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Instructor: Create a Class: Medical Language Lab
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After you have logged into Medical Language Lab, the Classes page will appear. Your active classes will be displayed on your Classes page. You must create a class in order to track your students’ progress.

 

Click the "Add Class" button.

 

Screenshot with arrow highlighting the "Add Class" button found on the "Create Class" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

After Clicking the "Add Class" button, the Class Set-up page will open.

 

Screenshot of the "Create Class" step found in the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

Class Details

Enter your class details.

 

Class Name

Enter the name of your course in the Class Name field. This is a required field.

 

Screenshot of the "Class Name" entry bar found on the "Create Class" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

Class Description

Enter a description of your class for your students. This field is optional.

 

Screenshot of the optional "Class Description" entry box found on the "Create Class" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

Class Start and End Dates

Enter the start and end dates for your class by selecting the calendar icon. These are required fields.

 

Screenshot with arrows highlighting the "Class Start Date" and "Class End Date" calendars found on the "Create Class" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

The Class Start Date is the first day on which your class will be available to your students. The Class End Date is the final day on which your students’ work will be accepted. After their class ends, students will still have access to Medical Language Lab as a resource for the remainder of their subscription period.

 

Class End Time and Time Zone

By default, your class will end at 11:59 p.m. Eastern time on your designated End Date. However, you may adjust the End Time and/or the Time Zone. The End Time you select will also apply to the ending time for your class on the End Date you have designated. Note: You can only select your time zone once.

 

Screenshot of the "End Time" and "Time Zone" entry boxes found on the "Create Class" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

Auto-Enroll

Auto-Enroll Students will be pre-selected so that your students are automatically enrolled in your class when they enter your Class ID. (See the section on Class ID.) If you do choose not to use the Auto-Enroll function, you will need to manually accept student requests to join your class. (See the section on Student Roster.)

Screenshot of the checked-on "Auto-Enroll Students" option found on the "Create Class" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

Independent Study

Check the Include Independent Study box if you want students’ independent work (any work completed outside of a class) to be imported into your class upon enrollment. Work from other classes cannot be imported. Leave this un-checked if you want all students to begin with a “clean slate.” We recommend starting fresh.

Screenshot of the "Include Independent Study" setting toggle found on the "Create Class" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

Custom vs. Default Setting

You will be asked to choose whether you would like to customize your class settings or use the default settings. Once you have made your selection, select "Next Step." Please note you must select Next Step to save and advance to the next section of class creation.

 

Screenshot depicting the options to create a class with the default settings OR move to the next step which offers further class customization options. Arrow highlighting "Next Step" button at bottom of each class setup step

 

Customize Content

Preview Content

Each Medical Language Lab module contains multiple activity types. To expand and view the activity types in each module, click the "Details" button. To see the content for an activity type or exercise, click "Preview Content."

Screenshot with arrow highlighting "Details" button found for each assignment module on the "Customize Content" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup. Box highlighting "Preview Content" option for each activity type in the opened assignment module

 

Select Content

You have the option to customize your course by selecting the modules you wish to include or exclude. By default, all modules and their full assignment contents are included, but you may remove a module and/or the specific contents within a module by clicking buttons from ON to OFF. You can turn an entire module off OR turn off only selected activity types and/or exercises within the module.

 

Screenshot of opened modules in the "Customize Content" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup. Boxes and arrows highlight that only specific activity types from a "Learning Styles" assignment module were chosen to be removed from the student's view. Another box highlights that all the activities in a "Medical Word Elements" assignment module were turned off by pressing the on/off button to the left of the module's name.

 

The activities within each module may vary depending on the text used by your class. You will potentially see the following activities: Read, Watch, Critical Listening, Response, Generation, Pronounce, Practice, and Review.

 

 

Reorder Content

To change the order of the modules to match your course, click and drag a module using the ✥ icon in the right column on the page.

 

Screenshot highlighting module reorder function found in the "Customize Content" step of the Kinesiology In Action class setup.

 

To save and continue, select "Next Step" at the bottom of the page.

 

Screenshot highlighting "Next Step" button that can be found at the bottom of steps of the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

Schedule Content

Next, you will be asked to schedule the course content. The three options are outlined in this section. Please note, you must select one of the following three scheduling options.

Set dates

If you choose to Set dates, you will be able to manually enter start and end dates for each module. This allows you to control the pacing of your course.

 

Click the calendar icon to set the date. The Start Date is the date on which students can begin working on the assignment. (The start time is 12:00 a.m.) The End Date is the final day that students can submit their work for it to be considered on-time. (The end time default is 11:59 p.m. but can be changed. See below.)  End Date selections may reorder the content if they do not match the sequence on the Select Content page. (For example, assignments are shown to students based on which assignment is due next.)

