How to create a numerical grade item
The numeric grade is the one you’re likely to use the most so here’s how to make one! Follow these basic steps. 1. Go to the ‘Grades’ tool. 2. Go to ‘Manage Grades’ tab. 3. Click New then choose ‘Item’. 4. Choose ‘Numeric’ from the options that load. A window will load that has all […]
How to Set Release Conditions (restrictions / selective release)
Need to make an announcement that is only visible to external students? Want a grade that only ‘tutorial group 6’ can see? Need to release some content to only those who have completed a certain quiz? In many parts of MyLO you can set up release conditions that control who can see a chosen tool/content/announcement. […]
How to sign up for a tutorial/workshop
To sign up for a tutorial or workshop (or to sign up into things like discussion groups, assignment groups etc) follow the steps below. Step 1: Click the link in the Announcements/Content area if you have been provided with a link. OR Click the ‘Groups’ tool on the toolbar if the tool is available. Step […]
Edit/Change how students see their grades
When you edit or create a grade item you can also control how students see this grade in their gradebook. There are some ‘defaults’ that you can use and change however this document will cover how to set up the grades on an individual basis (the default settings are covered here). To get to the […]
Add a re-usable permanent video link: Public Link
The “Public Link” option is a way to add a ‘permanent’ link to a video that will continue to work even if you rollover your units. This kind of link, however, will NOT collect any statistics about views nor does it allow your students to download the content. If you are not re-using the video […]
Link to a Lecture Recording/Video
How to add a video to your unit that you’ve recorded via the Desktop Capture OR automatically recorded from your lecture. Please Note: If you add a video this way it will not work the next time you run the unit. If you plan to re-use video there is a more convenient way to add links […]
Hiding Content in MyLO
Have something you don’t want students to see just yet? There are ways to hide content from all students – the easiest is to set the content to ‘Draft’ mode. This document covers how to do this with modules/folders and individual files. Head to the ‘Content’ area in MyLO where you can see the list […]
Create Self Enrolling Groups in MyLO
Self Enrolling Groups are useful when you want students to self-select themselves into groups, for example into Tutorial Groups, Project Groups or Study Groups. Groups in MyLO are contained in sets called ‘Categories’ – so to create a set of groups (like a tutorial signup area) we will need to create a new ‘Category’ of groups […]
Change your Unit’s MyLO Banner!
Don’t like the default banner? You can change it! Go to your unit and hover your mouse over the top-right of the banner image (or click if you are on tablet/mobile) – you should see three dots in a square as circled below. Click the icon and choose “Change Image”. From the window you can […]
View your unit as a student – Impersonate the ‘Student View’.
You may have seen “View as Student” option in your unit and while it can give you some useful previews of your unit, it doesn’t allow you to complete quizzes or see results. It also doesn’t allow you to submit an assignment and you can’t also test group-based content because there’s no way to enroll […]