Make sure you are ready to teach with QMplus for the start of the semester with this handy checklist covering the basics. These are the top things that we think you should check before you do anything else with your course area.
Remember you can always refer back to a module/course that you have taught in previous years by looking at it in the QMplus archives. You’ll find links to the archives at the very bottom of QMplus pages.
If you are looking for more general information on course building in QMplus then have a look at our user guides, sign up for a QMplus workshop, or pop along to one of our drop-in sessions.
1. Check the basics... is your core information correct?
2. Update your QMplus personal profile
3. Getting the top of your module area right
4. Check your module information block
5. Have a general tidy up
6. Update your assessment information
7. Is your teaching being recorded? Check your students can access the recording
8. Are all your embedded videos working correctly?
9. Check who is enrolled on your module area. Are they the right people?
10. Make your module / course visible to your students
11. Post a welcome message!
12. Other things to try...
Before making any changes to your core module information we advise that you check that the correct information is on SITS and if not that you amend it there. Contact your school administrator / learning technologist if you are unsure about this process.
Your profile is viewable by all QMplus users so it’s a good idea to keep it up-to-date. In your profile you can add:
Relevant user guides:
The design of the top of your module area sets the scene for the contents below.
Example of QMplus module page
In the image above you can see:
Check your new module information block and make sure that all the information is present, visible and up-to-date. You can also check out what else you can do with the block, e.g. did you know that you can add files or messages?
In some cases the block cannot get the information it requires from SITS. In this case you will see a red triangle next to the information in the settings for the block.
Our guide to the updated block is available below and provides answers to all these questions.
Relevant user guide:
Keep your module home page lean, clean and well organised. It makes the page much faster to load and your students will appreciate it.
Here are some handy tips:
For more information on how to do things mentioned in this section try some of our guides below.
This section usually contains a subset of information from the module handbook that has been identified as being extremely important to highlight to students.
QMplus Assessment tab
Q-Review link
Can your students reach their Q-review lectures easily from the module home page..i.e is the link visible clearly in the interface? This may have been added for you by your local support person. If you are not sure how the new set-up works read our handy guide below.
Many Schools at QMUL now have an opt-out policy on lecture recording. If you have opted out of having your teaching recorded, as is your right, it is worthwhile letting your students know why you have done this. If you have decided to do something like not to allow access to lecture recordings immediately but release them later in the semester, again, it is worth making this clear to your students early on in the module. They then know what to expect when.
If you are using video in your teaching, check your course Media Gallery via the 'More' menu in your module area, to make sure that all the videos you have uploaded through QMplus Media are still there.
Check that your students are being enrolled. You can see who is enrolled on your QMplus module area by going to the Participants menu.
Does it look like the right people are being enrolled? For most QMplus areas, this enrolment is handled automatically through the link between QMplus and the student record system. If the enrolments don’t look right, this may mean that the integration may not be working correctly, perhaps because of an issue such as an error in the module code. If things don’t look right either contact your local e-learning support or raise a ticket on the IT Helpdesk.
If you need to add or remove staff from your QMplus area, you can do this yourself through the enrolled users screen.
Be default your module will have been hidden after the annual rollover (when all the old student data is removed). If you have not already done so, now is the time to make your module visible.
You can do this via the module Settings > Course visibility menu.
Now that everything is ready you can post a welcome message to your students from the News and announcements / News forum.
If you've handled all the essentials, there are a wide variety of things that you might look at next.
For media information, contact: