Active quiz - main entryWhether you are starting from scratch or working with an active quiz already created, using the active quiz activity in a topic ideally consists of 5 stages, in a looped process. 1. Plan | 2. Build | 3. Test | 4. Administer | 5. Review || Support
The teacher creates the quiz in advance – adding questions from the topic's question bank. During the lecture/tutorial, the teacher starts the quiz. Students can now connect to this quiz. Once the teacher is satisfied that all students have connected to the active quiz, they can click on 'Start Quiz'. The teacher can review student responses in real time and re-poll the same question, go to the next question, or jump to any question set up in the activity. Good practice guides and tip sheets
Good practice guides and tip sheets have been developed to support quality in both curriculum design and teaching practice. Good practice guides provide a pedagogical overview and tip sheets provide you with practical strategies and ideas for implementation. Links to quiz-related resources are provided below. Aligning quiz questions with Bloom's taxonomy | Using FLO quizzes with large student numbers 1. PlanThe better your planning/preparation, the less likely you are to run into a problem once students start doing the quiz. Therefore, it is advised that you have a process for creating your quiz. Why do you want to set up an active quiz (ie what is the quiz's purpose)? Active quiz could be used for:
2. BuildSet up a category and question bankA question bank is used to categorise quiz questions. Sorting questions into categories is especially important when random questions are used or a topic contains many quizzes. If you add a category before you add questions to the question bank, all questions created can be added to this category and they will then belong to the topic, rather than the quiz. This approach will make management easier when you are creating new quizzes (eg in the following semester) using questions from previous quizzes.
Categories in the question bank can be exported from one topic into another, enabling the questions within to be multiple use. Please contact your eLearning support team to discuss importing question bank categories.
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Engaging content - pollingStudents provide responses to questions or surveys. Polling can be synchronous or asynchronous. Synchronous or real-time polling in class allows you to display and analyse the results immediately. Asynchronous polling can be used prior to a teaching session where you collect and analyse results to inform delivery of your class. Good practice guides and tip sheets
Good practice guides and tip sheets have been developed to support quality in both curriculum design and teaching practice. Good practice guides provide a pedagogical overview and tip sheets provide you with practical strategies and ideas for implementation. Links to polling-related resources are provided below. Design principles for creating engaging digital content
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FLO Active Quiz
Active Quiz is designed for in-class quizzes. The quiz uses questions from the question bank, questions can be timed/not timed, grades are reported back to the Gradebook. You can view student responses in real time to offer in-class discussion about the
results. Students can use any device. Group quizzing is supported.
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FLO interface - Key features1. Layout | 2. Customisation | 3. Topics | 4. Logout || SupportThere are two main page views you will encounter in FLO: My FLO, and individual Topic pages. My FLO
My FLO has several main navigation areas: (see image below)
TopicsNavigating within any topic can be done in a number of ways:
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FLO interface - main entryFlinders Learning Online (FLO), Flinders University's web-based learning and teaching platform, facilitates the creation of online educational environments by non-technical users. FLO can be used to create entire online topics and courses or to provide
interactive tools that supplement or complement existing topics and courses. All topics at Flinders have a FLO site. FLO is a 'suite' of technologies. The core of FLO is Moodle, but it also includes related educational technologies. 1. Layout | 2. Customisation | 3. Topics | 4. Browser compatibility | 5. Log out || SupportAnyone with a Flinders FAN can log into FLO. Each topic has a FLO site automatically created. Staff may request other sites (eg for courses, collaborative projects, committees) by contacting the eLearning support team in their college. A link to the FLO login page is provided in the Quick links menu in the top banner of the University website or via Okta. Otherwise, type https://flo.flinders.edu.au/ into your browser address bar; this
link will redirect you to Okta to sign in. Once signed in you will be redirected to FLO.
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3. Topics
FLO topics consist of resources (eg lecture notes, files, URLs, and video files) and activities (eg assignment dropboxes, quizzes, discussion forums).
