new 3. Learning Content

The Learning Content module houses the content learners will interact with in developing knowledge and skills within a unit of competency. Learning content will be populated with Sub-Modules with headings based on their content being displayed in logical order.

All Learning Content Sub-Modules should be set to Completion status: Required Manual unless a content topic is considered non-essential to the student learning experience.

If the unit is Assessment Only (ASO) the Learning Resources Module visibility should be disabled for a better student experience as learning materials will be added by a teacher to Additional Content.

Master Product

The Master Product has a topic placeholder – which is to be replicated to cover each “topic” (i.e. an element of learning) in the learning resources of the unit.

Each topic is created as a sub-module of the Learning Resources module. Sub-submodules are only to be used where necessary to break up large topics. Links to content and activities appear as content topics within the module.

Remove the Master Product instruction from the topic place-holder before release.

Regional Product

When using regional product, first populate the template and structure indicated above, and then migrate your content into the topic structures within the Learning Resources module.

Unit Offering

Educators may supplement the unit offering by interspersing learning resources in the topic learning sequences as required – if they have the Educator or Assembler role within their unit. An educator is reverted back to the Educator (or Facilitator) role prior to delivery to enable more accurate reporting of educator participation in unit offerings via the Connect data analytics, as well as making the educator visible in the Class-list.

Formats

The learning resources contained in the Learning Resource modules can contain a mix of content and Connect activities, sequentially ordered.

Content is often created in (but not is limited to) the following formats. These formats are rendered and displayed in-browser:

HTML pages
Uploaded video/audio [mp4, mp3, wav, aac, m4a]
Uploaded images [gif, png, jpg]
Embedded/linked video [URL or embed code]
Microsoft Word [doc, docx]
Microsoft PowerPoint [ppt, pptx, pps, ppsx]
Adobe Portable Document Format [pdf]
Web links [URL]

Many other file formats can be uploaded (i.e. ZIP/RAR files, Microsoft Visio VSD, Photoshop PSD file, ArchiCAD PLN file etc), but will not be displayed in-browser. Students will be prompted to download file locally and may require additional software to view.

Connect activities can be created as:

Checklists
Discussion topics
Self-assessments
Assignment folders (formative)
Quizzes (formative)
Surveys

All learning resources (whether content or activity) intended to be completed by the student should be added as a topic, either within a Learning Resources module or the Supplementary resources module.