Codex for Learning Technologists

Open one activity from the table of contents. Each activity is a separate section.

Table of Contents

Choose an activity.

Use sample folders only. Do not use real student data, participant data, account screenshots, or access tokens in this folder.

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Activity 1: First Codex Action

Activity 1 - First Codex Action/ Open Folder

Task

Ask Codex to make a simple HTML file and view it in the preview.

Instructions

  1. Open the folder.
  2. Switch the model and thinking level as instructed in the session.
  3. Type or copy the prompt.

Suggested Prompt

Make a simple HTML page that says "Hello world" in big sparkly letters.

Reflection

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Activity 2: Organise a Folder

Activity 2 - Organise A Messy Folder/ Open Folder

Task

Organise a folder of messy files.

Instructions

  1. Open messy-research-archive/.
  2. Ask Codex what is in the folder.
  3. Ask Codex to suggest an organisation.
  4. Ask Codex to make a visualisation.
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Activity 3: Catalog a Folder of Images

Activity 3 - Catalog Images/ Open Folder

Task

Create a catalog of a folder with image files.

Instructions

  1. Open the folder as a Codex project.
  2. Ask what is in the folder.
  3. Ask Codex to rename the images in order.
  4. Ask Codex to build a single HTML catalog with images.
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Activity 4: Publish Image Catalog on Canvas

Activity 4 - Canvas Publishing/ Open Folder

Task

Share an image catalog via Canvas using the Canvas API and the Canvas Course Manager skill.

Part 1: Install the Skill

  1. Ask Codex to install the Canvas Course Manager skill from GitHub.
  2. Start by using the course installer.

Part 2: Get Canvas API

  1. Go to Canvas: Account > Settings.
Canvas Account Settings page
  1. Scroll to Approved Integrations and choose New Access Token.
Canvas Approved Integrations with New Access Token

Part 3: Test API

  1. Copy the access token to the clipboard.
  2. Ask Codex to use the token and tell you what courses you have in Canvas.
  3. Copy the URL to your Sandpit course.
  4. Ask Codex to create a page that says Hello from Codex.

Reflection

What did you learn?

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Learning Log

_LEARNING_LOG/ Open Folder

Open `_LEARNING_LOG` as a separate project in Codex. Start a new chat and use voice or typing to record reflections and questions for later.