Activities Editor

The Activities Editor is where you can add Learning Activity, Support Activity and Activity Structure types. All three Activity types can reference Environment types, and an Activity Structure can also reference all three Activity types as well as UOL HREFs (Unit of Learning HREFs).

 


The Activities Editor Panel

 

To Add a new Learning Activity, right-click on the "Learning Activities" tree node and select the New->Learning Activity menu item. Alternatively, you can select the File->New->Activities->Learning Activity menu item from the main menu.

To Add a new Support Activity, right-click on the "Support Activities" tree node and select the New->Support Activity menu item. Alternatively, you can select the File->New->Activities->Support Activity menu item from the main menu.

To Add a new Activity Structure, right-click on the "Activity Structures" tree node and select the New->Activity Structure menu item. Alternatively, you can select the File->New->Activities->Activity Structure menu item from the main menu.

To Delete an Activity, right-click on the tree and select the Delete menu item. Alternatively, you can select the Edit->Delete menu item from the main menu, or click on the Delete toolbar button.

To Rename an Activity, right-click on the tree and select the Rename menu item. Alternatively, you can select the Edit->Rename menu item from the main menu.

To Move Up an Activity, right-click on the tree and select the Move Up menu item. Alternatively, you can select the Edit->Move Up menu item from the main menu or click on the toolbar button.

To Move Down an Activity, right-click on the tree and select the Move Down menu item. Alternatively, you can select the Edit->Move Down menu item from the main menu or click on the toolbar button.

 

Adding Environment References

Environment references are indicated by the Environment shortcut icon

To Add a new Environment Reference, right-click on either a Learning Activity, Support Activity or Activity Structure tree node and select the New->Environment Ref menu item. Alternatively, you can select the File->New->Activities->Environment Ref menu item from the main menu. A dialog box will appear allowing you to select the available Environments that you can reference:


The Environment Ref dialog

Select the Environment(s) you wish to reference and click OK. The Environment reference(s) will appear as nodes on the tree.

Double-clicking on one of these reference-type icons will automatically take you to the component that is being referenced. Alternatively, you can right-click on the reference-type icon and select the "Go to referenced component" menu item. If the reference is to an Environment, you will automatically be taken to the Environments Editor.

 

Adding Activity References and UoL HREFs

Activity Structure types consist of references to Environment types and also to Learning Activity, Support Activity and other Activity Structure types as well as Unit of Learning HREF types.

Learning Activity references are indicated by the Learning Activity shortcut icon
Support Activity references are indicated by the Support Activity shortcut icon
Activity Structure references are indicated by the Activity Structure shortcut icon
Unit of Learning HREF types are indicated by the icon

There are two methods of Adding Activity References. Either:

Select with the mouse any Learning Activity, Support Activity and other Activity Structure tree nodes and drag and drop them on to an Activity Structure tree node.

or

Right-click on either a Learning Activity, Support Activity or Activity Structure tree node and select the New->Activity Ref menu item. Alternatively, you can select the File->New->Activities->Activity Ref menu item from the main menu. A dialog box will appear allowing you to select the available Activities that you can reference:


The Activity Ref dialog

Select the Activities you wish to reference and click OK. The Activity reference(s) will appear as shortcut nodes on the tree.

Double-clicking on one of these reference-type icons will automatically take you to the component that is being referenced. Alternatively, you can right-click on the reference-type icon and select the "Go to referenced component" menu item. If the reference is to an Environment, you will automatically be taken to the Environments Editor.

To add a new Unit of Learning HREF, right-click on an Activity Structure tree node and select the New->UoL HREF menu item. Alternatively, you can select the File->New->Activities->UoL HREF menu item from the main menu.

See also:

Learning Activity Editor
Support Activity Editor
Activity Structure Editor