Question 1

What is the difference between HydroLearn (live) and Studio?

Accepted Answer

Hydrolearn.org is the site used to view your courses as they are seen live by other users, but if you would like to make any edits to existing courses or create new courses, you must do this through the studio (studio.hydrolearn.org), which is an independent site!

Question 2

How do I create a HydroLearn account and a Studio account [instructors only!]?

Accepted Answer

Select Sign Up at the top of the website, then create an account. You will be directed to your edx.hydrolearn.org dashboard where you will see the modules that you are eligible to edit. On the right hand side of the edx dashboard you will see a message that asks if you are in instructor and has a link to request studio access.  Approval is determined by a real live human being behind the curtain. If we are uncertain that you are an instructor, we will ask for verification. Students are absolutely not permitted to make a Studio account.   If approval is taking too long, just give us a poke at contact@hydrolearn.org.

Question 3

What is the association with HydroLearn and edX?

Accepted Answer

EdX is an online learning course provider that is open sourced! Using OpenEdX, we were able to adopt the edX software platform to create our own online learning site that is independent of edX but uses it's same functions and features! That way, when you need help on HydroLearn, you can often find help by reading edX help documents.

Question 4

What are the capabilities of a staff member on the course?

Accepted Answer

Staff members on your course are allowed to add or edit any of the course content, copy parts of the course to other courses, and export the course. They cannot delete the course or add other staff members.

Question 5

What is the protocol for using an existing HydroLearn module in my class? How do I acknowledge the module developers and HydroLearn?

Accepted Answer

There are two scenarios you need to think about when considering this question.   Q: Do you plan to use the module as is? Meaning no edits are necessary and you are not interested in enrolling and tracking your students. A: No further attribution is necessary. You can share the link to the About page of the module with your students so they can get started.   Q: Do you want to use a module and make changes and/or see students progress in the module? A: You will need to first create a Studio account, then export the module, and import it into your Studio account. You should change the module title, course id, organization, and course card image so that this module is sufficiently different from the original. You would then give proper attribution (modified version of XYZ module by Name, Name, copy their citation – list the changes made) on the About page of your module in the section “course sharing and adaptation” near the bottom.

Question 6

How do I adapt another course and customize it to make it my own?

Accepted Answer

You can use courses from other users through a course export and import process. To export another instructor's course you must first have a studio account with permissions to create courses. From the home hydrolearn page, navigate to the course card of the course you are interested in, there should be an "Export Course" link located in the right sidebar menu. Visit the section of HydroLearn 101 on Collaboration, Sharing, and Adaptation to learn more!

Question 7

How do I enroll students in my module?

Accepted Answer

There are two easy options for enrolling students in your course. The first is to direct them to your module's about page where the students will see a button next to the course card image that says "Enroll in the course". Alternatively, you can use batch enrollment using your students' emails to enroll them all at once. For more details, check out our Course Enrollment and Viewing instructions in section 3 of HydroLearn 101.

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