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QUICKSTART GUIDE

For Integrating Your Course Package into Moodle Learning System

Moodle 1.x

Cengage Learning provides Course Packages that are designed to seamlessly integrate with your institution’s Moodle

Learning Management System. Integrating your Course Package into your existing Moodle course is a simple process

that you should be able to complete using the steps outlined in this document.



Integrating Your Course Package into Moodle

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Adding the Course Package Moodle Learning categorizes Cengage Learning’s course packages as ‘SCORM Content’. In order to integrate your

Course Package, you need to locate the ZIP file that you saved to your Desktop and add it to your course.

1. In your course click Turn Editing On which can be found on the top right hand side of the page.

2. From the

Weekly Outline

navigation panel

select

Add an Activity

and choose

SCORM/AICC.

3. Enter a Title for the lesson in Name field, followed by a Summary for the lesson in the field below.

4. Next to the Package file, select Choose or Upload a file button.

5. A new window will be presented to select the file, Click Upload a file and click Browse and select the ZIP file

that you downloaded to your desktop and click Upload this file. 6. Click Choose from next to the file you just uploaded from your Desktop.

7. You will now be back on your previous page from Step 3, where you will now have Package File field

populated with the name of your course file. Click Save and Return to Course to view the course.

You may configure Other Settings from the list of available options such as,

‐ Grading Method ‐ Maximum Grade ‐ Number of Attempts

‐ Attempts Grading ‐ Display Package ‐ Course Structure Display




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Set Up Gradebook Now that the Course Package has been added to your Moodle course you may assign Gradebook categories to your

resources.

Grading for SCORM objects is usually determined in the SCORM Package and set during the authoring process

however be sure to confirm that the Maximum grade and the Grading method are set in according to your

preferences as

referenced

in

the

previous

section.




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Accessing Your Course Package and Instructor Tools Now that you have added the Course Package to your Blackboard Learn course and set up the Gradebook, you can

launch the Content Player and view your Course Package. The Course Package may contain a combination of lessons

(graded and ungraded), Course resources, Course Package Tools and Support & Documentation resources.

1. To launch the Content Player, click the Course Package link that was created when you added the ZIP file to

your course.

2. To enable your Instructor Tools use the left menu of the Content Player to click on the Instructor Tools link under Course Package Tools and you will be prompted to enter an instructor access code.

>> You can obtain the Access Code from the email that included the ZIP file. It may also be provided to you

separately. (You will only have to enter your Access Code once).

3. Select Course Packages may contain resources that also require you to register your Cengage Learning

Faculty Account to access additional course management or reporting tools. When registration is required a

Register or Create a Cengage Learning Faculty Account link will be provided in the Instructor Tools. Follow

the instructions for completing the one time process for entering your current Cengage Learning Faculty

Account or requesting a new account.

>> IMPORTANT: if required it is important to complete registration of your Cengage Learning Faculty Account

before creating your Section Keys.

>> NOTE: When requesting a new Cengage Learning Faculty account you will not have full instructor access to all

resources until your request has been validated and completed.




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Following are the Instructor Tools you may use,

Register or Create Cengage Learning Faculty Account: only displayed if your package requires registration of a

Cengage Learning Faculty Account. Complete the registration process as required before creating Section Keys.

Create or Enter Section Key: create or enter Section Keys to provide student access to the gradable activities.

Course Gradebook Details: view details of students’ work on gradable assignments included in the Course

Package.

Request a New Course Package: your Course Package can be used in more than one course or section and for a

new term by creating Section Keys, however use this link should you need to request a new Course Package with

no sections setup.

Request Additional Instructor Access Codes: request additional access codes for other instructors or teaching

assistants in your course.

Create or Enter Section Key Section Keys are required to support use of the graded activities contained within this Course Package for multiple

sections, from term‐to‐term, and by other instructors at your institution.

>> You are required to create a Section Key for each section you teach using this Course Package and distribute

it to students before they will be able to access the graded activities.

1. When prompted to create a Section Key continue to the Create or Enter Section Key panel or simply click

Instructor Tools under Course Package Tools and select the Create or Enter Section Key link.

2. Click the Create Section Key link to create your own section(s) or click the Enter Section Key link to enroll as

an instructor in a section created by another instructor or administrator.




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3. If choosing Create Section Key, enter a section name in the input box and click Submit. Your new Section

Key will be displayed.

>> If the same Course Package is being used for all your campus sections you can create all Section Keys and

view Course Gradebook Details from any one campus section.

Distribute the corresponding Section Key to your students and instruct them to launch an activity and

register it when prompted or they can also use the Register Section Key link under Student Tools. A student can only be enrolled in one Course Package section at a time but can switch sections simply by entering a new Section Key under Student Tools.

4. If choosing Enter Section Key, enter the Section Key created by another instructor or administrator. You wil

be enrolled as an instructor in the section and you may distribute the Section Key to students as needed.




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Distribute the corresponding Section Key to your students and instruct them to launch an activity and

register it when prompted or they can also use the Register Section Key link under Student Tools. >> You may both Create Section Keys and enter Section Keys created by other instructors or administrators. All

sections will be listed in the corresponding tables.

>> If at any time you do not see your section names listed in the Create or Enter Section Key screen click on the

instructors Tools link and the Create or Enter link again to refresh your view.

If a student enters a Section Key and later needs to change sections, they can simply enter the new Section

Key by clicking the Enter Section Key link under the Student Tools. All detailed activity will continue to be

available by viewing the Course Gradebook Detail and scores for graded activities will report to the Grade

Center for the course in which the student is enrolled if Gradebook Items are setup. If a student transfers to

a new course, existing Grade Center grades will not automatically transfer to the new course Grade Center.

5. After your Sections Keys have been created click the content links on the left side of the screen to access

the course

content

and

resources,

>> If you are unable to view the content, verify that pop‐up blocking and cookies are disabled within your web

browser. You can find information for the disabling pop‐up blockers and cookies here:

‐ http://cengage.com/lms_docs/system_check/popupsfailed.htm

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Viewing Course Gradebook Details The

Course

Package

may

contain

a combination

of

assignments

or

lessons

that

are

gradable

and

not

gradable.

For those assignments/lessons that are graded, the detailed scores are available for viewing via the Course Gradebook View link included in the Instructor Tools or by clicking the section name listed from the table view

under the Create or Enter Section Key link.

>> IMPORTANT: A student’s total score for each gradable assignment/lesson will also automatically report to the

Moodle Gradebook if it was set up as a Gradebook Item (as described in the Set Up Gradebook section),

during the Gradebook set up process.

1. From the Instructor Tools click the Course Gradebook View link.

2. If you

have

setup

more

than

one

section,

select

a section

to

view.

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3. You can view the grades in any of the following,

‐ Course Overview: all scores for students associated with a section.

‐ Assignment Overview: scores for all students for an assignment.

‐ Assignment Details: a student’s performance details for an assignment.

‐ Student Details: a student’s performance on all assignments.

>> NOTE: If a student takes an assignment multiple times, only the last score will be displayed in the Gradebook.

>> NOTE: When a student submits an assignment for grading, the Moodle LMS will automatically launch the next

assignment/resource link. The new assignment launch can be cancelled, if the student is not ready to take

the next assignment.

>> NOTE: If you use the same Course Package in multiple sections, all the students will be displayed in the same

Course Gradebook

View.

If

you

would

like

to

have

a separate

Gradebook

view

for

each

section,

please

request a new course package to use in each section.

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