Activity #2: Hands on Experience In EDx
Instructor ExperienceWe created an edX edge "sandbox" site for all of you to experience using the platform as an instructor/designer/technical lead. We have included a couple tasks below as challenges for you!
Please use the following credentials to access the site as an instructor (edX Studio):
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Challenge #1: ContentGo into one of the Module Introduction subsections and create a unit page. Add a HTML component and populate it with some text. |
Challenge #2: Video
Go into one of the Module Video subsections and create a unit page. Add a video component and insert a Youtube video. (Note: Go to Youtube and copy the video URL first.) |
Challenge #3: Quiz
Go into one of the Module Quiz subsections and create a unit page. Add a problem component and choose a question type. Create a question of your choice. |
Publish
Hit the publish button in all the unit pages you've created. Then, click View Live Version on the top right hand corner to leave the "editing mode" and view the course live. |
After you have completed all the challenges, head over to the Discussion Board and comment on your thoughts about edX: https://edge.edx.org/courses/course-v1:UBC+jwong04+2017/discussion/forum/
Student Experience
We also wanted to provide you with the opportunity to experiment what it is like to access the site from a student perspective. Before you do STEP 1 and STEP 2 below, make sure you are using a different browser where you are not logged in with the instructor account provided above.
Step 1: Create a STUDENT edX Edge Account
- Go to: https://edge.edx.org/login
- Click on Use my institution/campus credentials (screenshot)
- Click on University of British Columbia
- Log in with your CWL
- You will be redirected to a new page. Fill in all the required fields to create an edX edge account. (screenshot)
Note: the "public username" field is automatically populated with a string of alphanumeric text. Change that to something that makes sense as that will be your username when participating in the course! - Agree to the terms and click Create Account
Step 2: Access the Site
- Go to https://edge.edx.org/courses/course-v1:UBC+jwong04+2017/about
- Click on the button that says ENROLL IN JWONG04 (screenshot)
- Then, click on View Course
After you are in the course as a student, navigate around and browse through the content you created as an instructor as well as the content created by others. Participate in the
Deeper Dive into edX (optional):
This section is optional. However, if you are interested in learning more about the edX platform, we encourage you to go through the edX Course Creator series program, comprised of four courses that will provide you with the training required to build a course on the edX platform!
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