Detailed Instructions for Counselors wanting to use Quest
Step 1 - Contact the Readiness Lead at your school Karen Oeh (koeh@ccconlineed.org)
to get the name or to find out if your school has adopted Quest)
Step 2 - Ask your Readiness Lead to use the latest Prospective Online Student Quest file to create a Quest for Counselors Course
This file contains SmarterMeasure and Overview of Online Learning Module (good for individual or group counseling and Orientation to College/FYE/Matriculation Orientations - helps students decide whether online learning is right for them)
Fall 2018 Link to Prospective Student Import File Download Link to Prospective Student Import File
Step 3 - Follow the instructions for creating Quest in Canvas
- Download the Quest file to your computer
- Go into your instance of Canvas and create and name the course Quest for Counselors
- Import the content into a new course shell by going to Settings, Import Content into this Course; Content Type is Canvas Course Export Package.
- You will have 1 issue – SmarterMeasure LTI.
Step 4 - Updating the SmarterMeasure LTI
- Enter your newly created Quest course
- Go to Settings
- Go to Apps
- Select and add the SmarterMeasure App
- Select the gear drop down for SmarterMeasure
- Select edit
- Copy the credentials provided for your school from another Quest course
- Select the Submit button.
Step 5 - Allowing self-enrollment (the best option for making Quest available to students "on-the-fly."
- Go to Settings
- Select Course Details tab
- Scroll to the bottom
- Select more options
- Make sure first option is selected “Let students self-enroll by sharing with them a secret URL or code
- This will generate a code and URL
- Provide self-enrollment instructions including code and url to your students so they can complete the Quest workshop before the beginning of the semester
*If you have trouble finding the self-enroll option, check admin settings to allow self-enrollment "For manually created courses"