Building and Running an Open edX Course: Juniper Release
  • 1. General Information
    • 1.1. Read Me
    • 1.2. Other edX Resources
      • 1.2.1. Resources for edx.org Learners
      • 1.2.2. The edX Partner Portal
      • 1.2.3. The Open edX Portal
      • 1.2.4. System Status
      • 1.2.5. Resources for edx.org Course Teams
      • 1.2.6. Resources for Researchers
      • 1.2.7. Resources for Developers
      • 1.2.8. Resources for Open edX
    • 1.3. edX Browser Support
  • 2. Getting Started
    • 2.1. Getting Started with Studio
      • 2.1.1. What Is Studio?
      • 2.1.2. What Is the LMS?
  • 3. Exploring Your Dashboard and Profile
    • 3.1. Accessing Your Courses from the Dashboard
      • 3.1.1. Sharing Your Courses on Social Media
    • 3.2. Adding Profile Information
      • 3.2.1. Add or Update a Limited Profile
      • 3.2.2. Add or Update a Full Profile
      • 3.2.3. Add Links to Your Personal Social Media Accounts
      • 3.2.4. View Another Learner’s Profile
    • 3.3. Updating Course-Specific Settings
      • 3.3.1. Change a Course Email Preference
  • 4. Reaching As Many Learners As Possible
    • 4.1. Designing Your Course For a Mobile Experience
      • 4.1.1. Testing Your Course For Mobile Devices
  • 5. Accessibility Best Practices Guidance for Content Providers
    • 5.1. What Is The EdX Accessibility Best Practices Guidance Based On?
    • 5.2. Supporting Learners with Diverse Needs
      • 5.2.1. Who Are Our Learners?
      • 5.2.2. Removing Barriers to Learning
    • 5.3. Accessibility Best Practices for Developing Course Content
      • 5.3.1. Make Sure Your Course Content is Perceivable
      • 5.3.2. Make Sure Your Course Content is Understandable
      • 5.3.3. Use Best Practices for Describing Images
      • 5.3.4. Create Accessible Course Materials
      • 5.3.5. Use Best Practices for Mathematical Content
      • 5.3.6. Use Best Practices for Custom Content Types
      • 5.3.7. Create Accessible Media
      • 5.3.8. Use Best Practices for HTML Markup
      • 5.3.9. Apply Universal Design for Learning
  • 6. Setting Up a Course
    • 6.1. Planning Course Information
      • 6.1.1. Course Title and Number
      • 6.1.2. Images and Videos for a Course or Program
      • 6.1.3. Course Description
      • 6.1.4. Additional Course Information
    • 6.2. Planning Course Run Information
      • 6.2.1. Planning Course Staff
      • 6.2.2. Scheduling a Course Run
      • 6.2.3. Additional Course Run Information
    • 6.3. Creating a Course
      • 6.3.1. Adding Course Team Members in Studio
      • 6.3.2. Creating a New Course in Studio
      • 6.3.3. Set the Course Run Schedule and Pacing in Studio
      • 6.3.4. Specifying Prerequisite Courses and Exams
      • 6.3.5. Creating a Course About Page in Studio
      • 6.3.6. Setting Up Certificates in Studio
      • 6.3.7. Course Search
      • 6.3.8. Creating a Custom Course
  • 7. Developing Your Course
    • 7.1. Getting Started with Course Content Development
      • 7.1.1. Understanding Course Building Blocks
      • 7.1.2. Creating New Course Content
      • 7.1.3. Making Course Content Visible to Students
      • 7.1.4. Making Course Content Searchable
      • 7.1.5. Revising Content
    • 7.2. Developing Your Course Outline
      • 7.2.1. Open the Course Outline
      • 7.2.2. Understanding a Course Outline
      • 7.2.3. Navigate the Course Outline
      • 7.2.4. Add Content in the Course Outline
      • 7.2.5. Modify Settings for Objects in the Course Outline
      • 7.2.6. Publish Content from the Course Outline
      • 7.2.7. Reorganize the Course Outline
      • 7.2.8. Delete Content in the Course Outline
    • 7.3. Developing Course Sections
      • 7.3.1. What Is a Section?
