CHAPTER 3
QUESTION ACTIVITY
A Question activity contains a question or list of questions which the user must answer. After a response has been entered the user will have the opportunity to read the responses of the other members. An activity can be set up to prevent users from viewing the responses of other members, even after the user completes the activity.
3.1 Creating a Question Activity
To create a Question activity, enter the conference where you would like the activity to be presented and select review activitY list. Next, select Create. EIES® will ask: Enter item number to associate this activity with (#/c#cc#) (<CR> for new item) >. If you have already entered a description of this activity into the conference, type the comment number now, otherwise press <ENTER> to create the activity and to add a description of it. Next, select Question. You will be taken to the scratchpad. Type your question here and exit the scratchpad as you normally would when submitting an item. EIES® will then ask a series of questions (listed below). As with other EIES® prompts, simply press <ENTER> to choose the default answer (which is either highlighted or listed in parenthesees).
| EIES® Question: | Type in Response: |
| Number of Response Levels? (CR=1)> | The number of levels of replies you wish to allow. When Level = 1 all responses will be numbered x.1, x.2, etc. (for example, a reply to comment 15 would be called 15.1, and additional reply to 15 would be called 15.2, and a reply to 15.1 would be assined 15.3. Level =2 would allow only 2 levels of numbering (for example, a reply to 15.1 would be given 15.1.1). |
| Multiple responses allowed? (Y/N) > | Y will allow a user to reply to the question (and any replies) any number of times. N will only allow only one response per user. |
| Signature Type? (Reg Pen Anon Opt) (CR=Reg) > | Reg will affix the users name and user number to the users response. Anon will submit the response anonymously. |
| Permission to view before responding?(Y/N) > | Y will allow users to view the responses of others before they have replied to the question themselves. N will force the user to answer the question before being allow to view others’ answers. |
| Permission to view after responding?(Y/N) > | Y will allow users to view the responses of others once they have replied to the question themselves. N will prevent users from viewing any responses even after they have responded. |
| Initial Status? (open closed) (CR=open) > | If open is selected, users may do the activity as soon as it is posted. If closed is selected, the instructor can ‘open’ the activity at a later time. |
| Required or Optional (CR=Required) > | This function does not work at this time. |
| Sequenced Activity? (#/m#/c#cc#) (CR=None) > | If there is another activity that should be completed before this question activity, indicate that activity (item number) here. |
| Select Notification? (Y/N) > | This function does not work at this time. |
| Extend Special Privileges? (Y/N) > | Y will allow you to |
The remaining questions (Subject, Associated Items, Key Words, and Use Normal Signature) pertain to the conference comment the question activity is being attached to. Simply answer them as you would for any conference comment. Your question activity is now complete and you should be returned to the Activities Review screen. Here you will see the new activity listed on the screen. Your Status will appear as Author.
3.X Monitoring an Activity
3.2 Doing a Question Activity
A Question activity usually consists of one question which you are to answer. You will not be able to view the responses of other members until you "do" the question activity. Once you do a Question activity, you will be able to see any answers that were posted prior to your completion of the activity and you will be presented with any new answers if and when other members complete the activity. In some cases, the creator of the activity may have chosen not to allow responses to be viewed, in this case, even if you complete the activity, you will not be allowed to view the answered of the other members.
If you are currently viewing at item that has a question activity attached, type Y in response to the use ( Response Activity ) attachment (Y/N) > prompt and skip to the paragraph immediately following the Activities Question Screen below. Otherwise, enter a conference that has a question activity waiting. Select review activitY list. From this list choose the Question activity that you would like to complete and select Do. EIES® will ask: Enter item number of the activity (#/c#cc# ) >. Type the number of the activity you wish to do (the activity number is simply the comment number that the activity is attached to).
The Activities Question Do screen displays the number of new responses to the question (Waiting Responses) and the total number of responses that have been made. While a question activity is in the undone status the number of waiting and total responses is listed as zero.
Select View/read question activity text to read the question that you are being asked to answer. Once you have read the question, select Respond to the question. When you choose Respond, you will be taken to your EIES® editor. Type in your answer and when you’ve finished, leave the EIES® editor as you normally would (i.e., type escape and enter if you’re using the screen editor, type a + if you’re using the line editor, etc.). You will now be asked the same questions you would if you were replying to a conference comment. You may enter a new subject, keywords, etc. or leave the header information the same by pressing return at each prompt. EIES® will ask OK to Send (Y/N)>, type Y to complete the activity. EIES® will display the comment id number of your activity response.
3.3 Viewing the Responses of Other Members
After completing an activity you will be allowed to view the responses submitted by the other members of the conference. Notice that the number of Waiting Responses and Total Responses is no longer zero. If you have not viewed any responses to this activity the number of Total Responses will be 1 (representing the item that you submitted). To view the responses of other members select list Waiting responses (to get to a menu which offers this prompt, select review activitY list from the Comments Waiting List screen, then select Do and enter the number of the activity you wish to review). You may also view responses the you previously read by either selecting list Accepted responses or by viewing the items from the conference’s Comments Accepted List.