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Oncourse CL features

Oncourse CL 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.

Note: For information on more training and support resources, see Training and support for Oncourse CL.

Tools

Descriptions

Feature demonstrations

General General overview of course and project sites Request a practice course or project site from Oncourse CL
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Customize tabs
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Reorder tools for a site
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
View photos of site participants in roster tool
Feature demonstration

Add a photo 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 Create assignments 
Feature demonstration

Download multiple student assignments
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Grade an assignment 
Feature demonstration

Submit an assignment 
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Communicate to students about assignments 
Feature demonstration

Check the grade for an assignment 
Feature demonstration

Download assignment grades to a spreadsheet
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
Email Archive Keep track of course or project site email correspondence Send email from Microsoft Outlook 
Feature demonstration

Create a site distribution email list 
Feature demonstration
ePortfolio Manage an electronic portfolio of your coursework Attach a file
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
(with audio)
View cumulative scores
Feature demonstration

Add an item to the Gradebook
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
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
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
Original Test and Survey Administer tests and gather survey information Create a new test 
Feature demonstration

Enable a test for student participation 
Feature demonstration

Take and submit a test 
Feature demonstration
Podcasting Create, store, and distribute multimedia content to site participants via an RSS feed Post a podcast
Feature demonstration

Subscribe to a podcast using iTunes
Feature demonstration

Record a podcast
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Post 'Em Upload a comma delimited (CSV) spreadsheet to present feedback to site participants Upload an Excel spreadsheet of grades
Feature demonstration

Upload multiple files to Post'Em
Feature demonstration

Check participant access to feedback
Feature demonstration

View feedback
Feature demonstration
Preferences Control how often you are notified of course or project site activity Edit notification preferences 
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Customize tabs 
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Resources Make any kind of material available online Post a file 
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Use drag and drop for My Workspace 
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Use drag and drop for a course site 
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Reorder Resources
Feature demonstration
Site Setup Maintain course or project site settings Add participants 
Feature demonstration

Create a group
Feature demonstration

Reuse content from other sites
Feature demonstration

Combine rosters
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Syllabus Post and maintain your official course outline Add item to syllabus 
Feature demonstration

Edit the syllabus 
Feature demonstration

Redirect the syllabus to a Word file
Feature demonstration

Add an attachment to a syllabus 
Feature demonstration
Web Content Choose external web sites to display within your worksite Add a Web Content item to a course or project site
Feature demonstration

Customize a Web Content item
Feature demonstration
Wiki Create and update wiki pages Add Wiki to a site 
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Add and edit wiki pages 
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Add links to a wiki page 
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
Add an image to a wiki page
Feature demonstration
(with audio)
View history of a wiki page
Feature demonstration
(with audio)

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Last modified on November 06, 2009.

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