Sakai 2.7-Forums Accessibility Walkthrough Script

Forums Accessibility Walkthrough Script

This walkthrough is for the Student persona.


Start of Walkthrough Script

Login and Find Tool

  • Login with the "arfstu1" user account.
  • In the worksites list (accesskey "Alt+w"), activate the "AR Forum 101" course site link.
  • In the tools list (accesskey "Alt+l"), activate the "Forums" link.

Determine the List of Forums

Explore the page and determine how many forums exist, and what their names are. Should be:

  • Heirloom Plants
  • Organic Gardening
  • Bird Language

Determine the Topics for the "Organic Gardening" Forum

Explore the page to determine how many topics the "Organic Gardening" forum has, and what the topics are. Should be:

  • Garden Design
  • Understanding Soil

Determine which Topics have Unread Messages

Explore the page to determine how many topics have unread messages, and what those topics are. Should be:

  • Plant Propagation
  • Native Varieties
  • Helpful Birds to Study

Find a Message and Reply to It

Find the messages in the "Plant Propagation" topic and reply to the message posted by user: "arfstu2"

Create a new Thread on the "Garden Design" topic under the "Organic Gardening" forum.

Enter the "Garden Design" topic and create a new thread and post a message in it.

Logout and End of Script

  • Logout of Sakai

Pre-Walkthrough Setup

This section documents how to create the necessary content to perform the above walkthrough script. It is not part of the walkthrough itself. It is expected that a person with the ability to log into the QA server with admin rights will create this content before the walkthrough takes place.

Login as Admin

Create three users:

  • arfins
  • arfstu1
  • arfstu2

Create a course

  • Title: AR Forum 101
  • Add the Forums tool
  • Add user "arfins" as a participant with the "instructor" role
  • Add user "arfstu1" as a participant with the "student" role
  • Add user "arfstu2" as a participant with the "student" role

Logout

Login as "arfins"

In the "AR Forum 101" Course Site, create the following forum structure

  • Forum: Bird Language
    • Short Description: Learn what birds are saying to each other.
    • Long Description: What are birds saying to each other and what can we learn from that?
    • Topic: Bird Vocalizations
      • Short Description: Bird vocalizations and why they make them.
      • Long Description: Discuss different vocalizations you have heard and what they might mean.
    • Topic: Helpful Birds to Study
      • Short Description: What birds do you study and why?
      • Long Description: What bird do you study for each season and why?
    • Topic: A Bird's Perspective on Life
      • Short Description: Discuss what concerns a bird.
      • Long Description: Discuss a bird's daily energy concerns and how that varies through life
  • Forum: Organic Gardening
    • Short Description: How to garden organically
    • Long Description: Let's discuss and learn about organic gardening.
    • Topic: Understanding Soil
      • Short Description: More than just a medium
      • Long Description: Discuss the soil food web
    • Topic: Garden Design
      • Short Description: How does your garden grow?
      • Long Description: Discuss different garden techniques
  • Forum: Heirloom Plants
    • Short Description: Let's bring back yesteryear.
    • Long Description: Let's discuss the benefits and difficulties of gardening with Heirloom Plants
    • Topic: Native Varieties
      • Short Description: What grows in your neighborhood?
      • Long Description: Discuss which plants to grow
    • Topic: Plant Propagation
      • Short Description: The birds and the bees
      • Long Description: How to keep your plants coming back year after year

Create a message in each topic in the Heirloom Plants forum as the instructor.

Login as the "arfstu2" user and reply to both of the instructor's messages and create a message in the "Helpful Birds to Study" topic.

Logout