Orientation to FLO and quick editing tips:- Find your way around (FLO features)
- Edit content in a topic (includes add a block, and add/delete a module)
- Customise the My Topics block (My FLO)
- Create starred topics for quick access (My FLO)
Find your way around (FLO features)
Tools for managing learning (such as the Gradebook) can be used to record and monitor student progress In the Flinders My Topics area – this is a listing of all the topics you have access to and you can decide how you would like to view your topics –
in progress, past, future or starred topics.
The standard layout for each topic consists of content (modules/weeks) in the centre, navigation menu on the left, and topic blocks in the banner image.
The top module can be used for resources that are needed throughout the semester and do not sit specifically into a weekly module, or one of the modules included in the starter site.
Note: If you are using a Collapsed topic format, the user cannot collapse the top module, and so consideration should
be given to the number of resources in the top module to avoid a long scrolling experience.
Edit content in a topic
The editing aspects of the topic are located at the top of the screen. The Topic Management, Navigation menu and Quicklinks appear at the top of your screen in every topic, along with the Turn editing on button. To edit or add content
to your topic, select the
Turn editing on button.

Edit week/modules and activities/resources
With editing on, next to each activity you will see an Edit drop-down menu. This menu will allow you to move, hide, duplicate or delete the activity.
A week/module or activity/resource can be quickly renamed using the pencil icon and moved easily using the move icon.
Note: If you using a weekly format and change the default module titles by renaming them, remember to check that date-specific resources like lecture recordings appear in the correct location before teaching begins.
Add a block
There are various blocks you can add to a topic. See the list in Add a block located at the top of the page in Topic Blocks:
When you have finished editing, ensure that you Turn editing off.
Add/delete a module
- If deleting a module, delete all of the contents of the module. Otherwise, skip to the next step.
- Scroll to the end of the FLO topic homepage, and select either the add or delete option.
- If adding a mdoule, change the module name using the pen icon, and move to the position you want it (eg below Module 0) using the icon at the left of the module name
Customise the My Topics block (My FLO)
The My Topics block has filters to help you find your FLO sites. The following filters are available:
All – All your FLO sites, (except for any you have hidden)
In progress – All sites currently running (e.g. the topics you are currently teaching in)
Future – Topics you will be teaching in the future. Topics will move to In progress at the start of the semester
Past – Topics where teaching has finished
Starred – Topics you have marked for easy access (see below)
Removed from view – Topics you have removed from the All filter.
Whenever you log in to FLO, you are taken back to the filter you last chose. If you find that you are suddenly missing a topic, this can probably be fixed by checking which filter is selected.
Create starred topics for quick access (My FLO)
To access frequently used topics, you can 'star' a topic, which makes it easier to filter when you log in to FLO.
- First, click on My Topics list in the navigation menu:
- Scroll down and find the topic you would like to star
- Click on the three dots
- Click on Star this topic
Your topic will now appear in Starred, when you filter the list under My Topics.
4. Browser compatibility
FLO is compatible with any standards-compliant web browser. We regularly test FLO with the following most up-to-date browsers:
Desktop: Chrome | Firefox
Mobile: Safari | Chrome
For the best experience and optimum security, we recommend that you keep your browser up to date.
5. Log out
Once you have finished in FLO remember to log out.- Click on your profile menu
- Click on Log out
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FLO interface - troubleshooting1. Layout | 2. Customisation | 3. Topics | 4. Logout || SupportThis troubleshooting guide relates to the FLO Interface.
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FLO interface - WebPET (Web Presence in Every Topic)1. Layout | 2. Customisation | 3. Topics | 4. Logout || SupportThis entry relates to the FLO interface. This information has now been replaced by the digital learning guidelines.What is 'WebPET'?WebPET (Web Presence in Every Topic) aims to provide:
And in addition:
Students are generally happy with using FLO for their studies but have expressed their desire for more consistency across their topics.