      • 7.3.2. Viewing Sections in the Outline
      • 7.3.3. Sections and Visibility to Learners
      • 7.3.4. Release Statuses of Sections
      • 7.3.5. Create a Section
      • 7.3.6. Change a Section Name
      • 7.3.7. Set a Section Release Date
      • 7.3.8. Set Section Highlights for Weekly Highlight Emails
      • 7.3.9. Publish All Units in a Section
      • 7.3.10. Hide a Section from Learners
      • 7.3.11. Delete a Section
    • 7.4. Developing Course Subsections
      • 7.4.1. What Is a Subsection?
      • 7.4.2. Viewing Subsections in the Outline
      • 7.4.3. Subsections and Visibility to Learners
      • 7.4.4. Release Statuses of Subsections
      • 7.4.5. Create a Subsection
      • 7.4.6. Change a Subsection Name
      • 7.4.7. Set a Subsection Release Date
      • 7.4.8. Set the Assignment Type and Due Date for a Subsection
      • 7.4.9. Set Problem Results Visibility
      • 7.4.10. Publish All Units in a Subsection
      • 7.4.11. Hiding a Subsection from Learners
      • 7.4.12. Delete a Subsection
    • 7.5. Developing Course Units
      • 7.5.1. What Is a Unit?
      • 7.5.2. Viewing Units in the Outline
      • 7.5.3. Viewing the Unit Page
      • 7.5.4. Viewing Units as a Learner
      • 7.5.5. The Unit Workflow
      • 7.5.6. Unit Publishing Status and Visibility to Learners
      • 7.5.7. Unit Publishing Statuses
      • 7.5.8. Create a Unit
      • 7.5.9. Edit a Unit
      • 7.5.10. Set Access Restrictions For a Unit
      • 7.5.11. Preview a Unit
      • 7.5.12. Publish a Unit
      • 7.5.13. Discard Changes to a Unit
      • 7.5.14. View a Published Unit
      • 7.5.15. Hide a Unit from Learners
      • 7.5.16. Delete a Unit
    • 7.6. Developing Course Components
      • 7.6.1. What is a Component?
      • 7.6.2. Add a Component
      • 7.6.3. Edit a Component
      • 7.6.4. Set Access Restrictions for a Component
      • 7.6.5. Duplicate a Component
      • 7.6.6. Delete a Component
      • 7.6.7. Reorganizing Components
      • 7.6.8. Components that Contain Other Components
    • 7.7. Controlling Content Visibility and Access
      • 7.7.1. Release Dates
      • 7.7.2. Unit Publishing Status
      • 7.7.3. Visibility Settings
      • 7.7.4. Access Settings
      • 7.7.5. Prerequisite Course Subsections
    • 7.8. Course Licensing
      • 7.8.1. License Options
      • 7.8.2. Set Course Content Licensing in Studio
      • 7.8.3. Set Video Licensing
      • 7.8.4. Learners’ View of Licenses
    • 7.9. Testing Your Course Content
      • 7.9.1. Viewing Published and Released Content
      • 7.9.2. Previewing Draft Content
      • 7.9.3. Viewing Course Content Based on Roles
  • 8. Adding Course Components
    • 8.1. Working with HTML Components
      • 8.1.1. HTML Component Overview
      • 8.1.2. Options for Editing HTML Components
      • 8.1.3. Create an HTML Component
      • 8.1.4. Add a Link in an HTML Component
      • 8.1.5. Add an Image to an HTML Component
      • 8.1.6. Import LaTeX Code into an HTML Component
    • 8.2. Working with Video Components
    • 8.3. Working with Discussion Components
      • 8.3.1. Overview
      • 8.3.2. Create a Discussion Component
      • 8.3.3. A Learner’s View of the Discussion
    • 8.4. Working with Problem Components
      • 8.4.1. Adding a Problem
      • 8.4.2. The Learner View of a Problem
      • 8.4.3. Editing a Problem in Studio
