How to Import Library Modules and Quizzes into your Vista8 Course

1. Getting Files from the Repository

1. Go to course page in Vista8.
2. Click on “Build” tab.
3. Under “Designer Tools” on the left, select “File Manager.”
4. Click “Get Files.”
5. After the “Content Browser” window opens, select repository.
6. Next select “Kent State University.”
7. Click on the “library” folder.
8. Available library files will now display. The zip files represent assessments (quizzes). The HTML file provides links to the library modules (including the tour and plagiarism modules).
9. Select the HTML file called “Library Modules” and select the zip files corresponding to the quizzes you wish to assign.
10. The following identifies the quizzes:

-search.zip = Search Stragegy quiz

-kentlink.zip = Kentlink quiz

-res.zip = Research Database quiz

-eval.zip = Evaluating Web Info quiz

-plag.zip = Avoiding Plagiarism quiz

-tour.zip = Library Tour quiz

11. After selecting desired content, click the “OK” button.
12. Next, you will be asked if you want to Subscribe to or copy the files. Please select “Subscribe” so that you can receive any updates automatically.
13. The selected files will now appear in your file manager for this course.

2. Making the Library Modules Available to Students

1. Select “Course Content” on the left.
2. Click on “Create Folder.”
3. Name your folder and click save. Possible names might be “Library Modules” or “Library” or “Library Assignments.”
4. Now click on the folder to enter it.
5. Next click “Add File.”
6. Select “Browse for Files.”
7. Make sure you are on “Class Files.” You should see to the right a list of the files you recently brought in through the repository.
8. Select the file called “Library Modules” by clicking the check box.
9. Click ‘OK.”
10. A file with links to the library modules should now be available within your library folder.

3. Making the Library Quizzes Available to Students.

1. Select “Manage Course” on the left under “Designer Tools.”
2. From the “Manage Course” menu select “Import.”
3. Make sure you are on “Class Files.” You should see to the right a list of the files you recently brought in through the repository.
4. Select the quizzes that you wish to assign (see list of zip files under step A.10 above) by clicking the appropriate check boxes.
5. Click ‘OK.”
6. Next you will see a message indicating that “Content Import in Progress.”
7. The message will eventually indicate (usually very quickly) that the import succeeded.
8. After you see this message, click “Return.”
9. Now go to your library folder and click on it.
10. Select “Add Content Link.”
11. Select “Assessments” from the drop down menu that appears.
12. You should see a list of available assessments which will include the ones you just imported. Select the quizzes that you wish to assign.
13. Click “Add Selected.”
14. The quizzes you selected should now be available to students within your library folder.

4. Creating the Library Module Assignment (Recommended)

1. We recommend that you create a file that briefly explains which modules that you wish your students to complete that also points out that they need to pass the quiz to receive credit.
2. They need to score 8 or better on the quiz to pass.
3. They can take the quiz as many times as needed to pass.
4. We also recommend that similar information appear on your syllabus to create continuity.

Help: For further assistance contact your liaison librarian or Ken Burhanna (kburhann@kent.edu), Tammy Voelker (tvoelker@kent.edu) or Jamie Seeholzer (jseeholz@kent.edu).