What does it look like?As a minimum, each FLO site has:
Expectations of staffAll staff are required to:
What you can expect from the UniversityThe University will:
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Statement of Assessment Methods (SAM)
Good practice guides and tip sheets
Good practice guides and tip sheets have been developed to support quality in both curriculum design and teaching practice. Good practice guides provide a pedagogical overview and tip sheets provide you with practical strategies and ideas for implementation. Links to assessment-related resources are provided below. Authentic assessment | Assessment principles | Completing Statement of Assessment Methods for 2022 | Developing learning outcomes | Policy implications for assessment design | Students are engaged in authentic and experiential learning | Using gradebook | Moderation | Providing students with comprehensive assessment information and support in FLO | Constructive alignment in FLO | Negotiated assessment Where to find the SAM for your topicThe SAM is located in the Assessment module in each topic:
It shows any available SAM for your topic. If 'not available' appears in the 'Link to SAM' column, this means your SAM has either not been created or is currently in draft format and not yet published.
Updating your SAM
Modifying a rejected SAM
Who to contact for help
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Statement of Assessment Methods (SAM) - information for administrators and moderators
Good practice guides and tip sheets
Good practice guides and tip sheets have been developed to support quality in both curriculum design and teaching practice. Good practice guides provide a pedagogical overview and tip sheets provide you with practical strategies and ideas for implementation. Links to assessment-related resources are provided below. Authentic assessment | Assessment principles | Completing Statement of Assessment Methods for 2022 | Developing learning outcomes | Policy implications for assessment design | Students are engaged in authentic and experiential learning | Using gradebook | Moderation Moderating a SAM
Redrafting a live or rejected SAM (administrators only)
Deleting a draft SAM (administrators only)
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Styles and layout - apply text styles
For reasons of accessibility, usability, universal design and sustainability, you are advised to apply styles that are built into the HTML editor when working with text. Categories of style usage include headings, quotes and other text elements.
Font coloursThe font colour range is limited making it easier to be consistent. These colours ensure the text is readable on the screen. To view this feature you will need to expand the HTML editor menu. ![]() Paragraph stylesUsing paragraph styles will ensure that your site looks 'clean' (ie no unnecessary formatting) and consistent. These tools save you time as you don't have to worry about formatting text yourself, and are accessible to users with a sight disability, as their screen reader will be able to make sense of the text. Just as you wouldn't want to read a book that had no chapter headings or subheadings, so web users like 'chunked' text that makes reading easier.
StylesThese styles can be used to highlight something important that you want students to see (eg guest lecturers, assessment items due, preparation for a workshop). Using an option in the Styles menu will make this information stand out in your FLO site. Example: Please prepare for our next workshop by reflecting on your experiences at placement.
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Subtopic - Library World1. Options | 2. Set up | 3. Administer | 4. Reports || Support
Library World is an introduction to using information at university. The Library interviewed over 40 Flinders academics and students to share their experience and expertise in finding information. From these interviews, we made 11 videos to give students a good foundation in what is quality and credible information at university, how to follow the scholarly conversation, what tools to use in research, and where to go for help. You will need to ask your eLearning support team to add the subtopic on your behalf. Can I use it as an assessment item in my topic?Yes. The assessment in Library World takes the form of reflective questions. Before viewing any of the videos, students are asked three quick questions about their current information seeking practices. After working through Library World, students are asked the same questions so they can reflect on what they have learned and what they will now do differently to find information at university. You can add Library World to your topic as a subtopic and use as either an assessment item or a resource. Can I use it as a resource that is not assessed?Yes. Let your eLearning support team know that you want Library World added as a resource only. To get grades for Library World you need to click the Where can I get help?
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The subtopic activity has to be added by your eLearning support team. Please contact them if you want this activity added to your topic.
The subtopic activity connects students from your topic to another FLO site, and periodically pulls grades from that site into your topic.1. OptionsThe following Subtopics can be added to your topic:
2. Set upYou will need to ask your eLearning support team to add the subtopic on your behalf.
Once the activity has been added, you will have a limited number of settings that you can edit:
Timeline block: The Subtopic activity will not show to students in the Timeline block.
