MKCL' S ERA 5.0 eLearning Revolution For All

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H ELLO !!!!!!!! Welcome to the reference guide for the ERA Learning Facilitator. This guide will help you to understand the usage of features available in the Learning Facilitator’s login. This will also help you to monitor the learner’s performance in the Interim Performance Tests and also to upload the performance details to central ERA Server. 3

C ONTENTS 1.1 Learner Management Downloading Learner Data Dummy Learner Management LF Management Registering LF Updating LF View Existing LF 2.1 View Course Content 2.2 Enable Midterm Exam 2.3 Download E-gifts 2.4 Download Manager 2.5 Upload Manager 4 1. Learning Facilitator (LF) Login 2. Academics

C ONTENTS 3.1 Manage E-portfolio 3.2 Install Quasi-Online Exam client 3.3 Reports Learner Login Report 4. Collaboration 4.1 Chat 4.2 Forum 4.3 Planner 4.4 Messages 5.1 Assessment Downloading 5.2 Feedback Downloading 5.3 Fun-zone Downloading 5.4 Back-up & Restore 6. Skill Games 6.1 Basic Mouse Skills 6.2 Typing Tutor 7. Try IT Installation 3. Tutoring5. Data Traveler

1. L EARNING F ACILITATOR L OGIN Option:-1 Click on the Shortcut Icon Option:-2 Click here in the Programs List

L OGIN P AGE Normally the Learning Facilitator login will have the following URL: >/ERA5/sysindex.aspx Type your login ID and password Click to login Click here if you have forget the password

F ORGOT P ASSWORD Click on the forgot Password Link and following screen will be displayed 1. Enter your SOLAR Login Password 2. Click OK Button Internet connection is required for Forgot Password 3. Learning Facilitators ERA Login Password will be displayed here

LF H OME P AGE 9 Use respective menu to perform the task

1.1 L EARNER M ANAGEMENT M ENU Download Fresh Learner Data Link It will facilitate in downloading Fresh Learner (newly admitted learner details such as Learner Name, Learner ID, Login ID, Password & Learning Start date Download Batch wise Learner Data Link It will facilitate in downloading learner data from previous batches Dummy Learner Management It will facilitate in creating and deleting dummy learners until new Learner ID and password is generated Learning Facilitator Management

1.1.1 D OWNLOADING L EARNER D ATA On the Learner Management Menu, Click on the Download Batch wise Learner Data Link. There is provision to download the learners which you require by selecting Month and the specific date.. 5. Type your password (password of your SOLAR Login) here and Click on the OK Button to download the learner data Note: Internet connection is required for downloading learners.

1.1.2 D OWNLOADING L EARNER D ATA 1. Select the learning Year 2. Select the Learning month 3. Select the Learning Days On the Learner Management Menu, Click on the Download Batch wise Learner Data There is provision to download the old learners which you require by selecting Month and the specific date.. 4. Click on the Download Button

1.1.3 D UMMY L EARNER M ANAGEMENT On the Learner Management Menu click the Dummy Learner Management Link, following screen will appear before you Click Here to create Dummy learners

2. One Dummy learner is created D UMMY L EARNER M ANAGEMENT

Delete the Dummy learners once the permanent login for the learners is created. Click Here to Delete the selected learners D UMMY L EARNER M ANAGEMENT

1.1.4 L EARNING F ACILITATOR M ANAGEMENT Learning Facilitator Management It will facilitate in Creating, Viewing and Updating Learning Facilitators

Learning Facilitator Management Registering Learning Facilitator 3. Your new LF is created 2. Click on Register button 1. Fill in all details of new LF L EARNING F ACILITATOR M ANAGEMENT

Learning Facilitator Management Updating Learning Facilitator 1. Update required details of LF 2. Click on Update button 3. Information of LF is updated L EARNING F ACILITATOR M ANAGEMENT

