Netex learningMaker | Basic Template v1.0 [En]

Author Guide

Version 3.1

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INDEX

1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 4

2. Start using learningMaker .................................................................................................................. 5

2.1 Signing in and logging out .......................................................................................................................................... 5

2.2 Editing my profile ....................................................................................................................................................... 6

2.3 Changing my password ............................................................................................................................................... 6

3. Browsing projects and folders ........................................................................................................... 7

3.1 Browsing folders ......................................................................................................................................................... 7

3.2 Projects and folders searcher ..................................................................................................................................... 7

3.3 Creating a folder ......................................................................................................................................................... 7

3.4 Renaming a folder ...................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.5 Deleting a folder ......................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.6 Moving a folder .......................................................................................................................................................... 8

3.7 Publishing a folder ...................................................................................................................................................... 9

3.8 Creating a project ..................................................................................................................................................... 10

3.9 Renaming a project .................................................................................................................................................. 10

3.10 Copying/moving projects ....................................................................................................................................... 10

3.11 Deleting a project ................................................................................................................................................... 11

4. Working on a project ....................................................................................................................... 12

4.1. Details of a project .................................................................................................................................................. 12

4.2. Properties of a project ............................................................................................................................................. 13

4.3. Pages of a project .................................................................................................................................................... 13

4.3.1. Editing a page ....................................................................................................................................................................... 13

4.3.2. Creating a page .................................................................................................................................................................... 15

4.3.3. Deleting a page .................................................................................................................................................................... 15

4.3.4. Ordering the pages ............................................................................................................................................................... 15

4.3.5. Duplicating a page ................................................................................................................................................................ 16

4.4. Pop-ups .................................................................................................................................................................... 16

4.4.1. Creating types of pop-up windows in a project ................................................................................................................... 17

4.4.2. Editing pop-up windows ....................................................................................................................................................... 17

4.4.3. Adding pop-up windows to a page of the project ................................................................................................................ 18

4.4.4. Deleting pop-up windows .................................................................................................................................................... 19

4.4.5. Duplicating pop-up windows................................................................................................................................................ 19

4.5. Components of a page ............................................................................................................................................ 20

4.5.1. Adding a component on a page ........................................................................................................................................... 20

4.5.2. Editing a component ............................................................................................................................................................ 20

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4.5.3. Moving/deleting a component ............................................................................................................................................ 21

4.5.4. Moving/copying components between pages ..................................................................................................................... 21

4.6. Resources of a project ............................................................................................................................................. 22

4.6.1. List of resources of a project ................................................................................................................................................ 22

4.6.2. Organizing the resources by folders ..................................................................................................................................... 23

4.6.3. Adding resources to the repository of a project .................................................................................................................. 24

4.6.4. Inserting resources on the pages of a project ...................................................................................................................... 24

4.6.5. Deleting resources from the repository of a project ............................................................................................................ 25

4.7. Quizzes of a project ................................................................................................................................................. 26

4.7.1. Creating a quiz...................................................................................................................................................................... 26

4.7.2. Editing a quiz ........................................................................................................................................................................ 26

4.7.3. Types of questions ............................................................................................................................................................... 30

4.7.4 Adding quizzes to the page of a project ................................................................................................................................ 44

4.8. Collaborative work of a project ............................................................................................................................... 44

4.8.1. Locking/unlocking a project ................................................................................................................................................. 44

4.8.2. Status of the project ............................................................................................................................................................. 45

4.8.3. Reviews and comments system of a project ........................................................................................................................ 46

4.9. Previewing a project ................................................................................................................................................ 46

4.10. Publishing a project ............................................................................................................................................... 47

4.11. Working with several languages ............................................................................................................................ 48

4.12. Versions ................................................................................................................................................................. 49

4.12.1. Tagging a version................................................................................................................................................................ 49

4.12.2. Restoring a version ............................................................................................................................................................. 50

5. Books ................................................................................................................................................ 51

6. Support ............................................................................................................................................. 52

7. Glossary ............................................................................................................................................ 53

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1. Introduction Netex learningMaker is an authoring tool which allows enterprises to easily create and edit their own e-learning contents and to publish them in different formats in order to use them in any CMS, LMS or website.

Contents created with learningMaker are compatible with multiple devices and they can be published in different formats (Web, SCORM, AICC, APK, etc.). The use of HTML5 technology and “Responsive Design” techniques allows the full adaptation to the device where the content is being viewed.

With learningMaker you will be able to create your own “Projects” in a collaborative and de-localised manner, so that several users can participate in their creation.

Each project will use a template which will establish the behaviour of the content. The tool includes the following templates:

Express

Multi-page

Video

Basic

There are three types of learningMaker users:

Administrators will be in charge of the administration of the tool (users, permissions, etc.).

Authors are the ones in charge of the creation and the authorship of the contents.

Reviewers, who can be as many as you want (they are not taken into account in your subscription), will be in

charge of reviewing all the projects you assign them. They can communicate with the authors through the

comments system (see section 4.8.3.).

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2. Start using learningMaker

2.1 Signing in and logging out

1. Enter your username and your password and click on “Sign in”.

2. If you check “Keep me signed”, the system will remember your access data. This way, you will not have to

enter it each time you sign in, unless you do it from a different computer or browser.

