Learning Outcome Generator

Blocks ::: block_low_generator
Maintained by Anthony Franzi
The generator of flowcharts for use in the Learning Outcome Wizard

Learning Outcome Generator block_low_generator

Moodle 2.2
Released: Wednesday, 24 October 2012, 9:42 AM

INSTALLATION:

Step 1.
Copy the directories low_generator, low_wizard, and low_sequence_list into
the /blocks folder of your Moodle installation.

You could just install the low_wizard folder and manually save flowcharts
into /blocks/low_wizard/learning_outcomes (in which case you will also
need to manually modify authorisations.txt) but if you want a web
interface, or to create your own flowcharts, you will need all three
components.

Step 2.
If you're installing on Linux or another Unix-like system, you may need to change
the permissions on the flowchart folder. Go to blocks/low_wizard and make
sure the folder learning_outcomes -- and all the files it contains -- are
writable by your web server.

Assuming your web server runs in group www-data, this can be accomplished
with the commands (as root)
# chgrp -R www-data learning_outcomes/
and
# chmod -R g+w learning_outcomes/

Step 3.
Log into Moodle as an administrator, and navigate to
Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Plugins overview

Three entries for the "Activity Choice Wizard" (block_low_generator,
block_low_sequence_list, and block_low_wizard) should be listed
under Blocks.

SETTING UP:

If you've completed the instructions above, the wizard is installed, but to use it
you have to add the blocks to a course. Since the wizard blocks use the
access control of the course they appear in, it's probably best to put them
in a courses that are only accessible to Moodle adminsitrators. This can be
done in
Home > Site administration > Courses > Add/edit courses

You should be able to add the Moodle Wizard blocks through the normal
interface: navigate to the course page, make sure editing is turned on,
find "Add a block", and select "Learning Outcome Wizard", "Learning
Outcome Wizard Generator", or "Learning Outcome Wizard Sequence
List" from the drop-down list.

People who create flowcharts need the Generator; people who decide which
flowcharts should be available to lecturers need the Generator and Sequence
List. You may want to create one course with just the Generator, and one
wtih both.

Teachers only need the Wizard; other users may want it to test the
flowcharts. Since the wizard adds activities to the course it appears in, it
needs to be added separately to each course they will use it in.

USAGE:

This is only a brief summary of usage. For more information, see the
documentation accompanying the project submission, and the help within
the modules themselves.

Once you've added the blocks, you can create flowcharts, and view and modify
existing ones, using the Genertor. You can use the Sequence List to select
which flowcharts will be available to lecturers, and to delete unnecessary
ones.

Lecturers can pick a learning outcome (flowchart filename) in the dropdown
in the Wizard block, and then work through the questions in the wizard
to get a suggested activity.

Version information

Version build number
2012102401
Version release name
block_low_generator
Maturity
Stable version
MD5 Sum
8e6b8cc32d767ce4710470003eed166d
Supported software
PHP 5.3, Moodle 2.2
  • Latest release for Moodle 2.2

Version control information

Version control system (VCS)
GIT
VCS repository URL

Default installation instructions for plugins of the type Blocks

  1. Make sure you have all the required versions.
  2. Download and unpack the block folder.
  3. Place the folder (eg "myblock") in the "blocks" subdirectory.
  4. Visit http://yoursite.com/admin to complete the installation
  5. Turn editing on in any home or course page.
  6. Add the block to the page
  7. Visit the config link in the block for more options.