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Topic administration - course sites1. Build | 2. Settings | 3. Editing | 4. User management | 5. Reports || Support This entry relates to topic administration. Good practice guides and tip sheets
Good practice guides and tip sheets have been developed to support quality in both curriculum design and teaching practice. Good practice guides provide a pedagogical overview and tip sheets provide you with practical strategies and ideas for implementation. Links to topic administration-related resources are provided below. Course sites connect students across a range
of courses or topics together in one place. Feedback from students
(new/continuing) and/or staff may prompt you to set up a course site. Course sites appear in the My Topics area, along with topics. 1. Plan the siteThink about the site’s purpose and audience before you request it – planning will determine the site’s structure/content and ultimate success. You may want to have a conversation with your local eLearning support team. Some reasons why you might want to create a course site:
Your audience/users might be:
View the Keys to success – course sites (Word doc) for tips. 2. Request a course siteAs the site administrator/s, team leader (eg. course coordinator), use Service One to send a request to your local eLearning support team. They will set up the site and allow access for specified users. Provide key information (‘need to know’) with your request:
3. Build the siteFLO Staff Support contains the following resources to may help you develop your site:
4. Evaluate the site (post set up)If you are a site administrator, you will want to evaluate the site’s usage on a regular basis (eg. 2x per year). Some suggested approaches:
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Topic administration – dates and times in FLO1. Build | 2. Settings | 3. Editing | 4. User management | 5. Reports || Support
Students will access FLO from different time zones. Settings inside FLO and on user's personal devices will affect how dates and times display in FLO.
Where is the date and time displayed in FLO?Time is displayed in many locations in FLO:
How is the time displayed in FLO?
FLO displays dates and times based on the time zone setting in each user's profile preferences. All user's initial FLO
time zone is set to server time, which is the current time in Adelaide, South Australia. Server time automatically adjusts for Adelaide Daylight Saving Time.
Users can choose to set a different time zone in their profile preferences. FLO will then display most times and dates converted to their chosen time zone, with a few notable exceptions. These exceptions are listed below.
Note: FLO's time zone settings do automatically update with your device's settings.
Individual tools and activities in FLO will display times:
Individual tools and activities in FLO may obtain the current time from one of three sources.
*A block you can add to your site that shows all users both Adelaide time and their local time. Tip: Be aware that FLO displays and operates within most FLO tools as a 24-hour clock for staff when setting dates and times, and displays as a 12-hour clock to students. Tip: You can also manually add key dates to the calendar , for example, you could add Collaborate session times as an important additional support for students in different time zones. |
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Topic rollover is the process of creating a new topic space in FLO, applying a template, and applying content to it in line with the topic coordinators’ requirements, all in preparation for the next teaching period. FLO topic rollover checklist (updated February 2022) Use this checklist after your FLO site has been rolled over. It lists the essential tasks to do in your FLO site before students have access. This checklist is updated each semester and will also be emailed to you as part of FLO rollover communications.Once topics have been rolled over, there are additional support resources that may be helpful:
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Topic administration - main entryThe topic administration section describes how you administer your topic in FLO. 1. Build | 2. Settings | 3. Editing | 4. User management | 5. Reports || SupportGood practice guides and tip sheets
Good practice guides and tip sheets have been developed to support quality in both curriculum design and teaching practice. Good practice guides provide a pedagogical overview and tip sheets provide you with practical strategies and ideas for implementation. Links to assignment-related resources are provided below. Structuring your FLO site | Culturally responsive digital learning | Teaching first year | Supporting students to successfully engage with the topic Once you have built, adjusted the settings and edited your topic in preparation for student access, you can preview it as a student to see what it looks like from a user perspective (rather than as an administrator).