      • 8.4.4. Defining Settings for Problem Components
      • 8.4.5. Including Multiple Questions in One Component
      • 8.4.6. Adding Feedback and Hints to a Problem
      • 8.4.7. Awarding Partial Credit for a Problem
      • 8.4.8. Problem Randomization
      • 8.4.9. Modifying a Released Problem
    • 8.5. Working with Content Libraries
      • 8.5.1. Content Libraries Overview
      • 8.5.2. Create a New Library
      • 8.5.3. Edit a Library
      • 8.5.4. Add Components to a Library
      • 8.5.5. View the Contents of a Library
      • 8.5.6. Edit Components in a Library
      • 8.5.7. Delete a Library
      • 8.5.8. Give Other Users Access to Your Library
      • 8.5.9. Exporting and Importing a Library
  • 9. Creating and Adding Video Content
    • 9.1. Video Process Overview
    • 9.2. Preparing a Video
      • 9.2.1. Set Up a Hosting Service
      • 9.2.2. Create a Video
      • 9.2.3. Obtain a Video Transcript
    • 9.3. Upload a Video
    • 9.4. Adding a Video to a Course
      • 9.4.1. Add a Video and Transcript
    • 9.5. Specifying Additional Video Options
      • 9.5.1. Enable Video and Transcript Downloads
      • 9.5.2. Set Advanced Options
    • 9.6. Specifying Additional Transcript Options
      • 9.6.1. Edit a Video Transcript
      • 9.6.2. Add a Supplemental Downloadable Transcript
      • 9.6.3. Add a Transcript in Another Language
    • 9.7. Troubleshooting Video Problems
  • 10. Adding Exercises and Tools
    • 10.1. Problems, Exercises, and Tools
      • 10.1.1. Levels of Support
      • 10.1.2. Enhancing Your Course with Additional Exercises and Tools
      • 10.1.3. Core Problem Types
      • 10.1.4. Additional Exercises and Tools
      • 10.1.5. Mobile-Ready Problem Types
      • 10.1.6. Adding Unsupported Problem Types and Exercises
    • 10.2. Enabling Additional Exercises and Tools
      • 10.2.1. Enable an Exercise or Tool for Your Course
    • 10.3. Annotation Problem
      • 10.3.1. Enable Annotation Problems
      • 10.3.2. Create an Annotation Problem
    • 10.4. Calculator Tool
      • 10.4.1. Overview
      • 10.4.2. Enable the Calculator Tool
    • 10.5. Checkbox Problem
      • 10.5.1. Overview
      • 10.5.2. Adding a Checkbox Problem
      • 10.5.3. Adding Feedback to a Checkbox Problem
      • 10.5.4. Adding Hints to a Checkbox Problem
      • 10.5.5. Awarding Partial Credit in a Checkbox Problem
      • 10.5.6. Checkbox Problem OLX Reference
      • 10.5.7. Advanced Options for Checkbox Problems
    • 10.6. Chemical Equation Problem
      • 10.6.1. Create a Chemical Equation Problem
      • 10.6.2. Chemical Equation Problem XML
    • 10.7. Circuit Schematic Builder Problem
      • 10.7.1. Create a Circuit Schematic Builder Problem
    • 10.8. Completion Tool
      • 10.8.1. Overview
      • 10.8.2. Enable the Completion Tool
      • 10.8.3. Add a Completion Component
    • 10.9. Conditional Module
      • 10.9.1. Format description
      • 10.9.2. Examples
    • 10.10. Custom JavaScript Display and Grading Problem
      • 10.10.1. Create a Custom JavaScript Display and Grading Problem
      • 10.10.2. JavaScript Input Problem XML
    • 10.11. Drag and Drop Problem
      • 10.11.1. Overview of Drag and Drop Problems
      • 10.11.2. Creating a Drag and Drop Problem
      • 10.11.3. Understanding the Drag and Drop Editing Controls
