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Time limit accommodation – Students with a time limit accommodation have more time to finish their work during timed assessments. Analytics –Primarily usage information and statistics about any tests you have setup in your module. The first time you login to the system you get a welcome overlay screen informing you of several new features, including the Base Navigation Menu. When your module is set up the way you wish, you have an introductory announcement and some preliminary material (remember you can – and should – add new resources all through the year) then you must open your module to students before they can access it. There are three ways to open a module to students

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When you open a module it will open within a new peak pane, overlaying the base navigation content. Within modules you can see the Actions & Details on the left and the Course Tools and Student Preview on the top. The Module Content is displayed in the central area and contains all the module materials . The basic layout of a module can be seen below: The Details & Actions menu Filters can be applied to display modules based upon your enrollment status for example ‘Modules I teach’ and the status of the module for example ‘Private courses’. When you open a module it will open within a new peak pane, overlaying the base navigation content. Within modules you can see the Details & Actions on the left and the Course Tools on the top right. The Module Content is displayed in the central area and contains all the module materials . The basic layout of a module can be seen below: The Details & Actions menu Calendar– Gives you access to the module calendar. This will show you any scheduled events your tutor may have arranged, as well as any assignments/tests that are due. Announcements –Area to create and view all announcements for the module. See section ‘Adding Announcements’ below for further details.

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Note: if you want to time release material, you should set the visibility to Visible to Students and then enter date restrictions. Content can be added in this area by using the Create Item menu shown below, which give access to a variety of items, tools, and resources. Performance –Availability is dependent upon performance on a marked item in the module such as a Test score. All modules in the VLE have a module name followed by a module code. There are different types of modules that get created in the VLE; ones that come out of SITS (the University Student Records system) and have SITS codes and ones that come from the Support Module Database which have an SPT code.

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Student Preview –The student preview link is located to the right of the course tools links. Enter student preview mode from here to perform many actions as a student including view content items, submit assessments and post discussion board responses. Data collected from the student preview can be deleted. Adding Content To Your Module The module end date in the format MMYY. This is specified when the module is created in the Support Module Database. E.g. 0715 is current until the end of July 2015. Delete– permanently remove item. As students cannot see hidden items, you don’t really need to delete the item, especially if you think you may need it later on.The Period Code that refers to “when” the module is being taught. E.g. BJ1. (See box below for more info on Period Codes).