1. eLearning Revolution For All
MKCL's ERA 5.0
eLearning Revolution For All
User Guide for Learner

2. Welcome to MKCL‘s ERA eLearning Revolution for All!
Lets see what we have new in store in ERA 5 for the Learners

3. Welcome to MKCL‘s ERA eLearning Revolution for All!
We would like to congratulate you on your registration with MKCL’s MS-CIT / WAVE Course.
The learning environment of ERA 5 will provide you the access to the Multimedia content with rich Voice over and narration text and lots of Interactivity.
You will enjoy ePortfolio section where you will be able to carry your work done, in soft copy format.
Now you will be able to write your online notes in My Notes, set bookmarks, schedule your personal calendar etc.
ERA will help you to assess yourself on the Practice and Performance tests as well as assess your skills in Take a Challenge, ONCET Case study Challenges & Try IT Section.
You will surely enjoy collaborative learning with the chat and discussion forum .

4. CONTENT 1. Learner Login 2.2. Chat 1.1. Features in Learner
1.2. Course Homepage Features
1.3. Try IT
1.4. Take a Challenge
1.5 ONCET Challenges
2.Course Collaboration
2.1. ePortfolio
Course Work
Open Work
My Portfolio
2.2. Chat
Initiating Chat
Messaging and Emoticons
Chat
2.3. Forum
Posting Questions
Posting Answers
Viewing Questions
2.4.Planner
Creating a Calendar
Setting a Calendar

5. CONTENT
Viewing a Calendar Editing a Calendar Calendar by LF 2.5. Feedback Language for Feedback Feedback form 3. Assessment 3.1. Interim Performance Test (IPT) IPT Process IPT Instructions
IPT Interface IPT Result

6. CONTENT 4. Learning in ERA 4.1. Learning Process 4.2. Bookmark
4.3. Notes
4.4. Search
4.5. Full Screen

7. MS-CIT Certification Marks Distribution for Academic year 2011
MS-CIT Certificate
MS-CIT Certification Marks Distribution for Academic year 2011

8. MS-CIT Certificate Internal Evaluation ONCET Case Study Challenge
Total Marks
100
Internal Evaluation
Take a Challenge
Weightage in Final Score:50 Marks
(MKCL)
ONCET Case Study Challenge
Final Examination
Weightage in Final Score
50 Marks
(Mandatory)
(MSBTE)

9. Marks Distribution Internal Evaluation : MKCL Final Exam : MSBTE
MS-CIT Total Marks
100
Learning Progression
(Take a Challenge)
Weightage in Final Score:
25 Marks
(MKCL)
Learning Progression
(ONCET Case Study Challenge)
Weightage in Final Score :
(MKCL-Mandatory)
Final Examination
50 Marks
(MSBTE- Mandatory)
Internal Evaluation : MKCL
Final Exam : MSBTE

10. Marks Distribution MS-CIT Total Marks 100 Mid Term Examination
Learning Progress
Take a Challenge
Weightage in Final Score:
25 Marks
(MKCL)
Mid Term Examination
ONCET Case Study Challenges
Weightage in Final Score :
(MKCL-Mandatory)
Final Examination
50 Marks
(MSBTE- Mandatory)

11. Enter User Name / Password to Login
1. Learner Login
Enter User Name / Password to Login

12. 1.1 Features in Learner Login
Download the daily eGift
Pop-up showing Exam and Login details of Learner

13. 1.1 Features in Learner Login
Select Language
Learner Details

14. 1.1 Features in Learner Login
Learner Details
Course Details
Calendar

15. 1.1 Features in Learner Login
Chat
Forum
Learner Photo
Feedback
Enjoy Fun zone activities

16. 1.2 Course Homepage Features
Select Desired Course
Select Desired Topic
Dashboard Data
ePortfolio Activities

17. Click on Try IT button to test your skills

18. Click on Run button to initiate Try IT

19. Application downloading will start
1.3 TRY IT
Application downloading will start

20. 1.3 TRY IT Click on the desired topic you want to attempt
Read the instructions carefully
This is the Interface of Try IT application

21. 1.3 TRY IT
Questions for MS Word

22. Click on particular topic to start test
1.3 TRY IT
Click on particular topic to start test
Questions for MS Excel

23. 1.3 TRY IT
This screen will appear
1. Read the instructions carefully and click on START button

24. 2. After clicking on START button click on ok button to continue
1.3 TRY IT
2. After clicking on START button click on ok button to continue

25. Click on Preview button to preview the Output
1.3 TRY IT
Click on Preview button to preview the Output

26. This is the required Output
1.3 TRY IT
This is the required Output

27. Click on the Step button to have a look at steps to follow
1.3 TRY IT
Click on the Step button to have a look at steps to follow

28. All the steps required to complete the output will be listed
1.3 TRY IT
All the steps required to complete the output will be listed
You can click on Hint button if you are not sure how to complete the step

