Instructional Design
ANGEL FAQs
Why
can’t edit my text in the HTML editor?
Why
do I get a “token” error when I try to edit the settings
for content - I can’t edit my content.
Why
do I have new student discussion posts in my
What’s New
tab under the subheading Submissions?
Why
can’t my students access their reading
from the library links I provided?
Where
is my Learning Object Repository (LOR)?
Where
did the grades I completed for the discussion forum go?
Should
I use the Tasks pane option?
Can I
forward my ANGEL Course Mail to a different email address?
Why
don’t my pages look the same as they did
in Lotus Notes?
Why
can’t my students post to the discussion, they get a “you
don’t have permission” message?
What
do I do with students whose postings are filled with errors
(grammar, lack of citations, spelling)?
I
usually lecture to the class and they take notes, so now what do
I do?
How
can I track/ensure that students make the initial post to a discussion
within a specified timeframe (will it show in tasks)?
Can I
have an icon like the Ask A Professor for each mini-lecture?
Can a
student make a survey (as part of assignment)?
How
can I have all my assignments in 1 category weighted equally,
but still allow each to be worth different points (Assignment 1
40 pts.,
Assignment 2 75 pts. But weighted the same)?
How
can I make quiz questions that are bonus points?
Can
you prepopulate an assignment with 0 points to make the course
average more accurate view of course standing?
What
is the difference between IM, Live Chat, and Live Office Hours?
Why
can’t
I edit my text in the HTML editor? To edit
your text you must first type any character, then backspace to delete
it. You
will then be able to edit. (This quirk is fixed in the next version of
ANGEL).
Why do
I get
a “token” error when I try to edit the settings
for content - I can’t edit my content? If you are
using
Teams in your course, go to the Manage tab. Click on Teams. Review
your list
of teams for any teams without a team name. It can
be hard
to spot; look for a team that has a double row of team information.
If you
have an unnamed team, click on settings for it. Create a name for
the team.
Why do
I have
new student discussion posts in my What’s New
tab under the subheading Submissions? When you grade
a student discussion
post, ANGEL logs this as a submission and displays it in the What’s
New tab as a (grade) Submission. The timestamp is the date/time when
you
graded the item.
Why
can’t
my students access their reading from the library links I provided?
First check that your links have been updated as follows:
All URLs from the library linking to documents MUST be prefaced with
the new ez proxy code: https://ezproxy.sunyit.edu/login?url=
(FOLLOWED BY DATABASE URL).
Example:
https://ezproxy.sunyit.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=79596604&sid=1&Fmt=2&clientId=12687&RQT=309&VName=PQD
Second, check the browser settings as
described below:
The browser (Firefox or IE) needs to be set to
accept cookies.
For IE:
Students should select these menu options in this
sequence
to arrive at options for allowing cookies from "suny.edu" domain.
- Tools
- Internet options
- Privacy
- Advanced
In the Advanced Privacy Settings window, set the
options as follows:
- Check Override automatic cookie handling
- Click Accept for First Party Cookies
- Click Prompt for Third Party Cookies
- Check Always allow session cookies
For Firefox:
- Tools
- Options
- Privacy
- Cookies (dialog, not a tab)
- Click on Exceptions button
- Add "suny.edu"
- Click Allow
- Click OK at bottom
Where
is my Learning Object Repository (LOR)? To access
your LORs for the first time and display it on your home page, click
on the
LOR button on the toolbar (Power Strip) on the left side. (the icon
looks like
a folder).
Where
did the grades I completed for the discussion forum go?
ANGEL
provides a two-step process for reviewing and grading the discussion
forums.
As you read each post, you may rate the post using the Rating box in
the lower
left corner. These ratings facilitate moving through the discussion
quickly.
When you are ready to create a grade, you can review the ratings to
establish
the grade without having to reread every post. To grade the
discussion: click
on Utilities. Select Grade Forum. Complete the blank grade box and
write comments
as needed. Scroll to the bottom of this page and select Submit. Submit
will
send the grades (not the ratings) to the gradebook.
Should
I use the Tasks pane option? Some content items let
you check a box to display the item in your Tasks pane on the left
side. For
example, if you check this option for a discussion forum, all new
posts will
display in the Tasks pane. BUT, there is evidence
that this
slows the system. SLN recommends not using this
option.
Can I
forward my ANGEL Course Mail to a different email address? Yes,
you can, but this option is disabled for students to ensure the
integrity of
the course content and allow tracking of student communication.
Why
don’t
my pages look the same as they did in Lotus Notes?
If
you converted your course from Lotus Notes some content will not look
“pretty” in
ANGEL. Lotus Notes uses a proprietary formatting for tables. Many of
you used
these tables to improve your course content’s appearance. This takes
a little bit of work to fix once the document is in ANGEL.
