NOTICE: Please be advised that the content of this article may only be relevant for users concluding the final stages of course work on eClass or for users on the eClass External system. The eClass Learning Management System is currently in a read-only state that prohibits new courses, enrollments, and users from being added to the site. Credit courses and co-curricular courses at the UofA are now being delivered on Canvas, and full articles on how to use Canvas can be found here.

NOTICE: Please be advised that the content of this article may only be relevant for users concluding the final stages of course work on eClass or for users on the eClass External system. The eClass Learning Management System is currently in a read-only state that prohibits new courses, enrollments, and users from being added to the site. Credit courses and co-curricular courses at the UofA are now being delivered on Canvas, and full articles on how to use Canvas can be found here.

This article outlines the centrally supported tools available to make a rapid transition to teaching fully online when face-to-face lectures are not possible. It was originally authored at the onset of the Covid pandemic when all courses were forced online but the materials within can apply iunder any circumstances that force instructors to switch delivery methods.

Below, are a series of functions that you may need during online course delivery. Each function has various options and tools available to meet your teaching needs. For some additional considerations about performing these functions in the online space, please consult the CTL's Guide for Teaching Effectively during Disruptions or their guide to Remote Teaching. You can also contact the Centre for Teaching and Learning here.

You will need to create your course on eClass and we strongly recommend that new eClass instructors review the eClass overview for new users.

For any questions about this page or topics regarding the shift to online delivery, please contact IST eClass support at 780-492-9372 or by email at eclass@ualberta.ca.

 

Create online lecture materials	- Add your files to eClass and Google Drive, or directly embed your Google Drive files into eClass - Convert your lecture slides to voiceover recordings (Powerpoint, Google Slides) - Embed video recordings in your course - Record your screen directly into eClass using YuJa
Communicate with your students	- Post course announcements to your students - Add discussion forums to your course and post asynchronous communications - Set up a Google Meet for synchronous communication (eg. online office hours). Please note: Beginning October 1st, 2020, Google Meet will only allow up to 100 people per meeting, down from the previous limit of 250 for the UAlberta G Suite license and the system will no longer support the recording of meetings.  - Use gmail for private conversations and book calendar events to set up meetings
Deliver lectures online	- Hold live synchronous online lectures using Google Meet, or Zoom - Take attendance or poll your students using ePoll
Assess students	- Review the Centre for Teaching and Learning’s guidelines for evaluating students online - Create student assignments in eClass - Deliver small-stakes, unproctored quizzes or fully online exams in eClass - Determine a strategy for delivering summative exams - Convert your MS Word paper exams into quizzes using the Digitizer - Set up your Gradebook in eClass to securely deliver student grades and export your grades to Bear Tracks - Ensure that student accommodations are still met at a distance

 

NOTICE: Please be advised that the content of this article may only be relevant for users concluding the final stages of course work on eClass or for users on the eClass External system. The eClass Learning Management System is currently in a read-only state that prohibits new courses, enrollments, and users from being added to the site. Credit courses and co-curricular courses at the UofA are now being delivered on Canvas, and full articles on how to use Canvas can be found here.

You can create an eClass sandbox course using eClass' automatic course request system.

To create a sandbox:

1. Visit the eClass Course Request System to get started.
   
   
2. Alternatively, to access the eClass Course Request System:
   
   1. Navigate to the U of A home page, click the magnifying glass icon at top right () and click the eClass link under "Quick Links".
      
      
      
      
   2. Then, click on the Request your course in eClass button underneath the heading 'Instructors' in the left hand column.
      
      
3. If you have not already authenticated to any U of A service using your CCID and password, you will be redirected to the standard login page. Enter your CCID and password and click Login to continue.
   
   
   
   
4. Next click on Request a Course.
   
   
   
   
5. Then, click on the Sandbox course tile and click Next:
   
   
   
   
6. Check the box to confirm 'I want to create my Sandbox' and click Finish to create the course request. You will receive an email with a link to the course once it is created.
   
   
   
   

If you have any questions about what can be done with a sandbox course or about the request process, please call IST eClass Support at 780-492-9372 and we will assist you. 

