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This document outlines the steps students need to follow to launch a
monitored exam session using Smart Exam Monitor (SEM). This 3rd party
tool is a mechanism to provide proctoring for online exams
at-a-distance when students cannot complete exams in pers...
ExamLock is a University of Alberta application that instructors may
use to promote academic integrity during eClass exams. The tool is
available in IST managed computer labs and IS AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD
ONTO STUDENT'S MAC OS X AND WINDOWS MACHINES BELOW...
This article outlines a number of helpful features that are available
to assist and guide students when doing quizzes in eClass.
CONTENTS:
* 1 In-progress quizzes
* 2 Avoiding and Troubleshooting Common Problems
* 3 Attempting a quiz
* 4 Quiz t...
Discussion forums on eClass can be used for course announcements or to
facilitate discussion among students and/or instructors. This article
describes how students and instructors can post in a forum.
To add a forum to your eClass, see Adding Forums
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This article is for students who encounter issues when attempting to
validate their device or laptop for ExamLock exams
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/376/10/taking-quizzes-using-examlock].
If the steps below do ...
As a part of efforts to improve the site performance of eClass during
exams, areas in the site that contribute high load on the service will
be blocked during the official final exam period.
One area that will affect students is the Grades link in the to...
This article will explain how to add simple web links into any
editable content area where the HTML editor is available. For
instructors the main places would be: the content section headers of
their course home page, as content within page resources, in
...
ExamLock is a University of Alberta application that instructors may
use to promote academic integrity during eClass exams. The tool is
available in IST managed computer labs but may also be used by
students on their own laptops.
THIS ARTICLE OVERVIEWS T...
This article describes using the Group Sign-up to join pre-existing
groups and when students will create their own groups. This is an
optional tool that your instructor may enable assigning students to
groups for projects or assignments,
For many courses...
You can add images into any editable content area on eClass. If you
are a STUDENT, you would normally be doing this in a discussion forum,
an online assignment submission (not an assignment requiring a file
upload), or a collaborative page such as a wiki ...
The eClass mobile app allows iOS and Android users on-the-go access to
their courses whenever they require. The app features:
* Easily access course content - browse the content of your courses,
even when offline.
* Connect with course participants -...
This article outlines the mechanisms and best practices for students
to submit assignments in eClass. These can be text-based, images, or
even multimedia but the submission must exist as a digital file on the
student's device.
THE RECOMMENDED FILE TYPE F...
The eClass mobile app, currently in a public beta release, offers
faculty, students, and staff easy access to eClass course
content. The app is available for download here.
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/374/10/u...
Students who are required to sign in to any 3rd party services using
their Anonymous ID can now find that information in their eClass
profile:
* Click on YOUR INITIALS in the top-right corner of your page. From
the drop-down menu, select PROFILE.
* ...
Users can switch to a dark-themed version of eClass similar to dark
modes found in various modern apps and operating systems. Dark mode
can be used to reduce eye strain and improve sleep through lower
levels of blue light, improve device battery life, or ...
eClass is organized into courses. These are most commonly linked to
Bear Tracks credit sections but can include resource courses, training
courses, and other types of non-credit courses. Once you log in, you
will be brought to your eClass Dashboard which ...
This article will explain how to print pages on eClass. This
functionality is governed by print-style component of the eClass theme
but is actively completed by the web browser so there may be slight
differences in the mechanics and output depending on yo...
This article provides an overview and explanation of the icons found
on eClass that would normally be used by STUDENTS.
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CUSTOMIZING YOUR HOME PAGE
EDIT MODE - Allows you to edit the _Course Overview_ main page.
This can be u...
This article outlines how YuJa videos can be added through the
standard eClass editor available in most content areas in the system.
CONTENTS:
* 1 Introduction
* 2 Adding a video to a content area (example)
* 3 Uploading media
* 4 Recording med...
YuJa is the U of A's Enterprise Video Platform. Students can use it to
watch, upload and share videos through eClass courses.
Instructions for using the full range of video features are
available on the YuJa support portal
[https://support.yuja.com/hc/en...
This article will demonstrate how to share the link from a google
drive video with users in an eClass course. Google drive is one of the
suggested tools for sharing videos
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/175/13/em...
As a student, you can review a list of all your forum posts:
On the right-hand side of the screen, click on 1) your picture or
initials and select 2) PROFILE.
In your profile, you will have the following two links for viewing
forum activity:
FORUM POS...
The messaging tool in eClass offers features similar to a text-chat or
SMS messaging application. It is NOT THE RECOMMENDED MECHANISM for
instructors to communicate with all students in their class because
it is difficult to review the message history, ma...
Courses with Completion Tracking
[https://support.eclass.ualberta.ca/index.php?/Knowledgebase/Article/View/168/0/completion-tracking]
display completion criteria for course items directly on the page for
better visibility. A MARK AS DONE button is used by...
New users to eClass should be able to learn most of the navigation and
basic operations in the system using help materials inside the system.
Once signed in, the USING MOODLE block should appear in the right-hand
column of your screen with quick links to ...