Otus

IMPORTANT NOTES:

  • Troubleshooting? Check out our guide here.

In this article:

  1. Why use PlayPosit in Otus?
  2. Launch PlayPosit from Otus
  3. Assign a bulb to learners
  4. Monitor learner responses
  5. Sync grade to Otus

Why use PlayPosit in Otus?

  1. Single Sign-on: Instructors and learners are never prompted to enter a separate email, username, or password to create or view content.
  2. Auto-sync course data: We manage learner-course relationships, eliminating the need to create courses manually or upload rosters.
  3. Auto-sync grades: Learner grades are synced immediately with the Otus grade book at the end of a Bulb. 

Launch PlayPosit from Otus

  1. Log in to Otus and navigate to lessons with the sidebar.

  2. Select a lesson to link PlayPosit, or create a new lesson.

  3. Click Add activity, and select Add external tool.

  4. Select PlayPosti Learning Tool from the dropdown menu, then click Launch tool.

  5. Select Set Link or Enter PlayPosit to access the My Bulbs library.

  6. Instructors can now click Add new bulb to create a new bulb. Please see this article for more information about building a bulb.

Assign a bulb to learners

  1. Log in to Otus and navigate to lessons with the sidebar.

  2. Select a lesson to link PlayPosit, or create a new lesson.

  3. Click Add activity, and select Add external tool.

  4. Select PlayPosti Learning Tool from the dropdown menu, then click Launch tool.

  5. Select Set Link or Enter PlayPosit to access the My Bulbs library.

  6. Find the desired bulb on the My Bulbs page, and click the LMS icon beside it to link it to Otus.

  7. Select the learner experience and click on Link.
    1. Self-paced: Assign this bulb for learners to take it on their device asynchronously at their own pace.
    2. Broadcast: Assign this bulb for learners to complete the Bulb synchronously in class. Click here to learn more.

  8. A banner will inform that the bulb is successfully linked to this lesson, and instructors can add additional instructions if needed. Then click Save to save the progress. Learners that are assigned to this lesson will now see this bulb in their dashboard.

Monitor learner responses

In Otus, click on the assignment for which you want to view data. Then click on Monitor to view student participation and responses. For more information on PlayPosit Analytics, please view this help article.

Sync grades to Otus

If a Bulb only includes auto-graded questions (multiple choice, check-all-that-apply, fill-in-the-blank), then grades will be automatically exported into the Otus grade book. For more information on automated grading, please view this help article.

If the Bulb contains graded free-response questions or instructors have manually adjusted points assigned to auto-graded interactions, it will be necessary to sync changes with Otus. To do this:

  1. In Otus, click on the assignment for which you want to view data to open PlayPosit and click Monitor.
  2. On the monitor page, instructors can adjust and assign grades to learners. Please see more information in this article.
  3. After editing learners' grades, click Sync Grades to pass the updated grades to Otus grade book.
  4. Instructors can also click Check Sync Status to check the status of the student grade export. Please note that it may take a few minutes to push all updated scores into the Gradebook.

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