1.7.2. Additional Course Features

Within a course there are a number of additional course features at your disposal the course author can activate or deactivate according to his needs.

Course Calendar

A course author can embed a course calendar to administer events and dates regarding his course. The link to such a course calendar can be found at your right in the box «General.» The calendar will open in a new window.

Only course authors are allowed to add events to the course calendar. Click on the button «Add to personal calendar» so that your deadlines will show in your personal calendar. Just select the course calendar from your personal calendar list.

By means of the icon iCal in the calendar list section you can integrate your course calendar into other calendars.

Glossary

If your course author uses a glossary in your course you will see its link on your right in the box «General.» The glossary will open in a new window. If you want to use it within your course activate that glossary in the tab «General.» If a term from the glossary is used e.g. in a Wiki its definition will be displayed when moving your cursor over that term.

If you follow the link to the glossary you can print the relevant page along with all glossary entries.

Notes

It is possible at any time to make notes to an OLAT course. On your right in the box «General» you will find a link to personal notes.

These notes can later be edited in your course or in your Home, section «Notes».

Evidence of Achievement

An evidence of achievement is a confirmation of an existing efficiency control, e.g. taken tests or assessed tasks. If a course author has activated the evidence of achievement option, if there are assessable course elements, if you have already taken a test and if that test has been assessed you can see on your right the box «General» along with your evidence of achievement.

All your evidences of achievement will be listed in your Home, section «Evidence of achievement». It always opens in a new window and is printable.

Course Chat

If the course author has activated the course chat you will see in the box «General» a link to the chat room; you can enter any time. Just click on «Connect to course chat» before clicking on «Enter course chat.» At first you will always be anonymous. Above the text field there is the possibility to put your user name on display.

General chat features will be further explained in the section «Chat».