      • 10.11.4. Changing the Visual Style of a Drag and Drop Problem
    • 10.12. Drag and Drop Problem (Deprecated)
      • 10.12.1. Adding a Drag and Drop Problem
      • 10.12.2. Drag and Drop Problem XML
      • 10.12.3. Targets on Draggables
      • 10.12.4. Correct answer format
      • 10.12.5. Grading logic
    • 10.13. Dropdown Problem
      • 10.13.1. Overview
      • 10.13.2. Adding a Dropdown Problem
      • 10.13.3. Adding Feedback to a Dropdown Problem
      • 10.13.4. Adding Hints to a Dropdown Problem
      • 10.13.5. Dropdown Problem OLX Reference
    • 10.14. External Grader
      • 10.14.1. External Grader Workflow
      • 10.14.2. External Grader Example
      • 10.14.3. External Grader Problem Requirements
      • 10.14.4. Create an External Grader Problem in Studio
    • 10.15. Full Screen Image Tool
      • 10.15.1. The Learner View of a Full Screen Image
      • 10.15.2. Create a Full Screen Image
    • 10.16. Gene Explorer Tool
      • 10.16.1. Gene Explorer Code
    • 10.17. Google Calendar Tool
      • 10.17.1. Overview
      • 10.17.2. Embedding a Google Calendar in Your Course
      • 10.17.3. Editing Google Calendars
    • 10.18. Google Drive Files Tool
      • 10.18.1. Overview
      • 10.18.2. Embedding a Google Drive File in Your Course
      • 10.18.3. Editing Google Drive Files
    • 10.19. Iframe Tool
      • 10.19.1. Create an IFrame Tool
    • 10.20. Image Mapped Input Problem
      • 10.20.1. Create an Image Mapped Input Problem
      • 10.20.2. Image Mapped Input Problem XML
    • 10.21. LTI Component
      • 10.21.1. Overview
      • 10.21.2. LTI Authentication Information
      • 10.21.3. Enabling LTI Components for a Course
      • 10.21.4. Adding an LTI Component to a Course Unit
      • 10.21.5. LTI Component Settings
    • 10.22. Math Expression Input Problems
      • 10.22.1. Overview
      • 10.22.2. Adding a Math Expression Input Problem
      • 10.22.3. Math Expression Input Problem OLX Reference
    • 10.23. Molecule Editor Tool
      • 10.23.1. Create the Molecule Editor
    • 10.24. Molecule Viewer Tool
      • 10.24.1. Create the Molecule Viewer Tool
    • 10.25. Multiple Choice Problem
      • 10.25.1. Overview
      • 10.25.2. Adding a Multiple Choice Problem
      • 10.25.3. Adding Feedback to a Multiple Choice Problem
      • 10.25.4. Adding Hints to a Multiple Choice Problem
      • 10.25.5. Awarding Partial Credit in a Multiple Choice Problem
      • 10.25.6. Multiple Choice Problem OLX Reference
      • 10.25.7. Advanced Options for Multiple Choice Problems
    • 10.26. Multiple Choice and Numerical Input Problem
      • 10.26.1. Create a Multiple Choice and Numerical Input Problem
      • 10.26.2. Multiple Choice and Numerical Input Problem Code
    • 10.27. Notes Tool
    • 10.28. Numerical Input Problem
      • 10.28.1. Overview
      • 10.28.2. Adding a Numerical Input Problem
      • 10.28.3. Adding a Tolerance, Multiple Correct Responses, or a Range
      • 10.28.4. Adding Feedback to a Numerical Input Problem
      • 10.28.5. Adding Hints to a Numerical Input Problem
      • 10.28.6. Awarding Partial Credit in a Numerical Input Problem
      • 10.28.7. Add Text after the Numeric Response Field
      • 10.28.8. Numerical Input Problem OLX Reference
    • 10.29. Open Response Assessments
      • 10.29.1. Introduction to Open Response Assessments