 

Screenshot highlighting the "Start Date" and "End Date" designations available when an instructor chooses to "Set Dates" on the "Schedule Content" Screenshot highlighting "Next Step" button that can be found at the bottom of steps of the Medical Language Lab class setup

You can designate the End Time for all assignments at the bottom of the page. Work submitted after the designated end date/time will be marked late in the Gradebook. (See the section on Late Work.) The time zone here will match the time zone you chose in the initial class setup.

 

Screenshot of customizable assignment "End Time" found on the "Schedule Content" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup  

All assignments open for the duration

If you choose to Keep assignments open for duration of class, all modules will be open as of the class start date, and will remain open until the end of the course. For example, if your course ends on 12/31/2021, all assignments are due on 12/31/2021.

 

Screenshot highlighting the "Keep assignments open for the duration of class" setting found on the "Schedule Content" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

Tollgate

If you choose to Use tollgate approach, this means that upon completion of a module, the next module in the course sequence will become available. In other words, a student cannot move on to Module #2 until Module #1 has been completed, and so on.

 

Screenshot highlighting the "Use tollgate approach" option found on the "Schedule Content" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

After you have made your selection, please select "Next Step" at the bottom to save and continue.

 

Screenshot highlighting "Next Step" button that can be found at the bottom of steps of the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

Grading Rules

You have several choices regarding how student work will show up in your gradebook in Medical Language Lab.

 

Screenshot of the "Grading Options" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

Each module (with the exception of Generation, which must be manually graded) has four grading options. As a reminder, depending on the text you are using, you may see different activity types on this page.

 

Screenshot of the grading options dropdown menu

Grade on first attempt

Students may only take the assessment once. Students scores will immediately be submitted.

 

Practice and Then Grade (Default)

Students will be able to attempt the assessment multiple times. When satisfied with their score, they will be able to submit it to the instructor.

 

No Grade (Practice Only)

Students will be able to attempt all activities and assessments as many times as they'd like (and see the correct answers) without submitting for grade.

 

Grade by Participation

Students will be given full credit for each and every exercise they attempt. Actual performance on the exercise can be found by viewing the exercise in the gradebook.

 

 

Pre-test & Post-test Assignments

 

You have the option to create pre-test and post-test assignments in Medical Language Lab.

 

Screenshot highlighting the options to create a pre-test and/or post-test assignment found on the "Pretest & Posttest Assignments" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup.

 

To create a pre-test or post-test assignment, select I want to create a pre-test assignment(s).

 

Screenshot highlighting the selection to create a pre-test assignment found on the "Pretest & Posttest Assignments" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup.

 

Select a start date and an end date for the assignment. 

 

Screenshot highlighting the start date and end date options for a pretest or posttest assignment found on the "Pretest & Posttest Assignments" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup.

 

You may choose to randomize questions or generate a study plan for your students after they complete the pre-test. The generated study plan will give students insight into their areas of strength and weakness by course topic, determined by the number of questions they got right in each course topic area.

 

You can select which modules to include or exclude in the pre-test or post-test by using the ON and OFF buttons to the left of each topic.

Screenshot highlighting the on/off module selection for modules covered in a pretest or posttest assignment found on the "Pretest & Posttest Assignments" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup.

After you have made your selections, please select "Next Step" at the bottom to save and continue.

 

Screenshot highlighting "Next Step" button that can be found at the bottom of steps of the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

View Summary

The last step of your class setup provides a Summary of all the content you have chosen to include in the class. Please take a moment to note your Class ID.

 

Class ID

Each class created within Medical Language Lab will have a unique Class ID.

 

It is recommended that you paste your Class ID into your syllabus or learning management system or send it in an email to your students.

Screenshot highlighting the "Class ID" found on the "Summary" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

The Class ID will also remain on your Classes page for future reference and will be sent to the e-mail address associated with your account.

 

 

Screenshot of the Medical Language Lab instructor "Classes" page with boxes that highlight a Class ID found within the "Class ID" column. A callout reads: "Place your Class ID in your LMS or syllabus. Students will need the Class ID to enroll in your course."

 

Finalize the Class

In the Summary tab, you can make changes to Module Content, Grading Rules, or Pretest or Posttest Assignments by clicking the "Edit" buttons, which will direct you back to the appropriate tab.

 

Screenshot highlighting "Edit" buttons for "Class Dates" and "Module Content" respectively, found on the "Summary" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

 

To print the Summary Outline of your course (to distribute to the class as a syllabus, for example,) click on the "Print Summary" button at the bottom. Complete the Class Creation process by clicking "Go to Dashboard" at the bottom of the page.

 

Screenshot highlighting the "Go to Dashboard" button found in the bottom-right of the "Summary" step of the Medical Language Lab class setup

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