect this to suppress error messages.

-

Exit Button options determine whether the exit button is displayed in the published course.

You can choose to show the Exit button on the main menu page or you can choose not to

include an Exit button.

-

You can make all sections available, protect the final section until all other sections are

completed or you can ensure that each section is completed in sequence.

There are three further options depending on your LMS (DLE):

- Learning Pool DLE implementation, all Learning Pool DLE customers should use this (default)

option.

- Users of other 3rd party LMS products should chose from either

o Standard LMS255 Location recording or

o ORACLE LMS Output (Non-Standard Format)

The Powered by Learning Pool options allows you to choose if you want to include the Powered

by Learning Pool logo.

Once you have made your selection, click OK.A progress bar will appear indicating the completionstatus.

SCORM Multi SCO

When publishing SCORM Multi SCO output, you can define the following settings:

- Select Display LMS Error Messages(Recommended) to display LMS error messages.

Deselect this to suppress error messages.

-

Exit Button options determine whether the exit button is displayed in the published course.

You can choose to only show the Exit button on the last page of a section, show Exit button

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There are three further options depending on your LMS (DLE):

- Learning Pool DLE implementation, all Learning Pool DLE customers should use this (default)

option.

- Users of other 3rd party LMS products should choose from either

o

Standard LMS255 Location recording oro ORACLE LMS Output (Non-Standard Format)

The Powered by Learning Pool options allows you to choose if you want to include the Powered

by Learning Pool logo.

Once you have made your selection, click OK.A progress bar will appear indicating the completion

status.

HTML

When publishing HTML output, you can define the following settings:

-

You can make all sections available, protect the final section until all other sections are

completed or y

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