Making non-minor changes to the course, such as replacing a segment of the course or making significant updates to the course content. Modifying the course structure, such as adding or removing a SCO (Shareable Content Object). As a best practice, a course should not be reversioned when making minor changes such as correcting text errors.
Administrators are able to create a new version of a course in order to make major modifications to a published course, such as modifications to the file structure. Administrators may choose to create a new version of a course in the following scenarios:
When a material or online course is versioned with Append logic, you have the option to choose the start date of the new version. Once the start date is reached, the old version expires and becomes inactive. Expired child training items are hidden by default.
When a course is reversioned, the following users automatically receive the updated course: Users who request the course after the course is reversioned Creating a new version of a course does not overwrite the course for any users who currently have the course in their transcript.
When you upload content modules, these modules also appear in your portal library, so they're available for use elsewhere. Optionally, you can limit their use to your own courses. If you use content from the library, be aware you are not creating a copy of the module in the library.
Some admins who use consistent settings for their courses set up a template course: a course without modules, in Draft state, with Additional Settings, Due Date and Notifications options already set. The admin can then copy the course, rename it, and add new modules to create new courses.
Replace Content lets you swap a new SCORM or Tin Can ZIP file for an existing one in a module, without changing the module settings. This option lets you update and correct the content, without publishing a new version of the course.
How much a SCORM content module changes is up to your content developers. It's hard to predict what changes can require a new module version, because both SCORM and Tin Can standards generate flexible content modules. Check the support pages for your SCORM-building product, like:
To change the structure of the SCORM or Tin Can module in an existing course, you need a new course version. For the smoothest sequence for your learners:
When you create or upload a content module, the module is a single "chunk" of content, that LearnUpon shows in 2 places: within your course, and in the Library.
A summary of the requirements to use LearnUpon and design effective content.
Modules and segments are the building blocks of courses. Learn the different kinds of modules you can build and upload to LearnUpon.
This article gets its own heading because it provides so much detail about the settings that affect courses.
These settings give you precise control over how learners experience your courses.
One of LearnUpon's strengths is the way you can reuse modules, groups of exam questions (question pools) and uploaded resources in multiple courses.
ILTs refer to in-person training in classes and workplaces, and also online training using 3rd party webinar software.
To create webinar sessions in ILTs, you need to add the webinar integrations to the portal.
When developing online training modules for a course in your LMS, here’s five steps you’ll need to take to ensure they’re effective: 1. Know your audience. First up, you need to focus on who’ll be taking the course. Knowing your audience determines everything from the tone of voice, to the content formats you’ll use within each training module.
To make each module as engaging as possible too, we suggest you mix it up. Open with a PDF, followed by a slide deck, and finish with a video. Whatever content formats you choose, it’s important they’re right for your audience. If you know that your learners prefer webinars to PDFs, then use them.
Grouping training modules together is used to create step-by-step learning. Each module forms one part of an overall topic, enabling learners to gradually progress through a course, module by module, to reach their training goals. It’s a tactic that makes training delivered through a learning management system more digestible.
What is a training module? A training module is one structured section of a course. The content within a training module should be designed, and created, to support the learner’s intake and retention of the information it contains. Grouping training modules together is used to create step-by-step learning.
A good LMS will make your courses responsive for mobile, tablet and desktop devices, by automatically resizing the content to fit the screen it’s being displayed on. With your courses looking great and working seamlessly on all devices, all your learners need to do is start training.
Commonly, Learning Paths are used to add structure to training programs. When rolling out training to your learners, they give you the ability to control both the order in which courses get assigned and the timeframe in which the courses become available. 2. Saves admin time.
From the learner’s perspective, a Learning Path ensures that they are working towards an overall goal. It keeps them on track and engaged with your course content. If the course is sequenced they can focus on the goal that they are currently working on without being overwhelmed (the course they’re currently completing is the one on their dashboard).
With Sequenced Learning Paths, the learner is enrolled on a Path that contains a number of courses in a particular order. As the learner completes each course, they’re given access to the next.
However, Sequential Learning Paths don’t always have to be done by subject matter. They’re ideal for those who want to build structured learning programs for a collection of courses to be done in a particular period of time – like with our new hire onboarding example.
Not all courses should or need to be completed in quick succession. That’s why Learning Paths also have controlled timeframes. It enables you to set a timetable for when you want each course to become available to the learner.
From your point of view, as an admin, it’s normal for Learning Paths to be set up well in advance of learners being enrolled to condense administration time. Then, once you set the learner off on the path, they’re largely self-sufficient.
When publishing a new version of a course on a learning path, you get a new option which applies to learning paths only: Keep to retain the previous version of the course on the learning path.
Course versions help you track course content changes. For example: if you run courses on standards for health and safety, and the standards change significantly , you need a new version of your course to present the new standard. Course versions tell you which learners have completed which courses.
You can run reports by version of courses, so you can identify those learners who have completed required training, and those who need to re-enroll soon. LearnUpon manages your course versions automatically, and alerts you if you attempt a change that requires a new version. A significant structural change to content requires a new version.
8 Steps to creating engaging online courses. 1. Prepare . Whether you’re creating your own content or investing in an instructional designer, you’re going to have to outline a plan for your course content. The prep stage should focus on identifying the learning outcomes or goals that you want learners to achieve from completing your course.
Published on August 22, 2019. eLearning courses come in all different shapes and sizes. From PDF docs to video tutorials to webinars, you’ve got lots of options.
Desktop-based learning calls for more traditional eLearning formats such as PDF, Powerpoint, SCORM, etc. However, creating content for mLearning, where users access the content via their tablet or mobile, works better with short, concise content, such as 2 to 3 minute long videos.