[DG: Teaching & Learning] Samigo, Changing Templates (after the fact)

[Sam Ottenhoff]

It's only possible to change a Samigo assessment template by digging into
the database and changing values.  There is no GUI interface to do this.

For this reason, I encourage the disabling of assessment templates:

  https://jira.sakaiproject.org/browse/SAM-921

I believe assessment templates offer another layer of complexity to new
Sakai users that does not make sense without specific user training.  If
others feel similarly, we should consider changing the default value in new
Sakai installations.

--Sam

On Mon, Mar 12, 2012 at 3:47 PM, Amber D. Marcu <amarcu at rsmart.com> wrote:

> Greetings everyone,
>
> Apologies for cross-posting, but I wanted to see if development or
> pedagogy have the answers I'm looking for.
>
> Back in December 2011 the post, "[Building Sakai] samigo, changing
> templates ...<http://collab.sakaiproject.org/pipermail/sakai-dev/2011-December/015150.html>"
> asked about changing an assessment's settings after the fact through the
> DB.  Karen Tsao gave a good answer to it<http://old.nabble.com/-Building-Sakai--samigo%2C-changing-templates-...-to33021117.html#a33021117>
> .
>
> I'm writing with a follow-up question.  *Is it possible to apply an
> assessment template to an existing test after the fact?*  I'm working
> with an instructor who has MANY assessments.  She wants all of the Tests to
> have the exact same settings.  Unfortunately, she did not use a template
> when she created the tests.  So, each semester she has to redo the settings
> each and every time she publishes them for use.  If it was only a few, it
> wouldn't be a big deal.  When it is hundreds, that is another matter.  As
> it stands now, there is a minimum of 8 clicks per assessment settings page
> and a lot of time spent each semester for a tedious task.
>
> Is there a way to apply a template to existing tests?  Can I create a
> template with the desired settings and magically apply it to an existing
> one somehow?  If not, could these changes be made via the DB, and if yes,
> how much easier/harder would that be compared to individually setting each
> one?  Would the changes be permanent (i.e., follow on export/import)?
>
> Does anyone else or other schools ever have this issue?  If yes, how do
> you manage it or solve it?
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Amber D. Marcu
>
> Academic Technology Consultant, rSmart
> amarcu at rsmart.com  |  (530) 426-2372
>
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