How to engage with Convergence MVP 1 & MVP 2
This user guide is for users of Myplace FlexEd and Myplace Corp who have been selected to trial the Convergence Minimum Viable Products 1 and 2 (MVP 1 and MVP 2) on Myplace Demo.
Each user will be able to access at least one of their Myplace FlexEd or Myplace Corp sites which have been migrated to our Myplace Demo service, where some basic customisation of your sites has been undertaken. This will allow you to:
switch on Edit Mode to allow you to edit your site
familiarise yourself with the change in location for the aspects accessed via the Administration block
use the course index (sticky left hand menu) for site navigation
familiarise yourself with the block drawer
edit the course banner (which is not an available feature currently in Myplace FlexEd and is provisioned differently in Myplace Corp)
switch and customise between the list or tiles activity layout.
Edit Mode Instructions
To edit your site, you will first need to turn Edit Mode on.
Locate the Edit mode toggle in the top right hand side of the site navigation.
Select the toggle to turn Edit mode on.
Selecting the toggle again will turn Edit mode off.
Course Navigation Menu Instructions
The Course Administration block which provided access to many important aspects of the site in Myplace or Myplace FlexEd, or via the Cogwheel in Myplace Corp, can now be accessed more easily via the Course Navigation Menu, located immediately below the course banner.
On the course homepage, the site Settings, Participants, Grades and Activities are all selectable from the main menu.
Selecting More provides access to other key aspects of the site such as the question bank, reports and course reuse activities.
Course Index Instructions
The left hand navigation menu removes the need for any horizontal jump list to be added to the site to assist navigation.
Add or edit section titles for this to automatically populate the course index. All activity and resource titles will also automatically populate the course index.
Select the menu icon in the top left hand corner to open the course index and navigate to individual sections.
Select the cross icon to close the course index.
Block Drawer Instructions
The Block Drawer on the right hand side of the site will contain any blocks made available to the users.
Select the arrow icon in the top right hand corner to open the Block Drawer.
With Edit mode switched on, select Add a block if you wish to add any new blocks to the Block Drawer.
Select the cross icon to close the Block Drawer.
Enabling Site Banner Instructions
Course banners are enabled via your site’s Settings. You can find this in the Course navigation menu.
Select Settings in the Course navigation menu.
First, you should add an image to the Course image setting to be used as the banner image. Either drag and drop an appropriate image on to the control, or use the icon to open the file selector to upload one.
We recommend a landscape image at least 1024 pixels wide. The banner will focus on the “center” of the image, and scale it to fit the width of the banner.
We do not recommend including any textual elements in your course image.
In the Course banner settings, check the Display Course Banner checkbox.
If required, add any text to the Container box. Any text entered here will appear in the Container location of the Course Banner.
If required, add any text to the Programme Name. Any text entered here will appear in the Programme Name location of the Course Banner
If required, you can choose to hide the shortname. If box is checked, the displayed Course Name will not include the Course’s Short name value.
Save the changes.
Currently, Course Banners are cached for performance reasons, both in Myplace Demo and in your web browser, so you may not see the changes immediately.
You can normally press Shift and you web browser’s refresh button to do a fresh load from Myplace Demo to see any changes.
Course Layout Instructions
Within your site, select Settings in the top horizontal site menu.
Navigate to Course format > Course Layout, and choose Tiles or List to determine the layout of your site. You can switch back and forth between the two options and any previous tile customisation will be saved.
To customise the tile, click the 3 dots on the tile to edit the resource or activity and select Edit settings.
Navigate to Presentation. There are 5 customisation options available to you. You can update as many or as little as you wish.
Module resource image - upload an image to be used as the tile image.
Main content type - choose an option from the dropdown list that best describes your resource or activity.
Duration - this can be used to designate time; either the length of a video or audio file, or how much time should be spent on the activity. This displays alongside a clock icon on the tile.
Reference number - this can be used to create a number list of the resources/activities on your site.
Content author - this can be used to indicate the presenter in a video, or the author of a piece of text.