How To... Set Up Course Studio as an Online Supplement
 For UW Instructors Using WyoWeb

 Last Update:  R. Hill, Instructional Computing Services; 18 July, 2007

 All instructors of record will have, on their WyoWeb portal home page, an entry for every course they teach.  Of the three online course platforms available, Course Studio is the default.  For the broadest context, see “How will the new web portal affect my teaching?” under Faculty Help at http://www.uwyo.edu/ctl/Inst_Computing/Faculty_Help.html.  For more detailed instructions, please see http://www.uwyo.edu/ctl/Inst_Computing/Online_courses/CourseStFacHelp.html.

Getting Started
Access to your courses	Log in to WyoWeb, and go to your courses; see instructions in "How will the new web portal affect my teaching?" (reference above) if necessary.
Requesting a course shell	Course Studio will be provided by default, but you can switch to eCompanion, WebCT, or an external website; see the document mentioned above.
Common Feature:  User’s Home Page	All instructors and students see a list of courses with which they are associated in any role.  Enter the course by clicking on its name.
Views of a Course	Your students see the same Course Homepage, except without the Configuration Tools.

Shown to the right is a blank course homepage, as it would appear when the course is scheduled, before the semester starts.

Instructor Setup   Appearance and Structure Layout, colors, columns provided as shown, and fixed.  “Manage Homepage” affects only the right-hand column photos and links. Written Course Materials Use “Manage Files” to upload materials to the course and organize into subfolders. Students will download files, to be opened with a client application, so any document format works, as long as they understand how to handle it. Student Enrollment Students appear in the list of “Members; ” enrollment is automatic, based on the Registrar’s data.

 Preparation:  Collect materials, such as pictures and links to store for use during the semester; files of materials for your students to download; discussion topics for the Message Board; collaborative assignments and student groups, guests, schedule.

Shown here is a handy sequence to follow (from the SCT Sungard Group and Course Leader Administration Guide for Luminis). Instead of setting up an element, you may delete it with the “Applications” Configuration Tool.

Procedures File Upload: To put a document, for example, your syllabus, in a Course Studio shell: A. Enter the course shell. B. Go to “Files” or “Manage Files”. C. Add new file; select with Browse; Add. For submissions from students, review and accept with the Content Tool “Manage Files.” Announcements: Post with “Send Announcement.”  Expiration in one week.  News Photos, Links: Post, or upload with the link under “Course Tools.”  For submissions from students, review and accept with the corresponding Content Tool (“Manage ---“).  Or delegate. Message Board: Subdivided into Topics, which contain Messages.  To start a thread, “Post a Topic.”

Particular Teaching Elements
Syllabus	Upload as a File
Discussions	Message Board
Collaborative Work	Delegate management authority to students with “Manage Members.”
Calendar	Through Course Studio tool or WyoWeb icon (upper right).
Grades, Exams	No tools provided for these purposes

Instructional Computing Services: 
http://www.uwyo.edu/ctl/Inst_Computing/         Phone:  307-766-5499        E-mail: ectltech@uwyo.edu

UW Information Technology: 
http://www.uwyo.edu/askit/          Phone:  307-766-HELP        E-mail:  userhelp@uwyo.edu