In the following article we will guide you on how to create a new SCORM course from scratch.
What is a SCORM course?
Is a set of interactive courses. As the video progresses, the student will have to click on the screen to advance through the course.
To create a SCORM course from scratch you may go to E-Learning Courses >> General >> Courses.
All courses that have been created will then be displayed and can be edited and/or deleted.
To create a course, click on Add New >> New SCORM Course.
You must fill in the information required on Basic data: Fields marked with * are mandatory.
Course Cover Image: Representative image of the course’s topic and is displayed in the course catalog
Course trailer: short video that gives users an overview of the course and its main topics.
Course name: Choose a name that you can easily identify
Course duration (minutes): The duration is calculated in minutes. This is the information that will be reported.
Training provider: A dropdown list of all training providers created in the data center will be displayed.
Short Description: Brief description that will be included on the cover page of the highlighted courses.
Course description: Brief summary or detailed objectives of the course.
Categories: In case you have configured a category and/or customized field called "Categories" in the course context, it will appear in these settings.
Downloadable PDF file: Upload a file where you can share the course content. The objective is that the users can review the course contents in the manual without having to watch the course again (similar to notes).
PDF Downloadable manual: Upload a presentation file containing relevant information about the course for users to refer to.
Once you have finished filling in the data you may click on Next.
Clicking Next will automatically take you to the SCORM Configuration.
Source: You will be able to select the source of the SCORM, the available sources are: LMS Library, From My Computer or SCORMCloud ID.
Start date: Date from which the course will be available on the employees’ portal.
End date: Course closing date: Starting from this date, the course will no longer be visible on the employees’ portal.
Make this course available to all collaborators without the need of authorization from the administrators: You can enable or disable this button that allows the course to be available to any active employee in your portal, without the need to assign or enroll them in a segment.
Time displayed in premieres: You can choose how long the course will be displayed in the Premieres section from the start date, after which it will no longer be visible.
If you load the file from the LMS Library:
You will need to select a SCORM that is already loaded in the LMS database.
If you load it From My Computer:
You will need to select a SCORM file saved on your computer.
With SCORMCloud ID:
You must enter the SCORM ID in the corresponding field.
Once you click "Next," you will enter the following interface. If you click on SCORM you will be able to configure the settings.
Source: You will be able to select the source of the SCORM, the available sources are: LMS Library, From My Computer or SCORMCloud ID.
Start date: Date from which the course will be available on the employees’ portal.
End date: Course closing date: Starting from this date, the course will no longer be visible on the employees’ portal.
SCORM: Change the base SCORM
Make this course available to all collaborators without the need of authorization from the administrators: You can enable or disable this button that allows the course to be available to any active employee in your portal, without the need to assign or enroll them in a segment.
To save any changes, it is necessary to press Save Changes.
TNA:
To access TNA you may go to Settings >> TNA.
Select TNA activities. All activities created in the TNA module will be displayed. This ensures that as the course is completed, the learning plan is also completed. In other words, this "feeds" what is configured in the TNA. Create and edit
Bulk messages:
To access this configuration you should go to Settings >> Bulk messages.
If you want to create a new message you may go to Send new.
Then, you need to configure the message.
Select the participant group to whom you want to send the message.
Choose whether you want to copy the course creator in the emails.
Write the topic
Write the body of the message
Once configured you can click on Send.
Email format:
To access this configuration you may go to Settings >> Email format.
Activate or deactivate the sending of base emails and reminders.
*Important: the base emails will be sent on the date and time set as start date in "Access Rules", while reminders will be sent only to registered participants who have NOT completed the course, every two days, up to a maximum of 5 times. (in case you want to send more messages, you can do it in "bulk messages").Review and change base and reminder emails
Remember to always click on create and edit.
Gamification:
To access you may go to Settings >> Gamification.
Once inside, you will be able to activate certain Milestones to award the desired amount of experience points.
As always remember to select Create and edit to save the changes.
Participants: You will find 3 entries on the participants section:
Enrolled
Optional
Rules
To access each of them you should go to Participants >> Enrolled/Optional/Rules (as needed).
If you select Enrolled you will be able to upload the participants who are required to take the course.
To do so, click on Enrolled >> Import participants.
Then you will have to paste all the identifiers corresponding to the employees you want to enroll in the course.
You must always paste them in the same format with which they have been created in the platform (Rut, CC, Curp, RFC, Passport, DNI etc).
Once you have all the identifiers you have to click on Upload.
Important: Similarly, you can remove participants by clicking on Bulk deletion.
*Remember that the users to be enrolled must be loaded in the data center.
If you select Optional you will be able to load participants who are not required to complete the course.
The steps to perform the import are the same as in the previous step.
Once you have all the identifiers you have to click on Upload.
Rules:
If you select Rules you will be able to automatically add users to this course, depending on the criteria that are set. You can set the automated rules for participants to be enrolled in both the Enrolled and Optional tabs.
Select "Registration of mandatory or open participants".
Select "Add new" in "Add dynamic field rule" or "Add dynamic category rule".
Select the desired field or category (must be created in custom categories in general settings).
Once again, you should click on Save changes.
Costs: You will find 2 entries in costs:
Per participants
General
To import costs per participant you may go to Costs >> Per Participant >> Import Costs.
Selects the bulk upload mode (One value for all or One value per employee)
If you select One value per employee you must fill in each value as indicated in the box.
Fill in all the required fields and click on the Upload Costs button.
To import general costs you may go to Costs >> General >> Add new.
In this section you will be able to:
Add new
Select a cost type
Enter the total amount
Delete the general cost by clicking on the "trash can" icon.
Once the configuration is ready, you may click on Save changes.
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