Now that you have learned about the different types of courses you can create in BluePrint and understand the learner experience, you can begin working in BluePrint.

 

Permissions

Before creating a course, we recommend you confirm that users have the correct permissions assigned to them in order to work in BluePrint. 

• For Admins we recommend having the Admin, BluePrint Admin, and Tenant Admin role assigned to them. 

• For Learning Content Managers/Instructional Designers, or those users responsible for creating and managing courses assign the BluePrint Admin and Tenant Admin role. 

• Click here to learn more about the BluePrint Admin Role

To Access BluePrint:

• Log into your BenchPrep Account

• Click the circle menu option on the upper right side of your homepage

• Click BluePrint

BluePrint Homepage Tutorial

When you first log in to BluePrint, you'll be taken to the home page. In the middle of the page, you will be able to: 

• Have quick access to your courses, learning paths, resources and more. 

• See a list of recent updates you and your team have made in your courses.

• Create a course from this screen.

• Access BluePrint Menu options on the left. These menu options allow you to create and manage courses.

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Home Page Icon List

	Home	The BluePrint homepage allows you to create/manage courses, resources and more. You can also see a list of recent updates you and your team have made in your courses. You can also see BluePrint configuration menu options on the left hand side of your screen.
	Courses	The courses tab allows you to see a list of your courses/course numbers, status, last build date, and edit your current courses. You can also export courses to a CSV and create a course on the upper right of your page.
	Learning Paths	Learning Paths are compiled playlists of related courses on a specific topic. These paths can include multiple courses, external content packages (like SCORM, xAPI, PDFs, etc.), and events.
	Curriculums	A curriculum is a custom study plan that can be assigned to one or more learners.
	Materials	BluePrint Materials are downloadable content files accessible to learners in a BenchPrep Course (separate from ‘Materials’ module or via the Toolbox) or admin roles with the read:materials permission in BluePrint.
	Assignment Grading	BluePrint functionality supports the custom grading roles created in Console.  Users can access Unclaimed, Claimed, and Completed assignments.
	Resources	The resource tab allows you to see a list of your uploaded resources, edit and delete resources individually. You can also add resources.
	Content Styles	Make global design changes to your course content style by writing custom CSS in the panel. You can also publish your changes.
	User Feedback	User Feedback is a chance for any of your learners to leave feedback on the course and its content. Learners can leave feedback in the Learning Platform while taking the course, and you can manage the feedback in BluePrint.
	Discussions	This page gives you an overview of the public discussions occurring in your course. You can edit the discussion entries by pressing the Pencil icon, and you can view them by pressing the Eye icon.
	Content Validation	Content validation checks for problems within course content. This can help you fix any final kinks in your content before the course goes live. This tool functions similarly to User Feedback in how it points out errors in lesson, flashcard, and question material. However, Content Validation contains feedback generated by our platform, not by users of the WebApp.
	Activity Log	The Activity Log tracks all course builds, imports as well as content creation, updates, and deletions. It shows you when these activities are successful, in progress, or have failed.
	Replicator Log	The Replicator Log tracks all replications within the course (meaning copies made), from their source to their destination.
	Tag Search	If you add tags to courses, you can search via tag.

 

 

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Courses Tab

When you are ready to build a course you can either create a course by clicking the button from the middle of your screen and navigate to the courses tab. This section will allow you to create a new course and provide you information about all of your courses. You can further create/modify content within each course when you click the course title name (if you already created a course. 

 

Specifically, you can:

• Create a new course

• Export course list to an excel .csv file - This is helpful when you want to sort and filter through multiple courses 

• See and search by Course ID - This will help you save time instead of scrolling through the list

• View the status of a course

  • Conversion: A course is still in an edit state and has not been published (not visible to learners).

  • Published: The course is complete and visible to learners. If you make a mistake or wish to edit your published course, you can still do so and republish.

  • Retired: The course is no longer available and visible to learners. It’s retired and no longer active.

• View Per Page - View up to 1000 courses on one page on your screen

• View Last Course Build - Allows you to see the last time you built the course

• View if the Course is related to a Bank -Allows you to see if the course has an associated bank. You will learn more about banks in the next section of this guide.

• Edit a Specific Course -  Allows you to edit course details, such as its title. 

 

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Course Templates

To help you get started, we have also preconfigured four BenchPrep course experiences for your convenience. You will see them listed in the courses tab. Note that these courses are not live and visible to your learners. You can choose to work from these templates when creating courses or you can create courses from scratch. The purpose of the templates are to help guide you when creating content. 

 

The four BenchPrep course templates include:

• Practice and Test Questions Only Experience

  • Includes sample questions, passage, a test, and study tasks.

• Light Exam Prep Experience

  • Includes sample lessons, questions, study tasks, assets, and a test.

• Side by Side and Question Only Experience

  • Includes side by side question experience and two sample tests.

• Full Prep Course Experience

  • Includes lessons, flashcards, questions, tests, and assets.
     

Note: If you do not see the Course Templates in BluePrint and are interested in utilizing them, reach out to our support team!  

Explore Course Creation Workflows article to review recommended workflows for seamless content creation tailored to your needs!