      • 10.29.2. Create an Open Response Assessment Assignment
      • 10.29.3. Managing Open Response Assessment Assignments
      • 10.29.4. Accessing Metrics for ORA Assignments
    • 10.30. Oppia Exploration Tool
      • 10.30.1. Overview
      • 10.30.2. Enable the Oppia Exploration Tool
      • 10.30.3. Add an Oppia Exploration in Studio
    • 10.31. Peer Instruction Tool
      • 10.31.1. Assignment Overview
      • 10.31.2. Adding a Peer Instruction Assignment in Studio
      • 10.31.3. Reviewing a Histogram of Learner Responses
    • 10.32. Periodic Table Tool
      • 10.32.1. Create the Periodic Table Tool
    • 10.33. Poll Tool
      • 10.33.1. Overview
      • 10.33.2. Enable the Poll Tool
      • 10.33.3. Add a Poll in edX Studio
      • 10.33.4. Add a Poll in OLX
      • 10.33.5. Editing Published Polls
      • 10.33.6. View Poll Results
    • 10.34. Poll Tool for OLX
      • 10.34.1. Terminology
      • 10.34.2. Create a Poll
      • 10.34.3. Format description
      • 10.34.4. Example
    • 10.35. Problem with Adaptive Hint
      • 10.35.1. Create a Problem with an Adaptive Hint
      • 10.35.2. Problem with Adaptive Hint XML
    • 10.36. Problem Written in LaTeX
      • 10.36.1. Create a Problem Written in LaTeX
    • 10.37. Protex Protein Builder Tool
      • 10.37.1. Create the Protein Builder Tool
      • 10.37.2. Protein Builder Tool Code
    • 10.38. Qualtrics Survey Tool
      • 10.38.1. Add a Qualtrics Survey to Your Course
      • 10.38.2. View Survey Responses
    • 10.39. Randomized Content Blocks
      • 10.39.1. Use Components from Libraries in a Course
      • 10.39.2. Enable Content Libraries
      • 10.39.3. View the Matching Components in a Randomized Content Block
      • 10.39.4. Editing Components in Randomized Content Blocks
      • 10.39.5. Getting the Latest Version of Library Content
      • 10.39.6. Preview the Randomized Content in Student View
      • 10.39.7. View a Specific Student’s Assigned Problems from a Randomized Content Block
      • 10.39.8. Adjust Grades for a Problem from a Randomized Content Block
    • 10.40. Recommender Tool
      • 10.40.1. Overview
      • 10.40.2. Enable the Recommender Tool
      • 10.40.3. Add a Recommender
    • 10.41. Staff Graded Points
      • 10.41.1. Create a Staff Graded Points assignment
    • 10.42. Survey Tool
      • 10.42.1. Overview
      • 10.42.2. Enable the Survey Tool
      • 10.42.3. Add a Survey in edX Studio
      • 10.42.4. Add a Survey in OLX
      • 10.42.5. Editing Published Surveys
      • 10.42.6. View Survey Results
    • 10.43. Text Input Problem
      • 10.43.1. Overview
      • 10.43.2. Adding a Text Input Problem
      • 10.43.3. Adding Multiple Correct Responses
      • 10.43.4. Adding Feedback to a Text Input Problem
      • 10.43.5. Adding Hints to a Text Input Problem
      • 10.43.6. Adding Text after the Response Field
      • 10.43.7. Case Sensitivity and Text Input Problems
      • 10.43.8. Response Field Length in Text Input Problems
      • 10.43.9. Allowing Regular Expressions as Answers for Text Input Problems
      • 10.43.10. Text Input Problem XML Reference
      • 10.43.11. Deprecated Hinting Method
    • 10.44. Word Cloud Tool
      • 10.44.1. Enable the Word Cloud Tool
      • 10.44.2. Create a Word Cloud
    • 10.45. Write-Your-Own-Grader Problem
      • 10.45.1. Overview
