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Modules: Overview

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Administrators have access to the modules in this area:

Instant Messaging

Chat and short messages can be activated and configured here.

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Course reminders

If the price reminders are activated here, the dispatch conditions are checked at the times specified here and the mails due are sent.

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Video

The video learning resource and the video course element can be activated here. Information on transcoding and the standard resolution can also be defined.

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Wiki

Here you can switch the wiki resource on or off system-wide. The wiki component is currently still vulnerable to cross-site scripting attacks (XSS). The XSS scanner can therefore also be activated. This can lead to impairments in the wiki functionality in OpenOlat. If the XSS scanner is switched off, the wiki can be used with the risk of an XSS attack. However, the wiki component has automatic versioning, which makes it difficult for attackers to remain undetected.

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Audio/Video recording

The option for audio and video recordings available at various points in OpenOlat is activated or deactivated here. The recorded audio and video data is automatically converted in the background by an external service into a format that is compatible with most browsers. Local transcoding can also be activated.

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Contact Tracing

This module was created during the COVID pandemic. Activate the module if you have physical locations where people meet and you need to provide contact tracing information to the authorities due to public health regulations (e.g. COVID19).

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Covid certificate

During the COVID pandemic, the activation of the COVID certificate with further settings such as validity period, reminder settings, scan settings for the certificate was implemented here.

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Document pool

Der Dokumentenpool stellt eine Dokumentenbibliothek bereit, mit automatischer Strukturierung auf Basis einer Taxonomie und Kompetenzen.

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Taxonomy

Several taxonomies can be created and edited for different areas in OpenOlat.

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Livestream

The course element "Livestream" can be made available and configured here (Paella Player).

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Semester terms

Create and manage semester dates to be able to refer to a semester designation instead of a date for course durations. The semester data created here can be used when configuring the execution period of a course in learning resource management. For example, "SuSe23" could be used as the designation and "Summer semester 2023" as the name.

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Media Center

Media in the Media Center can be shared with others. Here you can define which sharing options the respective roles have.

You can also define whether or which taxonomy should be connected to the Media Center

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Data privacy

You can define which system roles are allowed to see the administrative user properties, e.g. in the account search or in lists. Which user properties are considered administrative is configured in the user properties.

You can also determine which system roles are allowed to see the user's last visit.

The course element "External page" can transmit data about the current account to the external system in the HTTP header of the request in order to implement certain learning scenarios (login name, e-mail, first name, last name, current IP address of the user). Define here whether this data should be transmitted or not.

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Bookings

Here you can display all bookings for a specific booking number in a specific period.

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Groups

Here you can define if course authors and learners are allowed to create new groups. Possible rights for group administrators and learning resource administrators in the group context can also be defined.

In order to meet data protection requirements, it can be defined whether an e-mail must be sent when inviting users to courses and groups and whether the invitation results in direct membership or must first be confirmed by the invited user.

Administrators can also purge course and group members here.

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Events / Absences (up to release 19: Lessons)

If event and absence management (before release 20: lesson and absence management) is activated here, it can be configured with a variety of options.

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Library

Here you can activate the "Library" menu and select the corresponding resource folder.

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Forum

Administrators can define here whether pseudonymized forum posts are permitted and also specify the appropriate default configuration for forums.

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Course

When authors create new courses, they will find default settings that are defined here by administrators.

  • The default type for OpenOlat courses, learning path or conventional course, can be defined in the "Settings" tab. Settings for assessable course elements can also be made here.
  • In the "Implementation formats" tab, new didactic types can be defined and existing ones edited or deleted.
  • Categories for color categories with CSS classes and style of images can also be added in this menu.

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Course elements

Here you can define which course element types OpenOlat authors have available for their course creation.

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Catalog

The use of a catalog can be switched on or off and configured here.

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Repository

Here you make settings in the repository.

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Organisations

With the "Organizations" module activated, organisational structures can be mapped in OpenOlat. This allows roles or access permissions to be restricted to specific organizational units.

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Role person to person

After activating "Person to person", OpenOlat roles can be linked by a (definable) relationship type, e.g. coach and employee or teacher and student.

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Request account deletion

Requests to delete the account can be permitted here. An e-mail address can be entered for the deletion request.

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Course Planner (up to release 19: Curriculum)

If the "Course Planner" module (before release 20: module "Curriculum") is activated here, element types (before release 20: curriculum types) can be created and settings made for them.

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To-do

If the module is activated, you can define who can create, assign or delegate to-dos.

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Projects

The project tool available in OpenOlat is activated here.

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Quality management

Here you will find the activation of quality management and the necessary definition of special e-mail addresses, e.g. for suggestions for improvement.

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SEO / OATI-PMH metadata

Here you can enable and configure that other service providers can collect the metadata of learning resources or forward it to search engine providers.

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