3. If you do not remember your password, you can retrieve it by clicking on the link “Can’t access your

account?”. You will have to enter your e-mail address and you will receive an e-mail with the instructions to

configure a new password.

Remember

Do not use the option to remember your password in a computer which is often used by other users to avoid improper access with your codes.

To sign out the platform, click on the button “Sign out” on the dropdown menu of your profile.

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2.2 Editing my profile

1. Choose the option “My profile” on the upper right corner dropdown menu, below your username.

2. Click on “Edit” to modify your profile data.

3. You can change your username, name and last name, and the e-mail associated to your user account.

4. Click on “Change image” to change your profile picture. This image will appear associated to your username

on the tool. For example, when you write comments on a project.

5. Click on “Save changes”.

2.3 Changing my password

1. Choose the option “My profile” on the upper right corner dropdown menu, located below your username.

2. Click on “Change password”.

3. Enter your current password and the new password, and click on “Save changes”.

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3. Browsing projects and folders

3.1 Browsing folders

1. Click on the name of a folder to see its content.

2. If you want to exit the folder, you can move with the breadcrumb located above the list, by clicking on the top

level folder you want to access. Click on “Home” to go back to the list of projects.

3.2 Projects and folders searcher

There is a searcher above the list of projects which allows you to localise the projects by their name.

The advanced search will allow you to enclose the search by other criteria such as the language/s in which the project

has been created or its status. This search also allows you to order the results in ascending (“ID ASC”) or descending

order (“ID DESC”).

3.3 Creating a folder

1. Click on “New folder”.

2. Write the name of the folder and click on “Add”.

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If you want to add projects to this folder, you have to create them inside it (see section 3.8), or copy/move them from

other place (see section 3.10).

3.4 Renaming a folder

1. Slide the mouse over the options column on the right-hand side of the project to show the “Options” menu.

2. Choose the “Rename” option on the dropdown menu.

3. Modify the name of the folder and click on “Accept”.

3.5 Deleting a folder


2. Choose the “Remove” option on the dropdown menu.

3. Click on “Ok”.

Remember

You will not be able to delete a folder if it contains locked projects. If you want to do so, you have to contact the user who has them locked or the administrator of the system so he or she can unlock them. When deleting a folder you delete all the projects within it from the system and you will not be able to retrieve them.

3.6 Moving a folder

You can move a folder in order to include it in other folder or vice versa.


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2. Choose the “Cut” option on the dropdown menu. The folder will be copied on the “Clipboard”.

3. Go to the folder where you want to move this folder to and click on “Paste”.

When you copy or cut something, it remains on the clipboard until you delete it from there.

3.7 Publishing a folder


2. Choose the “Publish” option on the dropdown menu and click on “Ok”. All the projects included in the folder

will be published.

To access the list of publications of a folder:


2. Choose the “Show publications” option on the dropdown menu.

3. If you want to delete a publication, select it and click on the “Delete selected” button.

4. If you want to download it, click on the “Download” link on the “Options” column or on “PENS” if you want to

publish it on a platform compatible with PENS.

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3.8 Creating a project

1. Click on “New project”.

2. Complete the creation form:

The template you use will be the preset design of the content with the background, place of the texts,

images, etc. You will see the characteristics of a template below it when you select it.

Choose the language of the project. However, if you want to create a project in several languages, you

will be able to include a new language later (see section 4.11).

3. Click on “Add” to create the project or “Add and continue” to create more projects.

3.9 Renaming a project


2. Choose the “Rename” option on the dropdown menu.

3. Modify the name of the project and click on “Accept”.

3.10 Copying/moving projects

You can copy/move a project to a folder, or extract it from a folder to the general list of projects.

The difference is that when you copy the project you keep the original in its own location, but when you move it you

change its location.

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1. Slide the mouse over the options column on the right-hand side of the project.

2. Open the “Options” dropdown menu and choose “Copy” or “Cut”, depending if you want to keep the original

or not. The project will be copied in the “Clipboard”.

3. Go to the place where you want to move/copy the project to and click on “Paste” from the Clipboard.

When you copy or cut something it remains in the clipboard until you delete it from there.

3.11 Deleting a project

1. Slide the mouse over the options column on the right-hand side of the project.

2. Open the “Options” dropdown menu and choose “Remove”.

3. This option deletes the project permanently so you will not be able to retrieve it.

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4. Working on a project

4.1. Details of a project

The details of a project include:

Top menu: this menu allows you to perform certain actions on the project.

o If you have permission for visualization: exporting, opening and previewing it.

o If you have permission for edition: locking/unlocking a project and undoing the last modifications you

have done.

o If you have permission for publication you will also be able to do it from this screen.

Project data: you will see information concerning the design and parameters of this project (code of the

project, template used, languages in which the project is set, number of resources added to the project and

the score values set in the project). Click on “Edit” to modify these values.

Status, creation and modification data: this includes information about the status of the project, the creation

date, the author/s and the last modification. Click on “Change status” to modify it (see section 4.8.2.).

Below this data, you will see its structure. The structure is the hierarchy tree of the pages created in the project. You

will see the language/s in which the project has been created, above its pages. You can create this project in more

languages (see section 4.11.). Click on the name of a page to access its content.

