Numbas produces SCORM objects which can be uploaded to any SCORM 2004-compatible VLE (virtual learning environment).
This page contains instructions on uploading a Numbas exam to Blackboard and Moodle. The first step is to create a SCORM package of your exam.
Each question and exam has a download link in the sidebar which, when clicked, offers a selecton of options. If you just want to make an exam available on the web and don't need to track scores, click the standalone .zip (no SCORM)
link. For a version which can be uploaded to a VLE such as Blackboard or Moodle, click the SCORM package
link.
In both cases, a .zip file containing everything needed to run the exam will be downloaded to your computer.
Note
At least Blackboard 9.1 Service Pack 6 is required to run Numbas exams. There's no way of checking your Blackboard version from within Blackboard, so check with your server admin that you're using a sufficiently recent version.
Log in to Blackboard, and go to the content section of the relevant course. Click on the Content package (SCORM)
item under the Build Content
menu.
On the next screen, select the .zip file you downloaded earlier, then click Submit
.
On the next screen you can set some options for your exam.
The default options are usually fine, but you should make sure that the settings under SCORM availability
in particular are how you want them.
Click Submit
, and your exam is ready to use!
Log in to Moodle, and go to the relevant course. Turn editing mode on, then click on the Add an activity or resource
link and select SCORM package
.
Enter your exam's name in the Name
field, and write a description in the field beneath. Then drag the .zip file you downloaded earlier onto the Package file
field.
Take a look at the rest of the settings on the page to make sure they're set how you want. The default settings are usually fine, though you might like to set Hide navigation buttons
to Yes
to save screen space.
When you're ready, click on Save and display
. Your exam is ready to use!