Instructor: Manage Classes: Medical Language Lab

Manage Classes

After creating your class(es), the class information will be displayed on your Classes page. Access this page at any time by selecting the Classes link at the top of your Medical Language Lab page. This is also the first page that you will see when you log into the Medical Language Lab platform.

Each class you create will have a unique Class ID. Please remember to provide your Class ID to your students!

Screenshot of instructor Classes page that opens when Medical Language Lab is opened, with boxes highlighting the Class ID that instructors need to share with students so they can find the class. Callout reads "Place you Class ID in your LMS or syllabus. Students will need the Class ID to enroll in your course."

Edit Class

To make changes or adjustments to class settings (module content, grading rules, due dates, etc.,) select the "Edit" button in the line with your class name.

Screenshot of the Medical Language Lab instructor Classes page with a box and arrow highlighting the Edit button that the instructor can click to edit class settings

You will be taken to the Class Set-Up page, where you will find multiple options for updating your course:

Create Class (1) allows you to update your course title, start date and end date, as well as settings for Auto-Enroll and Independent Study.

Customize Content (2) allows you to change which modules and exercises are visible to your students, and rearrange the order of modules to match your syllabus.

Schedule Content (3) allows you to update the Start Dates and Due Dates for individual assignments.

Grading Options (4) allows you to change how each type of assignment is scored for credit in the gradebook.

Pretest & Posttest Assignments (5) allows you create and schedule Pretest and Posttest assignments for your students.

Summary (6) lets you review your course settings.

Once you have made your desired changes on a specific step in Class Set-Up, select the "Next Step" button to save your work.

Screenshot of the "Next Step" button at the bottom of the Medical Language Lab class setup steps

For additional guidance on Class Set-Up in the Medical Language Lab, please visit our "Create a Class" article: Instructor: Create a Class: Medical Language Lab

Clone Class

If you teach multiple sections of the same course, you may want to clone an existing class. Cloning a class will create a copy with the same customization settings as the original.

First, click the settings icon on the right-hand side. Next, select "Clone" from the settings dropdown.

Screenshot of the Medical Language Lab instructor Classes page with a red box and red arrow calling attention to the settings wheel button that when clicked will show the option to clone a class

Enter a new class name (1) and set the appropriate start/end dates (2).

Screenshot of the Medical Language Lab Class Setup page with numbers that highlight (1) where an instructor can enter a unique Class Name for the class they're setting up (2) the bar where they can enter their class start date

If you want to make any changes to the cloned class, select I am ready to customize my class. Select "I am okay with the default settings" if you want all options to be copied over as they are.

Click "Next Step" at the bottom of the page to save the new, cloned class.

Screenshot of query at the bottom of the "Create Class" step of the Medical Language class setup which lets you choose between creating a class with default settings OR an option that allows you to begin customizing your class. Beneath those options, a red arrow highlighting the "Next Step" button

Re-open Expired Class

After the End Date for a created class has passed, the class is marked as Expired. To re-open an expired course, click the Expired tab at the right side of your Classes page to reveal any expired classes. Find the class in question, then click "Reopen." Set a new End Date, then click "Submit." The re-opened class will be listed under Active.

Delete Class

To delete a class, select "Delete Class" from the settings dropdown.

Screenshot of the Medical Language Lab Classes page with a red box and red arrow calling attention to the settings wheel button that when clicked will show the option to delete a class

Click "Delete Class" to confirm the deletion.

Screenshot of the confirmation message that appears when an instructor clicks Delete for a class asking if the instructor is sure about deleting the class. The screenshot has a red arrow calling attention to the Delete Class button that the instructor must click to proceed with deletion.