Remember

Edit the details of the project to establish the score parameters of this project. You can set the maximum score the

student will be able to get and the score that the student has to get to be able to pass a project. In addition, you can

include the success and failure statuses the student will see when performing the content. These values and statuses

will be shown on the platform in which you set the content as long as the platform is prepared to do so.

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4.2. Properties of a project

The configuration of these properties is optional. This data will be shown by default associated to the content when

uploading this content to a platform.

1. Click on the name of the project.

2. Select “Properties” on the left side menu.

3. Click on “Edit”.

4. Modify the fields and click on “Save”.

4.3. Pages of a project

You will see the page of the project in which you are, on the upper-left corner. Use the dropdown menu to navigate

through the pages of the project, to create new pages or to delete them. Each time you display a page, it remains

opened in a tab on the top of the page. You can move between the pages by selecting the tab you want to edit. These

tabs will remain opened until you close them by clicking on the cross on its upper-right corner.

The types of pages available on our project depend on the template that is used. In this way, if you use a Multi-page

template you can have cover and content pages, and if you use a Video template, you will only have content pages.

Consult the documentation of the templates in the appendix of this guide, or if you have created custom-made

templates, consult their documentation to have references about the type of pages, pop-up windows, resources and

components you will be able to use in your projects.

4.3.1. Editing a page

1. Access the project and click on the page you want to edit.

2. Modify whatever you want of the page (components, resources, etc.).

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a. Each block of content is called component and it defines the type of content (image, video, document,

etc.) which will be located in that place of the page (see section 4.5.1.). After having created it, you

must include the resource from the repository or from your computer (see section 4.6.4.).

b. The text components can be edited directly on the editing zone.

c. You have to modify certain elements from the right side panel of “Properties” in , for example

the titles or to insert a resource.

3. Click on “Save” on the upper menu to save only the changes performed on the tab you are in or on “Save all”

to save all the project changes.

4. The system will lock the project by default while you are editing one of its pages. When you save the

modifications of a page, the system will ask if you want to keep the content locked (“Keep it locked”), so that

the project cannot be edited by any other user, to “Unlock” it or if you want to “Undo changes”.

The sidebar has five sections:

“Properties” : in this section the properties of the components of the page are defined. For example, the

dimensions of a video component, titles and subtitles of the components, resource inserted in a component,

etc.

“Components” : in this section the components that are going to be added to the project pages are

selected.

“Navigator” : to make it easier to navigate through the components of the page, this zone shows the

hierarchy tree of the components of the page and allows you to access them. Text contents are shown under

the name HTML.

“Comments” : this zone allows users to write revision comments on the project (see section 4.8.3.).

“Resolutions” : you can select different resolutions for different devices in this section in order to directly

preview how the content will be viewed.

Depending on the size of the screen from which you are working with the tool, this bar can hide the content of the page

in part, as for example the widgets zone. For this not to happen, select “Auto” in the “Resolutions” section and you will

see the content adjusted to the edition zone.

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Remember

More than one user can have permission to work on a project. For this reason, there can be modifications performed

by other user, and other user can even have a project locked so that nobody else can edit it.

4.3.2. Creating a page

1. Go to the project and click on one of its pages.

2. Open the “Pages” dropdown menu of the upper-left corner and click on “Manage pages”.

3. Click on “Add” and select the type of page you want to create.

4.3.3. Deleting a page


2. Open the “Pages” dropdown menu on the upper-left corner and click on “Manage pages”.

3. Select the page from the list and click on “Delete selected”.

4.3.4. Ordering the pages

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3. Click on the page you want to move and place it where you want on the list.

4.3.5. Duplicating a page



3. Click on the icon of the page you want to duplicate.

4. Select “OK” on the pop-on which is displayed asking if you are sure that you want to duplicate the element.

4.4. Pop-ups

The pop-up windows are those windows which open automatically on the browser to show an additional content,

announcement or additional information for the user.

Pop-up windows can be added:

In a component of the page. Certain components allow to add pop-up windows to download a document, to

access a link, to offer more information, etc.

In an image: to show additional information about the video/image or to enlarge the image, etc.

In one or several words of a text: the pop-up window is shown in the word as a link. You can use it to open an

external link, to put a definition of the word, etc.

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As it happens with pages, the use and typology of pop-up windows is given by the template we have selected for our

project.

Consult the documentation of the templates in the appendix of this guide, or in case of having created custom-made

templates; consult their documentation to have references of the type of pages, pop-up windows, resources and

components you can use in your projects.

4.4.1. Creating types of pop-up windows in a project

Depending on the template you have chosen to create the project, you will have some types of pop-up windows by

default.

To create new types:

1. Go to the page of the project.

2. Open the “Pop-ups” dropdown menu and choose “Manage pop-ups”.

3. Click on “Add” and choose the type you want to create.

4. The new type of pop-up window will be loaded on this list.

Next, you have to edit the content of the pop-up window.

4.4.2. Editing pop-up windows

You have to edit all the pop-up windows you are going to use in your project (the ones the template has by default as

well as the ones you have created) because they do not have content.

Pop-up windows will work as the components in the tool.

1. Go to the page of the project you wish.

2. Open the “Pop-ups” dropdown menu of the upper-left corner.

3. Choose the window you want to modify on the dropdown menu.

4. Modify what you want from the pop-up window (texts, attached documents, etc.).

You can modify the texts directly on the content.