NOTICE: Please be advised that the content of this article may only be relevant for users concluding the final stages of course work on eClass or for users on the eClass External system. The eClass Learning Management System is currently in a read-only state that prohibits new courses, enrollments, and users from being added to the site. Credit courses and co-curricular courses at the UofA are now being delivered on Canvas, and full articles on how to use Canvas can be found here.

NOTICE: Please be advised that the content of this article may only be relevant for users concluding the final stages of course work on eClass or for users on the eClass External system. The eClass Learning Management System is currently in a read-only state that prohibits new courses, enrollments, and users from being added to the site. Credit courses and co-curricular courses at the UofA are now being delivered on Canvas, and full articles on how to use Canvas can be found here.

NOTICE: Please be advised that the content of this article may only be relevant for users concluding the final stages of course work on eClass or for users on the eClass External system. The eClass Learning Management System is currently in a read-only state that prohibits new courses, enrollments, and users from being added to the site. Credit courses and co-curricular courses at the UofA are now being delivered on Canvas, and full articles on how to use Canvas can be found here.

Your eClass course has a number of settings that you can modify such as the course description, format, activity completion requirements, and how grouped students are managed.

To access your overall course settings, click on Settings found at the top of your main course page.

 

The course settings page is divided into a series of sub-categories that are opened by clicking on their respective headers (or by clicking on Expand all near the top right).

 

• General – The most important fields allow you to change the full name of your course and the course visibility for students. The course short name is set by the system in all credit courses so if you need to change this, contact eClass support. The date field customization in this area ONLY takes effect if your course is using the Weekly topic format.
• Description - The course summary is not viewable by students (except during self-enrollment) - editing it is not required. If you want to provide a description of your course, you should do that via a page resource or directly on the course main page.

 

• Course format – This block allows you to select from the available preset layouts for eClass content (and will refresh instantly as soon as you switch formats to provide the specific settings available for the format you select). Be sure to take note of the setting Course layout which allows you to 'display all sections on one page' or 'to display one section per page', an important choice depending on the amount of content in your course. Please see Switching between the available course formats for more information on the available formats and the different layouts they provide.
• Appearance - Allows you to force a language or not, also setup the visibility of key items to students such as the grade book and the announcements forum.
• Files and uploads - Setup the maximum file upload size for the course.
• Completion tracking - Toggle whether or not enable completion tracking.
• Groups – Force group splitting on all activities and resources in your course. This setting is required if you wish to split your gradebook into groups based on each sub-section of a cross-listed course. Even if you do not set this here, you can apply groups (or groupings) to individual activities and resources within the course so it is generally only used in combined courses.
• Role Renaming – Rename key roles to vocabulary more familiar to learners.

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Instructors will typically encounter the following icons while working on eClass.

General icons

Help - Displays help information if you click on it.

 Dashboard icons

 Edit mode toggle - Allows you to edit your eClass dashboard, including your course and gradebook if you are an instructor.

 Simple/Upcoming Buttons - Allows you to view your Course Overview List (on your eClass course dashboard). The Upcoming tab is applicable to students only for their reference so that they can see whether a course has been created but is not yet available to them

Content Editing icons

To add or modify content in your eClass course, you first need to turn editing on:

• To add new activities or resources, click on the Add an activity or resource in whichever content section area you want the content to appear. 

Once editing is turned on, eClass uses a consistent iconography to help you control the items in your course. These icons appear throughout your eClass course in the side blocks and on the main course content area. The content icons shown below can be used to edit both the course sections and to perform actions specific to each kind of activity or resource. The icons also appear in the expanded Edit drop-down menu to the right of each item. 

Edit Title - Allows you to change the title of the element from the course page.

Move right - Allows you to indent content to help with visual organization.

Move - Allows you to move an item by dragging it from one section to another.

Edit - Brings you to the editing interface for the element.

 Duplicate - Creates a copy of the element.

Delete - Deletes the element.

Hide - Element is visible to students. Click to hide the element.

 Show - Element is invisible to students. Click to show the element.

Groups - A toggle that allows you to switch between grouping options.

