Hosei University Learning Management System
Guidebook for instructors(Simple manual)

About Learning Management System
The Learning Management System is a system for conducting more effective learning using ICT. It
can be used from PCs and smart devices. It is based on software called Sakai, which has been developed in a community of international universities that Hosei University also participates in.

How to start and stop using the Learning Management System
Log inTo use the Learning Management System, use a Web browser such as Google Chrome. Start a web browser
on your PC or smart device and enter the following address:

https:// hoppii.hosei.ac.jp/
From the link at the top right of the page, enter your user ID and password to authenticate.

Enter uppercase and lowercase letters correctly.
If you do not know your user ID or password, pleasecontact the Computing and Networking Center.
To use Student Mode ID, log in from NoSSO.

Log out①

Click on your username at the top right of the screen.
Click "Log Out" to log out.

②

Basic structure of the screen
The screen displayed after login consists of the following three areas:
Classes There is a Home tab and class tabs.
Tools There are links to various tools.
Main area Input instructions, check the status, etc.
Hint

If there are classes that are not displayed on the tabs,

click the “Membership” to see move classes.

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My Workspace mode and class mode
You can select a mode by clicking the class name tab or the Home tab.

My Workspace mode
Click the Home tab. You can view information on all classes and manage your personal information.
Workspace

Overview

Display task, timetable, and announcements.

ProfileFor setting your email address, department, and field of interest.

MembershipDisplay a list of assigned classes.

Resources

Display a list of materials in "Copy Content from My Other Sites".

Note

Entering profile information is optional.

Announcements

Display a list of announcements created in the assigned classes.

Preferences

For selecting a language either Japanese or English.

Account

For checking your account information.

OnlineAccess to Online Bulletin Board attached to this LMS.

Note

For NoSSO, you can change your password here.

Bulletin Board

Class mode
Click the class name tab. You can manage each class.
Class nameOverview

Display class information, announcements, and notifications.

Announcements

For creating and displaying class announcements.

Resources

For uploading and browsing materials.

Assignments

For creating assignments, and evaluating student submissions.

Tests & Quizzes

For creating tests, and reviewing student responses.

Clicker

For creating and using clicker for use in class.

ForumsFor creating topics and exchanging opinions with students.

Site Info

For viewing and editing class information.

RosterFor checking a list of students.

Gradebook

For giving grades.

Statistics

Display statistical information such as the number of accesses.

Reset function
You can cancel the input or inquiry and display the top page of each tool.
By moving the mouse cursor to the upper left title of each function displayed in the main area, the iconchanges as shown below. After the icon changes, click the title to display the top page of each tool.
Move the mouse cursor to the title of each tool.

…Before hovering the mouse cursor①

Confirm that the icon has changed to "" and click.

…After hovering the mouse cursor②

Hint

If you click the title of each tool, the contents of the work you are performing will be initialized.
If you want to save your work, press the Save or Update button and then display the top page.

Note It is not recommended to use the browser's back button.
Also, do not use Learning Management System with multiple browser tabs.
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Guidebook for instructors(Simple manual)Register change or your email address
By registering your email address, you can receive notifications from Learning Management System.
①

Click Home.
Click Profile.

③②"My profile" page is displayed initially.
Move the cursor over the "Contact In-④

formation" area.

⑤

Click Edit.
Contact information can be entered.
"Email 2" can be entered. Enter your⑥

personal email address on "Email 2".
Hint⑦"Email 1" is the address given by

Hosei University.
Change the checks below if necessary.

⑧

・"Receive Reminder"・"Reject E-mail1"
・"Reject E-mail2"
Hint

If you check "Receive Reminder",you will always be notified by e-mail ofthe reminder, just like students who havenot submitted their assignments one day
before the due date.
Hint

If you check "Reject E-mail1" or"Reject E-mail2", you will not receive anyemails from "Learning Management Sys-

⑨tem" and "Online Bulletin Board" to thechecked address.
Click "Save changes".

