After selecting a course from your My Superior Courses, you will be brought to the Course Home page. (See image)  This page is similar to My Home, it has a navigation bar, Events, News, Links as well as a Bookmarks area. 

The Navigation Bar has a top and bottom row like My Home with the course name in the middle section. (See image)  The location of some links and options available have changed to include course related tools in the bottom row.

Bookmarks will list any bookmarks you have made in the Course Content area.  See the Course Content section for more information on creating bookmarks.

The News on the Course Home will contain information mostly from your instructor, occasionally there will be a "Global" news item from the Learn@UWSuperior Administration similar to the Copyright Notice in each course.

The Links on this page are for the Jim Dan Hill Library, you can go to the Library Home page or directly to the EReserves.

Course Home Class Related Tools:

• Course Home will refresh the Course Home page.
• Content
• Classlist
• Discussions
• Glossary - this tool might not be set up by your instructor (See image)
  
• Chat - this tool might not be used by your instructor (See image)
• Surveys - this tool might not be set up by your instructor (See image)
• Dropbox
• Quizzes
• Grades

Content contains course information, sometimes as downloadable files or links to other sites. (See image)  This page is similar to an outline for the course, the headings in black text are called Modules.  The information within those Modules are called Topics.  The information created by the instructor could include a syllabus, University and/or the instructor's policies, assignments, reading materials, etc.

One of the new features is the ability to collapsible or expandable lists in the Modules box (upper left) and each module listed in the main Course Content area. (See image)  You can also Print (See image), see your Bookmarks, go to the Last Topic Visited, and Search from this page as well. (See image)

Viewing a Topic

1. Click on a blue Topic link, this will take you to the page that is linked to that topic. (See image) The icon in front of the name will show what type of link this is, web page, PowerPoint presentation, Word document, etc.
   Note: If this link is for a downloadable file like a Word document, a new window will open and you will be asked if you want to open or save the document.
   
2. When you have a Topic open for viewing, you should see icons under the topic title.  (See image)
3. 1. Show/Hide the Sidebar - this will hide or show the list of modules and topics in the left column. (See image)
      
   2. Undock - opens topic in a new window. (See image)
   3. Bookmark this Topic - this will create a shortcut to this topic. (See image)  The link will be displayed on the Content page and Course Home page. (See image)
   4. Submit feedback for this Topic - you can rate the topic and share comments with your instructor. (See image)
   5. Print this Topic - this will open the print window
      
   6. Go to next Topic (in the module)
      

The Classlist is a list of all the students in your class, as well as the instructors and teaching assistants. The Classlist is divided into three tabs: All, Staff, and Students. You are able to print, "Email everyone on this tab", and search from each one.

There are icons listed next to your name on the Classlist (see image), Edit my User Profile and Locker files shared by (your name).

The Discussions tool is for reading and adding messages to class bulletin board.  Depending on the course, there may be several Discussion Forums and Topics (or none).  The instructor will provide the title and an optional description of each Forum and Topic. (See image) Under the Topic title, you will see the number of messages that have been posted in total and the number that are unread.

Enter a Discussion by clicking on the name of a Topic.  The upper portion of this screen will have the topic's messages and the lower portion will display a message after you select one to read. (See image) The post you select will be highlighted in the upper portion and display the message below.  If there is an unread message for that Topic, it will be in bolder text. (See image)

Composing a New Message

1. Select a Forum and Topic you wish to post a message in.  Click on the Compose icon. (See image)
2. The New Message Details window will appear. (See image)  The Forum and Topic names should be listed for you, fill in the Subject line, and type your message in the box.  This is one of the new expandable boxes with the Basic and Advanced tabs, drag the right corner of the box out to have a larger typing area.  Click the Post button when you are finished.
   
3. Back on the Topic screen, your new post will appear on the list. (See image)
4. If you want to edit your message, click on the message, and click on the "Edit Message" icon in the lower section (red arrows on image).  If you want to delete your message, check the box next to the message and click the Delete icon (orange arrows on image).  (See image)
   

Replying to an Existing Message

1. Select the message you wish to reply to and click on the "Reply" icon. (See image)
   
2. Type your message and click Post. (See image)
3. Your reply will be displayed on the list under the original message. (See image)
   

The Dropbox is a convenient way to send assignments to your instructor.  Files must be created and saved on your computer before they can be uploaded to the Dropbox.  Your instructor may have set up folders in the Dropbox for assignments or group projects. (See image)  Start and end dates can be placed on the Dropbox folders (see image), make sure your files have been submitted before the folder has been closed.

