Presenting Learning Materials via UWA's LMS

Intended Audience:

UWA staff interested in organising and presenting learning materials that can be easily accessed by students via the LMS.

Prerequisites: Quickstart Guide to Developing your 2009 LMS unit (or equivalent)

Workshop Description:

Have you ever wanted:

• Students to be able to access learning materials via your LMS unit trouble-free?
• Your LMS files organised so that you can easily find and manage them from one year to the next?
• Students to have access to searchable collections of unit-related text, image and multimedia resources?

If you answered yes to one of more of these questions, then you will find it invaluable to be able to use the LMS Content and File Management areas effectively.

This workshop will enable you to (re)create learning materials and organise them effectively within the LMS so students can access them easily.

Learning Outcomes:

After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Create an inventory of teaching resources for an LMS unit
• Explain the importance of and determine download times for a variety of files
• Explore the different options for structuring an LMS unit
• Explain the purpose and layout of the Content and File Management areas and their components
• Create a folder and file naming convention that reflects the structure of the LMS unit
• Describe the purpose and components of a Learning Module
• Add learning materials to a Learning Module and customise the Action Menu
• Describe the purpose and components of the Media Library
• Create a Media Library collection of terms and their definitions
• Create a hyperlink between the term in learning content and an entry in the Media Library

Key Activities:

Hands-on workshop.

PLEASE NOTE: Participants should bring in electronic format (eg .doc, .pdf, .html, or .ppt) a variety of file types they intend to distribute via the LMS for a given unit, preferably on a USB thumb drive.

Duration:

2 hours

Date and Time:

• Tuesday 23 June 2009, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
• Wednesday 01 July 2009, 1:30pm - 3:30pm
• Thursday 09 July 2009, 1.30pm - 3.30pm

PLEASE NOTE: THERE ARE ONLY 12 PLACES AVAILABLE FOR EACH WORKSHOP SO REGISTER QUICKLY.

Venue:

Room 1.01, Sanders Building

Coordinator:

Yvonne Button, Centre for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning, UWA