2 Working with the OSL Learning Tool User Interface

This chapter provides an overview of the elements of the OSL LT user interface. The interface you see is based on the role you are assigned in OSL Learning Tool.

2.1 Navigating the User Interface

The OSL LT user interface works entirely inside a single page display. You should not use your Web browser buttons (such as Forward, Back, or Refresh) to navigate within the page. If a Web browser navigation button is used accidentally, click the Refresh button in the OSL LT to resolve any issues. Otherwise, close the OSL LT, and then launch it again.

Note:

Do not open multiple instances of the OSL LT in different tabs of the same browser.

The user interface is made up of a number of elements:

• The global area.

• The work area tabs.

• The work area.

• The toolbar.

The functions available from these elements vary. They depend on the role you are assigned. For information on specific user interfaces:

• Teachers, see Section 3.1.

• Parents, see Section 4.1.

• Students with basic access, see Section 6.1.

• Students with standard access, see Section 5.1.