Assign Roles - Allows you to assign roles to an element.

Blocks

Blocks are located in the left and right columns. They are self-contained "widgets" that perform a small task or show a very specific piece of information and can appear (and be edited) on your dashboard or within your course. If you are editing on your eClass course page, changes will only be visible to you; if you edit the blocks within your course, the changes will be visible to students as well.

Hide Block - Block is visible. Click to hide the block content.

Show Block - Block is invisible. Click to show the block content.

Move Block - Allows you to move a block to another location on either side of the screen.

 Move Gradebook item - Allows you to reorder gradebook items by selecting the location marked by the dotted line box  .

 

NOTICE: Please be advised that the content of this article may only be relevant for users concluding the final stages of course work on eClass or for users on the eClass External system. The eClass Learning Management System is currently in a read-only state that prohibits new courses, enrollments, and users from being added to the site. Credit courses and co-curricular courses at the UofA are now being delivered on Canvas, and full articles on how to use Canvas can be found here.

• 1 To Set up a restriction
• 2 Restrict availability based on completion of previous activity
• 3 Restrict availability by date
• 4 Restrict availability by grade
• 5 Restrict availability by group
• 6 Restrict availability by grouping
• 7 Restrict availability by user field
• 8 Restrict availability by a restriction set

To Set up a restriction:

1. Make sure to activate Edit mode in the upper right corner of your course page.

2. Click on the three-dot icon (⋮), then on Edit settings to the right of the activity you would like to restrict access to (or conditionally release)

3. Scroll down to the 'Restrict access' section.

4. To add any restriction criteria, click the Add restriction button.

A display will open with all the possible criteria you can select from:

Restrict availability based on completion of previous activity:

To restrict the availability of an item on eClass based on the completion of another item, completion tracking must be enabled in your course. This sets up the possibility of having certain activities counted as complete. To see a more detailed description of how to do this, see the article Completion Tracking.

Once completion tracking is enabled, you can then restrict access to items based on whether any other item is marked as complete:

1. Click on Add restriction... button.
2. Click on Activity completion.
3. Toggling the eyeball icon (stroke through) to hide the activity completely will hide it from students until the prior activity is complete. If not hidden it will show greyed- out with the restriction criteria listed.
4. Select the activity/resource that must be marked complete. Previous activity with completion" can be selected rather than a specific activity. This can be used to avoid breaking the access restriction if an activity is removed or modified.  
5. Select the operator for completeness:
   • must be marked complete
   • must not be marked complete
   • must be marked complete with pass grade
   • must be marked complete with fail grade

**The same basic options in the screenshot above exist for all the different types of access restrictions listed below.

Restrict availability by date:

1. Click on Add restriction... button.
2. Click on Date.
3. Toggle the eyeball icon to either hide the item completely or show it greyed out with the restriction criteria listed.
4. Select the date and times you would like the resource to be available in the drop-down menu

• Note that times are based on the 24-hour clock.

Restrict availability by grade:

1. Click on Add restriction... button.
2. Click on Grade.
3. Toggle the eyeball icon to either hide the item completely or show it greyed out with the restriction criteria listed.
4. Enter the grade type and grade range for the activity that a student must attain in order to gain access to the current resource.

Restrict availability by group:

1. Click on Add restriction... button.
2. Click on Group.
3. Toggle the eyeball icon to either hide the item completely or show it greyed out with the restriction criteria listed.
4. Select the group to limit that item to.

Restrict availability by grouping:

1. Click on Add restriction... button.
2. Click on Grouping.
3. Toggle the eyeball icon to either hide the item completely or show it greyed out with the restriction criteria listed.
4. Select the grouping to limit that item to.

Restrict availability by user field:

1. Click on Add restriction... button.
2. Click on User profile.
3. Toggle the eyeball icon to either hide the item completely or show it greyed out with the restriction criteria listed.
4. In the first field beside 'User profile field', specify a field that can uniquely identify a user in your course (most often the CCID).
5. Change the operator to 'Contains' or 'Doesn't contain' etc., depending on your needs.
6. Enter the student's unique identifier in the last box.
7. If you need to open the resource or activity to a number of individual users, change the 'match' dropdown to 'any' as no user will have more than one CCID for example:

8. If you are setting this restriction for a large number of students, you would be better served to set up groups and groupings to selectively release the material.