You have to modify certain documents from the right-side panel of “Properties”, for example the

titles or to attach a document.

The contents you can add to the pop-up window are shown at the bottom of the page (document,

flash document, etc.).

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You can add a pop-up window in the content of another.



4.4.3. Adding pop-up windows to a page of the project

Once the pop-ups of a project have been created and edited, you have to associate them to the contents of the project

that you want.

If the pop-up window has access to content from a component, such as an attached document or a link, select it and

choose the pop-up window on the properties section.

If the pop-up window is located over an image, select the image and choose the pop-up window on the properties

section. You can use the pop-up window, in this case, to give more information about the image or to include the image

in a bigger size so that the user can enlarge it. The icon gives the user access to the pop-up window.

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If the pop-up window is on one or several words of a text, select the word and choose “Popup link” on the text tool

bar. The word will appear as if it was a link. Click on it and choose the pop-up window entitled “Link popup” on the

properties menu.

4.4.4. Deleting pop-up windows

1. Go to the page of the project you want.

2. Open the upper-left “Pop-up” dropdown menu.

3. Click on “Manage pop-ups”.

4. Mark the pop-ups you want to delete and click on “Delete selected”.

4.4.5. Duplicating pop-up windows

1. Go to the page of the project you want.

2. Open the upper-left “Pop-up” dropdown menu.

3. Select “Manage pop-ups”.

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4. Click on the icon of the pop-up you want to duplicate.

5. Select “OK” on the pop-on which is displayed asking if you are sure that you want to duplicate the element.

4.5. Components of a page

The pages of a project will be made of a structure of components which includes texts, images, videos, etc.

For example, to include an image in a page, you have to create the component first on the place where you want to

insert the image. In this case, the component of the image will define its properties in that place of the project: the size,

if it has a pop-up inside, etc.

The template of the project will have a series of predetermined components on each page. But you will be able to

create more components, edit them, move them or delete them.

These elements will have a box shape. When sliding the mouse over one of them it will be marked with a white line so

that you know which one of them you are editing.

4.5.1. Adding a component on a page


2. Click on one of its content.

3. A side menu which allows you to insert a new content will appear right after it. In the case of text content, it

will also allow you to include other content inside (audio, text, images, etc., depending on the type of

component).

4. Click on the type of content and you will see it immediately on the edition zone. Besides, an upper breadcrumb

will show the component in which you are, and those components or sections in which it is contained.

4.5.2. Editing a component

If it is a text component, you can modify it directly on the edition zone.

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You have to modify other characteristics of the components on the “Properties” section of the side menu. For example,

to insert a resource in a component (see section 4.6.4.).

The “Widget container” component creates a side menu with a list of “widgets”. These “widgets” will be small accesses

to resources you want to highlight, rapid accesses to the audiovisual material of the project, reference documents for

the user, etc.

4.5.3. Moving/deleting a component

A tab which allows to move the component to other place of the page or to delete it will be shown when clicking on the

component.

The arrows allow you to move the component to place it where you wish.

The dash allows you to delete this component.

4.5.4. Moving/copying components between pages

From the “Navigator” section, besides navigating through the components of the pages and pop-ups, you can copy

them (or cut and paste them) on other pages.

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To do so:

1. Select the element on which you want to perform the action.

2. Click on the action you want to perform (“Copy” or “Cut”). It will be sent to the “Clipboard”.

3. Go to the page or pop-up where you wish to paste the component and select the component before or after

which you want to insert it.

4. Click on “Paste” and select “After” or “Before” on the pop-up which is displayed depending on where you

want to insert it.

4.6. Resources of a project

Resources are the files (images, videos, documents, etc.) you include in the project.

To be able to include a resource in a page of a project, you have to create the component in which that resource will be

inserted first (see section 4.5.1.). This component establishes the place and the properties of the resource. For

example, in the case of a video, the component establishes the properties with which the video will be displayed, its

cover image, etc.

4.6.1. List of resources of a project

1. Go to the project by clicking on its name.

2. Go to the “Resources” section on the left-side menu.

3. Click on “Settings” to change the way the list of resources is shown and to choose how to organise them.

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In order to perform actions on the elements, right-click and select the action you wish to perform. It is possible to select

multiple elements at the same time to perform actions on them.

Besides viewing, renaming and deleting files, the mouse right button allows us to resize the images, to download a set

of resources in a .ZIP file and to create .ZIP packages to be used inside your project directly from the resources.

4.6.2. Organizing the resources by folders

You can create folders to organize the resources of a project.

To create a folder:



3. Right-click on “Resources” and select “New Subfolder”.

4. Enter the name of the folder and click on “Ok”. You cannot leave this field empty or assign it the same name of

an already existing folder of the project.

Once the folder has been created, click on it. By right-clicking you can delete it, create subfolders inside it from “New

Subfolder”, compress it to a .ZIP file and download it in .ZIP format. To move within the folders, you can use the

navigation tree that you will see below the “Resources” button. You can also delete a whole folder by right-clicking on

“Delete”.

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4.6.3. Adding resources to the repository of a project

The repository of resources includes all the files (images, audio, documents, etc.) of the project, whether you add them

from the details of the project, or directly from the pages of edition.

We recommend you to include in the repository all the resources (videos, images, files, etc.) you are going to use in the

project and that you only insert them at the time of editing each page of the project.



