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  • I PREFACE
  • Welcome to the LMS Integration Q&A Guide
    • 🎯 Why This Guide Exists
    • 👥 Who This Is For
    • 🗂️ What’s Inside
    • 📖 Licensing & Usage
  • II LMS BASICS
  • Getting Started with LMS Platforms
  • 1 What is an LMS and how does it support teaching data science?
    • 1.1 Explanation
  • 2 How do you keep learners engaged when integrating CDI guides into any LMS?
    • 2.1 Explanation
      • 2.1.1 ✅ Forums – Encourage Peer Discussion
      • 2.1.2 ✅ Quizzes – Reinforce Key Concepts
      • 2.1.3 ✅ Assignments – Apply What Was Learned
      • 2.1.4 ✅ Badges and Certificates – Motivate Progress
      • 2.1.5 ✅ Multimedia Resources – Enhance Understanding
    • 2.2 Python Code
    • 2.3 R Code
  • 3 Which LMS platforms are commonly used for teaching?
    • 3.1 Explanation
  • 4 How does CDI content fit inside an LMS?
    • 4.1 Explanation
    • 4.2 ✅ Summary
  • III ASSIGNMENTS
  • Assignments, Submissions & Feedback
  • 5 How do you convert a CDI Q&A into a student assignment?
    • 5.1 Explanation
      • 5.1.1 LMS Setup Tip:
  • 6 What formats can students use to submit answers?
    • 6.1 Explanation
  • 7 How do you review and grade coding assignments in your LMS?
    • 7.1 Explanation
  • IV INSTITUTIONAL GUIDANCE
  • Institutional-Level Integration Tips
  • 8 How can institutions structure full courses using CDI Q&A guides?
    • 8.1 Explanation
  • 9 How can teaching teams collaborate around CDI materials?
    • 9.1 Explanation
  • 10 What licensing rules apply to institutional use of CDI?
    • 10.1 Explanation
      • 10.1.1 Just include attribution:
  • V RESOURCES LINKS
  • Additional Resources & Useful Links
    • 🌐 LMS Documentation & Support
    • ⚙️ Tools for Sharing, Viewing & Running Code
    • 🤝 Educator Communities & Networks
  • 11 How do you prepare your CDI course for launch on any LMS?
    • 11.1 Explanation
      • 11.1.1 1. Clarify Your Course Goals
      • 11.1.2 2. Know Your Audience
      • 11.1.3 3. Select the Right Delivery Format
      • 11.1.4 4. Build or Adapt Content for Impact
      • 11.1.5 5. Integrate Assessments Thoughtfully
      • 11.1.6 6. Add Meaningful Interactivity
      • 11.1.7 7. Test Before Launch
    • 11.2 ✅ Takeaway
    • 11.3 📘 Licensing Note
  • VI NEXT STEP
  • 12 What’s Next for LMS + CDI Integration?
    • 12.1 Explanation
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LMS Integration Q&A Guide

Additional Resources & Useful Links

This section offers a curated list of platforms, tools, and communities that support LMS-based teaching with Complex Data Insights (CDI) guides. These resources help you:

  • Host and share content
  • Collaborate across platforms
  • Launch code environments
  • Join educator networks

🌐 LMS Documentation & Support

Quick access to official support for common LMS platforms:

Platform Educator Guide / Help Center
Moodle Moodle Docs
Canvas Canvas Community
Google Classroom Google Classroom for Educators
Microsoft Teams EDU Microsoft Education Support

⚙️ Tools for Sharing, Viewing & Running Code

These tools support seamless integration of CDI Q&A content in LMS platforms:

  • 🔗 CDI GitHub Pages (Main Site)
    Browse and share web-friendly versions of CDI guides (by domain)

  • 📓 Google Colab
    Run Python notebooks directly in the browser — no setup required

  • 🧾 NBViewer
    View static .ipynb notebooks hosted on GitHub

  • 🚀 MyBinder
    Launch notebooks in a live execution environment

  • 📄 R Markdown + Pandoc
    Tools for rendering .Rmd files to HTML or PDF if needed
    (Use rmarkdown::render() in R or pandoc from the command line)

🧭 Note: CDI recommends web-first delivery of all guides.
To save for offline use, instruct learners to Print → Save as PDF from their browser.

🤝 Educator Communities & Networks

Connect with others building open, applied, or data-driven courses:

  • 🌍 Open Education Global
    International community promoting open education practices

  • 📘 R for Data Science Educators
    Community supporting R-based learning and reproducibility

  • 💡 Teaching with Jupyter
    A great guidebook for using Jupyter notebooks in education

  • 🧠 The Carpentries
    Training network for data, coding, and reproducible research skills

✅ Takeaway: These tools and communities help make CDI teaching more impactful, interactive, and sustainable.