Isidore Training Available
If you're interested in using Isidore to supplement class learning or host a distance learning class but have questions about the process please contact Ryan Allen (Ryan.Allen@notes.udayton.edu) or Leah Bergman (Leah.Bergman@notes.udayton.edu) in the Ryan C. Harris Learning Teaching Center for assistance. Ryan or Leah will help answer questions as well as provide one-on-one training upon request.
Training Movie Clips
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  1. Getting Started with Isidore
  2. Learning Isidore
  3. How to Create an Isidore Site
  4. Transferring Content
  5. Creating an Assignment
  6. Grading an Assignment
  1. Advanced Assignment Grading
  2. Creating an Assessment
  3. Question Types and Pools
  4. Understand the Assessment Settings
  5. Publishing an Assessment
  6. Setting Up and Using the Forums Tool
  1. Grading Forum Postings
  2. Modules
  3. Managing Your Course Menubar
Movie 1: Getting Started with Isidore
New to Isidore? This video will provide you with an overview of the site, including login and navigation tips.

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Movie 2: Learning Isidore
New to Isidore? If so, then all the answers are in this video as we take you through the main components of the site and help you edit, organize, and understand the processes.

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Movie 3: How to Create an Isidore Site
This video explains the process of creating an Isidore site. Faculty can create their own sites and have their student rosters added within minutes. You’ll also find directions in this movie on how to easily re-use content from other sites during the creation process.

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Movie 4: Transferring Content
Ready to begin migrating your course to Isidore? Not sure how you’re going to move all of your files? After you watch the following training video you’ll see that moving your course files from WebCT to Isidore is simpler than you might think.

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Movie 5: Creating an Assignment
Would you like to collect your students' assignments on Isidore? 'Creating an Assignment' will walk you through the process of using the Assignments tool to your advantage.

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Movie 6: Grading an Assignment
You've created an Assignment in the Assignment tool and your students have submitted their work. Not sure how to grade the submissions? Let 'Grading An Assignment' guide you through the process of grading the assignment and returning the grades and comments to your students.

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Movie 7: Advanced Assignment Grading
Collecting and grading assignments online can be a long and tiring process but it doesn’t have to be with Isidore. Instructors can watch the training video or access written instructions to learn how to easily download, review, grade, and return student assignments.

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Movie 8: Creating an Assessment with the Tests and Quizzes Tool
Would you like to create a test, quiz, or survey for your students in Isidore? Not sure where to start? Let this video guide you through the basics of creating an assessment in the Test and Quizzes tool.

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Movie 9: Question Types and Pools
Unsure of your options now that you've created your assessment in the Test and Quizzes tool? Let this video walk you through the different question types available and how to use question pools.

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Movie 10: Understand the Assessment Settings
Would you like to know how to set a due date, configure grading, limit feedback options, or only allow certain students to see an assessment? If so, let this video lead you through all of the available options when setting up your test or quiz.

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Movie 11: Publishing an Assessment
Are you ready to release your assessment to your students but don't know how to do so? This video will show you how to publish your assessments as well as edit and remove them.

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Movie 12: Setting Up and Using the Forums Tool
The Forums tool provides instructors with a way to increase class communication outside of the classroom. With this tool instructors and students are able to log in at their convenience to share ideas and read each other’s posts in a structured and easy to understand manner.

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Download the Forums Tool Cheat Sheet.
Download the Forums Tool Permissions Guide.
Movie 13: Grading Forum Postings
You’ve created a Forum, the students have commented, and now you need to assign grades based on the quality of the postings. Why not do this directly in the Forums tool? This video will show you how to grade student postings directly in the Forums tool that connect to the gradebook.

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Movie 14: Modules
Looking for a way to organize and deliver important class files to your students? This movie will show you how to use the Modules tool post your files in an easily accessible outline format.

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Movie 15: Managing Your Course Menubar
It’s simple to reorder your menubar, change tool names, or hide tools from your students in the Page Order section. This video will walk you through the steps to manage your course menubar.

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