In Oncourse Wizards, how do I create a wizard?

A wizard is a highly customizable structure for gathering, organizing, connecting, and presenting materials. Wizards are commonly used to guide students through a series of related portfolio activities. They can be as simple or as complex as the owner makes them. In following the instructions, keep in mind that many of the choices are optional, and that you can go back and change the structure of the wizard until the time you publish it.

1. From the menubar in the relevant site, choose Wizards.
   
   
2. From the Manage Wizards page, choose Add.
   
   
3. Choose Step-by-Step Wizard or Outline Wizard, and then click Continue.

   Note: Once you have chosen either Step-by-Step or Outline, you cannot change it.

4. In Step 1 of 3: Begin:
   
   
   1. Give your wizard a title (required).
   2. Type a description and keywords if you wish.
   3. Use the "Apply a Style" field to apply a particular style to your wizard. Click Select Style to choose from a list of available styles.
   4. Under "Reviewer/Evaluator Group Access", you can apply different levels of access depending on your preference.
   5. Under "General Feedback Options", you can control who can provide general feedback to your wizard.
   6. Under "Item Feedback Options", you can control who can provide evidence item feedback.
   7. Click Continue.
   
   
5. In Step 2 of 3: Add wizard support:
   
   
   1. The "Guidance" area contains five guidance fields:
      
      
      • Instructions: Directions for what to do in the wizard
      • Rationale: The purpose of the wizard
      • Examples: For describing and attaching examples of work similar to what participants should provide
      • Rubric: How the wizard will be evaluated
      • Expectations: Descriptive list of the tasks to be completed or abilities to be documented

      You don't need to use all of them. "Instructions" is the most commonly used field.

   2. To add or change guidance, click Add Instructions? , Add Rationale? , Add Examples? , Add Rubric? , or Add Expectations? .
      
      
   3. Use the rich-text editor to add or revise the text in the field.
      
      
   4. To add attachments to the field, click Add Items. If items have already been added, you can add more or delete existing items by clicking Manage Items. Add items, using one or more of the following options; when all items are ready to attach, click Continue.
      
      
      • You can attach an item to the cell that is already in a Resources or Drop Box folder in this or another site. Click the folder icons as necessary to show available files, and then click Select to the right of the desired item.
      • You can create or upload a new item in a Resources or Drop Box folder and simultaneously attach it to the cell. From the Add drop-down menu next to the folder, select the appropriate option. For details about the various types of items you can store in Resources and how to work with them, see Resources. Files, text documents, and HTML pages will be automatically added to the "Items to attach" area when you finish the process of adding them, but for web links, you must click Select after you return to the Add Attachment page.
      
      
   5. When you are satisfied with the text and attachments, click Save to save your changes and return to the Step 2 of 3: Add wizard support page.
   
   
6. To add forms to the wizard:
   
   
   1. All pages can include one each of the following form types:
      
      
      • Reflection: For participants to write about their work and/or their learning process
      • Feedback: For providing informal feedback to participants
      • Evaluation: For evaluating the artifacts and reflections submitted by the student

      Subpages can also contain optional Custom data collection forms (in the area labeled "Participant Forms", located immediately below "Expectations" in the Edit Wizard Page Settings page) for collecting structured data from wizard participants. You can add one or more custom forms to any page.

   2. Scroll to the location of the desired form type in the page.
      
      
   3. Select the desired form from the drop-down list next to the form type label.
      
      
   4. If you've added a custom data collection form, click Add.
   
   
7. When you are finished adding guidance and forms, click Finish (when working with the main page) or Save Changes (when working with subpages).

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