1. BuildTopics are automatically created in FLO using data from Student Two. If your topic does not appear, contact your local eLearning support team for assistance. Staff have access to topics 77 days prior to the teaching start date, with students getting access 7 days before the start of teaching. See:
Both staff and students have access for 450 days after teaching finishes, except when a student withdraws or a staff member is removed from the teaching team in Student Management.
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Good practice guides and tip sheets
Good practice guides and tip sheets have been developed to support quality in both curriculum design and teaching practice. Good practice guides provide a pedagogical overview and tip sheets provide you with practical strategies and ideas for implementation. Links to assignment-related resources are provided below. Supporting students to successfully engage with the topic | Culturally responsive digital learning This entry relates to topic administration.
It is possible to create a non-award (short) course in FLO using existing infrastructure. FLO can provide the same functionality to deliver non-award (short) courses as is available for award topics. The key difference is because non-award (short) courses do not exist in 'upstream' systems, eg. Student Management System, then some process is less automated than what is possible for award topics. This page outlines what is available in FLO to support non-award (short) courses. The Online Learning and Teaching team can assist with:
1. New courses: Request learning design advice (contact your local Learning Designer)
2. Create FLO site (Service One request)
Manual enrolment with FAN (College administration responsibility)
FAN sponsors are staff members authorised to request the creation of FANs for non-award students. AccessNow allows the creation of FAN accounts by sponsors. See existing sponsors on the Find a sponsor in your area (login) page, or contact IDS (8201 2345 or Service One) and request to be added to as a sponsor. More information on how to create a FAN is available on the AccessNow website.
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Topic administration - Preparing for teaching in FLOThe topic administration section describes how you administer your topic in FLO. 1. Build | 2. Settings | 3. Editing | 4. User management | 5. Reports || SupportGood practice guides and tip sheets
Good practice guides and tip sheets have been developed to support quality in both curriculum design and teaching practice. Good practice guides provide a pedagogical overview and tip sheets provide you with practical strategies and ideas for implementation. Links to assignment-related resources are provided below. Structuring your FLO site | Culturally responsive digital learning | Teaching first year | Supporting students to successfully engage with the topic | Teaching offshore students online The Preparing for teaching in FLO site is useful for tracking FLO-related tasks associated with effective topic coordination (whether you are a new/existing topic coordinator or other staff members with topic responsibilities). Links to Uni-wide/college-level support resources/information are provided in the site. As well as including detailed month-by-month modules (leading into the teaching of the topic), there is an Interactive checklist of key tasks (quick view) (Module 0) in case you are not starting within the ideal timeframe (2-3 months prior to topic commencement). This entry mainly relates to 'Build' in Topic administration - main entry, although it includes some information around when the topic is running and once the topic is finished. |
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This entry relates to styles and layout, topic administration,
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FLO allows you to preview your content and activities as a student would. This is particularly useful when checking the setup and design of your topic (the building and testing phases).
Steps
If an activity or a module has group restrictions, you won't be able to access it if you switch your role to a student, as those restrictions will apply to you too. Hence, if there are restrictions based on groups, you should add yourself to that particular group for a complete student experience. This should be done prior to switching your role to a student.
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Topic administration - Recycle bin1. Build | 2. Settings | 3. Editing | 4. User management | 5. Reports || Support This entry relates to topic administration. If you accidentally delete an activity or resource from the topic page you can restore it using the Recycle bin. When you delete an item, it’s stored in the Recycle bin for 28 days before it’s permanently deleted. WarningDon’t restore a quiz activity from the Recycle bin as this will duplicate the question bank (make a copy of each question). Instead, recreate the quiz or contact your local eLearning support team to discuss if it can be restored from a previous availability.
The Recycle bin (from the Actions menu in the Topic Management window) will only be visible when there are items within to restore. After an item is deleted
it can take a few minutes for it to appear in the Recycle bin.
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This entry relates to topic administration. Staff can be added to FLO through two different methods, depending on the purpose:
If you have any questions relating to roles in FLO, contact your local eLearning support team. Student Management roles
Non-teaching roles available within FLO
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