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Mika Tompuri edited this page Sep 20, 2023 · 11 revisions

This page lists the features available on the courses.mooc.fi platform.

Content editing blocks

Creating and editing page content is built on the WordPress Gutenberg editor. All editing is done through blocks of various types that you can move around the page. Editing is straight-forward and requires no knowledge of programming.

These blocks can be used to edit content on course material pages.

Text

  • Paragraph: type or copy and paste text. Basic styling options such as bold and italic are available. Font cannot be changed.
  • Heading: Headings of different hierarchies. Font cannot be changed.
  • List: List items (unordered and numbered types available.)
  • Quote
  • Code: The code block is for writing technical pieces of code. It maintains all spaces and tabs so your code is rendered exactly as you type it.
  • Preformatted: The code block is for writing technical pieces of code. It maintains all spaces and tabs so your code is rendered exactly as you type it.
  • Pullquote
  • Table
  • Latex: LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation.
  • HighlightBox: A way to make text standout in the material.
  • InstructionBox: Stylized way to give instructions to students
  • iFrame: A way to embed iFrames. Limitations exist.

Media

With media blocks you can add images, audio files and links to files to pages.

  • Image
  • Audio
  • File

Design

Design blocks allow you customize the layout of the page contents.

  • Buttons
  • Columns
  • Separator
  • Spacer
  • Aside & Infobox: Ways to make parts of content stand out.

Embeds

Embed blocks allow you to embed various services to pages.

  • Embed: Generic embed block with limitations.
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • Spotify
  • Vimeo
  • Mentimeter
  • ThingLink

MOOC.fi Custom Blocks

Custom blocks are related to how the course material is structured (chapters, pages, learning goals), how students see their chapter/course progress.

  • Chapter Progress
  • Congratulations
  • Chapters Grid
  • Course Progress
  • Exercise
  • Exercises in Chapter
  • Glossary
  • Hero Section
  • Learning Objective Section
  • Pages in Chapter
  • TableBox
  • Map
  • Authors

Exercises

The platform includes various exercise types that you can embed to your course material pages. You can find the complete list of exercise types on the Exercise Types page. In general, exercises allow you to test students' learning. You can configure

  • instructions,
  • feedback messages (what the student sees when they submit correct / incorrect answers),
  • number of tries
  • number of points available for each exercise.
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