diff --git a/source/educators/how-tos/course_development/exercise_tools/use_randomized_content_blocks.rst b/source/educators/how-tos/course_development/exercise_tools/use_randomized_content_blocks.rst index 7ca70365..f963c16c 100644 --- a/source/educators/how-tos/course_development/exercise_tools/use_randomized_content_blocks.rst +++ b/source/educators/how-tos/course_development/exercise_tools/use_randomized_content_blocks.rst @@ -1,10 +1,7 @@ .. _Use Randomized Content Blocks: -.. _Use Components from Libraries in a Course: - -***************************************** -Use Components from Libraries in a Course -***************************************** +Use Randomized Content Blocks +############################# .. tags:: educator, how-to @@ -15,7 +12,7 @@ team who have **Admin** access to that library can grant you access. The libraries that you create or have access to are listed on the **Libraries** tab on the Studio Home page. For details about content libraries, see -:ref:`Content Libraries`. +:ref:`Content Libraries Overview`. Using components from content libraries in your course involves two steps. @@ -39,9 +36,8 @@ these topics. .. _Enable Content Libraries: -************************************************ Enable Content Libraries -************************************************ +************************ Before you can add a randomized content blocks to your course, you must enable the content library tool in Studio. @@ -52,9 +48,8 @@ information, see :ref:`Enable Additional Exercises and Tools`. .. _Add a Randomized Content Block to Your Course: -============================================= Add a Randomized Content Block to Your Course -============================================= +********************************************* After you :ref:`enable content libraries` you can add library content to your courses using the Randomized Content Block advanced @@ -68,31 +63,30 @@ component. #. In the unit where you want to add a set of randomized problems, select **Add New Component** -#. Select **Advanced**, and then select **Randomized Content Block**. - - The randomized content block is added to your unit. +#. Select **Advanced**, and then select **Randomized Content Block**. The + randomized content block is added to your unit. #. Select **Edit**. #. In the randomized content block settings, specify the details of the content you want to add in this block. - - For **Count**, enter the number of problems to display to each student. + - For **Count**, enter the number of problems to display to each student. - - For **Display Name**, enter the name that you want students to see for this - block. + - For **Display Name**, enter the name that you want students to see for + this block. - - For **Library**, select the library from which you want to draw problems. + - For **Library**, select the library from which you want to draw problems. - - For **Problem Type**, from the drop down list select a specific type of - problem to be drawn from the library. Select **Any Type** if you do not - want to specify a particular type of problem. + - For **Problem Type**, from the drop down list select a specific type of + problem to be drawn from the library. Select **Any Type** if you do not + want to specify a particular type of problem. - .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/ContentLibraries_RCBSelectProblemType.png - :alt: Problem type dropdown list in randomized content block settings. + .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/ContentLibraries_RCBSelectProblemType.png + :alt: Problem type dropdown list in randomized content block settings. - - For **Scored**, from the drop down list select **True** or **False** to - indicate whether the assignment should be graded. + - For **Scored**, from the drop down list select **True** or **False** to + indicate whether the assignment should be graded. .. note:: Grading is subject to the setting of this unit's subsection. If the subsection is not graded, selecting **True** here has no impact. If the @@ -111,9 +105,8 @@ Contents of a Library`. .. _View the Matching Components in a Randomized Content Block: -*********************************************************** View the Matching Components in a Randomized Content Block -*********************************************************** +========================================================== In a unit that uses a randomized content block, you can view the list of all components that match the filters specified in that block. @@ -129,7 +122,6 @@ student. #. In the randomized content block, select **View**. - .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/ContentLibraries_ViewMatching.png :alt: The View button for a randomized content block @@ -145,9 +137,8 @@ To view the randomized content that was assigned to a specific learner, see .. _Edit Components in Randomized Content Blocks: -****************************************************** Editing Components in Randomized Content Blocks -****************************************************** +=============================================== In Studio, in the course unit that uses a randomized content block, you can edit each component within the randomized content block in the same way as you @@ -178,9 +169,8 @@ Select **Clear** to restore the library default setting for that field. .. _Get the Latest Version of Library Content: -********************************************* Getting the Latest Version of Library Content -********************************************* +============================================= If you modify the contents of a library that is referenced by randomized content blocks in one or more courses, those courses do not automatically use @@ -235,9 +225,8 @@ with the version in the library. .. _Preview Randomized Content in Student View: -*********************************************** Preview the Randomized Content in Student View -*********************************************** +============================================== You can preview course content before a course is live or before you publish specific units, to test how content will appear to students when it is @@ -245,23 +234,19 @@ released. To view the number and type of components from a randomized content block as students would see them, follow the steps described in the :ref:`Preview a Unit` topic. - .. _View Specific Student Assigned Problems from Randomized Content Block: -*************************************************************************** View a Specific Student's Assigned Problems from a Randomized Content Block -*************************************************************************** +=========================================================================== In a live course, to view the components that are assigned to a specific student from a randomized content block, follow the steps described in the :ref:`Specific Student View` topic. - .. _Adjust Grades for a Problem from a Randomized Content Block: -*********************************************************** Adjust Grades for a Problem from a Randomized Content Block -*********************************************************** +=========================================================== To adjust a grade or reset the attempts for a problem that was assigned from a randomized content block, you can view the course as a specific student to