Manage Teaching Assistants- Customize Teaching Assistant Table

• About Manage Teaching Assistants
• Add Teaching Assistants
• Manage Teaching Assistant Records
• Customize Teaching Assistant Table
• Change Settings

What do you want to do?

• add a column
  • alphanumeric, selection box, text
• move a column
• delete a column
• change alignment in a column
• hide a column in the Teaching Assistant table
• display a column in the Teaching Assistant table
• rename a column

Adding a column | Top

1. From the Control Panel, click Manage Course. The Manage Course screen appears.
2. Click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
3. From the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
4. By default, a new column will appear as the last column on the right in the Teaching Assistant table, or you can specify where you want the new column to appear.
   • To accept the default placement of the new column, go to the next step.
   • To specify where you want the new column to appear, select a column in the Teaching Assistant table before you go to the next step; the new column will appear on its left.
5. Under Organize, click Add column. The Add Column screen appears.
6. In the Label text box, enter the column name.
7. From the Type drop-down list, select the column type, and click Add. The Columns screen appears with the column added.

Alphanumeric columns | Top

You can add information consisting of letters and/or numbers (e.g., name, User ID, phone number) to the Teaching Assistant table. You do this by creating an alphanumeric column, and then entering the information into the column. Note: Information must not exceed one line. To add information that occupies several lines and contains hard returns, see Text Columns.

• add an alphanumeric column
• edit an alphanumeric column

Adding an alphanumeric column | Top

First, add the column.

1. From the Control Panel, click Manage Course. The Manage Course screen appears.
2. Click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
3. From the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
4. By default, a new column will appear as the last column on the right in the Teaching Assistant table, or you can specify where you want the new column to appear.
   • To accept the default placement of the new column, go to the next step.
   • To specify where you want the new column to appear, select a column in the Teaching Assistant table before you go to the next step; the new column will appear on its left.
5. Under Organize, click Add column. The Add Column screen appears.
6. In the Label text box, enter the column name.
7. From the Type drop-down list, select Alphanumeric, and click Add. The Columns screen appears with the column added.

Now, go to the Teaching Assistant table to enter the information in the column.

6. In the breadcrumbs, click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
7. Under the column name, click Edit. The Edit Column Values screen appears.
8. In the text boxes, enter the information.
9. Click Update. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears and the information is entered.

Editing an alphanumeric column | Top

1. From Manage Teaching Assistants, under the column name, click Edit. The Edit Column Values screen appears.
2. In the text boxes, edit the data.
3. Click Update. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears and the column is updated.

Selection box columns | Top

If you want to add information that can be selected from a drop-down list, use a selection box column. You create a selection box by adding the column, creating the selection box drop-down list, and then selecting the option for each TA.

• add a selection box column
• edit a selection drop-down list
• change the selection

Adding a selection box column | Top

First, add the column.

1. From the Control Panel, click Manage Course. The Manage Course screen appears.
2. Click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
3. From the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
4. By default, the new column will appear as the last column on the right in the Teaching Assistant table, or you can specify where you want the new column to appear.
   • To accept the default placement of the new column, go to the next step.
   • To specify where you want the new column to appear, select a column in the Teaching Assistant table before you go to the next step; the new column will appear on its left.
5. Under Organize, click Add column. The Add Column screen appears.
6. In the Label text box, enter the column name.
7. From the Type drop-down list, select Selection Box, and click Add. The Columns screen appears with the column added.

Now, go to the Teaching Assistant table to create the selections that will appear in the selection box drop-down list.

8. In the breadcrumbs, click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
9. In the Teaching Assistant table, under the selection box column name, click Selection. The Selection Box Editor screen appears.
10. In the text boxes, enter your selections.
11. Click Update. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.

Now, from the selection box drop-down list, make your selection for each TA.

12. In the Teaching Assistant table, under the selection box column name, click Edit. The Edit Column Values screen appears.
13. For each TA record, from the selection box drop-down list, make your selection.
14. Click Update. The Teaching Assistant table appears and the information is entered in the selection box column.

Editing a selection box drop-down list | Top

Use this function if you want to add selections to, or modify, the selection box drop-down list.

1. From Manage Teaching Assistants, in the Teaching Assistant table, under the column name, click Selection. The Selection Box Editor screen appears.
2. In the text boxes, edit your selections. If you need more selections, click More Selections.
3. Click Update. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears. Note: The TA information has not been changed yet.
4. In the Teaching Assistant table, under the selection box column name, click Edit. The Edit Column Values screen appears.
5. In the selection box column for each TA, select the information from the drop-down list.
6. Click Update. The Teaching Assistant table appears and the TA information is edited.

Changing the selection | Top

Use this function if you want to change the selection that you made for a TA.

