Customlabel module (Course elements)

The customlabel module is a specialisation of the core label module to improve content writing in course main pages.

The customlabel module proposes a set (extensible) of subtypes that match well known uses of the learning editorial activity. Subtypes are essentially small parts of content rendered through a predefined html template fo layout (internal renderer), applying a subtype specific small stylesheet (overridable) and using a small predefined dataset.

When adding a new instance of a customlabel (called Course Element in the GUI) to a course, the activity settings usual form can change of aspect depending on the choosen subtype. The form will self-adapt to the requirements of the element internal information model.

This plugin has two effects on content handling and management :

• productivity effect : teachers do not nead to bother with styling and aspect consistency, as they just need to enter the adequate payload into the presented fields.
• stability effect : Any of the course elements will be rendered and layout the same way, thus keeping the same graphical aspect whoever authors a course. This is a good point for an institutional LMS that needs to keep content consistant although deferred to many contributors of distinct IT addition skills.

Credits

Valery Fremaux (2008 original) valery.fremaux@gmail.com

The customlabel content strategy was developped to serve the Governement Level Public Teacher PD program (Ministère de l'Education Nationale) in France (called Pairformance) with Intel support.