29. 1.3 TRY IT After Clicking on Hint button this Popup will come up
Click Yes to see the Hint or else Press NO to cancel using Hint
Using Hint will make you lose your mark for that particular step by 50%

30. 1.3 TRY IT After Clicking on Hint button this Popup will come up
Hint for completing the Step will appear
Using Hint will make you lose your mark for that particular step by 50%

31. 1.3 TRY IT
After completing a step successfully, you will see a BLUE Correct against that step

32. 1.3 TRY IT
After completing all steps successfully you will click on Submit button to view the result

33. Scorecard for that particular Output will be displayed
1.3 TRY IT
Scorecard for that particular Output will be displayed

34. 1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE

35. Take A Challenge
Q. What is “Challenge”, and how to “Take a Challenge ” ?
A. Challenges are very Interesting, Challenging skills based on
Windows
MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint
Internet
PIM
MS Access

36. Select a Course to test your IT skills
1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE
Select a Course to test your IT skills

37. 1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE
Select Go To Course

38. 1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE Click on particular topic to attempt questions
After reading the Question Click on Start button to Proceed
The oranges mark statements are the Take a Challenge

39. 1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE
If the statement is Orange colored, then it indicates that you cannot solve this Challenge unless you have viewed the earlier content

40. 1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE (Sequential)
This is referred to as sequential navigation in which you cannot solve a Challenge unless you have viewed the Content before it
If you try to solve Take a Challenge, without viewing the Content before it you will get this message

41. After reading the Question Click on Start button to Proceed
1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE
After reading the Question Click on Start button to Proceed

42. 1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE
After you complete the Challenge Successfully , you will see following two messages
Proceed to next challenge only after this message appears else your marks for that particular challenge will not be recorded

43. 1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE
If you attempts for a particular steps goes wrong, it will be shown as cross marked
Every step for a each challenge will have three attempts based on which marks will be awarded to learners

44. 1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE
If your three attempts for a particular steps goes wrong, a hint will be shown to you so as to proceed further
If your three attempts for that respective step goes wrong your marks will get deducted

45. 1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE
If while attempting the challenge your attempts go wrong a message will be displayed at the end of the challenge
You can reattempt the Challenge as many times as you want and score full marks

46. The marks scored here will be counted in your Learning Progression
1.4 TAKE A CHALLENGE
In this way you need to complete all the Challenges for all the available topics.
The marks scored here will be counted in your Learning Progression
Remember to proceed to next Challenge only when message of successfully scoring of full marks appears. If you proceed directly without letting the message appear then your marks will not be recorded

47. ONCET Case Studies Challenge
Q. What is “Challenge”, and how to “Take a Challenge ” ?
A. ONCET Case study based Challenges are same as Take a Challenges and will be based on the case study present in following topics
MS Word
MS Excel
MS PowerPoint

48. Select a Course to test your IT skills
1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs
Select a Course to test your IT skills

49. 1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs
Select Go To Course

50. 1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs
Click on particular topic to see the case studies
Go thoroughly through a Case Study
After going through the Case Study, click on the activities topics

51. 1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs
After every Case study there will be Activities topic
But not every Activities topic will have ONCET Challenges, Only some has
To Solve the ONCET Challenge is mandatory to view the case study content, else you will not be able to attempt the challenge

52. 1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs
If the statement is Orange colored, then it indicates that you cannot solve this Challenge unless you have viewed the case study content

53. 1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs (Sequential)
This is referred to as sequential navigation in which you cannot solve a Challenge unless you have viewed the Content before it
If you try to solve Take a Challenge, without viewing the Content before it you will get this message

54. 1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs
After reading the Question Click on Start button to Proceed

55. 1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs
After you complete the Challenge Successfully , you will see following two messages
Proceed to next challenge only after this message appears else your marks for that particular challenge will not be recorded

56. 1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs
If you attempts for a particular steps goes wrong, it will be shown as cross marked
Every step for a each challenge will have three attempts based on which marks will be awarded to learners

57. 1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs
If your three attempts for a particular steps goes wrong, a hint will be shown to you so as to proceed further
If your three attempts for that respective step goes wrong your marks will get deducted

58. 1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs
If while attempting the challenge your attempts go wrong a message will be displayed at the end of the challenge
You can reattempt the Challenge as many times as you want and score full marks

59. 1.5 ONCET CASE Study CHALLENGEs
In this way you need to complete all the ONCET Challenges for all the available case Study.
The marks scored here will be counted in your Learning Progression
Remember to proceed to next Challenge only when message of successfully scoring of full marks appears. If you proceed directly without letting the message appear then your marks will not be recorded