Restrict availability by a restriction set:

• See the following article: Using Restriction Sets for Conditional Release

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• Weekly format
• Topics format
• Collapsed Topics
• Collapsed Topics with Collapsed Labels
• Onetopic format
• Social format
• New in June 2023 - Card/List format
• New in June 2023 - Tiles format

1. Change course format

You can change your course’s format by clicking on the Settings tab at the top of your main course page and scrolling down to the Course format section:

Then expand the Course format drop-down

2. Weekly format names each content section (or topic) in your course with a date range of one week. To modify when the weeks start, change the “Course start date” under General while editing your Settings. Note: this setting ONLY modifies the date ranges for the displayed weeks and nothing else in your course.

The current week will be highlighted as the current topic and is automatically updated each week.

3. Topics, Collapsed Topics, and Collapsed Topics with Collapsed Labels are very similar layouts, each organizing the course into content sections with editable names and headers.

Both of the collapsed types are useful for making your course content more compact.

The differences can be seen in the image below showing the three formats applied to the same course with the same content:

• Topics format:

• Collapsed Topics format:

• Collapsed Topics with Collapsed Labels format:

Note: The Collapsed topics with Collapsed labels format activities and resources must be indented under a label to be collapsed inside of it. Indenting can be done by clicking Edit → Move right. New in June 2023, indents are not visible in a course until the page has been reloaded (the same thing applies to notifications for hidden sections.)

New in 2023: The Labels activity used in collapse labels format has been renamed to Text and media area.

Collapsed Topics with Collapsed Labels is a very rigid layout designed specifically to be used only with labels consisting of a single-line of unformatted text.

4. Highlight Topics, Collapsed Topics, and Collapsed Topics with Collapsed Labels

To set the current topic in these three formats, click Edit mode in the top right of the course and then click on Edit in the top right corner of the topic that you would like highlighted, then on Highlight:

The current topic will be highlighted:

If you are using a layout with collapsed topics, whichever topic you set as the current topic will be opened by default. This helps students to find the content currently being covered in the course.

It is possible to set up Collapsed Topics or Collapsed Topics with Labels to behave like the Weekly format. After changing your course format to one of these two modes, the page will refresh and you will be given some additional options under Course format in your course’s settings. Under Set structure, select Week to mimic the behavior of weekly format while maintaining the use of collapsible topics. 

5. OneTopic format places each topic on a separate page and adds a series of links at the top of the course allowing users to navigate between the pages:

More information about the Onetopic format can be found here.

6. Social format is unique in that it does not behave like the other topics. In social format, the course is just a single forum with no additional activities or resources.

7. Card/List format displays course section either as a standard list or as course cards (similar to the tiles format below) but also automatically adds a header banner image at the top of the course. Summary information about the course content is displayed for the course and for each sub-section, along with the user's completion progress:

8. Tiles format allows instructors to display the content sections of a course as square tiles with their content nested underneath them. This format allows a very compact view and removes the course index from the left edge of a course. The top topic (section 0) is excluded from the tiled view so instructors should reduce the number of content items in that section.

Additional notes:

1. • To change the number of topics or weeks in a course please see Adding Extra Topics/Weeks to your Course.

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This article describes best practices for ensuring eClass course content meets accessibility standards and has been provided by the Academic Success Centre.

Captioning

As a part of the transition to remote class delivery in response to COVID-19, the Center for Teaching and Learning has provided the following suggestions for accessibility considerations specifically for synchronous lectures:

• Enable Automatic Live captioning: This is available in Google Meet (turn on the CC feature at the bottom of your screen) and is automatically enabled for all videos uploaded into YuJa by instructors. 
  • When using another video chat platform, You may wish to use Google Slides and enable the live captioning feature within Google Slides. If you share your screen using Google Slides, your voice will be captured and live captions will appear. See Present Slides with Captions for more information.
  • Zoom has options for automatic captions or live transcription: Adding Closed Captions or Live Subtitles to Zoom Meetings 

• For students who are blind or have low visibility, narrate the material that you are displaying visually on the screen. Just as you might read materials aloud in class, read screen material that you share on-screen just in case students are not able to see essential text.

