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Example Module from a Slide Importer

Module by: Testing Account. E-mail the author

Based on: Adding Multimedia to Your Connexions Content by Connexions, Adan Galvan, Mark Husband, Daniel Williamson

Summary: This is just an example to show how a module might look that was created from a tool specialized to help authors embed a set of slides, publish them on a slide sharing site, and also make them available in source format so they can be adapted.

Introduction

These slides are meant to go with the Connexions authoring guide. Students can use the slides on their own and faculty can use them to teach workshops on authoring Connexions' modules.

Online viewable slides

SlideShare Version

Figure 1
Connexions: Create Globally, Educate Locally

Test your knowledge

Exercise 1

Which license does Connexions use?

  1. CC-BY-NC
  2. CC-BY
  3. CC-BY-SA

Solution

Connexions uses the CC-BY license, making it possible for anyone to reuse the content as long as they give proper attribution.

Exercise 2

Is it possible to translate and adapt modules in Connexions?

Solution

Absolutely. Authors create "derived copies" of existing modules and translate them. The system makes sure the translated work points back to the original work.

Prezi Version

Figure 2

Tip:

After reading through the slides, you might want to try a few exercises.

Content actions

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My Favorites (?)

'My Favorites' is a special kind of lens which you can use to bookmark modules and collections. 'My Favorites' can only be seen by you, and collections saved in 'My Favorites' can remember the last module you were on. You need an account to use 'My Favorites'.

| A lens I own (?)

Definition of a lens

Lenses

A lens is a custom view of the content in the repository. You can think of it as a fancy kind of list that will let you see content through the eyes of organizations and people you trust.

What is in a lens?

Lens makers point to materials (modules and collections), creating a guide that includes their own comments and descriptive tags about the content.

Who can create a lens?

Any individual member, a community, or a respected organization.

What are tags? tag icon

Tags are descriptors added by lens makers to help label content, attaching a vocabulary that is meaningful in the context of the lens.

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