The drop zone allows you to select several files on your computer and to add them to the repository

at the same time. This feature makes the uploading of resources faster and more agile.

You can also create them one by one using the “Upload” button.

3. If you want to add resources to a folder, click on it and drag them directly or click on “Upload”.

4.6.4. Inserting resources on the pages of a project

Once the components of a page have been created (see section 4.5.1.), you can insert resources inside them.

The component establishes the place and properties of the resource. For example, in the case of a video, the

component establishes the proportions of the video, its cover image, etc.


2. Click on the component in which you want to add the resource.

3. Select the resource on the “Properties” section of the component.

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4. On the next screen, you can choose a resource from the repository or add a new one.

5. To insert it in the page, slide the mouse over the icon of the resource and double-click on it.

If you want to access a folder, click on it. You can use the navigation tree in the left side to move within the folders.

4.6.5. Deleting resources from the repository of a project



3. Right-click on “Delete”.

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4.7. Quizzes of a project

A quiz is a group of questions organised whose objective is to get information from the person who answers them.

There are two types: assessment quizzes (they are used to evaluate the knowledge of the person answering the quiz)

and opinion quizzes (surveys).

4.7.1. Creating a quiz

Quizzes are created inside a project through an editor as an external element to pages. You can use as many as are

necessary and they will always be associated with just one language. In turn, they can be assessable or not.

To create a new quiz:


2. Go to the “Quizzes” section on the left-side menu.

3. Click on the button.

4. Name the quiz and select its language. In case that your project has several languages, you will be able to

create different quizzes for each language and then include them in the pages of each one of them. If you

prefer, you can use the same quiz in both languages (see section 4.11.).

Once created, if you slide the mouse over the “Actions” column, you will be able to preview, open or delete the quiz,

and after accessing it you may also edit it, unlock it or undo changes.

As they are an external element to pages, they have their own locking level, that is, it is possible to work with them

independently. Besides, they use the project resources (for example, images), they can be linked with other

components of the project (such as pop-ups) and they have their own version system (see section 4.12.).

4.7.2. Editing a quiz

To edit a quiz:

1. Go to the project where the quiz you want to modify is located by clicking on its name.

2. You can manage the questions from the “Slides” dropdown menu on the upper-left corner.

3. Select the type of question you want to create from the “Add” dropdown menu (see section 4.7.3.).

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4. Next, you have to edit the content of the quiz. You can modify the texts directly over the content. From the

“Properties” right-side panel you can modify everything related to the score (see section 4.7.2.1.).

The properties which can be modified from the header of the quizzes are the following:

Name Type Mandatory Description Title Text Yes Text shown in the header of the activity.

Use ponderate score

List Yes If you select “False”, the total score will standardise to 100 points by default, so that all questions have the same value. If you select “True”, each question may have a different score and you will have to set the points for each one (see section 4.7.2.1.).

Assessable List Yes In this list you decide if the quiz will be assessable (True) or not (False), that is, if the score will be taken into account for the final score of the course or not.

Score to success Numerical Yes Score required to pass the quiz (it can be also modified at the project level).

Randomise Quiz List Yes If you select “True”, the questions will be shown randomly to the user. If you select “False”, they will be shown in the order you have selected.

Question Poll Numerical No Number of questions which will be shown when answering the quiz. If “True” is selected for the “Randomise Quiz” property, the indicated number of questions will be shown randomly. If “False” is selected, the indicated number of questions will be shown but in the order in which they are in the project.

Background colour

Colour Yes Header background colour.

Border colour Colour Yes Question border colour.

Quiz background colour

Colour Yes Quiz main body background colour.

Title header visible

List Yes If you select “True”, users will see the title on the header. If you select “False”, users will not see it.

Report button visible

List Yes If you select “True”, users will see the button in order to see the quiz report. If you select “False”, users will not see it.

Pagination visible List Yes If you select “True”, users may see the page of quiz in which they are. It is located below the title on the header. If you select “False”, users will not see it.

Score question visible

List Yes If you select “True”, users will see the score for each question below the title on the header or the pagination. If you select “False”, users will not see it.

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5. The content you can add to the quiz will be shown at the bottom of the page as, for example, positive or

negative feedback in the case of assessable quizzes.

The properties which can be modified from the footer of the quiz are the following:

Name Type Mandatory Description Total score visible

List Yes If you select “True”, users may see the score they get at the same time they answer the questions. If you select “False”, they will not see their score.

Button 1 colour Colour Yes Colour applied to the following buttons: “Cancel”, “Solutions”, “See Results”, “Hide Results” and “My Responses”.

Button 2 colour Colour Yes Colour applied to the “Submit” button.

Solutions button visible

List Yes If you select “True”, users may see the correct solutions once the number of attempts for each question is over. If you select “False” (default value), they will not be able to see the solutions.

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4.7.2.1. Assessable quizzes

They are used to calculate the score of the user. The final score is calculated with the score average of all the assessable

quizzes which are included (not assessable quizzes do not interfere in the calculation of the score). The passed/failed

limit is marked at the project level or within the editable properties from the activity header. To do so, each question is

worth several points (“Ponderate score”) that the user will obtain if he or she answers the question correctly. Training

platforms standardise the total score of the quiz to 100 points by default, so that all questions have the same value.

The student’s answers are tracked through a proprietary API which sends them in a standard way to the platform.

