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Intro to the Learner Experience through the Learning Application
To help you decide what type of course you want to create, it's important to understand what the learner platform looks like and the type of content you can present to your learners. The Learning Application, or Webapp is where your learners will log into to view their courses. You have many options when choosing what content you want to create for your learners and how you want to display it. Let’s dive into each area of the learner platform.
The Webapp, or the Learner Platform, is where your learners will log into to view their courses. You have many options when choosing what content you want to create for your learners and how you want to display it.
Quick Module Overview
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Module |
Description |
Value to the Learner |
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Course Dashboard Homepage |
Landing page for the learner where they can see all details of a course and set a goal for completion. |
Allows learners to see and complete their course, study plans, and progress. |
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Study Plans |
Provides a linear pathway for learners to complete their content in an organized manner and order. |
Provides learners step by step guidance and point of reference as they work through the content. |
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Game Center |
Designed to add interactive and knowledge building skills for learners. |
Based on the content you create and games you wish to use, learners will engage interactively with the platform to build their knowledge and skills. |
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Lessons |
Lessons are the structure of your content. The Lessons page acts as a Table of Contents and is an important piece of your learner’s experience. |
Learners can access lessons through either the Study Plan or Lessons page on the left navigation bar once Lessons and/or a Study Plan have been created. Learners will feel more organized having Lessons or a Table of Contents. |
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Flashcards |
Interactive Tool to help encourage learners to memorize and review key terminology and concepts in order to master topics within the course. |
Flashcards encourage learners to memorize and review key terminology and concepts in order to master topics within the course. |
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Discussions |
Discussions are a great way for learners to interact within one another, especially within a virtual environment studying content. |
The Public Discussions feature allows users to leave and reply to public comments within Lessons, Questions, and the Discussions page. |
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Practice |
The practice feature will allow learners to customize their learning experience while studying. Meaning they can customize their practice sessions with which questions they want to practice. |
Learners can control their practice question experience, how many questions they’ll attempt within one session, how much time they’ll have to answer these questions, how difficult the questions they attempt will be, and whether they attempt new questions or re-attempt questions they previously answered incorrectly. |
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Assignments |
Add in thought provoking prompts and engaging learners with rubrics. |
The Assignments feature enables learners to create and submit longform responses to a question or prompt provided. Learners can obtain either a final score or Feedback on their assignment from an official grader. |
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Tests |
Tests are a valuable tool which allow learners to apply and practice their knowledge and gauge proficiency. |
Depending on what type of test you build, learners can take a timed or untimed test. |
| Materials | Are supplementary materials (not part of the Study Plan) that will help the learner further their studies | Additional material to study for learner. instructors can include materials outside of the study plan to further engage learners. |
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Search |
Allows students to search quickly based on keywords. |
Learners can search by keyword to quickly filter out information they are looking for in Lessons, Flashcards, and Questions.
Note: Questions in exams are not searchable. Only Practice Questions a learner has answered are searchable. |
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Live Classes |
Using a third party tool, you can invite your learners to a live class led by your instructors on the platform of your choice! |
Learners can participate in a live synchronous learning environment. |
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Free Resources |
Free Resources are a great way to provide material to meet different learning styles and supplement your course. |
Learners can access additional supplemental material to assist in practicing and studying. |
