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How to Create a Lesson ActivityMoodle Lesson allows you to create an adaptive learning path for your students via a series of pages and navigation choices to create self-directed pathways. Lessons may be used to scaffolded content and test students’ own understanding before they move onto more complex concepts.

Outline:

The purpose of this guide is to show users how to create a book resource.

What will the guide cover?

The guide will cover how to create book resource and how to add chapters.

How long will this take?

This activity should take approximately 10-15 minutes to complete depending on how many pages are being added.

What technology will it use?

LMS

Materials needed?

A device that allows updating LMS content.

Last Modified 18 January 2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTSHow to create a Lesson activity.............................................................................................................................................................. 4

Introduction......................................................................................................................................................................................... 4Navigate to the subject....................................................................................................................................................................... 4Add a lesson........................................................................................................................................................................................ 5

Complete Lesson Settings...................................................................................................................................................................... 5Fill in the Lesson’s details................................................................................................................................................................... 5Complete Appearance Settings........................................................................................................................................................... 6Availability........................................................................................................................................................................................... 7Flow Control........................................................................................................................................................................................ 7Grade.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 8Common Module Settings................................................................................................................................................................... 9Restrict Access.................................................................................................................................................................................... 9Activity Completion............................................................................................................................................................................. 9Tags.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 9Competencies..................................................................................................................................................................................... 9Save and Return to Subject............................................................................................................................................................... 10

Add Content Pages to the Lesson......................................................................................................................................................... 10Add Content Page.............................................................................................................................................................................. 10Add Content using the Text Editor.................................................................................................................................................... 11Add Lesson Pathway.......................................................................................................................................................................... 11


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Save Page......................................................................................................................................................................................... 12Add a QuestionPage............................................................................................................................................................................. 12

Add Question Page............................................................................................................................................................................ 12Select Question Type........................................................................................................................................................................ 13Type of questions.............................................................................................................................................................................. 13About Branches and Clusters............................................................................................................................................................ 14

Editing the Lesson................................................................................................................................................................................ 15Pages and Order................................................................................................................................................................................ 15

Previewing the Lesson.......................................................................................................................................................................... 16Select Preview................................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Reports from Lesson............................................................................................................................................................................. 16Select Reports................................................................................................................................................................................... 16Detailed Statistics............................................................................................................................................................................. 16

Grade Essays in Lesson........................................................................................................................................................................ 16Select Grade Essays.......................................................................................................................................................................... 16

Ending a Lesson................................................................................................................................................................................... 17Add an End of Lesson Page............................................................................................................................................................... 17

Further Support.................................................................................................................................................................................... 17End of guide......................................................................................................................................................................................... 17


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How to create a Lesson activity

Introduction

Plan and storyboard your lesson. Lesson is a series of content pages and quiz or question pages. Due to the non-linear nature of lessons it is recommended that you invest in planning your lesson. Sketch out the content pages, questions, learning paths. Gather the content for your lesson – multimedia, text, instructions, questions etc. You should have a clear idea beforehand of what you want to do with this Lesson. Is it to be a graded, linear learning experience? Or an ungraded, non-linear practice session? Will students be able to go back and revisit areas or is it just a once-only opportunity?

Navigate to the subject 1. On the top right of the page, select Turn editing on 2. Navigate to the week / section you would like to add a Lesson and select

Add an activity or resource.

Add a lesson1. From the menu that appears, select Lesson2. Select Add


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Complete Lesson Settings

Fill in the Lesson’s details1. Fill in the name of the Lesson in the

‘name’ section.2. In Description section enter the

information relating to the content that is required for the students.

Complete Appearance SettingsAppearance settings control the appearance of elements of the Lesson to students. After selecting the Show more toggle link you will see the following settings options:


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1. Linked media allows a media file that is displayed on each page of the Lesson.2. Progress bar allows students the see how far they have progressed through the Lesson.3. Display ongoing score displays to students their score if grades or poins have been allocated to quiz questions.4. A table of contents will be displayed to students if Display menu is selected.5. Maximum Grade to display menu allows students, who reach specific grade, to see the Lesson menu.6. Slideshow, if selected, displays the lesson as a slideshow with fixed height and width.7. You can set the Maximum number of answers to display in the Lesson.8. If enabled, the Use default feedback default responses can be set to indicate to students the correct or incorrect

answer.9. You can end the Lesson with a Link to next activity in Moodle.

AvailabilityYou can control the time when students can see the lesson content and deadlines for compeltion of lesson, as well as setting timelimits for completion in the Availability settings

Flow ControlFlow control lets you set the way students interact with the question content on Lesson. After selecting the Show more toggle link you will see the following settings options:


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1. Allow student review lets you select whether students can review the content once they have finlished2. Provide option to try question again gives studets the option to attempt an incorrect question again (for no point

credit)3. Maximum number of attempts controls the amount of attempts students can make on questions4. Action after correct answer when answered correctly, there are 3 options for the following page: [1] Normal - Follow

lesson path, [2] Show an unseen page - Pages are shown in a random order with no page shown twice, [3] Show an unanswered page - Pages are shown in a random order, with pages containing unanswered questions shown again.

5. Number of pages to show This setting specifies the number of pages shown in a lesson. It is only applicable for lessons with pages shown in a random order (when "Action after correct answer" is set to "Show an unseen page" or "Show an unanswered page"). If set to zero (0), then all pages are shown.

GradeGrade controls the way grading, if required is managed in Lesson.

