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Access Medical Language Lab
Access Medical Language Lab
Login to your LMS using your appropriate school email/credentials.
Navigate to your assigned course.
Access Medical Language Lab by clicking the link inside the course, this will open in a new window and you will be enrolled in your instructor's class. For more information on Accessing your Class, please reference the following articles.
Choose your Learning Management System from the following list. Access Article will open in a new window.
Moodle Student Access
D2L Student Access
Once you've gained access, you can return to the instructions below.
Using Medical Language Lab through your LMS
Login to LMS using appropriate school email/credentials
Navigate to class
Access Medical Language Lab by clicking on link inside course, this will open in a new window and once you initially launch a module you’ll be registered in your class
Select course and click on View
Dashboard will appear; click “View Assignments”
Click “Details” to see activities you’re expected to complete and the due date.
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To view grades, click Gradebook on the upper tab
Dashboard
To begin working in Medical Language Lab, select View next to your class to enter the student Dashboard.
The Dashboard displays your current and upcoming assignments, as well as information on your overall performance compared to your classmates, and a discussion board.
Access Assignments
To access your Assignments, click the View button next to your class.
To begin working on an assignment, first select the Details button. Then click on the Start button to begin your next activity.
The What’s Next panel will display up to three assignments at a time, based on due date. To see a full list of your assignments, select View Assignments.
The Assignments tab helps you track due dates and assignment completion.
View Topic Details
Clicking Details on an assignment will drill down to reveal your progress on each of the module’s sections or individual activities. The order of modules displayed here is the order in which you will proceed through the course when you start or continue an assignment.
Topics that you have already finished will be marked with 100% completion. To go back and practice a previously completed module, select the Review button.
Tollgate Approach (Select Users)
If your instructor has designated the Tollgate approach for your class, you may notice an active assignment with the Start button deactivated. The Tollgate approach means that an assignment will not open until the assignment before it is completed. You must complete the first assignment to unlock the next one, and so on.
Complete Assignments
Lessons contain five types of Exercises…Critical Listening, Response, Generation, Practice, and Review. To access an Exercise, click the Exercise link to begin working.
Don’t forget to review the Due Date for each Exercise. Work submitted after the due date will not be recorded in your Instructor’s Gradebook, unless they have opted to accept late submissions (see Late Submissions section).
After completing each Exercise, check the Exercise Status and Grade fields to confirm that your work has been submitted.
Exercise Types
Critical Listening
Listen to the Audio Recording to familiarize yourself with the content. Then, click the Continue to Questions button to answer the questions associated with the audio. After submitting, you will be able to review your results, replay the audio, view a transcript, or try again.
Multiple-choice questions will follow, based upon the audio prompt.
Response
Response Exercises are also based upon an audio prompt. Some Response Exercises, however, will require you to record your own voice as the submission. Listen to the Audio Recording (1) to familiarize yourself with the content. Then, click the Continue to Questions button (2) to answer the questions associated with the audio.
In the case of a Pronunciation Exercise, click the Record button and then read the statement precisely as written.
You will be scored automatically based upon how well you pronounce the statement. You can review your answer by clicking he Preview button. If you wish, you may re-record your answer, which will overwrite the original recording.
Once you are satisfied with your recording, click Submit. After submitting, you will be able to review your results, replay the audio, view a transcript, or try again. You will need either an internal or external microphone to complete these exercises. If you are asked to grant the system access, click Allow.
Generation
Generation Exercises are subjective and not graded by the system. Instead, they are are graded by your instructor. There are two types of Generation Exercises: Audio and Text.
Audio Generation
These exercises ask you to record yourself saying a sentence or two using the appropriate medical terminology. You will need either an internal or external microphone to complete these exercises. If you are asked to grant the system access, click Allow.
Then, click the Record 
button (1). When finished speaking, click the 
button to stop recording.
Click Preview (2) to play back your recording, and submit (2) once completed. Or, to start over, click Reset.
Note: Smartphones generally do not support MLL’s Audio Generation activities. Please also avoid using Internet Explorer. Desktop and laptop computers with Mac OS or Windows 7,8,10 are generally supported, with Google Chrome being the recommended browser. Chromebooks are supported. iPads may be supported with the latest versions of iOS.
When recording your responses, note the visual cue below. If the sound waves are not appearing on your screen, your audio is not being captured and you may try a different device.
Text Generation
You are asked to write a sentence or two using medical terminology. Type in your answer and then click Submit.
Remember that Generation Exercises are not graded automatically, so you will not see a grade in your Gradebook for these exercises until your instructor has evaluated your submission and assigned a grade.
Practice
Practice activities are a collection of alternative exercises that allow for types of learning outside of reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Some may be reported to the Gradebook, while others are not (such as Flash Cards, Crossword).
Review Assignments
Review Assignments contains the Module Test for each module, which is a comprehensive, ten question multiple-choice test.