      • 10.45.2. Create a Custom Python-Evaluated Input Problem in Studio
      • 10.45.3. Script Tag Format
    • 10.46. Zooming Image Tool
      • 10.46.1. Components of a Zooming Image Tool
      • 10.46.2. Create a Zooming Image Tool
    • 10.47. Using MathJax for Mathematics
      • 10.47.1. Adding MathJax to HTML Components
      • 10.47.2. Adding MathJax to Problem Components
  • 11. Adding Course Assets
    • 11.1. Adding Files to a Course
      • 11.1.1. The Files & Uploads Page
      • 11.1.2. File Size
      • 11.1.3. Upload Files
      • 11.1.4. Find an Uploaded File
      • 11.1.5. Sort Files
      • 11.1.6. Filter Files
      • 11.1.7. Use an Uploaded File Inside or Outside the Course
      • 11.1.8. Lock a File
      • 11.1.9. Delete a File
    • 11.2. Adding Course Updates and Handouts
      • 11.2.1. Add a Course Update
      • 11.2.2. Add a Course Handout
    • 11.3. Managing the Pages in Your Course
      • 11.3.1. Working with the Default Pages
      • 11.3.2. Adding Custom Pages
      • 11.3.3. Hiding or Showing the Wiki or Progress Pages
      • 11.3.4. Reorder the Pages
      • 11.3.5. Delete a Custom Page
    • 11.4. Textbooks
      • 11.4.1. Add a Textbook
      • 11.4.2. Delete a Textbook
      • 11.4.3. Delete a Chapter
    • 11.5. Using the Course Wiki
      • 11.5.1. About the Course Wiki
      • 11.5.2. Managing the Course Wiki
      • 11.5.3. Showing or Hiding the Wiki
      • 11.5.4. Controlling Access to the Wiki
      • 11.5.5. Setting Permissions for Wiki Articles
      • 11.5.6. Seeding the Wiki
      • 11.5.7. Adding a Wiki Article
      • 11.5.8. Editing a Wiki Article
      • 11.5.9. Searching for Wiki Articles
      • 11.5.10. Managing Versions of Wiki Articles
      • 11.5.11. Locking a Wiki Article
      • 11.5.12. Deleting a Wiki Article
  • 12. Using Enhanced Capabilities In Your Course
    • 12.1. Including Learner Cohorts
      • 12.1.1. Using Cohorts in Your Courses
      • 12.1.2. Enabling and Configuring the Cohorts Feature
      • 12.1.3. Creating Cohort-Specific Course Content
      • 12.1.4. Setting up Discussions in Courses with Cohorts
    • 12.2. Offering Different Content to Different Learner Groups
      • 12.2.1. Offering Different Content to Learners Based on Their Enrollment Track
      • 12.2.2. Offering Different Content to Learners Based on Cohort
    • 12.3. Including Teams
      • 12.3.1. Using Teams in Your Courses
      • 12.3.2. The Learner’s Experience of Teams
      • 12.3.3. Managing Team Discussions
    • 12.4. Creating Content Experiments
      • 12.4.1. Overview of Content Experiments
      • 12.4.2. Configure Your Course for Content Experiments
      • 12.4.3. Add Content Experiments to Your Course
      • 12.4.4. Test Content Experiments
    • 12.5. Offering Timed Exams
      • 12.5.1. Overview
      • 12.5.2. Enable Timed Exams
      • 12.5.3. Set a Subsection to be Timed
      • 12.5.4. Grant Learners More Time for a Timed or Proctored Exam
      • 12.5.5. Allow Learners to Retake a Timed or Proctored Exam
      • 12.5.6. Hide a Timed Exam After Its Due Date
    • 12.6. Using Open edX as an LTI Tool Provider
      • 12.6.1. Reusing Course Content with LTI
      • 12.6.2. Preparing to Reuse Course Content
      • 12.6.3. Determining Content Addresses
      • 12.6.4. Grading Remote Content
      • 12.6.5. Example: edX as an LTI Provider to Canvas
