This document covers moving content like files, modules(folders) etc in the Content tool of MyLO. Each item in the content area, be it a single file, URL or a whole module – has an icon to the left of it that looks like this: In the screenshot below I’ve highlighted some instances of this icon to […]

From time to time, your colleagues may ask for help because they cannot insert a new element at the bottom of an HTML page based on the ICB Template.. While this problem can be avoided through the use of spacer elements, it won’t always be avoidable. Here’s how to insert a paragraph space after the last element […]

In MyLO, an HTML page is like a web page. It can contain different types of content, including formatted text, images and multimedia (like embedded videos). If a page is based on the Interactive Content Builder (ICB) template (open in new window), you can use a range of elements to improve general look and feel, as […]

If you upload a video to your Echo360 Library, or to an Echo360 Section, you can embed the video in a page in your MyLO site using a feature called a Public Link. The resulting video may look something like this when inserted into an HTML page based on the ICB template. PLEASE NOTE If you embed […]

MyLO Quizzes can be very useful for tracking student engagement. They can also be very convenient for you: a Quiz can automatically generate a score and send this score to a connected Student Engagement Activity Grade Item in the Grades tool. Your local support team may already have some Quizzes, like practice Quizzes or academic integrity Quizzes, ready to go. These […]

To be effective learning and assessment tools, multiple choice questions must be well-considered and written. These resources provide very useful tips, approaches and examples to help you write multiple choice questions: Writing Good Multiple Choice Test Questions, Center for Teaching, Vanderbilt University (opens in new window) Multiple Choice Questions – Some key principles, Center for Teaching […]

First year students studying with the College of Arts and Law are all given access to the Academic Integrity Module, known as AIM. This module (housed in its own MyLO site) is intended to help students develop the skills they need to create academic work without infringing the University’s Academic Misconduct rules. Students are encouraged to […]

This post assumes that you already have two Grade Items set up in the MyLO Grades tool to record Student Engagement Activity results. If you do not have these Grade Items set up, you should contact your local support team. General information about Student Engagement Activity reporting requirements in available here. We recommend having your […]

It can be very helpful to view your MyLO site across two (or more) tabs. Working this way can be useful, for instance, when you: need to view one HTML page (e.g. Week 1) whilst editing another HTML page (e.g. Week 2); or record marks in the Grades tool whilst reading student contributions to a Discussion; or […]

The Interactive Content Builder (ICB) (opens in new window) template includes three Images options: Right, where an image is presented to the right of the screen with text wrapped around it. Left, where an image is presented to the left of the screen with text wrapped around it. Centre, where the image is centred. Text appears […]