Depending on the publishing format of the project, the delivery format will vary: SCORM 1.2 or SCORM 2004 (through

interactions), Tin Can API (through statements)… This way, teachers can view the answers regardless of the platform

they use.

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4.7.3. Types of questions

The possible types of questions that a quiz can contain are the following:

4.7.3.1. Single Answer

It consists on selecting the correct answer from several different options (there is just one correct answer). It is also

known as “abc type”.

The properties which can be edited for this type of question are:

Name Type Mandatory Description Ponderate score Numerical Yes Points obtained when answering correctly to the question.

Attempts List Yes Number of times the user may answer the question.

Question title Text Yes Question statement in html text which can be modified from the editor itself.

This is the properties panel display:

The components which can be included inside this type of question are:

Component Number Mandatory Description Option 1..N Yes Html text which can be modified from the editor itself with the answer options.

From the properties panel you have to select which one will be the correct answer (True) and which one/s the incorrect one/s (False).

Positive feedback 0..1 No Html text which will show when the given answer is correct.

Negative feedback 0..1 No Html text which will show when the given answer is incorrect.

The HTML text, besides allowing us to include text with format, also allows us to include images and links towards other

components of the project. If you want more information, consult the documentation of the templates you are going to

use in your project.

This is the properties panel display of the “Option” component:

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4.7.3.2. Multiple Answer

It consists on selecting the correct answer/s from several different options (there can be more than one correct

answer). In case that there are several correct answers and only one of them is marked, the answer will be considered

as incorrect. It is also known as “multiple abc type”.







Component Number Mandatory Description Option 1..N Yes Html text which can be modified from the editor itself with the answer options.

From the properties panel you have to select which one/s will be the correct answer/s (True) and which one/s the incorrect one/s (False).







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4.7.3.3. Fill in the Blank

It consists on choosing from several answer options which are shown in one or several boxes (“combo”).





Combo blank Text Yes Section where the statement that has to be completed and the component (combo) with the answer options is included.



Component Number Mandatory Description Text 1..N Yes Html text which can be modified from the editor itself to introduce the list from

which the answer will be chosen. It is inserted inside the “Combo blank” and you can include as many as you wish with their corresponding combo options.

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Combo 1..N Yes Dropdown box with the possible answers which are modified from the properties panel (choose which one is the correct answer [there can be only one] and which ones are incorrect, and the text of the answer from the “Value” property) of the “Combo blank”. Inside this component you can add as many “Combo options”, that is, possible answers, as you wish.






This is the properties panel display of the “Combo option” component:

4.7.3.4. Text blank

It consists on filling the box or boxes with the correct answer.






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Component Number Mandatory Description Text 1..N Yes Html text which can be modified from the editor itself to introduce the list from

which the answer will be chosen. You can insert text both before and after or between the blanks that have to be completed.

Text box 1..N Yes It contains the answer that has to be written to consider it correct. They are modified from the properties panel (“Answer”) and you can include as many as you wish. In case there are several text boxes, all the answers have to be correct in order to consider the question correctly answered.






This is the properties panel display of the “Text box” component:

4.7.3.5. True or False

It consists on selecting which one of the shown premises is true.


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Component Number Mandatory Description Option 1..N Yes Html text which can be modified from the editor itself with the true and false

statements. From the properties panel you have to select which one will be the correct answer (True) and which one/s the incorrect one/s (False).







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4.7.3.6. Matching

It consists on link concepts from two columns.





Verification by text

List Yes If you select “True”, the correct matching of an element may be several options. That is, if two elements of a same column have the same text, they are considered correct options of their respective elements in the other column.



Component Number Mandatory Description Matching 1..N Yes Html text which can be modified from the editor itself which has to be linked

with the corresponding option in the opposite column. You can insert as many matchings as you wish. When answering them, the matchings will show randomly jumbled and you will have to match the statements in the left column the ones in the right.






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4.7.3.7. Numeric Response

It consists on answering with a figure.







Component Number Mandatory Description Text box 1 Yes It contains the figure that will be the answer to the question statement

(“Answer”) as well as a list with different conditions which you may have to meet (that the answer is a number equal to, greater or less than, that it is between two values...). It is modified from the properties panel. In case that the result is between two values, there are possible separators that are introduced in the “Answer” property: hyphen (-), semicolon (;) and colon (:).






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4.7.3.8. Sequence

It consists on organising a series of elements as it is indicated in the question statement. To do so, the user has to

exchange the items’ positions by clicking on one of them first and then on another one. This way, the items will

exchange their positions.







Component Number Mandatory Description Option 1..N Yes Html texts which can be modified from the editor itself which have to be

organised as the question statement indicates. You can insert as many options as you wish.

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4.7.3.9. Long Fill In

It consists on giving an answer in a specific number of lines. It is also known as “free answer” and it is based on a

question without direct validation by the tool, usually validated by the teacher.







Component Number Mandatory Description Text 1..N Yes Html text which can be modified from the editor itself which has to be completed

with the correct answer. You can insert text both before and after or between the blank that has to be completed with the long answer.

Text box 1..N Yes Blank which will have to be completed with the free text answer. The height of the box will have to specified through the properties panel (“Rows”). It is not validated by the tool.

