OGU eLearning

Welcome to the OGU Learning Management System. Follow the steps below to access your courses and begin your online facilitation journey.

To log in:

1. Open the OGU LMS login page.
2. In the Username field, enter either:
   • Your staff username, e.g. outspan.university
   • Your OGU email, e.g. outspan.university@ogu.ac.ke
3. New Staff, enter the default password: outspan2026
4. Click Log in.
5. On your first successful login, you will be prompted to change your password immediately.
6. Create and save your new password, then continue to your Dashboard.

1. Open your course and turn Edit Mode on.
2. Navigate to the section where you want to add content.
3. Click Add an activity or resource.
4. Select the appropriate resource, such as File, Page, Book, URL, or other available resource.
5. Enter the required information and upload or add your content.
6. Click Save and return to course.
7. Open the resource to confirm that it displays correctly.

💡Tip: Use clear and meaningful names for your resources so students can easily identify them.

1. Open your course and turn Edit Mode on.
2. Navigate to the appropriate course section.
3. Click Add an activity or resource.
4. Select Big Blue Button.
5. Enter the session title (Room Name) eg; Virtual Class
6. Navigate to Session Timing, Enable Opening and End Date. (End of Semester)
7. Scroll down to Save and Display.
8. Go to Course/Unit Home (Click the name of the unit in the Dashboard)
9. Open the Virtual Class Link, Click Join Session.
10. To share Link to Students, Right Click Join Session, the Copy the Link.

💡Tip: Add virtual class sessions ahead of time and communicate the schedule to students through an announcement.

1. Turn Edit Mode on and navigate to the relevant course section.
2. Click Add an activity or resource.
3. Select Assignment.
4. Enter the assignment name and instructions.
5. Set the submission type, due date, and grading method.
6. Configure any additional settings required.
7. Click Save and display.
8. Preview the assignment to ensure everything is correctly configured.

💡Tip: Provide clear instructions, submission requirements, and deadlines to avoid confusion.

Creating a Quiz

1. Open your course and turn Edit Mode on.
2. Select Add an activity or resource → Quiz.
3. Enter the Quiz name and instructions.
4. Configure the timing, attempts, grading, and question behaviour.
5. Click Save and display.
6. Select Questions → Add → a new question or from question bank.
7. Add the required questions and assign marks.
8. Save and Preview the quiz before making it available to students.

Creating a Question Bank

1. Open your course and select More → Question Bank.
2. Select Categories to create a category for your questions.
3. Click Add category, give it a meaningful name, and save.
4. Select Questions and choose the category you created.
5. Click Create a new question.
6. Select the question type, such as Multiple Choice, True/False, Short Answer, etc.
7. Enter the question, answer options, correct answer, and marks.
8. Save the question.
9. Repeat the process to build your question bank.

Adding Question Bank Questions to a Quiz

When creating or editing a quiz:

Questions → Add → from question bank → Select Category → Select Questions → Add to Quiz.

💡 Tip: Create separate question-bank categories for different topics or units. This makes it easier to reuse questions and build quizzes efficiently.

1. Open the relevant course.
2. Select Participants.
3. Search for or locate the student you want to manage.
4. Review their enrolment and course participation.
5. Where permitted, use the available options to manage enrolment or communicate with the learner.
6. Use course reports and activity information to monitor participation.

💡Tip: If a student cannot access your course, first check whether they are correctly enrolled before escalating the issue.

1. Open your course.
2. Select Grades from the course navigation.
3. Review the available grade items and assessment activities.
4. Configure grade categories and weighting where required.
5. Grade assignments and other manually assessed activities.
6. Review the calculated course grades.
7. Provide feedback where appropriate.
8. Ensure grades are correctly configured before releasing them to students.

💡Tip: Set up your grading structure early in the trimester so that assessment results are organized consistently throughout the course.

1. Open your assigned course from My Courses.
2. Turn Edit Mode on.
3. Select Settings to update the course name, summary, visibility, and other course details.
4. Organize your course into appropriate Topics/Sections.
5. Rename sections according to your teaching plan, e.g. Week 1: Introduction.
6. Save your changes and review the course from the student perspective.

💡Tip: Set up your course structure before adding learning materials to keep your content organized.