Why
can’t my students post to the discussion, they get a “you
don’t have permission” message? If you set your
discussion
forum as “Required Post” (use the content Wizard to do this),
students cannot read/view the discussion board until they post an
initial
response to the question. To post, the students must click on “New
Post” in the upper right corner.
What
do I do with students whose postings are filled with errors
(grammar, lack of citations, spelling)? This is
a personal decision
for faculty. Many choose to state writing expectations in the course
content
documents. Developing a grading rubric is very valuable and helps
students improve their writing.
I
usually lecture to the class and they take notes, so now what do
I do? Online teaching necessitates a shift in your
teaching strategies.
How
can I track/ensure that students make the initial post to a discussion
within a specified timeframe (will it show in tasks)?
Can I
have an icon like the Ask
A Professor for each mini-lecture? It is possible, but
requires customization.
Can a
student make a survey (as part of assignment)? No.
How
can I have all my assignments in 1 category weighted equally,
but still allow each to be worth different points (Assignment 1 40
pts.,
Assignment 2 75 pts. But weighted the same)?
How
can I make quiz questions that are bonus points? Use
the formula….
Can
you prepopulate an assignment with 0 points to make the course
average more accurate view of course standing? Yes,
but you should remind students that this reflects their work "to date" +
"work yet to be completed". It will of course suggest to students that
their course standing is quite low.
What
is the difference between IM, Live Chat, and Live Office Hours?
IM, Instant Messaging, allows you to chat via text
online one-to-one
with a student.
Live Chat enables a chat room type environment.
Any of your students
can join the online text conversation.
Live Office Hours provides a one-to-one chat
session via text,
various tools such as whiteboard, desktop sharing, operates
during specific
timeframe, and queues students who want to meet with professor.
Why can’t my students see the discussion
posts they submitted? Check
the Discussion Forum Settings on the Content tab. The Moderation
option should
be disabled.
How can a student make multiple submissions
to a dropbox (ex.
revisions)? Set the number of
submissions possible to more than one on the Submission tab under
Settings.
How can an entire team review a dropbox
assignment and receive
grades?
How can faculty automate the export process?
How can I waive an assignment for a student?
Can I open fully functioning MS Office
documents in ANGEL? Students
can view MS Office documents in ANGEL, but these must be opened in
the appropriate
program to edit them. Google Docs might work better
in these
instances.
What is the difference between Categories
and Assignments in the
Gradebook? Categories
organize the types of content/interaction
within the course (i.e. Homework, Tests). Assignments are the individual
tasks
students must complete (i.e. Test #1, Writing Assignment #5). You
can assign
an overall weight to the category with a percentage, and then
differentiate
the value of the assignments within each category with points on
each different
assignment.
When students email me, can I send a
standard, auto reply stating
my communication schedule/policy?
When creating a link for a document or
website, what is the Target
option? The
Target setting determines which window or tab will
open with the requested document or website.
Same Window: Content will open and display within
your course. The left-hand
and top navigation panels will be visible still.
New Window: Content will open in a new browser
window and the course
will remain open.
Parent Window: Content force the browser to the
new link and the course
page will be closed.
Top Window: Parent Window: Content force the
browser to the new link
and the course page will be closed.
Which file extensions are okay to upload? In general
you can upload .doc, .rtf, .gif, .jpg, .xls,
If I don’t use the gradebook, can I still
manually type
grades into the assignment dropbox grade sheet (and can student
see this)? Yes, you can still type in the
grades in the gradesheet under the dropbox's Utilities menu. However,
students will ONLY see the score if they click on the dropbox. Using the
Reports option will NOT work. In addition, unless you setup the
Gradebook, they will only see the score or grade you type in.
What do the different access categories
mean?
Everyoneallows the content item to be accessed by anyone
on the World Wide Web regardless of whether they are affiliated
with your
institution and regardless of whether they have a valid account
on the ANGEL
system.
Authenticated Guest allows
any authenticated ANGEL user to access the content item. This
includes
both users who are on the course roster and those who are not.
Students restricts
access to the content item only to
those users on the course roster who have course rights of
student or higher.
Team Leaders restricts
access to the content item only
to those users on the course roster who have course rights of
team leader
or higher.
Course Mentors restricts access to the content item only
to those users on the course roster who have course rights of
course mentor
or higher.
Course Assistants restricts access to the content item
only to those on the course roster who have course rights of
course assistants
or higher.
Course Editors restricts access
to the content item only
to those users on the course roster who have course rights of
course editor.
How do I cancel Live Office Hours?
How can I add keywords to my quiz pool
questions?
What, if any, are my file size limits?
How can students/faculty upload streaming
media? This is not available right now.
You might consider YouTube with the privacy settings or Screencast.com.
How can I add a news feature (RSS feed)?
What is the best practice (way to manage
class)? Use
the Tasks option in the Course Guide. Click the little gray, oval
button
above the round icons on the left to open the guide. Select the
Tasks option
from the list at the bottom. All unread mail, posts, and homework
will be
listed and you can jump to any item by clicking on it.