      • 12.6.6. Example: edX as an LTI Provider to Blackboard
  • 13. Proctored Exams
    • 13.1. Proctored Exam Overview
    • 13.2. Preparing Learners for Proctored Exams
      • 13.2.1. The Learner Experience of Proctored Exams
      • 13.2.2. Practice Proctored Exams
    • 13.3. Creating Proctored Exams
      • 13.3.1. Enable Proctored Exams
      • 13.3.2. Create a Proctored Exam or Practice Proctored Exam
      • 13.3.3. Specify Exam Rules and Exceptions
      • 13.3.4. Prevent Learners from Opting Out of Proctored Exams
      • 13.3.5. Check Proctoring Results
    • 13.4. Online Proctoring Rules for Learners
      • 13.4.1. Learner Rules for Online Proctored Exams
  • 14. Establishing a Grading Policy For Your Course
    • 14.1. Set the Grade Range
      • 14.1.1. Grade Ranges and Certificates
    • 14.2. Set the Grace Period
    • 14.3. Configure the Assignment Types
      • 14.3.1. Assignment Type Fields
    • 14.4. Graded Subsections
    • 14.5. The Learner View of Grades
  • 15. Releasing Your Course
    • 15.1. Beta Testing a Course
      • 15.1.1. Overview
      • 15.1.2. The Beta Testing Process
      • 15.1.3. The Beta Testing Role
      • 15.1.4. What to Test
      • 15.1.5. How Beta Testers See Course Content
      • 15.1.6. Adding Beta Testers
      • 15.1.7. Reporting Issues During a Course
    • 15.2. Course Launching Activities
      • 15.2.1. Course Launch Checklist in Studio
      • 15.2.2. Course Launch Checklist Timeline
    • 15.3. Exporting and Importing a Course
      • 15.3.1. Export a Course
      • 15.3.2. Course Outline Terminology in Exported Files
      • 15.3.3. Import a Course
      • 15.3.4. Work with the .tar.gz File
  • 16. Managing a Running Course
    • 16.1. Course Information
      • 16.1.1. View Basic Course Information
    • 16.2. Automatic Email Messages from the Open edX Platform
      • 16.2.1. Automatic Email Message Text
    • 16.3. Bulk Email Messages from the Course Team
      • 16.3.1. Message Addressing
      • 16.3.2. Composing Email Messages
      • 16.3.3. Send an Email Message to Course Participants
      • 16.3.4. Use Keywords in Messages
      • 16.3.5. Message Workflow States
      • 16.3.6. Review Sent Messages
      • 16.3.7. Email Task History Report
      • 16.3.8. Example Messages to Learners
    • 16.4. Enrollment
      • 16.4.1. Registration and Enrollment
      • 16.4.2. Options for Enrolling Learners in a Course
      • 16.4.3. Enroll Learners in a Course
      • 16.4.4. Report Learners Not Yet Enrolled
      • 16.4.5. Unenroll Learners from a Course
    • 16.5. Staff Debug Info
  • 17. Managing Discussions
    • 17.1. Creating Course Discussions
      • 17.1.1. Create Course-Wide Discussion Topics
      • 17.1.2. Create Content-Specific Discussion Topics
      • 17.1.3. Understanding When Learners Can See Discussion Topics
      • 17.1.4. Allowing Learners to Make Anonymous Discussion Posts
      • 17.1.5. Discussions in the edX Mobile App
    • 17.2. Running Course Discussions
      • 17.2.1. Understanding the Elements of a Discussion
      • 17.2.2. Using Naming Conventions for Discussion Topics
      • 17.2.3. Seeding Discussion Topics
      • 17.2.4. Minimizing Thread Proliferation
      • 17.2.5. Closing Discussions
    • 17.3. About Divided Discussion Topics
      • 17.3.1. What Are Divided Discussions?
