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13 | Students can then register to the class as participants. Registration of |
13 | Students can then register to the class as participants. Registration of |
14 | participants can be done in several ways: <ul> |
14 | participants can be done in several ways: <ul> |
15 | <li>The creator (supervisor) of the class declares the class `world open', |
15 | <li>The creator (supervisor) of the class declares the class `world open', |
16 | allowing anybody to registrate as participant. This mode is not advisable |
16 | allowing anybody to registrate as participant. This mode is not advisable |
17 | because the supervisor looses control to its class. |
17 | because the supervisor looses control to its class. |
- | 18 | </li><li> |
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19 | The creator (supervisor) of the class protects the class with a password |
19 | which he keeps secret. So the supervisor is the only person who can register |
20 | which he keeps secret. So the supervisor is the only person who can register |
20 | people to the class. |
21 | people to the class. |
- | 22 | </li><li> |
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23 | The supervisor of the class protects the class with a password, and |
22 | communicate the password to his students. People knowing the password can |
24 | communicate the password to his students. People knowing the password can |
23 | register to the class by themselves. |
25 | register to the class by themselves. |
24 | </li></ul> |
26 | </li></ul><p> |
25 | After the creation of the class, the supervisor can pick up works and assign |
27 | After the creation of the class, the supervisor can pick up works and assign |
26 | them to participants. A work item can be any module in the wims server: |
28 | them to participants. A work item can be any module in the wims server: |
27 | course, exercise, tool, game. To do so, the supervisor has only to call the |
29 | course, exercise, tool, game. To do so, the supervisor has only to call the |
28 | corresponding module. The latter will contain a link (which only appears for |
30 | corresponding module. The latter will contain a link (which only appears for |
29 | supervisor logins) allowing him to insert the module into a work sheet of |
31 | supervisor logins) allowing him to insert the module into a work sheet of |
30 | the class. |
32 | the class. |
31 | </p><p> |
33 | </p><p> |
32 | Assigned works of the class are grouped into work sheets. A work sheet is |
34 | Assigned works of the class are grouped into work sheets. A work sheet is |
33 | created by the supervisor, and may contain a certain number of work items. |
35 | created by the supervisor, and may contain a certain number of work items. |
34 | Once the preparation of a work sheet is finished, the supervisor activates it. |
36 | Once the preparation of a work sheet is finished, the supervisor activates it. |
35 | This work sheet will then appear in the participants' home page of the class, |
37 | This work sheet will then appear in the participants' home page of the class, |
36 | allowing them to work on the assigned works. |
38 | allowing them to work on the assigned works. |
37 | </p><p> |
39 | </p><p> |
38 | When a participant finishes an assigned exercise with success (partial or |
40 | When a participant finishes an assigned exercise with success (partial or |
39 | total), he will get some points. These points are gathered and analysed |
41 | total), he will get some points. These points are gathered and analysed |
40 | by the wims software, and the result of the analysis is accessible (in real |
42 | by the wims software, and the result of the analysis is accessible (in real |
41 | time) both to the participant and to the supervisor. |
43 | time) both to the participant and to the supervisor. |
42 | </p><p> |
44 | </p><p> |
43 | When assigning works, the supervisor can decide on the number of points each |
45 | When assigning works, the supervisor can decide on the number of points each |
44 | participant should obtain on the exercise (hence the number of times he should |
46 | participant should obtain on the exercise (hence the number of times he should |
45 | repeat it), and the weight of the points in the statistics. |
47 | repeat it), and the weight of the points in the statistics. |
46 | </p><p> |
48 | </p><p> |
47 | The analysis of the results is for the time being very rudimentary in the |
49 | The analysis of the results is for the time being very rudimentary in the |
48 | current version of wims, and will be enhanced in the future. |
50 | current version of wims, and will be enhanced in the future. |
49 | </p><p> |
51 | </p><p> |
50 | The system also allows the supervisor to distribute messages to |
52 | The system also allows the supervisor to distribute messages to |
51 | participants, and each participant to write to the supervisor. Planned for |
53 | participants, and each participant to write to the supervisor. Planned for |
52 | the future, forums for live discussions within a class will also be |
54 | the future, forums for live discussions within a class will also be |
53 | available. |
55 | available. |
54 | </p> |
56 | </p> |