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4.7.3.10. Likert Scale

It is a type of not assessable question used for knowing the level of agreement or disagreement with a statement.


Name Type Mandatory Description Attempts List Yes Number of times the user may answer the question.



Component Number Mandatory Description Scales 1 Yes Component which includes the “Scale” and “Answer” components.

Answer 1..N Yes Each one of the question statement that have to be assessed. They are modified from the properties panel (“Title”).

Scale 1..N Yes Score by levels that will be used to assess the question statements (“Title”).




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4.7.3.11. Word Bank

It consists on placing one or several boxes in their corresponding gaps in a statement. To do so, the user has to select

first the gap and then the box with the corresponding text.







Component Number Mandatory Description Text 1..N Yes Html text which can be modified from the editor itself which has to be completed

with the box answers. You can insert text both before and after or between the boxes in which the answers have to be placed.

Text box 1..N Yes It contains each one of the answers the user has to place to be considered correct. They are modified from the properties panel (“Title”) and you can include as many as you wish.






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4.7.3.12. Crossword

It is the typical crossword in which the user will have to match the answers with its cells.







Component Number Mandatory Description HTML 1..N Yes Html text which can be modified from the editor itself which contains the

definition for which the user has to give the answer by filling the crossword cells. These are edited from the cells themselves. The tool will eliminate all the non-filled ones to create the final crossword.






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4.7.3.13. Final Feedback

It is a feedback of the quiz as a whole where the final score obtained is indicated, as well as the needed score to pass it

and the number of correct exercises. The button will be only active once all the questions have been

answered correctly or when the number of attempts for the questions is over.

The components which can be added within the final feedback are the following:

Component Number Mandatory Description Final Feedback 1..N No Html text which will show when the score obtained is between the values you

indicate in the “Properties” panel.

Final Feedback KO 1..N No Html text which will show when the quiz is not passed.

Final Feedback OK 1..N No Html text which will show when the quiz is passed.




This is the properties panel display of the “Final Feedback” component:

The text that will be viewed can be directly modified from the HTML editor. What appears on the HTML component as

“%score_obtained%”, will be substituted by the percentage obtained when completing the quiz; “%score_min%”

represents the minimum score required for passing the quiz; %exercises_correct%” and “%exercises_total%” refer to

the number of correct answers and the total number of questions in the quiz, respectively.

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4.7.4 Adding quizzes to the page of a project

Once the quizzes have been created and edited, you have to include them inside the project. To do so, you have to go

to the page of the project and introduce them from the “Quiz” component as any other component (see section 4.5.).

Depending on the chosen template, you will be able to use it in different types of pages and pop-ups.

4.8. Collaborative work of a project

The tool allows several users to work at the same time on the same project.

To make collaborative work easier, the tool will have several options:

To lock the content so that no other user can edit it (see next section).

Status flow of the project, which allows to indicate the phase in which the project is inside the working system

(see section 4.8.2.).

Comments on the pages of the project for review and collaboration tasks (see section 4.8.3.).

4.8.1. Locking/unlocking a project

Several users can have permissions to modify the same project. This feature allows you to lock the project so that the

rest of the users cannot modify it until you unlock it.

The “Locked” column shows if the project is locked by a user.

Title

Menu

Content

Information and actions

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When clicking on “Open”, the project is automatically locked and the editor opens. When you close the editor, the

system will ask you if you wish to keep the project locked, if you want to unlock it or if you prefer to undo changes.

You can lock or unlock a project from the editor’s upper menu or from the “Details” section of the project.

You will not be able to edit a project locked by other user. If you wish to do so, contact that user or an administrator so

that they can unlock it.

Remember

The system will automatically lock the project when it is being edited. Upon closing the editor ( ), the system will ask you if you want to “Keep it locked”, to “Unlock” the content or to “Undo changes”.

4.8.2. Status of the project

The status indicates the phase of the project in the process of production. The system will not change the status

automatically; the users themselves have to do so.

When creating a project, its status will be “Draft”. This indicates that the content of the project is still being set up and

edited.

Once this phase is done, the project can be changed to an “In Review” phase which indicates that the project is being

corrected and reviewed to improve its content or its design. Remember that the users can write comments with their

reviews (see next section).

Finally, once the changes considered appropriate have been corrected, the project will change to the “Reviewed” phase

which indicates that the project is validated and ready to be published.

You can see the status of a project from the project list.

To modify the status of a project:

1. Go to the “Details” section of the project.

2. Click on “Change status”.

3. Select the status to which you want to change the project and click on “Accept”.

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4.8.3. Reviews and comments system of a project

The users who have edition permission in a project can see and write comments in the project.

This function can be used, for example, to inform about the content and/or design corrections of the project that are to

be achieved, so that users who are going to perform these changes can see the pending comments, answer them or

write new ones.

Although it is not necessary, it will be convenient to put the project on “In revision” status while making reviews and

comments so that all users who are working on it know so.

1. Go to the page of the project in which you want to include the comments.

2. Click on “Preview”.

3. Click on “Show comments”.

4. Enter your comment and click on “Add”.

5. You can answer to other user comment below it.

6. You can also “Edit” and “Delete” your own comments.

Each time a new comment is created, authors are notified by e-mail. Moreover, when a comment is replied, an e-mail is

sent to the people participating in the discussion, both authors and reviewers.