• Keep in mind the different accessibility needs of your students. For best practices, consult resources on Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Some examples include:
  • CAST Professional Learning’s site
  • eCampus Alberta’s Open Educational Resource on UDL in Online Learning Environments

eClass General Accessibility Performance

Moodle, the application running eClass, has a strong focus on accessibility. The default standard for Moodle content presentation is WCAG 2.0 - an internationally accepted standard for web accessibility developed by the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), an international team of experts (beginning January 1, 2021, all public websites and web content must meet WCAG 2.0 Level AA.) For more detailed documentation on Moodle accessibility, see here.

Beyond the Basics

Instructors constructing courses on eClass should also consider accessibility when creating their content. Web pages are fundamentally designed to work for all people, whatever their hardware, software, language, culture, location, or physical or mental ability. When the Web meets this goal, it is accessible to people with a diverse range of hearing, movement, sight, and cognitive ability. The W3C provides 3 examples of areas where web sites have accessibility barriers:

1. Images without alternate text
2. Interactive features that operate by mouse only
3. Audio files without text-based transcripts
   

Instructors can now add a self-serve file conversion utility into their courses that students can use to obtain accessible and alternate format versions of files within the course.

The W3C also delivers the Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) which brings together people from industry, disability organizations, government, and research labs from around the world to develop guidelines and resources to help make the Web accessible to people with disabilities including auditory, cognitive, neurological, physical, speech, and visual disabilities.

WAI Guidelines

• • Color is not used as the only way of conveying information or identifying content
  • Default foreground and background colour combinations provide sufficient contrast
  • Text is resizable up to 200% without losing information, using a standard browser
  • Images of text are resizable, replaced with actual text, or avoided where possible
  • Users can pause, stop, or adjust the volume of audio that is played on a website
  • Background audio is low, or can be turned off, to avoid interference or distraction
  • Pages have clear titles and are organized using descriptive section headings
  • There is more than one way to find relevant pages within a set of web pages
  • Users are informed about their current location within a set of related pages
  • There are ways to bypass blocks of content that are repeated on multiple pages
  • The keyboard focus is visible and the focus order follows a meaningful sequence
  • The purpose of a link is clear, ideally even when the link is viewed on its own

WAI Resources

• • Provide sufficient contrast between foreground and background (Colour contrast checker)
  • Don't use colour alone to convey information
  • Ensure that interactive elements are easy to identify
  • Provide clear and consistent navigation options
  • Ensure that form elements include clearly associated labels
  • Provide easily identifiable feedback
  • Use headings and spacing to group related content
  • Create designs for different viewport sizes
  • Include image and media alternatives in your design
  • Provide controls for content that starts automatically
  • Learn more about accessibility

NOTICE: Please be advised that the content of this article may only be relevant for users concluding the final stages of course work on eClass or for users on the eClass External system. The eClass Learning Management System is currently in a read-only state that prohibits new courses, enrollments, and users from being added to the site. Credit courses and co-curricular courses at the UofA are now being delivered on Canvas, and full articles on how to use Canvas can be found here.

Non-credit courses are courses that are not tied to a credit section on Bear Tracks. These can include research/collaboration courses, content development templates, or resource courses that supplement a regular credit course. Non-credit courses are also commonly used by departments as places to share instructional resources and strategies for using eClass.

Non-Credit eClass courses are created via our automatic course request process submitted online which allows you to supply a title for the course, copy previous content forward, control the enrollments, etc. 

To get started with your course request, please visit:

https://cc.cloud.eclass.ualberta.ca/

OR

Navigate to the U of A home page (http://www.ualberta.ca), click the eClass link near the top right, then click on the Request your course in eClass button underneath the heading 'Instructors' in the left hand column.

Note: If you require users who do not have CCIDs to access your course, you should request an External eClass course instead.