Set personal information.
You can optionally set other information in the same way as "Contact Information". To change thepicture, click the "Change picture" that appears when you move the cursor over the silhouette image.
For the items you set here, you can set the scope of disclosure to other users in Privacy. The scope ofdisclosure is limited by default. Other users can see the allowed items on the Connection page.

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Explaining the LMS to students
Guidebook for students
A guidebook for students that describes how to operate the Learning Management System is available.
Please tell students to refer to it.
Note Explaining to students
Tell the students that the session timeout is set at "100 minutes".
Students are not registered for classes on the LMS before an official registration on the Information
Portal.Tell the students to temporarily register for the course before the official registration is finalized.
Access from a smart device may cause unexpected behavior, so please tell to access from a PC
when performing important operations such as submission.

Automatic switching from interim registration to definitive registration
The official registration data on the Information Portal will be registered in the "Learning Management
System" every Monday (However, it will be registered every weekday around April and September).

Send notifications to students by email
Students can log in to the "Learning Management System" using a smart device in the same way as a
PC and check "Announcements" and "Assignments". In addition, students can receive notification byemail by registering their email address in Profile. However, in order to send notifications to students,
instructors must select the "Email Notification" option for each tool.
Hint The URL to log in from a smart device is the same as the one accessed from a PC。

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Use in class
Announce to students
Instructors can announce to students outside of class hours.
Select the class for which you want to①

set "Announcements".

②③

Select "Announcements".

④

Select Add at the top left.
"Post Announcement" is displayed. Set
the necessary items.
Click the Add button at the bottom.
The created announcement is added tothe list.

⑤

Note On this announcement,「changing classroom」and「Class Cancellation」 will also be informed byadministrative office.

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Distribute class materials
Instructors can distribute class materials to students.
①

Select the class to be set.

②

Select Resources.
Click the Actions button on the right③

side of the "CLASS Resources". Select"Upload Files" from the menu.

④

Select the files on your desktop or anyfolder.
Drag and drop the selected files into
the area marked "Drop files to upload, or
click here to browse."⑤

Click the Continue button.

⑥

Check the uploaded files on the "SiteResources" page.

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Set assignments
3-1. Add assignments for students
Instructors can add assignments for students.
①

Select the class to be set.
Select Assignments.

③②

Select Add at the top left.
"Add new assignment" is displayed.

④

Set the necessary items.
If you created the assignment inWORD, click "Add Attachments" to attach.

⑤

Click the Post button at the bottom.
The created assignment is added to thelist.

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3-2. Evaluate assignment submissions
Instructors can add comments to student submissions.
Note Students may resubmit (overwrite) assignments before the due date, so instructors should be
careful when evaluate student submissions before the due date. There is no function to limit resubmit(overwriting) of student assignments before the due date.
Select the class for which you want①

to evaluate submissions.
Select Assignments.

③②

Select "Assignment List" at the top.
Select Grade under the assignment in
the title column of the list.
Hint If you set the "Grade Scale" to "No④Grade", the "Grade" will be "View Submissions".
Select the student whose assignment
submission you want to evaluate.

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Hosei University Learning Management System
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Click the "Save and Release to Student" button.
Note If you want to release to the student
at a later date, you may select the "Saveand Don't Release to Student" button.

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Set assessments / questionnair
4-1. Create assessments / questionnair
Instructors can create online assessments / questionnair.
Select the class to be set.

①

Select "Tests & Quizzes".
②③

Enter a title in the "Assessment Title"
field and click the Create button.

Click "select a question type ▼" nextto "Add Question" and select the type ofquestion you want to create. For example,
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The "Edit Question" screen is displayed.
Set the necessary items.
Select a grading logic. For example,
select "Single Correct" in Answer.
⑤Enter "Question Text".

⑥Create correct answer.
Note To use Multiple Choice for survey,⑦

set a dummy correct answer.
⑧

Click the Save button.
Hint To create more questions, repeat theabove steps from "Add Question".

