When creating labs, there are two options: creating a single lab or a batch of labs. A single lab is an individual lab experience that will not be repeated. A batch is a set of labs that can run for up to three years with three different schedule types.
Note(students): This article explains how Instructors create labs; if you are a student trying to create a lab or need help with documentation, click here.
Info: Related Articles
- Manual for Manage Labs (All lab type creation and page fuctionality)
- Batch Graded Labs
Contents:
A. Creating an Individual Lab:
Adding a singular lab allows an instructor to create one lab for students to be assigned to or sign up for. The lab will then be completed through the lab's documentation.
1. Click the + Add New Lab button.
2. Fill out the details for the Lab.
- Name: The name of the lab.
- Location: The location the lab will be taking place.
- Description: (Optional) Any additional details you would like to add to the lab for the students.
- Class(es): The class(es) that you would like to be able to sign up for this lab or the class that the student is in that is being manually assigned.
- Start Date/Time: The date and time the lab begins.
- End Date/Time: The date and time the lab ends.
- Allow students to signup for this lab?: Click Yes or No. Clicking No will automatically assign current students from the associated classes to the lab. Clicking yes will allow students to sign up for the lab. Yes will also cause more settings to appear.
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Automatically accept student sign-up requests?: Click Yes or No to determine whether students should be added to the lab when they sign up for a lab through their student role. Clicking no will require the instructor to approve every student sign-up request.
- Sign Up Starts: When students can begin signing up for the lab.
- Sign Up Ends: Students must sign up for the lab on or before this date.
- Maximum Students: The maximum number of students allowed to attend the lab.
3. Click Create when you are satisfied with the details you added in step 2. This will prompt more settings to populate.
4. Skills tab: (Optional) Select any skills you want to appear in your students' documentation. Students will still retain the ability to add any additional skills they need.
- Note: For these skills to count toward your student's progress, they must add skill attempts to their documentation. Adding skills only adds the option to document the skill.
5. Students tab: (Optional) Adding students to the lab before lab creation. This will circumvent the need to later assign students to the lab or students needing to sign up.
- Click the gold Modify Students button on the right.
- Select the checkbox next to the student(s) being assigned to the lab, then click Save Changes.
6. Documents Tab: (Optional) Select or upload any documents you would like included in the student's documentation.
7. Forms Tab: (Optional) Checkbox where the form should appear to be filled out.
Note: You are selecting where the form should appear, not necessarily who fills it out. If the instructor fills out the form while the student documents (before the student submits), then Student should be checked. If the form is filled out after the documentation is submitted, then Instructor should be selected. If the form has sections filled out at both stages, then Shared should also be selected.
8. Click the blue Save button when finished.
B. Creating a Batch of Labs:
Adding a batch of labs allows an instructor to create multiple sessions for students to be assigned to or to sign up for. These labs are then completed by documenting the session, which can be done by either the student or the instructor.
1. Click the Batch Create/Edit button.
2. Click the + New Batch button.
3. Name and Description:
- Name: The name of the labs.
- Description: (Optional) Any additional details you would like to add to the labs for the students.
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Allow students to signup for these labs?: Click Yes or No. Clicking No will require student(s) to be manually assigned to the lab. Clicking Yes will allow students to sign up for the lab. Yes will also cause more settings to appear.
- Automatically accept student sign-up requests?: Click Yes or No to determine whether students should be added to the lab when they sign up for a lab through their student role. Clicking No will require the instructor to approve every student sign-up request.
- Maximum Students: The maximum number of students allowed to attend the lab.
4. Labs Tab: Click the gold Add Labs button, then fill out the settings.
4a. Enter the Settings for the lab batch.
- Location: Where the labs will take place.
- Start Time: When the labs are scheduled to begin.
- Duration: The amount of time the student will be scheduled to stay at the lab.
- Sign Up By Start Date: When students can begin signing up for the labs.
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Sign Up By End Date: Students must sign up for the lab on or before this date.
4b. Choose your Schedule type and create the schedule. There are 3 types of scheduler options: Calendar, Repeatable Schedule, or Fire Schedule.
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Calendar: This is more of a "random" schedule. You select the days that the lab is available to the students.
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Repeatable Schedule: A schedule that repeats on certain days of the week at a particular frequency for an extended period.
- Select Days of the Week: Days of each week that the lab experience occurs.
- From: When the schedule will begin.
- To: When the schedule will end (up to 3 years out).
- Frequency: How often the schedule repeats. If this lab is available Monday-Thursday, but only on the third week of the month you can pick 'Every Third Week' From the frequency menu.
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Fire Schedule: Firehouses frequently use this schedule, which does not follow a set day of the week but rather a pattern of X number of days off, then X number of days on.
- From: When the schedule will begin.
- To: When the schedule will end.
- Pattern: The pattern must be typed in the format x,-x. For example, if you want to be 3 Days on and 2 days off, you would write it like this: 3,-2.
4c. Add Schedule: Once you have chosen a schedule type and added the settings, click the blue Add Schedule button. This will bring you back to the main Instructor: Lab batch edit page.
5. Check over the labs that were added.
- Clear All Labs: This button removes the schedule you created.
- Remove: This allows you to remove particular days from the schedule, such as holidays.
6. Classes Tab: Select the class(es) that you would like to be able to sign up for these labs under Enabled. Check Add All Students if you would like to automatically add all the students for a class to the lab.
7. Skills tab: (Optional) Select any skills you want to appear in your students' documentation for all labs in the batch. Any skills added will appear in every lab for the batch. Students will still retain the ability to add any additional skills they need.
- Note: For these skills to count toward your student's progress, they must add skill attempts to their documentation. Adding skills only adds the option to document the skill.
8. Documents Tab: (Optional) Select or upload any documents you want included in the student's documentation.
9. Forms Tab: (Optional) Checkbox where the form should appear to be filled out.
Note: You are selecting where the form should appear, not necessarily who fills it out. If the instructor fills out the form while the student documents (before submitting), then Student should be checked. If the form is filled out after the documentation is submitted, then Instructor should be selected. If the form has sections filled out at both stages, then Shared should also be selected.
9. Click the blue Create Labs button when finished.