.. _Configure Your Course for Content Experiments: ##################################################### Configure Your Course for Content Experiments ##################################################### .. tags:: educator, how-to This section provides instructions for configuring your course to use :ref:`content experiments`. .. contents:: :local: :depth: 1 .. _Enable Content Experiments: **************************************** Enable Content Experiments **************************************** To enable content experiments in your course, you add ``split_test`` to the **Advanced Module List** in Advanced Settings. .. note:: ``split_test`` is the internal edX Platform name for a content experiment. #. From the **Settings** menu, select **Advanced Settings**. #. On the **Advanced Settings** page, locate **Advanced Module List**. #. In the **Advanced Module List** field, add ``"split_test"``. Be sure that you include the double quotation marks. If you have multiple values, ensure that they are separated by commas (``,``). For example, the text in the **Advanced Module List** field may resemble the following: .. code-block:: none [ "lti_consumer", "word_cloud", "split_test" ] #. Select **Save Changes**. .. _Set up Group Configurations in edX Studio: ************************************************ Set up Group Configurations in edX Studio ************************************************ .. note:: You must :ref:`enable content experiments` before you can set up group configurations. To set up group configurations, on the **Settings** menu, select **Group Configurations**. The **Group Configurations** page opens. From this page you can :ref:`create`, :ref:`edit`, and :ref:`delete` group configurations. You can also :ref:`view content experiments that use a group configuration`. .. _Create a Group Configuration: ============================= Create a Group Configuration ============================= You can create a group configuration at any time. #. On the **Group Configurations** page, under **Experiment Groups**, select **New Experiment Group**. The following page opens: .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/create-group-config.png :width: 800 :alt: An image of the Create a New Group Configuration page in Studio. #. Enter a name in the **Group Configuration Name** field. Use a meaningful name, because you will select from group configuration names when you create content experiments. Learners do not see the group configuration name. #. Optionally, enter a description for the new group configuration. #. By default, a new configuration already contains two groups. Modify the groups or add and delete groups as needed. A group configuration must have at least one group. * Modify group names as needed. You see group names in the unit page in Studio, but group names are not visible to learners. * Select **Add another group** to include another group as part of the configuration. * Select the **X** to the right of an existing group to remove it from the configuration. A group configuration must have at least one group. #. Select **Create** to save the new group configuration. The group configuration is then listed in the page. You can see the number of groups that the configuration contains, as well as whether the configuration is in use in the course: .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/group_configurations_one_listed.png :width: 800 :alt: The Group Configurations page with one group configuration listed. .. _Edit a Group Configuration: ============================= Edit a Group Configuration ============================= .. important:: You can change the name of a group configuration at any time. However, before you modify any other characteristics of a group configuration that is currently used in a running course, review :ref:`Guidelines for Modifying Group Configurations`. #. On the **Group Configurations** page, hover over the group configuration and select **Edit**. .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/group_configurations_edit.png :alt: An image of the Group Configurations page with Edit button highlighted. :width: 800 The following page opens: .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/save-group-config.png :alt: An image of the Edit a Group Configuration page. :width: 800 #. On the **Edit a Group Configuration** page modify the name and description as needed. #. Modify groups in the configuration as needed. See :ref:`Create a Group Configuration` for details. #. Select **Save** to save your changes. .. _Delete a Group Configuration: ============================= Delete a Group Configuration ============================= .. note:: You can only delete a group configuration that is not currently used in a content experiment. You cannot delete a group configuration that is used in a content experiment. #. On the **Group Configurations** page, hover over the group configuration and select the Delete icon. .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/group-configuration-delete.png :alt: The Delete icon circled for a group configuration. :width: 800 #. When prompted to confirm the deletion, select **Delete**. .. _View Experiments that Use a Group Configuration: =============================================== View Experiments that Use a Group Configuration =============================================== You can view the content experiments that use each of your group configurations. On the **Group Configurations** page, select the name of a group to see its details. You see links to the content experiments that use this group configuration. .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/group_configurations_experiments.png :alt: An image of a group configuration with the content experiments using the configuration circled. :width: 800 Select a link to go to the unit that contains the content experiment. =============================================== View a Group Configuration from an Experiment =============================================== When working with a content experiment, you can view details about the group configuration used by that experiment in two ways. * In a unit that contains a content experiment, in the content experiment block, select the name of the group configuration. .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/content_experiment_group_config_link.png :alt: An image of the content experiment in the unit page with the group configuration link circled :width: 800 * At the top of the content experiment page, select the name of the group configuration. .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/content_experiment_page_group_config_link.png :alt: An image of the content experiment page with the group configuration link circled. :width: 800 In both cases, the group configuration opens. .. image:: /_images/educator_how_tos/group_configurations_experiments.png :alt: An image of the Group Configuration page with the experiments using it circled. :width: 800 You can use the link in the group configuration to return to the unit that contains the content experiment. .. seealso:: :class: dropdown :ref:`Offering Differentiated Content` (concept) :ref:`Overview of Content Experiments` (concept) :ref:`Experiment Group Configurations` (reference) :ref:`Add a Content Experiment in OLX` (how-to) :ref:`Set Up Group Configuration for OLX Courses` (how-to) :ref:`Guidelines for Modifying Group Configurations` (concept)