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Select Publish.

⑩

The "Publish Assessment" screen appears. Click the Publish button.
⑪The published assessment is displayedon the "Published Copies: released to students" tab.

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4-2. Check assessment / questionnair results
Instructors can download the assessment / questionnair results.
Select the class to be set.

①

Select "Tests & Quizzes".
②

Click the "Published Copies: released
to students" tab.
③

Click "Select Action ▼" of the assessment to check results and select Scores.

④

Click the Export tab.
Click the Export button.
⑤

A popup for downloading the file will⑥

be displayed. Click the Save button.

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Use clicker
5-1. Create questions
When using a clicker during class hours. Questions must be made before class.
①

Select the class to be set.

③

Select Clicker.
Select Add at the top left.

②

The "Add new question" screen is displayed. Set the necessary items.
Click the Save button.

④⑤

Verify that the question you will use inclass have been added.
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5-2. Using a clicker during class hours
Instructor ask question, and students look at the question and respond. When using the clicker, theactions of the instructor and the students are linked, so the following steps describe each screen.
＜Screen of instructor＞
At the beginning of the class, instructor projects the laptop screen with theclassroom projector.
After performing steps ① and ② on②

the previous page, click the title of thequestion to be used in that scene.
Question is displayed. Explain the displayed question to the student.
Hint Instruct the student to display theClicker in Learning Management Systemon a PC or smart device.

③Click the Start button.

④⑤＜Screen of student＞
Select the class to be set.

⑥Select Clicker.

⑦

Click a number.
Hint Students also can answer on smart
device.

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The question will end by clicking theStop button or after the time limit.
Click the Result button.

⑨The result of the question is displayed.
Select "Question List" for next use.

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ForumsInstructors can give the students themes so they can discuss them throughout the class.

Create a new conversation
Select a class.

①

Click Forums.
Click the topic to post your message.

②③

Click "Start a New Conversation".

④

Enter a title for your message.
Enter your message.
Click Post button.

⑤

⑥

⑦

A new conversation is created.

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Reply to conversation
Select a class.

①

Click Forums.
Click the topic to reply to.

②③

Click the conversation to reply to.

④

Click Reply.

⑤

A page for replying is displayed.

⑥

The original message is displayed.

⑦⑧Enter your reply message.
Click Post button.

⑨Your reply message is posted.

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Customize class tabs
You can set the class tabs to display only the classes you use frequently. You can also change theorder of the class tabs.

Show / hide class tabs
Click the Sites link at the top right.

①

If the Sites tab is not selected, click theSites tab.
Click the star (★) of the class you want

②to hide.

③

The star of the class you want to hide
⑤turns colorless.
Click the "x" button at the top right.

Hint

The setting will be reflected byclicking the browser screen other than④

the window instead of the "x" button.

When "Reload to see your updated fa-⑥

vorite sites" is displayed, click Reload.

The class tab you set is hidden.
⑦

Hint

If you want to redisplay the class tab, follow the same procedure to restore the star (★).
You can see the classes you have hidden from the Membership page in Home tab.

Hint

By clicking "" on the right of the class tab, you can open the page of each tool directly.

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Reorder class tabs
Click the Sites link at the top right.

①

Click the "Organize Favorites" tab.
Drag the "≡" icon on the right of theclass whose order you want to change.

②

Hint

"Drag" is the operation of moving

the mouse while holding down the button.

③

Drop it where you want.

Hint"Drop" is the operation of re-leasing the button while dragging.

④⼺Check the changed order.
⑥

Click the "x" button at the top right.

Hint

The setting will be reflected byclicking the browser screen other than⑤

the window instead of the "x" button.
When "Reload to see your updated favorite sites" is displayed, click Reload.

⑦

The order of the class tabs is changed.
⑧Inquiries about The Learning Management System are accepted on the following website. （Japanese Only）
https://info.hosei-kyoiku.jp/lms̲toiawase/Ver. 2021/12/3- 20 -