1. From Manage Teaching Assistants, in the Teaching Assistant table, under the selection box column name, click Edit. The Edit Column Values screen appears.
2. For the TA in question, change the selection in the drop-down list.
3. Click Update. The Teaching Assistant table appears and the information is changed.

Text columns | Top

You can add information containing letters and numbers occupying several lines (e.g., addresses or comments) to the Teaching Assistant table. You do this by adding a text column and then entering the information into the column.

• Add a text column
• edit a text column
• view information in a text column

Adding a text column | Top

First, add the column.

1. From the Control Panel, click Manage Course. The Manage Course screen appears.
2. Click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
3. From the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
4. By default, the new column will appear as the last column on the right in the Teaching Assistant table, or you can specify where you want the new column to appear.
   • To accept the default placement of the new column, go to the next step.
   • To specify where you want the new column to appear, select a column in the Teaching Assistant table before you go to the next step; the new column will appear on its left.
5. Under Organize , click Add column. The Add Column screen appears.
6. In the Label text box, enter the column name.
7. From the Type drop-down list, select Text, and click Add. The Columns screen appears with the column added.

Now, go to the Teaching Assistant table to enter the information in the column.

6. In the breadcrumbs, click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
7. In the Teaching Assistant table, in the leftmost column, select the TA record. The Edit Record screen appears.
8. Under the text column, click Create. A new browser window opens.
9. Click Edit. The text box editor appears.
10. In the text box, enter the data, and click Update. A preview of the text appears.
11. Click Close. The Edit Record screen appears.
12. Click Update. The Teaching Assistant table appears with a View button added to the text column for that TA.

Editing a text column | Top

1. From Manage Teaching Assistants, in the Teaching Assistant table, under the text column, click the View button for the TA whose record you want to edit. A new browser window opens.
2. Click Edit. The text box editor appears.
3. Edit the information, and click Update. A preview of the text appears.
4. Click Close. The Edit Record screen appears.
5. Click Update. The Manage Teaching Assistant screen appears.

Viewing text information | Top

1. From Manage Teaching Assistants, in the Teaching Assistant table, under the text column, click the View button for the TA whose record you want to view. A new browser window opens.
2. When you are finished viewing the text, click Close. The Manage Teaching Assistant screen appears.

Moving a column | Top

1. From the Control Panel, click Manage Course. The Manage Course screen appears.
2. Click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
3. From the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
4. Select the column that you want to move.
5. Under Organize, select the direction and distance of the move, and click Go. The Columns screen appears and the column is moved.

Deleting a column | Top

Warning: You cannot retrieve a column that has been deleted. Before you delete any columns, we recommend that you back up the course and download it to your computer. If you don’t like the changes you have made to the course, you can upload and restore the backup.

Notes:

• You cannot delete the User ID column.
• You cannot delete a quiz column unless it has been deleted from the Quiz Management page.

1. From the Control Panel, click Manage Course. The Manage Course screen appears.
2. Click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
3. From the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
4. Select each column that you want to delete.
5. Under Organize, click Delete columns. A warning message appears.
6. Click OK. The Columns screen appears and the column is deleted.

Changing alignment in a column | Top

You can align the content in a column to the left, right, or center.

1. From the Control Panel, click Manage Course. The Manage Course screen appears.
2. Click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
3. From the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
4. Select the column.
5. Under Options, from the Align column drop-down list, select the desired alignment, and click Go.
6. To view your changes, in the breadcrumbs, click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Teaching Assistant table appears and the column text is realigned.

Hiding a column | Top

To temporarily reduce the size of the Teaching Assistant table, you can hide a column.

1. From the Control Panel, click Manage Course. The Manage Course screen appears.
2. Click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
3. From the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
4. Select the column you want to hide.
5. Under Options, from the Hide columns drop-down list, select Yes, and click Go.
6. To view your changes, in the breadcrumbs, click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Teaching Assistant table appears.

Displaying a column | Top

If you have temporarily hidden a column in the Teaching Assistant table, you can display it again.

1. From the Control Panel, click Manage Course. The Manage Course screen appears.
2. Click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
3. From the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
4. Select the column you want to display.
5. Under Options, from the Hide columns drop-down list, select No, and click Go.
6. To view your changes, in the breadcrumbs, click Manage Teaching Assistants . The Teaching Assistant table appears and the column is displayed.

Renaming a column | Top

Note: You cannot rename Last Name, First Name, and User ID columns.

1. From the Control Panel, click Manage Course. The Manage Course screen appears.
2. Click Manage Teaching Assistants. The Manage Teaching Assistants screen appears.
3. From the Organize drop-down list, select Manage columns, and click Go. The Columns screen appears.
4. Select the column you want to rename.
5. Under Options, in the Change column label text box, enter a new name, and click Go. The Columns screen refreshes and the column is renamed.

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