Learning Facilitator Management View Existing Learning Facilitator Click to Edit LF Information Click to delete existing LF Click to add more LF Click to block/unblock registered LF L EARNING F ACILITATOR M ANAGEMENT

2. A CADEMICS M ENU 2.1 View Course Content This will facilitate in viewing the Course content as will be seen by Learner

2.2 Enable Midterm Examination (For WAVE YCMOU Final exam) This will facilitate the centre to download the midterm exam settings as per the schedule 2. A CADEMICS M ENU 1. Enter the Center Password 2. Click on Download button 3. Message of successfully download Midterm exam settings appear

2.3 Download e-gifts This will facilitate in downloading e-gifts meant for Learners Login 2. A CADEMICS M ENU 3. Message of successfully download of e-gift appears 2. Enter center password 1. Click on download button to download e-gift

2. A CADEMICS M ENU 2.4 Download Manager Academics>> Download Manager >> Download New econtent Academics>> Download Manager >> Download New Assessment Materials Following message appears when you click on above two links

2. A CADEMICS M ENU 2.4 Download Manager Academics >> Download Manager >> Download Announcements Academics >> Download Manager >> Download Tips Message appears after successfully downloading tips

2. A CADEMICS M ENU 2.5 Upload Manager All the Learner data will be automatically uploaded once the LF logins Click Yes to upload all the Learner Data After data is successfully uploaded a message confirming the same will be displayed

3. T UTORING M ENU 3.1 Manage E-Portfolio Tutoring Menu >> Manage E-portfolio 1. Select course 2. Click on Go button

3.1 Manage E-portfolio In this screen LF can Manage, Post & Publish activities for/of the respective Learner/s 3. T UTORING M ENU 3. Following screen appears

3. T UTORING M ENU Tutoring Menu >> Install Quasi-online Exam Client ………following screen will appear

3. T UTORING M ENU Before Installing QuasiOES client you need to install Crystal Reports & Report Viewer 10 from ERA 5 DVD or following error will be displayed

3. T UTORING M ENU 1. Click Run to start Installation

3. T UTORING M ENU 2. Download of QuasiOES client begins

3. T UTORING M ENU 3. Enter name of Server machine 4. Click continue

3. T UTORING M ENU 5. This message will appear and this window will close after you click on OK

3.3 Reports It facilitates in viewing the various reports related to the Learners learning progression and Exams 3. T UTORING M ENU

3.3.1 L EARNING R EPORT Click here to select the Course 2. Click on here to view the month wise learner login report Tutoring Menu >> Reports >> Learner Login Report

4. Following report will be displayed according to the batches available for that particular course L EARNING R EPORT

4. C OLLABORATION M ENU 4.1 Chat It facilitates in having chat with students and blocking/unblocking specific learner from participating in chat After clicking on chat you will see following screen

4.1 Chat Collaboration menu>> chat >> Join chat After that you will see following screen 4. C OLLABORATION M ENU Click on chat to join chat room

4.1 Chat Collaboration menu >> Chat >> Block/Unblock Learner 1. Select course 2. Select Learners 3. Click on Block or Unblock button to block/unblock learners 4. C OLLABORATION M ENU

4.1 Chat Collaboration menu >> Chat >> Block/Unblock Learner 3. Selected Learner will be blocked and message will be displayed 1. Select the learner to block 2. Click on block button 4. C OLLABORATION M ENU

4.1 Chat Collaboration menu >> Chat >> Block/Unblock Learner 3. Selected Learner will be Unblocked and message will be displayed 1. Select the learner to Unblock 2. Click on Unblock button 4. C OLLABORATION M ENU

4.2 Forum It facilitates to participate in forum, manage Q & A of Learners and blocking/unblocking specific learner from participating in forum Collaboration menu>> Forum……following screen will be displayed

4. C OLLABORATION M ENU 4.2 Forum Collaboration menu>> Forum >> Participate in Forum……following screen will be displayed 1. Click on Forum to participate

