IBM Partner Pavilion 2.5 manual About this Guide

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About this Guide

This guide describes the process for installing LearningSpace Release 2.5 and creating and administering LearningSpace courses. It has five chapters:

Chapter 1: Getting Started

Chapter 2: Installing the LearningSpace Files onto a Server

Chapter 3: Creating a Course with LearningSpace Central

Chapter 4: Upgrading a Course

Chapter 5: Administering a Course with LearningSpace Central

For information about designing or teaching a LearningSpace course, see on-line LearningSpace Instructor Help or the LearningSpace Instructor Guide.

Follow the procedures described in Chapters 1 and 2 to install the

LearningSpace Release 2.5 templates and databases.

Refer to Chapter 3 for information on how to begin to create LearningSpace courses using LearningSpace Central once you have installed the LearningSpace files onto a Notes server.

Chapter 4 covers how to upgrade a course created with an earlier release of LearningSpace.

Chapter 5 covers how to use LearningSpace Central to administer a course, manage enrollment, and set up remote users.

For a list of features of LearningSpace, use a Web browser to open the HTML file Features.htm on the LearningSpace CD.

For Release Notes, use a Web browser to open the HTML file Relnotes.htm on the LearningSpace CD.

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Contents Installation Administration Guide Copyright Contents Administering a Course with LearningSpace Central Course databasesGetting Started With Lotus LearningSpace ParticipantsAbout this Guide Chapter Getting Started About LearningSpaceRoles of LearningSpace participants What you need to perform installation and course creation About creating a LearningSpace courseSupported hardware and software requirements Domino server platformsWhat’s on the LearningSpace CD? Profiles.nsf ProfilesLearningSpace documentation LearningSpace Instructor Guide Chapter Installing the LearningSpace Files onto a Server Installing files on the serverIf you are upgrading from Release 2.0 to Release Open Install.nsf from the CD Shut down and restart the Notes server processInstalling the LearningSpace Files onto a Server LearningSpace Directory Structure Assigning access to LearningSpace files Update server documentEstablishing access for the LearningSpace Admin group Using more than one Central on a serverChapter Creating a Course with LearningSpace Central About creating a new course using Central Creating a new course New Course Options CoursePack filename Course Information Course Locations Schedule options CourseRoom optionsMediaCenter option Assessment Manager optionsCourse Access Creating a Course with LearningSpace Central Additional options Course creation is complete SummaryLearningSpace Installation and Administration Guide Chapter Upgrading a Course Upgrading a Release 2.0 courseShut down and restart the Domino server Installing LearningSpace files on the server Replacing the design of CentralReplacing the design of the Multimedia Library Automatically upgrading the course databasesCreating new local replicas of the upgraded course databases Instructing students to recover their private documentsUpgrading a Release 2.0 Design Library Chapter Administering a Course with LearningSpace Central About using Central to administer a courseDeferred creation of course databases LearningSpace Installation and Administration Guide Enabling Web browser access to courses Adding database icons to your workspaceServer Name & Address book Setting access levels to courses Guidelines for setting instructor access levelsAssigning instructor and administrator roles About open and closed course environments Creating an open or closed course environment Managing course enrollment Adding participants to the Name & Address bookAdding students to a course Removing students from a course LearningSpace Modules Access and Uses