In the course users have a number of additional course functions at their disposal which the course author can activate and deactivate as required. This way a toolbar with various additional functions can be activated. Those tools can then be called up either via the menu "My course" or directly in the toolbar.
Menu "My course"
The drop down menu "My course" provides access to personalized course functions. Depending on the course configuration, it is possible that not all options are available.
- Notes: Here you can enter course-specific notes that only you as a course participant can read.
- Evidence of achievement
- Bookmark: Bookmarked courses can be found in the Courses section in the "Favourites" tab.
- Groups: Here you can see all course-specific groups in which you are a member.
- Leave course
The "Leave course" function immediately ends either your course or group membership, depending on how you gained access to the course. Subsequently, access to the course will be denied. In order to gain access to the course again, you will have to contact the respective course or group coach.
Attention: The possibility to unsubscribe from a course has to be activated by the course owner in the access configuration and is only valid for course participants and not for tutors or owners.
Further elements of the toolbar
By default the course info is visible in the toolbar. The following additional tools can also be called up via the toolbar:
- Learning path: Overview of completed and open course elements
- Calendar: Access to the course-specific calendar
- Participant list: Overview of course members
- Participant information: The coach can store central course information here (notifications)
- E-mail: Pre-configured by the coach to send e-mails to course owners, supervisors and/or participants
- Blog: Access to a central course blog
- Wiki: Access to a central Wiki for the course
- Forum: Access to a central course forum
- Documents: Access to a central documents folder
- Glossary: Access to the glossary of the course
- Course chat: For the synchronous exchange of course members
- Course search: Search the course by keywords
Learning path
Here, course participants in Learning Path Courses get a quick overview of what they have already done and which things still need to be worked on or called up in the course.
Course Calendar
The calendar opens in a new window. Only course authors are allowed to add events to the course calendar. Course calendars are automatically added to your personal calendar. Just select the course calendar from your personal calendar list. Information on the calendar list and further course functions can be found in the chapter calendar.
Glossary
If your course author has included a glossary to clarify terms in your course you will see the glossary drop-down menu at the top of the course toolbar. You can open that glossary in a new window or show the terms in your course. If a term in your course (e.g. in Wiki) is mentioned that is listed in the glossary, you will see its definition when you move your mouse over that term. The glossary can also be printed.
You may also be able to edit glossary entries if this option has been activated by the teacher. Further information can be found here.
Course chat
If the course author has activated the course chat you will see a link to the chat room in the course toolbar; you can enter any time. Just click on "Course chat" in order to open the chat window. At first you will always be anonymous. On the right side of the chat window there is the possibility to choose your alias or put your user name on display. General chat features will be further explained in the section "Chat".
