1.9.4. Using Editor Tools

Storage Folder

The editor tool «Storage folder» in a course serves to store used files, e.g. HTML pages or documents from other folders.

You can upload files, create, copy, move or delete them in your storage folder. Additionally you can zip or unzip files. All these actions can be performed with single files and folders or with several ones at once.

All course elements of the type «Folder» used in your course can be accessed via the storage folder in the sub-folder «_courseelementdata;» you can even edit them there.

A resource folder of a certain course can be viewed in the storage folder via the sub-folder «_sharedfolder;» however, it is not possible to edit it there.

Course Preview

The editor tool «Course preview» enables you to see course settings and content from the course participant's point of view. By clicking on «Course preview» you will first get to the configuration menu to simulate your course at a certain point in time, as member of a distinct learning group, or with other attributes used in your course.

In contrast to the view of the course content you will see all modifications or course elements not yet published in the course preview. Features depending on an interaction between participant and system will not be available in the course preview, e.g. enrolling in groups, starting a test, self-test or questionnaire, and performing tasks in the course element «Task.»

Publishing

As long as you have not published your course and granted access, your course participants will not be able to find your course in the search mask or the course list. Course modifications will not be effective during your course; you have to publish it once more. This means that you can prepare new course content in the course editor. Your participants will only see new features after publishing them. All settings and modifications will be effective after using the tool «Publish» in the course editor.

First you have to select all those course elements you have modified and want to publish. Your choice will be reduced to course elements that are available for publishing.

Then you determine who should have access to your OLAT course. See section «Modify settings» to learn more about those four options at your disposal. Now you can complete your publishing process. Just click on «Finish.»

At this stage you will be informed on course elements that may not have been configured correctly and could cause problems when starting your course.

At last you will get a summary of your published modifications as well as a message containing the number of course participants working on your course at that very moment.

In case you publish a course while others are working on it all non-saved data (such as entries in forums or Wikis) will be lost.