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Allow your students to choose which questions they answer in an online test in OAKS

Mendi Benigni

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I’ve been asked, on a few occasions, “How can I make an OAKS test where the students can choose say 5 out of 8 questions to answer?”  And I have to admin, this stumped me!  However, I will not be beaten and I think I’ve found the answer.

keyThe Key Is BONUS QUESTIONS!

screenshot of quiz edit with question 6-8 marked as bonusHere’s the scenario:

  1. You want your students to answer 5 out of 8 essay test questions.
  2. Each question is worth 20 points.
  3. Total test value of 100 points.

What you will do is give a point value to all the questions of 20 points but you will make the last three questions a bonus.  This way, you have an 8 question OAKS test that only adds up to 100 points.  I know this seems confusing but trust me, it works.

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 Student Perspective

The students don’t know which questions are bonus so it won’t make a difference to them when they take the quiz but there is one thing to make them aware of. They are only answering 5 out of 8 in our scenario, so when they submit their test they will get a message that they haven’t answered all of the questions. This may freak some people out. Error message: Warning you have 3 unanswered questions Just tell them, in advance, that they will get this error and to ignore it.  As long as they have answered the specified number of questions they will be fine.  At this point, they should click Submit Quiz.

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 Grading

From a grading perspective, nothing has really changed.  Regardless of whether it is a Bonus question or not, the grades will count.  

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IMPORTANT NOTE:

If a student only answers 4 questions instead of 5, you MUST mark a “0” on one of the NON-BONUS questions so they are penalized for not answering.  If you mark a “0” on a BONUS question, they will not be penalized.

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online teaching tips
Assessment, Best Practices

Tips for Giving Online Quizzes/Tests

Mendi Benigni

Let’s be clear, with ANY quiz, test, or exam there is a chance a student will cheat, even in a face to face class.  But the temptation is often greater in an online class because there is no one watching.  So I have done some research and come up with some tips to help you when setting up your online quizzes and test.

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Tip 1: Set Expectations With Student

Before your first online quiz/test/exam make sure you set your expectations.  Online may be new to some students and they may not realize that the same rules apply.  Be clear what they CAN and CANNOT use during the test, including phones, texts, other people, books, or the internet. I know it seems obvious but it’s better to be clear up front so there are not misunderstandings.

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Tip 2: Start with the Honor Code

Make the first question in your quiz/test/exam an honor code question.

  1. Choose a multiple choice question type.
  2. Paste the Honor Code text into question body.
  3. In the first answer option type in “I understand that the CofC Honor code applies to this test and I will abide by it.“
  4. Mark it as correct and delete all other answer options by clicking the “X” next to each.

This is just one last way to make sure the students understand the honor code applies.  It removes any gray areas.

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Tip 3: Randomize

OAKS allows you to randomize both the ANSWERS when you create the question and the QUESTIONS within the quiz.

Randomize Questions

If you want your assessment questions to be just in different orders for each student, then click on the Shuffle questions at the quiz level box in the Quiz Questions link when editing/creating a quiz.  This will take all the questions you have added and just rearrange them for each student.

If you have a test bank and want only a specific amount of those questions to be randomly distributed (example I have 70 questions and I want the computer to randomly deliver 50 questions to each student), you will have to use a Question Pool.  To learn more visit the Brightspace Help area on Question Pools.

Randomize Answers

If you want your answers in multiple choice questions to be randomized (example: my letter A is different than my friend’s letter A for this question) then, when creating the question, click on the Randomize Answers box under the answer options you’ve typed in.

Do not use this feature on True/False questions or questions who’s answers include: All of the above, None of the above, A and C, etc.

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Tip 4: Set your Timing Properly

Time to Take the Test

Timing controls how long a user has to complete the quiz/test/exam once they click on the Start button.  Note: if they leave the quiz and come back in the clock continues to run while they are gone.

Don’t give them too much time to take the assessment.  Research shows that you should allow 45 seconds per multiple choice question/TF questions unless they are particularly long.  Another recommendation I read was for you to take the assessment then double the time it took you.  Either way, be purposeful when setting your times.

Start and End Time

You can set up the START time using the Start/End/Due features.  This date/time restriction determines when a student can begin taking the test. This means that if a 60 minute test closes at noon, a student can still begin taking the test at 11:59 am. and still take their full 60 minutes, meaning they end their test at 12:59 pm.It isn’t recommended to leave a D2L Quiz open for long periods of time.  Be thoughtful about how long you allow between the start time of the test and the end time.

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When a student completes a quiz/test/exam, by default, they are shown their score if the test is auto-graded but that’s all.  They don’t see what they got right, wrong, or the correct answers.  In OAKS you can set up an additional views that allow the students to see this information and set that additional view to release on a specific date/time.  Take your END date/time and add the total minutes that a student can take a test and release the additional view AFTER this time.   For example: my test ends 3/19 at 5:00 pm and the students have 120 minutes to take the test.  I will release the additional view 3/19 at 7:00.  That’s because a student can begin taking the test at 4:59 and can still be taking the test at 6:59.

