Using Lesson
What the teacher can see on the page depends on whether the lesson already has some content.
When the lesson has no content:
When you are creating a new lesson, you first decide on the settings of the lesson Adding/editing a lesson and then you are taken to a moodlesite.com/mod/lesson/view/php page. Here you are asked which of the following you would like to do now: import questions, add a Branch Table or add a Question Page. NOTE!! It is much more convenient to create Question Pages first and then to create a Branch Table.
When the lesson already has content:
There are three main ways in which the teacher can view a lesson:
- All pages view
- Navigation view
- Tree view
Template:Moodle 1.6 Moodle 1.6 has added a tab format that includes expanded (the all pages view) and collapsed views.
All pages view
This shows all the content in every page, plus a title bar, and any description, jumps or grades associated with a student's selection. The teacher see all pages in their logical order (the order is important, see "Action after correct answer" in the Lesson's settings). Each page's title bar contains an icon for moving, editing or deleting that specific page. Between the pages, you see and can use commands such as: Import questions | Add a Cluster | Add an End of Cluster | Add a Branch Table Add an End of Branch | Add a Question Page here.
A useful tip for 1.5 and earlier users: If you want to see only page titles in their logical order (without the content of the pages)just press one of the "Move Page" links. You will then see a list of the page titles (without the page title that is intended to move of course). It's an easy way of checking the structure of the lesson.
In 1.6, the teacher should change the tab selection from expanded to contracted. This view shows each page's title, an edit, delete, move and the jumps for a branch page.
There are several ways a teacher can see how a lesson's navigation "works" from a student's perspective. In Version 1.5 and earlier there are two ways to preview as a teacher. One is to use the Check Navigation link, located at the start and end of the lesson in 'all pages view'. The Check Navigation link starts the lesson at the first page, the way a student would see the lesson initially. In Version 1.6 this tool is placed on a tab and is called Preview. Another way to see how things works is to use the individual page preview buttons labled as "Check Question" or "Check Branch". The Check Question or Branch buttons "launches" the lesson at that page.
A useful tip: If, in the lesson settings, you have chosen to display the left menu, you will see that menu on the left handside. This menu is visible only when you are in the navigation view. You don't see the menu if you are currently using the All pages view or the Tree view.
Tree view
The lesson can be viewed in that way only if you have activated the option in the settings of the lesson.
The Tree view shows you the structure of the lesson: it shows the page titles (in the logical order of the pages). Additionally, you can see how the branches are structured, thanks to the different colours used to highlight them. If you are in the tree view, you can edit, move and delete the pages.