4. C OLLABORATION M ENU 4.2 Forum 2. Select course 3. Click on Ok button 4. This screen will be displayed

4. C OLLABORATION M ENU 4.3 Planner It facilitates in managing personal calendar as well as providing activity calendar for Learners Collaboration >> Planner…..Following screen will be displayed

C OLLABORATION M ENU 4.4 Messages It facilitates in posting announcements and thought of the day meant for the Learners login Collaboration menu >> Messages……following screen will be displayed 1. Select message type: Announcements or Thought of the day 2. Select course, Details,Start & End Date 3. Click on save button 4. The message or announcement will appear here & will be able to edit or delete it

5. D ATA T RAVELER Following task can be accomplished using Data Traveler Downloading eContent from Central ERA Server Downloading Assessments from Central ERA Server Uploading Solved Assessments System Backup/Restore 47 To download the eContent you will have to click on the ERA Data Traveler icon on the Server Machine where the ERA Server is installed

5. D ATA T RAVELER 48 Click on the respective tab to accomplish the task

5.1 A SSESSMENT D OWNLOADING Click on Download tab and then on Download Assessment option Follow the given instructions

5.2 F EEDBACK D OWNLOADING Follow the given instructions Click on Download tab and then on Download Feedback option

5.3 F UN Z ONE D OWNLOADING Click on Download tab and then on Download Funzone option Follow the given instructions

5.4 B ACKUP AND R ESTORE Click on the Backup/Restore tab Follow the given instructions and take the backup after uploading ITP details every time. (a zip will be generated). Which can be restored after fresh installation of ERA. Follow the given instructions

6. S KILL G AMES Mouse and Keyboard Games are provided

6. S KILL G AMES Click on the respective icons to install the games

6. S KILL G AMES Click on Run to run the Installer directly or click on save if you want to save the file on the system

6. S KILL G AMES Save the file on the system

6. S KILL G AMES Click on Run to run the application installer

6. S KILL G AMES Click on Run to run the application installer

6. S KILL G AMES The installer will open, click on next to continue

6. S KILL G AMES The installer will open, click on next to continue Click on Yes to begin Installation

6. S KILL G AMES Click on Start to begin Installation

6. S KILL G AMES Click on Next button Click Exit button to start the program

6. S KILL G AMES This is how the game will start

6. S KILL G AMES In each stage/level there will be a colored square and its size will get reduced as you proceed You have to click with mouse inside the colored area in least possible time

6. S KILL G AMES Proceed similarly for installing the Keyboard game

Click on Try IT button to test your skills 7. TRY IT

Click on Run button to initiate Try IT 7. TRY IT

Application downloading will start 7. TRY IT

This is the Interface of Try IT application Read the instructions carefully Click on the desired topic you want to attempt 7. TRY IT

Questions for MS Word 7 TRY IT

Questions for MS Excel Click on particular topic to start test 7 TRY IT

This screen will appear 1. Read the instructions carefully and click on START button 7 TRY IT

2. After clicking on START button click on ok button to continue 7 TRY IT

Click on Preview button to preview the Output 7 TRY IT

This is the required Output 7 TRY IT

Click on the Step button to have a look at steps to follow 7 TRY IT

All the steps required to complete the output will be listed You can click on Hint button if you are not sure how to complete the step 7 TRY IT

Using Hint will make you lose your mark for that particular step by 50% After Clicking on Hint button this Popup will come up Click Yes to see the Hint or else Press NO to cancel using Hint 7 TRY IT

Using Hint will make you lose your mark for that particular step by 50% After Clicking on Hint button this Popup will come up Hint for completing the Step will appear 7 TRY IT

After completing a step successfully, you will see a BLUE Correct against that step 7 TRY IT

After completing all steps successfully you will click on Submit button to view the result 7 TRY IT

Scorecard for that particular Output will be displayed 7 TRY IT

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