How to Pin Units to your MyLO Homepage
The new MyLO ‘Daylight’ interface allows you to pin your units to your MyLO Homepage. This guide will go through how to access your MyLO Homepage and how to pin a unit. First access the MyLO Homepage by logging in with your Student Username and Password from http://www.utas.edu.au/mylo You will see a page similar to the […]
Hide (or reveal) an Assignment Submission Folder to students
Sometimes you may need to hide an Assignment Submission Folder from students. You may do this whilst editing elements of a folder, or to hide grades and feedback from students temporarily (e.g. if you need to publish results to Grades without students seeing them in the Assignments tool). Note that is is also advisable to hide the […]
ADVANCED: How to force a space after the last element in an HTML page
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 […]
Open a MyLO HTML page in editing mode
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 […]
Embed an Echo360 video in an HTML page
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 […]
Generate a spreadsheet detailing the groups students belong to
If you use the Groups tool to organise groups of students in your MyLO site, you may find it helpful to download a spreadsheet listing the students and the Groups they are members of. Here’s how. Step 1 Select the Grades tool from the MyLO Toolbar. Step 2 Select the Export button. This appears towards the top left of the Grades tool when […]
Use Quiz statistics to improve teaching and learning
Quizzes can help students check their own learning, especially if useful feedback is provided in response to student responses. Quizzes can also help you adapt your teaching according to needs of your students. The statistics provided by the Quizzes tool can help you quickly determine areas students are strong in, and areas where they may benefit […]
Track whether students have accessed an Item in MyLO Content
If you need to keep track of student access to an Item in your MyLO unit’s Content tool, using the Reports tool will allow you to get a quick overview of who has, or hasn’t, accessed the Item. Step 1 Navigate to your MyLO unit’s Home page (this is the first page you see when you access the unit). You […]
Track student participation in a Discussion Forum
If you need to keep track of student participation in MyLO Discussion Forum (which may contain several Topics), using the Reports tool will allow you to get a quick overview of who has, or hasn’t, made a contribution. Step 1 Navigate to your MyLO unit’s Home page (this is the first page you see when you access the unit). […]
Allow students to see a Grade Item / Hide a grade item
Many staff hide Grade Items from students until they have finished marking and moderating results. When a Grade Item is made available to students, they will see the full name of the Grade Item, together with any results you have made available to them, in their view of the Grades tool. Is my Grade Item hidden? To […]