4.9. Previewing a project

While you are on the content edition phase, you can preview it to know how the user would see this content.


2. Click on “Preview”.

3. If the project is created in several languages, choose the language or languages in which you want to see it.

The upper-left menu allows you to adapt the content to different formats to see how the content adapts to the size of

different devices.

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You have also access to the revisions column from the page of preview through the link “Show comments” (see

section 4.8.3.).

4.10. Publishing a project

When you publish a project, you inform that its content is ready and you allow that it is available to be downloaded in

the chosen format and languages. In addition, when you publish the project you can also programme it to be

automatically uploaded to a platform.


2. Click on “Publish”.

3. Select the languages and format in which you want to publish it. You can select a platform compatible with

PENS in which you want the project to be uploaded automatically. To be able to publish a project

automatically in a platform, it has to be previously defined in learningMaker to do so.

4. So that you can easily identify the published versions of your project, use the standardised X.Y.Z versioning

system. This system acts as a versions repository.

5. Click on “Publish”. Once the publishing is over, the system will notify you that it is available for download, and

it will show a link from which you will be able to access it.

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You will see the list of versions and formats in which the project has been published on the “Publications” tab (whether

you are the publisher or not). The “Options” column allows you to download the final product. It is also possible, from

the “Options” column of a folder, to publish all the projects it contains and download them at once by using your

favourite download manager.

4.11. Working with several languages

You can create your project in several languages.


2. Click on “Edit languages” on the details page of the project.

3. Select the languages and click on “Add”.

4. Click on “Accept” to confirm the operation.

A copy of the structure of the project and its content will be created automatically. This copy will be identical to the

original, so you have to modify its content on the corresponding language.

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You can change the language from the edition screen of a page by selecting it on the upper menu. Remember to save

the changes of the current language before changing the language so that you do not lose the modifications that you

have performed.

4.12. Versions

Versions are copies of the project generated each time a user performs changes and saves them. You can restore a

previous version of the project from this section.

4.12.1. Tagging a version

The list of versions shows the author and the date when the project was last saved.

You can only perform this action if the project is not locked by any user and if you are administrator of the system.

The “tag” option allows you to add a tag to a version of the project to identify it easier.

1. Go to the “Versions” section of the project.

2. Slide the mouse over the actions column to show the “Actions” menu.

3. Click on “Tag”.

4. Write the name of the tag and click on “Accept”.

We recommend: Creating the design and content in the original language before creating the project in other languages.

The reason is because when creating a project in a second language, the system will copy the structure and content

of the original language. However, the changes you make later in the original language may not be applied to the

other languages.

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4.12.2. Restoring a version

You can only perform this action if the project is not locked by any user and if you are administrator of the system.

1. Go to the “Versions” section of the project.

2. Slide the mouse over the “Actions” column to show the “Actions” menu.

3. Click on “Restore”.

4. A new version will be generated on this list, which is a copy of the version that you have restored.

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5. Books To create a new book:

1. Click on “New book”.

2. Fill in the creation form (data not mandatory) and select “Add”.

3. Add projects to the book.

4. From the projects page, select “Edit structure” to edit the order of the projects.

5. From the “Structure” section as well, you have to assign one of the projects as the cover by selecting “Assign

as cover” in the “Options” column. This will allow linking the projects within the book.

6. Finally, choose “Publish” on the “Options” dropdown menu.

Besides performing the same actions you can perform with projects or folders (publishing, renaming, deleting...), you

may also turn a book into a folder (“Convert to folder”) or, the other way round, turn a folder into a book (“Convert to

book”).

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6. Support From the administration section, from the left side of the screen, you have access to a tab named “Support”. It is a tool

which will make the communication with our technical and support team easier. When clicking on this tab, a pop-up

will be displayed and you will be able to enter a keyword to do a search. When clicking on “Next”, questions (with their

respective answers) containing the searched word will be shown, and these may solve your doubts. If not, you can send

your specific consultation by selecting “None of these are helpful – get in touch”. In the new pop-up which is displayed,

you will have to fill in the mandatory fields (question, details, name, email address, and product) and click on “Submit”.

Our support team will contact you in order to answer your consultation.

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7. Glossary CMS: it is a content management system which allows to create and to manage the design and the contents of

a web site.

Folder: content repository. Allows the organization of the list of projects.

Group: ensemble of users with a common quality. It can be used, for example, to represent the company

hierarchy tree.

HTML5: is the 5th

version of the basic World Wide Web language, HTML.

LMS (Learning Content Management System): a tool which allows to manage the training of an institution or

organization.

Lock: prevent other users from editing a project.

Permission: consent given to a user so that he or she can perform an operation or action. In this case,

permissions of each project are defined so that the users can see it, edit it and publish it.

Project: e-learning content which can be created immediately from this tool in different formats.

Publish: make a content public. Published contents are those which are finished and ready to be used.

Resource: multimedia element used for the composition of a project. There are different types: audio, video,

activities, etc.

Responsive design: is a design and development technique which allows the adaptation of web content to a

device from which the user access (televisions, smartphones, tablets, mobile, etc).

Status: condition or situation of a process which is made of several phases. Success and failure status can be

selected on the tool and will be shown on the platform in which the content is used when the student

performs it.

Subscription: regarding the contracting of a service, the characteristics and duration of that contract.

User: each participant who accesses the tool.

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