If you have any questions about this process, especially if you are unsure of what type of course you should request, please call IST eClass Support at 780-492-9372 and we will assist you. Incorrect course requests are much easier to address in advance.

 

 

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These content section titles are different from labels because they are associated with a specific section, whereas labels can be added in any topic of your course and can be re-positioned to anywhere within particular topics - titles always remain at the top of a content block.

Editing a Content Section Heading

1. Click on Edit Mode near the top right of the course.
   
   
2. Move to the content section area where you wish to change the default title (e.g., Topic 3) and click on the corresponding 3 Dots near the top right of the section and then click Edit topic in the dropdown that opens.
   
   
   
   
3. Next to Section name, check the Custom option, then type in your new title.
   You can also add a summary description containing text, images, tables, links, etc., that will appear directly below your title.
   For a more in-depth look at adding graphical content, see the article Adding a custom banner to your course.
   
   
   
   
4. Remember to click the Save changes button at the bottom of the page when you are done.
   
   
5. Note that in the Collapsed topics and Collapsed Topics with Collapsed Labels course formats, you can also edit the content section title and header by clicking the edit icon found underneath the title.

NOTICE: Please be advised that the content of this article may only be relevant for users concluding the final stages of course work on eClass or for users on the eClass External system. The eClass Learning Management System is currently in a read-only state that prohibits new courses, enrollments, and users from being added to the site. Credit courses and co-curricular courses at the UofA are now being delivered on Canvas, and full articles on how to use Canvas can be found here.

NOTICE: Please be advised that the content of this article may only be relevant for users concluding the final stages of course work on eClass or for users on the eClass External system. The eClass Learning Management System is currently in a read-only state that prohibits new courses, enrollments, and users from being added to the site. Credit courses and co-curricular courses at the UofA are now being delivered on Canvas, and full articles on how to use Canvas can be found here.

Instructors who inadvertently delete resources or activities from their eClass course page can now restore them using the new recycle bin if they realize the content deletion within 7 days.

To restore content to your course:

1. Click on More from the top menu bar, then select Recycle bin.
   
   
   
   
2. The recycle bin only appears in the course settings once an activity or resource has been deleted from the course main page. These items appear in the recycle bin for 7 days from the time they were deleted after which they are removed permanently. Any item can be restored from the recycle bin by clicking the corresponding Restore icon:
   
   
   
   

Point-in-Time Recoveries: For deletions outside the Recycle bin restoration period, it may be possible for the eClass Support team to recover such data if it is well within 30 days of deletion. This recovery process involves an intensive and full restoration of the eClass system to a backup server at a particular point in time, where recovery efforts may then begin. Depending on the recovery queue, processing times may range from a few days to a couple of weeks as current resources only allow for a single recovery attempt at a time. i.e., if there are more instructors with similar requests, turnover may take longer.

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1. Go to the main page of your course.
2. Click on Edit mode on the top right of the page.
3. Click on the 3dot dropdown menu on the right-hand side of the course items. Click on the four-headed arrow Move icon (note that clicking and holding will initiate the drag-and-drop process). 
   
   
   
   
4. A dialog menu will pop up listing areas in the course where you can move the item. Click on the item location where you wish to move the course item.
   
   
   
   
5. The course item will now be moved beneath the selected location.
   
   

  

Move a whole topic:

To move the contents of more than one item at a time, you will have to move the entire Topic section using the same method: 

1. Go to the main page of your course.
2. Click on Edit mode on the top right of the page.
3. A Move icon will appear under the 3dot dropdown on the right-hand side of the Topic name. Click on the four-headed arrow Move icon. 
   
   
   
   
4. A menu will pop up. Click on the location underneath which you wish to move the course item.
   
   
   
   
   

Note: If the Topics have kept their default numbered names, they will be renamed according to the descending order (e.g. Topic 1, Topic 2... etc.). If you move Topic 2 above Topic 1, Topic 2 will become Topic 1 and Topic 2 will become Topic 1. But if each topic section has a custom name, then the custom name will remain. Please take a look at this article to customize topic names.