  1. When creating or editing a quiz, click on the Submission View tab
  2. Click on Add Additional View.
  3. Give the submission view a name and then choose the settings you want.
  4. Under View Restrictions set your date/time to release this view.
  5. Click Save.

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Tip 6: Deliver one question at a time

Setting OAKS Quizzes to deliver one question at a time makes it harder for students to take a screenshot of your test or print the screen.  The students see only one question and once they answer it they click Next to get to the next question.

  1. When creating/editing a quiz, scroll to the Quiz Questions area.
  2. Next to Questions per page, type in 1 and Apply
  3. If you want to prevent them from going back to previous questions, including ones they skipped, check the box next to Prevent moving backwards through pages.

Please do not select “Prevent moving backwards through pages.”  This makes the test difficult for individuals with accommodations and goes against everything students are taught about timed test taking, which is to pass up questions they don’t know and come back to them later.

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Teaching Advice, TLT

Create and Upload a Custom Course Banner in OAKS (D2L)

Chris Meshanko

Our recent OAKS (user interface) upgrade, Daylight, introduced several new features, including course banners. And while course banners can be a great way to generate (initial) interest in your course, they can also confuse students if the system-generated images are unrelated to your content (e.g., architecture, rainbows, mountain landscapes, etc.), as is often the case. With a custom course banner, not only can you choose the image, but you can also add your contact information, class meeting time and location, and office hours. Sure, it’s on the syllabus, but…

So, how do you create a custom course banner?

pre-design checklist 

To create your own custom banner, you will need:

  • a free Canva account.
  • a free Pixabay account. 
  • to explore and experiment with both Canva and Pixabay to learn “the basics”.

Need additional help with Canva? Check out their collection of 25+ step-by-step tutorials.

Designing your custom banner

1. Log into Canva and click Use custom dimensions (top-right corner).
Canva custom dimensions

2. Enter 2400 x 980 pixels and click Design!. This is the preferred banner size, according to D2L.
Custom size

3. Click on 2400px x 980px – Untitled Design (beside the Share button); enter a Design title (e.g., PSYC 103 OAKS Banner); and click Done. Click File > Save (top-left corner).
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4. Click the BKGROUND tab (on the left) and select white. Pause your work in Canva, and open a new tab in your browser.
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5. Log into Pixabay and search for an image relevant to your subject area.
Pixabay search

6. Select an image and click Free Download. Choose the largest size (PNG) available and click Download.
Pixabay download

7. Open your “Canva” browser tab and click the UPLOADS tab (on the left). Click Upload your own images and select the Pixabay image from your Downloads folder (or other file-save location).
Upload image

8. Click on the image to add it to the banner. Move it to the left side of the banner and resize it appropriately.
Banner

9. Click the TEXT tab (on the left) and select Add subheading.
Text

10. Click on the Add subheading textbox to change the text–adding your name, when and where your class meets, your office hours, etc. Feel free to change the font and font size, but use a dark color (preferably black) so it shows up against the banner’s gradient (visible in OAKS). Position your text on the right side of the banner, vertically centered.
Banner text

11. Although Canva periodically auto-saves your design, it’s a good idea to click File > Save before you download. Click Download; select PNG (Recommended); and click Download.
Download banner

uploading your custom banner

1. Log into OAKS, and click on your course. On the current banner, click the … (menu) button (top-right corner) > Change Image.
Change image

2. Click Upload (on the right) and select Browse under Course Image. Click My Computer; select Upload, or drag and drop your banner image into the box; and click Add > Save. Click Course Home to see your new banner. Enjoy!
Custom banner

Don’t Forget

  • When creating a banner in Canva, use custom dimensions: 2400 x 980 pixels
  • Select a white background and black (or dark) text for the best visibility
  • Keep text vertically centered on the right side of the banner
  • Use Pixabay for CC0 images

Have questions and/or need help with this project? Contact your instructional technologist or email us at tlt@cofc.edu.

Multimedia service
Video

New Way To Use Stream with OAKS

Mendi Benigni

 

Multimedia service

STREAM, the College’s streaming media server, is a great way to stream large videos to your students via OAKS. The upcoming OAKS 10.3 upgrade requires us to make a minor change to how you embed these STREAM videos in OAKS. You will still upload your media to STREAM as you always have. The change comes in generating an embed code. When you go to the embed generators at http://it.cofc.edu/vvw/multimedia/stream/index.php you will now see a new OAKS option. If you wish to embed a Stream video to OAKS you MUST use this new OAKS Streaming Script Generator.

TLT provides tutorials on how to upload media to STREAM and how to use the embed codes in OAKS.

How to add media to the Stream Server (for our current OAKS version, 10.0)

How to add media to the Stream Server (for our new OAKS version, 10.3 coming May 9th, 2014)