Equella in Training VC

The outcomes of this session?

After completing this, you will experience:

The concept of a learning repository. How to access Equella from the Training VC Search for and downloading Learning Objects Contributing an item to a collection. Creating Activities and Activity Plans and adding to a Training

VC Unit

What is Equella?Equella is:

A Learning Content Management System (LCMS). A number of collections of Learning Objects. A search facility for learning resources. A collaborative development facility. A resource creation and customisation facility. Link to the Training VC as a development tool.

What is a repository?

A repository has the following features: It has one or more collections of learning resources – usually

in the form of zipped Learning Objects. It is searchable based extensive metadata information. Learning resources can be previewed to assess suitability. Learning resources are downloadable. There is a workflow to facilitate sharing and collaboration in

learning resource development and publication. Learning resource are quality assured – usually.

The Equella Environment

Equella has the following features: Collections of resources. A personal development environment. A capacity to share ownership with people. A capacity other people to review and comment on developing

resources. A number of search and retrieval facilities to make locating

resources easy. An ability to search other repositories in Australia and

overseas. A Scrapbook for customising existing resources and creating

new ones. A contribution process for placing resources into the repository

for others to use.

Equella in the Training VC

• Each Training VC organisation will have a collection.• All organisation staff have access via the Training VC login.• PAs and others will have administrative rights in the collection.

The components of a collection

Metadata Schema• Information about an item

Workflow template• How an item is treated when uploaded• Who has a role in moderating an item

Collection definition• Described how a collection

will function

User Access Control• Who has access to the collection• Who has rights to do what

Wizard• How an item is contributed• How information is gathered

Metadata is captured on upload

Roles and groupscan be used formoderation

Hierarchy• Allows searching by categories

and subcategories

Metadata places itemsin categories

The workflow

Items are live on contribution

Items can bepulled from live by moderator

Draft

Moderation

Rejected

Live

Suspended

Review

Archive

Deleted

Submit Modify

Redraft

Submit

Approve

After time

After time

Owned by the owner

Used by others

Unusable

Owner relinquishescontrol

New version onlyWay to make edits

Only admin cancross this line

How to login to Equella

• Equella SSO Block

• Add resource link in a course

Equella Dashboard

• Add item to Favourites

• Add search to Favourites

• My resources• Contribute – to upload item into collection

• Admin Console – administration site

Equella Resources

• Search – to find items in a collection

• Browse – to find items in a collection based on hierarchy

• Recent – recently tagged items (favs, contributed, selected)• Contribute – to upload item into collection

• Selection – to add item into LMS