Glossary
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Alt text (alternative text)
Alt text should be added to all images on a Web page. Alt text provides an alternative text description of the image when it is not displayed (eg when images are disabled in the browser settings or the user is using a text-only browser). Alt text should be short and to the point.
Asynchronous
Not occurring at the same time.
Banner
A graphic image created as a page header for the UniSAnet Web site. This might give out information like course name, course code etc. The image below shows the banner area defined by the red border.
Check box
An element on a Web page. A check box activates a particular function, and its status is either "activated" or "not activated". You can activate a check box by clicking on it, and a tick will appear. In the image below the check box is currently "not activated":
But if you activate the check box, by clicking on it, a tick will appear to show that the check box has been activated as shown in the image below:
Content object
A Web site contained within a UniSAnet Delivery area.
Content frame
A UniSAnet Web site is composed of three frames for the content, navigation and banner. The image below shows the content frame defined by the red border. This is the frame in which the main learning content is displayed.
Course ID
A Course ID is a six digit numerical code that was used by the University’s management system prior to the implementation of Medici. Course IDs are unique identifiers still used in conjunction with UniSAnet products. Course IDs are displayed on course homepages, in brackets, next to the Medici area and catalogue number e.g. BUSS 2046 (012021).
Course information page
Course information pages (shown below) are automatically created for each course. It is possible to:
- upload files to a course information page
- delete files from a course information page
- create a link on a a course information page
- delete a link on a course information page.
All uploaded files and links appear under the 'Learning resources for this course' heading.
Search for a course information page
Crop image
Cut away unwanted parts of an image to leave a specific area.
Custom theme
Custom themes that determine the appearance of a Web site including colour, graphics and title can be created specifically for schools or programs. Contact your Online Adviser for more information.
Delivery area
Also referred to as a "Web space". A delivery area is a space on the UniSAnet server that is created for a course, program or other purpose. UniSAnet Web sites (content objects) are most commonly created in delivery areas for courses.
Drop down menu
A drop down menu displays multiple options from which you make a single selection. Drop down menus are usually activated by clicking on a downward pointing arrow. In the example below the options are "Default", "Medici", "SRIS (Course ID)" or "Object only".
Expand button
Expand buttons are located on the Edit structure screen, under each folder, as indicated by the arrow in the image below.
Clicking the Expand button will refresh the screen and list the content of a folder as shown in the image below.
Once the Expand button has been clicked it will change to a Collapse button. Click the Collapse button to return the screen to its original appearance showing only the folders.
Live Web site view
This is the Web site view that can be seen by students via the World Wide Web.
Navigation frame
The left panel of a UniSAnet Web site that contains links to Web pages and folders. The image below shows the navigation frame defined by the red border.
Network place
A network place is a shortcut to a location on a network server. In the context of UniSAnet, you can create a shortcut to:
- your course delivery area, which contains one or more content objects (Web sites), or
- your course home page area which contains the files that appear as links under the 'Learning resources for this course' heading.
See Create network place for a delivery area and Create network place for a course home page.
Object
A learning tool that is created within a content object. Objects include:
- Web pages
- Folders
- Uploaded files such as Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- Links to other Web sites
- Discussions
- Chats
- Quizzes
- TellUs2 (online survey)
Radio button
A defined area on a Web page that can be clicked to select an option. The images below demonstrate radio buttons.
The image above shows that neither of the two radio buttons have been selected. The image below indicates that "UniSAnet-1" has been selected.
Screen reader
A software application used by people with a vision impairment, that converts on-screen text into digitally generated speech.
Synchronous
Occurring at the same time.
Start page
A Web page that appears when users a) access a UniSAnet Web site (this is the start page for the Web site) or b) select a folder (this is the start page for the folder).
Text box
An element on a Web page. Text boxes allow you type in information. The image below shows a text box that allows you to type a Name for an item:
Themes
Themes create the overall look of a page on UniSAnet. For example themes can:
- specify what appears in the banner (at the top of each Web page)
- define colour and size of the banner
- define colour and size of the left navigation frame.
UniSAnet supports two types of themes – default and custom. Four default themes are available for authors to select from. Custom themes can be developed for use by particular programs or schools – these themes are designed by Online Services in the Flexible Learning Centre in collaboration with the requestor and can help ‘brand’ the online environment for the program or school.
Transition window
When editing a Web page; the page name is clicked on the Site Map page. A new Internet Explorer Browser window (called the transition window) will open, allowing you to click the FrontPage or Word icon on the toolbar, which will cause either FrontPage or Word to open. In this context the transition window allows you to move from one application (Internet Explorer) to another (FrontPage or Word) so that text on the Web page can be edited.
USB
Universal Serial Bus. A standard that supports fast data transfer rates between a computer and a peripheral device. Late model computers have at least one USB port that can be used to connect devices such as headsets, speakers, mice and keyboards.
Visibility
Learning objects within UniSAnet can be individually set as visible or invisible. If a Web page is visible, a link to the page will appear in the navigation frame on the left of the screen and in the Site Map. If a page is made “invisible” the links will not appear and the page cannot be accessed.
Web space
Also referred to as a "delivery area". Space on the UniSAnet server that is created for a course, program or other purpose. UniSAnet Web sites (content objects) are most commonly created in Delivery areas for courses.