      • 17.3.2. Example: Dividing Discussion Topics Based on Enrollment Track
      • 17.3.3. Setting Up Divided Discussions
      • 17.3.4. Specify The Group Type for Dividing Discussions
      • 17.3.5. Specify Which Course-Wide Discussion Topics are Divided
      • 17.3.6. Content-Specific Discussion Topics and Groups
      • 17.3.7. Specify that All Content-Specific Discussion Topics Are Divided
      • 17.3.8. Specify That Some Content-Specific Discussion Topics are Divided
    • 17.4. Managing Divided Discussion Topics
      • 17.4.1. Overview
      • 17.4.2. Identifying Who Can Read a Post
      • 17.4.3. Choosing the Visibility of a Post
      • 17.4.4. Viewing the Posts of a Group
    • 17.5. Moderating Discussions
      • 17.5.1. About Discussion Moderation Roles
      • 17.5.2. Assigning Discussion Moderation Roles
      • 17.5.3. Provide Guidelines for Learners
      • 17.5.4. Develop a Positive Discussion Culture
      • 17.5.5. Find Questions and Discussions
      • 17.5.6. Edit Messages
      • 17.5.7. Delete Messages
      • 17.5.8. Respond to Reports of Misuse
      • 17.5.9. View Profile Information for Discussion Participants
      • 17.5.10. Block Users
    • 17.6. Guidance for Discussion Moderators
      • 17.6.1. Responsibilities
      • 17.6.2. Qualities of Good Discussion Moderators
      • 17.6.3. Best Practices for Discussion Moderation
      • 17.6.4. Guidelines for Specific Types of Posts
  • 18. Managing Learner Progress and Grades
    • 18.1. Learner Data
      • 18.1.1. Guidance for Working with Personal Information
      • 18.1.2. Accessing Learner Data
      • 18.1.3. Accessing Anonymized Learner IDs
    • 18.2. Answer Data
      • 18.2.1. Learner Answer Submissions
      • 18.2.2. Student Answer Distribution
    • 18.3. Learner Grades and Grading
      • 18.3.1. Review How Grading Is Configured for Your Course
      • 18.3.2. Generate a Grade Report for All Learners in a Course
      • 18.3.3. Generate a Problem Grade Report for All Learners in a Course
      • 18.3.4. Review Learner Grades on the Instructor Dashboard
      • 18.3.5. Override Learner Subsection Scores in Bulk
      • 18.3.6. Per-Learner Interventions Report
      • 18.3.7. Check the Progress of a Specific Learner
      • 18.3.8. Grant Due Date Extensions for a Specific Learner
      • 18.3.9. Adjust Grades for One or All Learners
    • 18.4. Obtaining Certificate Data
      • 18.4.1. Access Certificate Data
      • 18.4.2. Columns in the Certificate Report
    • 18.5. Ending a Course
      • 18.5.1. Sending a Farewell Message
      • 18.5.2. Assigning Final Grades
      • 18.5.3. Issuing Certificates
  • 19. Re-running Your Course
    • 19.1. Re-running a Course
      • 19.1.1. Data Duplicated When You Re-Run a Course
      • 19.1.2. Re-Run a Course
      • 19.1.3. Update the New Course
  • 20. Glossary
    • 20.1. A
    • 20.2. C
    • 20.3. D
    • 20.4. E
    • 20.5. F
    • 20.6. G
    • 20.7. H
    • 20.8. I
    • 20.9. K
    • 20.10. L
    • 20.11. M
    • 20.12. N
    • 20.13. O
    • 20.14. P
    • 20.15. Q
    • 20.16. R
    • 20.17. S
    • 20.18. T
    • 20.19. U
    • 20.20. V
    • 20.21. W
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18. Managing Learner Progress and Grades¶

Use the topics in this section to learn about accessing learner data and managing learners’ answers and grades in your course.

  • 18.1. Learner Data
    • 18.1.1. Guidance for Working with Personal Information
    • 18.1.2. Accessing Learner Data
    • 18.1.3. Accessing Anonymized Learner IDs
  • 18.2. Answer Data
    • 18.2.1. Learner Answer Submissions
    • 18.2.2. Student Answer Distribution
  • 18.3. Learner Grades and Grading
    • 18.3.1. Review How Grading Is Configured for Your Course
    • 18.3.2. Generate a Grade Report for All Learners in a Course
    • 18.3.3. Generate a Problem Grade Report for All Learners in a Course
    • 18.3.4. Review Learner Grades on the Instructor Dashboard
    • 18.3.5. Override Learner Subsection Scores in Bulk
    • 18.3.6. Per-Learner Interventions Report
    • 18.3.7. Check the Progress of a Specific Learner
    • 18.3.8. Grant Due Date Extensions for a Specific Learner
    • 18.3.9. Adjust Grades for One or All Learners
  • 18.4. Obtaining Certificate Data
    • 18.4.1. Access Certificate Data
    • 18.4.2. Columns in the Certificate Report
  • 18.5. Ending a Course
    • 18.5.1. Sending a Farewell Message
    • 18.5.2. Assigning Final Grades
    • 18.5.3. Issuing Certificates
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