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Oncourse features

Oncourse offers many features to help instructors and students collaborate and learn more effectively. You will find a brief description of each available tool below. For a more detailed description of a topic, click the appropriate link under "Tools". You can also view multimedia feature demonstrations related to each tool.

All the following feature demonstrations include audio, and each link will open a new window.

For more training and support resources, see Training and support for Oncourse.

Tools

Descriptions

Feature demonstrations

General General overview of course, project, and portfolio sites Request a site
Feature demonstration

Customize tabs
Feature demonstration

Add or remove a tool
Feature demonstration

Reorder tools for a site
Feature demonstration

Paste from Word
Feature demonstration

View photos of site participants in Roster tool
Feature demonstration

Add a picture to your profile
Feature demonstration
Announcements Inform site participants of current items of interest
Post announcements 
Feature demonstration

Post an announcement to a group
Feature demonstration
Assignments Create, distribute, collect, and grade online assignments Add an assignment 
Feature demonstration

Reorder assignments 
Feature demonstration

Edit, duplicate, or remove an assignment 
Feature demonstration

Download and upload grades 
Feature demonstration

Provide grades and feedback 
Feature demonstration

Submit an assignment 
Feature demonstration

Resubmit assignments 
Feature demonstration

Use Turnitin with student submissions 
Feature demonstration
Calendar Post items in calendar format Post a Calendar item 
Feature demonstration
Chat Room Chat online with participants in your site Create multiple chat rooms 
Feature demonstration
Courseload eTexts Read, annotate, and share digital textbooks and other resources (available only to courses for which the instructor has signed up to use eTexts) Access Courseload in Oncourse
Feature demonstration

Access and view course materials
Feature demonstration

Navigate the textbook
Feature demonstration

Search materials
Feature demonstration

Use highlights, notes, and questions
Feature demonstration

Share notes
Feature demonstration

Use the note summary view
Feature demonstration

Print materials
Feature demonstration

Upload content
Feature demonstration

Organize stacks
Feature demonstration

Manage content options
Feature demonstration

Answer a student question
Feature demonstration

Access and view stats
Feature demonstration

Import materials and interactions with the textbook
Feature demonstration

Install the Courseload offline plug-in
Feature demonstration

Check out a book
Feature demonstration

Check in a book
Feature demonstration
Drop Box Submit documents to be seen only by your instructor Add an item to the Drop Box 
Feature demonstration

Email Archive Keep track of site email correspondence Send email from Microsoft Outlook 
Feature demonstration

Create a site distribution email list 
Feature demonstration
Forums Communicate through discussion forum topics Create a discussion forum and topic
Feature demonstration

Compose a forum message
Feature demonstration

Read and reply to a forum message
Feature demonstration

Grade a forum message
feature demonstration

Change default forum settings
feature demonstration

Reorder forums and topics
Feature demonstration

View forum statistics
Feature demonstration
Gradebook Manage grades View scores by group
Feature demonstration

Change grade type
Feature demonstration

View cumulative scores
Feature demonstration

Add an item to the Gradebook
Feature demonstration

Add items in bulk
Feature demonstration

Edit a Gradebook item
Feature demonstration

Hide course grade
feature demonstration

Remove assignment from calculated grade
Feature demonstration

Import grades from a spreadsheet
feature demonstration
Matrices Submit information demonstrating accomplishment of learning objectives Use the Matrices tool
feature demonstration

Attach a file to a matrix
feature demonstration
Messages Communicate using internal course mail Send a message 
Feature demonstration

Read and reply to messages 
Feature demonstration
News Use RSS to add dynamic news to your site Add dynamic news to a site 
Feature demonstration
Podcasting Create, store, and distribute multimedia content to site participants via an RSS feed Add a podcast
Feature demonstration

Subscribe to a podcast using iTunes
Feature demonstration

Record a podcast
Feature demonstration
PostEm Upload a comma-delimited (CSV) spreadsheet to present feedback to site participants Upload an Excel spreadsheet of grades
Feature demonstration

Upload multiple files to PostEm
Feature demonstration

Check participant access to feedback
Feature demonstration

View feedback
Feature demonstration
Preferences Control how often you are notified of site activity Edit notification preferences 
Feature demonstration

Customize tabs 
Feature demonstration
Presentations Create learning and showcase portfolios Use the Presentations tool
Feature demonstration

Create a public folder
Feature demonstration
Resources Make any kind of material available online Add a file 
Feature demonstration

Upload and download multiple resources 
Feature demonstration

Reorder resources
Feature demonstration

Create a public folder
Feature demonstration
Site Setup Maintain site settings Add or remove a tool
Feature demonstration

Reorder tools for a site
Feature demonstration

Add participants 
Feature demonstration

Create a group
Feature demonstration

Reuse content from other sites
Feature demonstration

Combine rosters
Feature demonstration
Syllabus Post and maintain your official course outline Add a new syllabus 
Feature demonstration

Add an item and save as a draft 
Feature demonstration

Redirect the syllabus to a Word file
Feature demonstration

Add an attachment to a syllabus 
Feature demonstration
Tests & Surveys Administer tests and gather survey information Create a new assessment
Feature demonstration

Create a test using markup text
Feature demonstration

Settings overview
Feature demonstration

Publish a test
Feature demonstration

Edit a published test
Feature demonstration

Create a question pool
Feature demonstration

Manage question pools
Feature demonstration

View test results and grade a test
Feature demonstration

User Activity Report
Feature demonstration

Grade short answer and essay questions
Feature demonstration

Move assessments using the Site Setup tool
Feature demonstration

Take a linear test
Feature demonstration

Take a non-linear test
Feature demonstration

Use mark for review
Feature demonstration

View grades and feedback
Feature demonstration

View immediate feedback
Feature demonstration
Web Content Choose external web sites to display within your worksite Add a Web Content tool to a course or project site
Feature demonstration

Customize a Web Content item
Feature demonstration
Wiki Create and update wiki pages Add the Wiki tool to a site 
Feature demonstration

Add and edit wiki pages 
Feature demonstration

Add links to a wiki page 
Feature demonstration

Add an image to a wiki page
Feature demonstration

View history of a wiki page
Feature demonstration

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Last modified on May 23, 2013.

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