View of the Survey Activity Basic Authoring tab.

The Basic Tab for the Survey Activity allows authors to specify a title for the activity, and give learners a set of instructions for completing the activity:

• Title: All Activities have a web page title which is presented at the top of the activity page when displayed in the Learning Environment. This is NOT the same title as the Title that can be set using the Properties Inspector.
• *Instructions:*All Activities have a text area that is presented beneath the title. This is where the main activity text to be displayed to learners is entered. The text can be formatted using the Rich-Text Editor. Image, Video, Audio and URL content can also be displayed in the Instructions area. Specifically for the Survey Activity, Authors should include information on the purpose of the survey, and how the data will be used.
• Specific Features: Survey Questions List
  • This list specifies the actual questions contained in the survey.
  • The links to create new questions are shown at the bottom of the page. To create a Single or Multiple choice question, click "Add question". To add a text response question, click "Add Free Text"
  • Use the Green Arrows to change the order in which Survey questions display.
  • Use the Yellow Pencil to edit an existing Survey question.
  • Select the Red Cross to remove a Survey question from the list.

View of the Survey Activity Advanced Authoring tab.

• Lock When Finished: This option is available on all Activities.
  • Enabling this option in Survey means that when Learners answer all the questions and select "Finish", they will be unable to revisit the activity and modify their answers. The Learners will still be able to view the activity and their responses by double-clicking the activity in the Learner Progress Bar.
  • If this option is disabled, Learners will be able to return to the activity and change their responses by selecting the activity from the Learner Progress Bar.

• Specific Feature: Show Survey on One Page
  • When enabled, this option forces all of the questions in the Survey list to display vertically stacked on the one page. Learners respond to the survey and are then shown a summary screen detailing their responses.
  • If disabled, each Survey question will appear on its own seperate page within the activity. After responding to the last survey question, Learners are shown a summary screen detailing all of their responses.

• Add Notebook... : This option is available on all Activities. Enabling this option creates a Notebook as part of the Activity, which Learner's can use to reflect on the activity just completed. The reflections are personal (ie: not shared with other learners).

View of the Instructions tab. This is the same for all activities.

The Instructions tab contains the same features for all Activities.

It allows the Author to create specific instructions for the activity, as well as upload files that may be useful for running the activity (ie: support documents, etc.). It is a resource that can be used by teachers who are running the sequence for their learners. (In the Monitoring Environment, the Instructions for an Activity can be viewed by double clicking the activity on the Sequence tab and then selecting the Instructions tab.

There are two types of Instruction possible, Offline and Online, depending on the mode that the teacher wishes to run the activity. The feature is useful for teachers who are sharing sequences with their colleagues as it provides an area where the Author can describe any learning objectives and/or the specific purpose of the activity.