Area and modules
OpenOlat has a modular structure. The most important areas and modules are generally available, some can be additionally activated as needed. The central elements usually appear as a menu item in the top navigation bar. Personal areas can be accessed via the "Personal Tools".
If the module is activated, availability in the main menu is also role-dependent.
The order/arrangement in the header can be determined by the administrator.
Portal
If the portal function is switched on, various information and quick accesses can be offered on the portal page (initial page).
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Courses
Courses are the most important basic element in OpenOlat. Basically, all learning content is offered within courses.
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Groups
Groups can be used for different purposes e.g. they simplify participant administration or facilitate cooperative, independent online learning.
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Catalog
If a catalog for offering the courses and learning resources is desired, this optional module can be activated by the OpenOlat administrator. Depending on the version of the catalog, it appears as a separate menu item (Catalog V2) or as a tab in the Courses area (Catalog V1).
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Authoring area
In this central area OpenOlat authors can find everything needed to create new courses.
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Question pool
The question pool is an area, where questions are collected for reuse. OpenOlat offers a management of access permissions etc. for this purpose.
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Document pool
The document pool is a taxonomy-based, cross-course document management system.
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Library
Various documents (Office documents, image files, etc.) can be made available to all users in the library.
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Video Collection
The Video Collection is a collection of all shared video learning resources of your OpenOlat instance.
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Projects
Here you find a tool for collaborative project work with deadlines, to-dos, decision documentation, shared documents and more.
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Course Planner (up to release 19 Curriculum management)
As of Release 20, an extended, general course planning function has been integrated into OpenOlat.
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User management
New users can be imported or created and configured in the user management.
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Coaching
The coaching tool allows cooaches to perform cross-course assessments and actions. (Unlike the assessment tool, which is used within a specific course).
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Absence management
As of Relase 20, absences are managed in this separate module.
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Quality management
The organisation of surveys (data collection) with forms can be managed across all courses using an additional "Quality management" module.
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Administration
This menu item is only displayed for administrators. With the appropriate authorisation, the administration and setup options for the OpenOlat instance can be called up here.