Course Modules tools allow you to share your class content with others, including related assignments and any Web resources (for example, images) used by your questions and assignments.
When you create a course module (CM) the system packages the class elements you have identified, producing a single, installable zip file that can be archived or redistributed to other instructors using the system. The instructors can have classes on the same server or on other Maple T.A. servers.
It is an ideal method for content management of entire classes full of related question banks, assignments, and Web references, and allows you to include all or only specific parts of those classes in the CM package.
Using CMs is similar to the share class capability in that it allows you to share your class content; however, once a CM is distributed and installed in a new class location, it does not maintain any synchronization with the original source class or its materials.
CMs ensure transportability of content from one class to another, archiving of entire class contents, and even portability of entire classes from one Maple T.A. server to another.
When you create a CM, the Web reference URLs inside your question banks are converted to a portable format, so that when you install the CM in a new class, these can be automatically set to the new class Web site address by the system as part of the installation process.
From the Course Modules Main Menu you will see a list of the currently installed CMs for your class (the list will be empty initially), along with these options.
Create - Create a new CM
View Details - Select one or more existing CMs from the list and view their individual contents: QBs, assignments, and resources
Upload - Upload a CM from your hard drive
Save - Select one or more existing CMs from the list and save them to your hard drive
Delete - Select one or more existing CMs from the list and delete them
CMs encapsulate from the source class and allow you to reinstall question banks in the destination class
Relative paths to resources are preserved and reinstalled.
All question types (including those requiring outside resources) are preserved. Note: Different releases of the system may support different question types and earlier system releases may not support all question types.
CMs encapsulate from the source class and allow you to reinstall assignments in the destination class
Assignment behaviors and policies are preserved
Links to all source content and related resources are preserved
CMs encapsulate from the source class and allow you to reinstall resource objects in the destination class
Relative paths are preserved for folders and subfolders of the class Web site
Underlying folder structure is preserved
Connections with question banks and assignments (through annotations) are preserved
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