0.2 Authoring connexions modules related to timea  (Page 2/3)

3. Have the module reviewed by the TIMEA project. So that we can ensure that everything in TIMEA meets standards for scholarship, we review modules that appear under the TIMEA logo. However, you can contribute works to the general Connexions content commons without going through the review process. Please contact timea@rice.edu if you are interested in authoring a module for TIMEA and having it reviewed.

4. Provide Links to TIMEA: So that readers can easily navigate from your module to TIMEA, please provide links tothe main TIMEA site ( (External Link) ), the TIMEA search page ( (External Link) ), and the specific TIMEA resource that you are referencing, whether it is atext, image, or map.

To add a link that will appear in the left sidebar of the module,

You can also add inline links within the text of your module. As you are editing your module, place the text or URL that you wish to turninto a link within the link element. For instance:

Alternatively, if you are using the Word Importer to create your module within Microsoft Word, you can make a hyperlinkby highlighting the text that will be displayed, going to the Insert menu in the top toolbar and selecting “Hyperlink”, andentering the web address in the box provided. The link should be preserved once the Word document is converted to a Connexionsmodule.

If you are linking to texts or images in TIMEA, use the URI (Uniform Resource Identifier) provided in thecitation for the item. It will look something like this: http://hdl.handle.net/1911/9184 This link uses the handle system to ensure that if the web site changes the web address will still workand is therefore intended to be more permanent than a basic URL.

Creating exercises

You can include exercises within your module, posing questions and displaying the solution only when the readerclicks the “view solution” link. Such exercises can act as a check on understanding and make the module more interactive. For example,in Catherine Schmidt-Jones’ module on Minor Keys and Scales , she discusses how minor scales work, then invites readers to write out their own.