60. 2.0 Collaborative features

61. Click on ePortfolio button to solve the activities

62. 2.1 ePortfolio
Enjoy Activity
Exhibition

63. 2.1.1 ePortfolio- Course work
Click here to view course work

64. 2.1.1 ePortfolio- course work
New Activities will be listed here
Select the activity and click here to add and view the activity
Click on the Activity name to view and submit

65. 2.1.2 ePortfolio- OPEN WORK
Click here to download the reference material
Specify the file size, browse the file and click attach
Once submitted it will go to Learning Facilitator for Approval

66. 2.1.2 ePortfolio- OPEN WORK
Fill in the necessary details and you can post your own work in this Open Work Section

67. 2.1.3 ePortfolio- my portfolio
In this section you can view the Activities you have submitted
Click on Activity name download the file

68. 2.1.3 ePortfolio- my portfolio
Click on Activity name to download the file

69. 2.1.3 ePortfolio- my portfolio
Once you have submitted your ePortfolio activities.
You can ask for the take home version of your ePortfolio.
The Index page of your ePortfolio will look this. From here you can display your ePortfolio work to anyone

70. 2.2.1 Initiating Chat List of Friends Logged in to the chat
Click to start the chat

71. 2.2.2 Messaging & Emotions
Enter the Text Message / Emoticons and click on Send

72. 2.2.3 Chat
2.2.3 Chat
Chat Window

73. 2.3 forum- Posting Questions
Step 1 :Click to Post the Question
Step2 :Select the course you wish to post the questions
Step 3 :Enter the Title for the Question
Step 4 :Enter the question
in this Open Work Section

74. 2.3.2 Posting Answers Select the Question you want to answer
Enter your Answer and submit

75. 2.3.3 Viewing Questions
Click to view the Questions posted by your colleagues
Select the Course
Questions posted by your colleagues

76. 2.4 Calendar- Creating a calendar
Click to create your calendar

77. 2.4.2 viewing a calendar
Enter scheduled Academic Activity and save your task

78. 2.4.3 Setting a calendar
Fill in the necessary details and you can post your own work in this Open Work Section

79. 2.4.4 editing a calendar Edit / delete / Update your Calendar
Click to View the calendar set by your Learning

80. 2.4.5 calendar by LF
Activity Set by Learning Facilitator

81. Select the Set of Feedback you want to attempt

82. Click to select the Language for Feedback
2.5.1 feedback- select language
Click to select the Language for Feedback

83. Give the Feedback and Submit it.
2.5.2 feedback form
Give the Feedback and Submit it.

84. 3.0 Assessments Select the type of Test
You can give Practice Test for IPT and Mid Term as well
Select the Objective Tests for Practice

85. Click to give the IPT Test
3.1 selecting ipt
Fill in the necessary details and you can post your own work in this Open Work Section
Click to give the IPT Test

86. If you don’t know your Learner ID, ask your Learning Facilitator
3.1.1 ipt process
You can select the Practice Test
Enter your MKCL Learner ID
Enter the Learner password you use for ERA
If you don’t know your Learner ID, ask your Learning Facilitator
Click Next to continue

87. 3.1.1 ipt process
Select the Exam Name

88. Select the desired Language
3.1.1 ipt process
Select the desired Language

89. Read the Instructions carefully and start the exam
3.1.2 ipt instructions
Read the Instructions carefully and start the exam

90. Time Count Down is displayed
3.1.3 ipt interface
Time Count Down is displayed
Total, Attempted and Remaining Count of Objective & Practical Questions is shown
You need to submit answers for Objective and Practical Question of all the 3 level of Questions

91. At the end of every level, a message is displayed
3.1.3 ipt interface
At the end of every level, a message is displayed

92. 3.1.3 ipt interface
Once you click on End examination . Following confirmation message will be displayed

93. Click to view question attempt report
3.1.4 ipt result
Click to view question attempt report

94. You can print the question attempt report if required
3.1.4 ipt result
You can print the question attempt report if required

95. 3.1.5 ipt certificate Click on Paper Attempted Tab
Click to View / Print the IPT certificate
IPT certificate will be available only
If the Marks are uploaded by your Learning Facilitator
You have scored more than 40 % marks in IPT

96. 4.0 Let’s Learn in ERA !

97. eContent with rich voice over and animation
4.1 learning in era
Quick Navigation
eContent with rich voice over and animation

98. 4.2 setting bookmark Step 2 : Click on Bookmark
Select the Bookmark to jump to the desired page
Step 4: Click on Set Bookmark
Step3: Set the Name of the Bookmark
Step1: Select the Page to enter the bookmark

99. 4.3 notes Step2: Click on My Notes Step 4: Enter your Notes and save
Step1: Select the Page to enter the Notes
Step 3: Click on Add to add the notes

100. 4.4 searching content Click on Search Content
Enter the Keywords to be searched and click on search button
Click to view the content

101. 4.5 full screen in era 5
Click to view the content in Full Screen Mode

102. Wish you Happy Learning with ERA 5.0