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- 2. About CourseLab CourseLab isa powerful, yet easy-to-use, e-learning authoring system that offers a programming-free environment for creating high-quality interactive e- learning courses which can be published on the Internet, Learning Management Systems (LMS), CD- ROMS and other devices.
- 3. Key features ofCourseLab: A WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) environment for creating and managing high-quality interactive e-learning content. No HTML or other programming skills required. Object-oriented Model allowing the construction of e-Learning content of almost any complexity - as easy as putting together building blocks. Scenario feature enables building complex multi-Object interactions with one mouse click. Interface is based on an Open Object Model and enables you to easily extend and enhance existing libraries of Objects and templates, including those created by the user. Built-in test creation capabilities. Embedded mechanisms for animating Objects.
- 4. Key features ofCourseLab: Insert rich-media content like Macromedia® Flash®, Shockwave®, Java®, and video in different formats. Easy insertion and synchronization of sound files. Import PowerPoint® presentations into the learning material (requires optional PowerPoint Import Pack). Screen capture mechanism enables emulating the functionality of different software (requires optional Screen Capture Pack). Simple intuitive Action description language. Access to additional functionality of the Course Player for advanced users via JavaScript. No Java® required for Course Player.
- 5. What is ane-Learning Course? An E-Learning Course comprises structured, thematically self-contained learning material which can be distributed to the learner through the Internet or from memory devices such as hard drives, CDs and Flash cards. Powerful multimedia content − graphics, animation and other rich media material (audio and video in different formats, Flash-movies, Java applications and others). Interaction – navigation through the learning material can depend on Actions taken by the user. Different options for assessing and evaluating gathered knowledge (tests, exercises). Incorporation of an e-Learning Course into a Learning Management System and communication between them which enables efficient management of the overall learning process.
- 6. E-Learning Course Structure: An E-Learning Course comprises structured, thematically self-contained learning material which can be distributed to the learner through the Internet or from memory devices such as hard drives, CDs and Flash cards. Typically, an e- Learning Course contains self-learning material but, unlike books or manuals, also provides the following: Powerful multimedia content − graphics, animation and other richmedia material (audio and video in different formats, Flash-movies, Java applications and others). Interaction – navigation through the learning material can depend on Actions taken by the user. Different options for assessing and evaluating gathered knowledge (tests, exercises). Incorporation of an e-Learning Course into a Learning Management System and communication between them which enables efficient management of the overall learning process.
- 7. E-Learning Course Structure:Learning Modules, Chapters Learning Modules Folders
- 8. Learning Module Structure:Slide, Frame Slide The Slide (interactive webpage) is the main building block of the Learning Module. Slides are used by the author to contain the learning material, tests, and exercises. The sequence and navigation of Slides is predefined by the author. A Slide consists of Frames. Frame A Frame is a component of a Slide. Every piece of content is placed inside its own Frame – so the Frames on a Slide could contain graphics, a button, text or a video.
- 9. Special Slides: Title-Slide,Master-Slide Title-Slide The Title-Slide is the introductory page of the Learning Module and appears on the computer screen as the Learning Module launches. The system preloads the main part of the Module and loads the introductory page in the background, which makes it faster for the user. Important! Only text, pictures, special Objects, the “Start Module” button and the “Title-Slide Popup” window can be placed and edited on the Title- Slide. 3.4.2. Master-Slide All Slides in the Learning Module are created on top of the Master-Slide. The Master Slide is a Slide that contains various elements that are common to all, or several, Slides. The Master Slide could contain logos, navigation Objects (Next / Previous), Help buttons, etc.
- 10. Creating a NewLearning Course Start CourseLab. On the “Start Page” screen, select “Create New Course” (if CourseLab is already running, go to menu File – New – Course, or select the “New Course” icon, or use the Ctrl-Shift-N key combination). A new Course Wizard will open. Click the “Next” button to start creating new Course. Insert a new course name and specify the folder where the course files will be located (if it does not exist, it will be created automatically) and press “Next”. NOTE: Unlike “Naming the Course”, where any symbols can be used, when naming a Course Folder, do not use the special characters (@, #, $, ^, %, &, *, and quotation marks).