1. Grade sets the type of grading and maximum grade

2. Grade category refers to any categories defined in the gradebook

3. Grade to pass indicates the minimum pass reuirements for students

4. A Practice lesson will not appear in the gradebook or go towards marks


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5. Custom scoringallows you to give different points for answer6. Re-takes allowed sets the ability for students to undertake lesson once or re-take7. Handling of retakes will set the student score to mean of highest attempt8. Minimum number of questions sets the minimum number of questions used to calculate a score.

Common Module SettingsCommon module settings control whether content in visible to students and allows you to restrict content to student groups.

Restrict AccessRestrict access allow you to control access based on date, grade, users and activity completion.

Activity CompletionIf Activity completion has been activated in your subject settings, it will appear in your activity or resource settings. You can elect for a student to mark the activity as completed or for graded items automatically indicate completion to students. Activity completion is indicated by a check box to the right of the activity on the home page.

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CompetenciesFor more information on enabling Competencies, please refer to the Competences guide.

Save and Return to SubjectAt the bottom of the page, select Save and return to subject

Add Content Pages to the Lesson

Add Content PageThe Lesson: module has two basic content types: content page and question page.

1. To add a content page click on the Lesson Module you have created.


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2. When you first create your lesson you will see the What would you like to do first? Screen.3. Select Add a content page

Add Content using the Text Editor1. Give the Page a Title.2. Page contents can be added in the text editor which

allows you to format your content similar to a word document.

3. Embed codes for multimedia and widgets can be added by selecting code view icons from the WYSIWYG menu

Add Lesson PathwayYou can select one or multiple pathways for students to take from the content page.


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1. For one or multiple pathways select the Content 1,2,3,4 as required. Complete Description which is the description that will appear on the button on the content page and Jump select the page within the Lesson that the student will be taken to.

Save PageAt the bottom of the page, select Save page

Add a QuestionPage

Add Question PageTo add a question page click on the Lesson Module you have created and Add a question page here before of after existing content.


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Select Question TypeQuestion page allows you to select the question types

a) Multiple Choiceb) Essayc) Matchingd) Numerical e) Short Answerf) True/False

In Select question type and Add a question page.

Type of questionsEssay allows you to create a long answer free field question type. To create an Essay question complete Page title, Page contents for question, select next page students will Jump to on completion of question and a Score for the question (available if custom scoring is selected in Lesson appearance settings). Save Page.

Multiple Choice allows you to create multiple choice selections for students (maximum number of options is controlled in appearance settings). To create a Multiple Choice question complete Page title, Page contents for question. Enter answers in Answer options, feedback in Response. Select next page students will Jump to based on their response of question and a Score for the question (available if custom scoring is selected in Lesson appearance settings). Save Page.

Matching question type allows you to create a matching pair exercise for students. To create a Matching question complete Page title, Page contents for question. Select next page students will Jump to based on Correct response or Wrong response. Create Matching pairs (maximum number of options is controlled in appearance settings). Save Page.


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Numerical allows you to create numerical multiple choice selections for students (maximum number of options is controlled in appearance settings). To create a Numerical question complete Page title, Page contents for question. Enter answers in Answer options, feedback in Response. Select next page students will Jump to based on their response of question and a Score for the question (available if custom scoring is selected in Lesson appearance settings). Save Page.

Short answer allows you to create a short answer limited free field question type. To create a Short answer question complete Page title, Page contents for question. Create a series of suggested answers that can be used to filter/evaluate students’ responses. Depending on match, select next page students will Jump to on completion of question and a Score for the question (available if custom scoring is selected in Lesson appearance settings). Save Page.

True/False question type allows you to a binary options exercise for students. To create a True/False question complete Page title, Page contents for question. Select Correct response or Wrong response and enter feedback in Response. Select the next page students will Jump to based on answer. Save Page.

About Branches and ClustersClusters are an advanced feature that allows you to create sets of question pages which will be provided to students randomly.

Branches can be used in a similar way chapters in a book would be used to organize groups of content and questions pages.


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Editing the Lesson

Pages and OrderYou can easily change the order of pages in Lesson. Make sure you are in Edit mode and Collapsed setting is selected. You will see the Page title, Page type and where the page leads to next under Jump and an Actions menu.

From the Actions menu

Allows you to move content pages

Edit the settings and content of the page

Preview the page

Delete the page

Previewing the Lesson

Select PreviewTo preview the entire lesson select Preview from the top menu when you are in the lesson.


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Reports from Lesson

Select ReportsTo preview reports from the lesson select Reports from the top menu when you are in the lesson. The default page provides you with an Overview of Lesson attempts.

Detailed StatisticsDetailed statistics provides page by page statistics of the lesson for a cohort of students.

Grade Essays in Lesson

Select Grade EssaysTo grade any essay submitted through an Essay question page, select Grade Essays from the top menu when you are in the lesson. A list of submissions students will appear. You can enter a score of the Essay if set in question appearance and question settings. Students must complete the Lesson module before their essay is available to grade.


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Ending a Lesson

Add an End of Lesson PageTo bring the lesson to a close, select the End of Lesson option from the Jump menu on any relevant pages. The student will then see a generic message as in the next screenshot, with a direction back to the main course page or to view their grades.

You can select End of Lesson from any page in the lesson from the Jump menu.

Further SupportStaff For support in the use of the LMS, Echo360, Turnitin, PebblePad and Manage My Subjects contact ASK EDTECH.

StudentsGo to Student IT Support

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