Instructions To Access LearningSpace to take Quizzes

(TO READ more Detailed instructions on using LearningSpace you can down load a Word Document from the LearningSpace home page (courses.shu.edu/lspace/lslaunch.nsf). Click on the "About LearningSpace" icon and choose the instructions for using LearningSpace on a Web Browser. If you will be using the Notes Client then choose the instructions for the Notes Client)

  1. Go to the LearningSpace page (courses.shu.edu/lspace/lslaunch.nsf).   

  2. Click on "Login" .

  3. You will now enter your user name and password. Use the same userid and password that you use to access Webmail; there is no separate userid for LearningSpace.

6. The top half of the screen will now contain course information including the instructor’s name.   Click on the "Start On-Line Course" button.  You will now enter your user name and password AGAIN. Use the same userid and password that you use to access Webmail; there is no separate userid for LearningSpace.

7. The course "Welcome Page" appears. There may be some differences in how professors set up the Welcome page; some use large buttons which appear in a large bar across the screen, while some use smaller buttons. Either way, there will be four buttons: Schedule, MediaCenter, CourseRoom, and Profiles.

8. Congratulations! You have successfully entered a LearningSpace class.

9. In most LearningSpace classes, your work assignments will appear in the Schedule. Your professor may post lecture notes, assignments, discussion topics, or quizzes in the schedule. In this class I will be using LearningSpace for Quizzes only. All quizzes are available through the Schedule.

1. To get to the Schedule, click on the Schedule icon on the "welcome page." Now you will see the course Schedule. The schedule is usually organized by Modules. Some professors prefer to use Units or Weeks, but other than the terminology everything else is the same.
2. Each module contains a set of one or more activities. In this course each module contains one Quiz. You will see a triangular twistie next to each module name. Click on the twistie to see the activities contained in any module.
3. Activities with due dates display the due dates to the right of the assignment topic.
4. To take a Quiz click on the blue twistie next to a Module  to reveal the link for the Quiz.  The chapter 1 quiz, for example, will be listed as "Chapter 1" under Module 1.  When you click on the chapter name a "Start" button will appear.  Click on the "Start" Button to   begin the Quiz.  After you answer the first question by selecting the desired choice click on the "next question" button . When you are finished answering ALL the questions click on the "submit answers" button .

   The quizzes are usually graded 24-48 hrs later. 

You can find your graded assignments and assessments by looking at your Portfolio. To open your portfolio, follow these steps.

1. Click on the Profiles database icon from the navigation bar at the left of your computer screen. The Profiles icon is the rightmost one, and looks something like a newspaper.
2. Now click on the Portfolio button.
3. A list of your graded work will appear. Click on an item to find your grade and instructor comments.
4. For Assignments, a hyperlink will be available so that you can refer back to the instructions for the assignment. A separate hyperlink will lead to your work.
5. For Quizzes, a list of the quiz items, your answers, the correct answers, and explanations will appear.