- 12. Editing a Module The Editing Module Design Settings You are able to change each new Module’s width and height, change the font for every text insertion, change a Module’s color palette, and change the prefixes of identifiers for Slides, frames and other Objects as necessary. Select from the menu, Module – Design Settings or use the Alt-F7 key combination.
- 13. Editing a Title-Slide To turn on the Title-Slide editing mode, choose the View – Title sub-menu or the corresponding quick switching button in the Slide’s Panel.
- 14. Editing a Master-Slide To turn on the Master-Slide’s editing mode, use the View – Master sub-menu or the quick- switching button in the Slide’s panel.
- 15. Editing a Slide To turn on the regular Slide’s editing mode use the View – Normal sub- menu or the quick switching button in the Slide’s Panel.
- 16. Naming a Slide By default, the newly created Slide is titled “Untitled”. To change the name of a Slide, rightclick the Slide icon in Slides panel and choose Rename from Context menu. There are no limitations for naming a Slide.
- 17. Slide ID TheSlide ID is used for internal programming purposes only (establishing relationship among the Slides, enabling process of Slide transition, etc.). By default, CourseLab sets a Slide ID automatically for every new Slide and usually there’s no need to change it.
- 18. Selecting the Master-Slidefor the Slide As previously mentioned, a Learning Module may contain several Master- Slides. The Master-Slide is the background for associated Slides and can be modified while in editing mode: right click on the Slide from the Slide Panel and select Master from the context menu. In the popup window select the desired Master-Slide. By default, when a Module is created, the first Slide created is linked to the first Master-Slide from the list of the Module’s Master-Slides, regardless of the number of Master-Slides for that Module. After that, every newly created Slide is based on the Master-Slide that is associated with the previous Slide. For example, the foundation for new Slide 11 will be the Master-Slide of Slide 10.
- 19. Create and removeSlides. Change the order of Slides When a Module is created, it already contains one Slide. To add a new Slide, go to the Insert menu and select New Slide (or use Ctrl–M shortcut keys), otherwise, right click on the Slide Panel and select New Slide from the context menu. Note, that the new Slide will be placed right after the currently selected Slide vs. being placed last position on the list of Slides. To delete a Slide, select the Slide you want to delete and press the Del key. Alternatively, on the Edit menu, select Delete Slide or use Delete Slide from the Slide’s context menu.
- 20. Module and SlidePreview While editing, it is always possible to preview what the Learning Module will look like in a Web Browser. For viewing of the entire Module select Module – View Module (or press the F5 key, or press the corresponding button on toolbar). The Module will be loaded into the separate browser window, which will be limited by the configured width and height of the Learning Module.
- 21. Inserting Text Box You can add a Text Box to a Frame as follows: Click the “Insert” menu option and select “Text Box”, or choose the “Text Box” icon from the toolbar. An area of text appears on the Slide with the “Enter Text” instruction on it. Alternatively, copy the desired text to the Clipboard (CTRL-C) and paste it right into the Frame (CTRL-V). This insertion Method will more convenient in many cases.
- 22. Editing Text. EditingModes Double click Text Box or use the “Edit text” option from the context menu to open a text editing window.
- 23. Insert a Tableinto Text
- 24. Insert a Pictureinto a Text Box You can also insert a picture right inside the text. While in editing mode, click the “Insert Picture” button and locate the picture file.
- 25. Balloons Balloon Objectsare used for opening various text instructions on the Slide. In general, the amount of text in a Balloon instruction is relatively small
- 26. Change the Sizeof Picture Once picture is inserted, you may format it within CourseLab using the “Size” tab on the “Format Picture” dialog window.