Note:  When uploading files avoid using the following special characters in your file names - " ! @ # $  % ^ & * ; / \ | : < > ? '  Your instructor will not be able to view your submissions.  If you have Microsoft Works, Corel Word Perfect, or iWorks Pages you might want to save the file as a text file (.txt) or rich text format (.rtf) document in case your instructor does not have any of those programs on the computer they are using to view your submissions. 

Submitting a File

1. Select the folder name you want to upload a file into. (See image)
2. In the Submit Files area, click on the Add a File button. (See image)
3. Next click the Browse button to locate the file on your computer, "G" Drive, flashdrive, etc. (See image) 
4. Select the file that you want to upload, and click Open.  Keep in mind that file names should not contain any spaces or the special characters listed above.  
   Note:  If you need to upload more than one file, click on the Add button and Browse for the next file. (See image)
5. When you have the file(s) selected, click Upload. (See image)  You will be brought back to the Submit Files screen, your file(s) should be listed under the Add a File button.  In the Comments text box, you can type a message to your instructor, such as "Sam Student's assignments".  Click the Upload button in the lower right corner. (See image)
6. Your file(s) will be uploaded to the Folder and you will see a page confirming that the file(s) have been added to the Folder successfully. (See image)  This page will also show submission information (date, time, file size, etc.).
   Note: If you submit a file with the same name as an existing file you previously submitted to the dropbox, the new file will be renamed to include (1) after the filename, for example "JDoeReport.doc" will change to "JDoeReport(1).doc".
7. Click on the Folder List to return to the Dropbox page or click Upload More Files to do just that. (See image)
8. On the Dropbox main screen, click History to see a list of all the files that you have submitted to the Dropbox for this class. (See image)

Instructor Feedback

If your instructor comments on your submission(s) in Learn@ UWSuperior, you can see the feedback by going into the Dropbox area and clicking on the View Feedback icon. (See image)  It will show the score you received for the submission, the date the feedback was given, and any comments your instructor has made. (See image)

This area contains the quizzes created by your instructor.  (See image)

1. Quiz or exam name and link to start the quiz.
   
2. If a quiz or exam has a time restriction, that will be listed below the quiz name.
3. The number of attempts available will be listed here.  When you have taken a quiz, it will display 1/1,1/2, etc.
4. The Submissions icon links to the page that will show the attempts you have made for that quiz, including the score, date, and time of the attempt.  The Quiz Reports icon links to the page that will show any reports the instructor has created for that quiz, including comments that the instructor has made about your progress on the quiz.
   

Types of Questions

• Multiple Choice Questions:  These questions will have several possible answers but only one correct answer.  To select the correct answer, click the radio button (circle) beside the correct answer.  (See image)
• Multi Select Questions:  These questions will have one or more correct answers.  You will be able to identify the multi select questions from the multiple choice as multi select questions have checkboxes while multiple choice questions have radio buttons. (See image)
• True/False:  These questions will appear the same as the multiple choice questions with only two answers, true or false.  Click the radio button beside the answer you want to select. (See image)
• Long Answer Questions:  For this type of question, you would have to type the answer to the question in the text box that is provided for you.  Note: The score that you receive once you submit your quiz/test will not include the points you received on this type of a question since it must be manually graded by your instructor. (See image)
• Short Answer Questions:  These questions are similar to the long answer questions, although the space that is provided for you to type your answer is limited.  (See image)
• Fill in the Blanks Questions:  In this type of question, a text box will be provided for you to type in your answer. (See image)
• Matching Questions:  For this type of question, there will be two rows, the right side will have a number before the word or the sentence and the left side will have a text box beside the word or sentence.  To match the word or the sentence, type the number in the text box that the word or sentence corresponds to. (See image)
• Ordering Questions:  For this type of question, you will have to order the answers.  In the text box beside the answer, type in the order (i.e. 1, 2, 3).  (See image)

See our Taking a Quiz and Tips for Taking Quizzes pages for more information.

Your Grades can only be accessed by you, your instructor, and teaching assistants.  Using the Learn@UW-Superior gradebook to post grades is optional--official final grades may be viewed in the E-Hive.  If you cannot access your grades on Learn@UW-Superior, please contact your instructor.

Some instructors will make categories (Assignments; Quizzes; Attendance; etc) to group the individual grade items (Assignment 1, 2, 3; Quiz 1, 2, 3; Day 1, 2, 3, 4; etc) together.  The points will be displayed with the category's total points above the list of each individual item's points. (See image)

Class Statistics

If your instructor releases class grade statistics, click on the statistics icon to view the class average and class distribution for a  particular assignment or quiz.  (See image)  The statistics will open in a new window.  (See image)