Totara Community Updates

New Course Creator program - now live in the Academy!

 
Matt Linaker
New Course Creator program - now live in the Academy!
by Matt Linaker - Tuesday, 17 September 2019, 8:34 AM
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We know a few of you have been waiting for this one, so we’re delighted to announce the release of a brand new program for Course Creators which you can self enrol on now. The program contains eight courses and walks you through the fundamentals of Course Creation in Totara Learn. Learn how to:

  • Set up a new course
  • Assess your learners' progress with quizzes
  • Introduce SCORM activities
  • Set up social learning environments
  • Manage course completion and grading
  • Report on your learners’ performance

Supporting collaboration with forums and chat

As part of the new program we’ve launched a new course focused on social tools, where you’ll learn how to use forums and chat to promote social learning. Self enrol now. Remember that you can also embrace social learning by joining the product forums and sector spaces in the Community to share best practice ideas today! 

Upcoming webinars

We’ve got lots of interesting webinars to help you get more from your Totara site. You can see all of our upcoming webinars here.

Create personal learning pathways in Totara Learn

Did you know that you can personalise a learner's journey through coursework? From activity scores to learner details, we’ll show you how existing details can be used to automatically display the right activities and resources at the right time, giving each user a unique path through a course. Join us this Thursday on the 18th September at 4pm (BST) / 10am (CT) or 19th September at 9.00 am (NZST).

Best not-for-profit project 2018

Would you like to go behind the scenes and see what an award-winning Totara project looks like? Then join Indre Dragunaite, Head of Learning Technologies from the Institute of Practitioners on the 25th September at 10 am (BST) to do just that. Discover how the Institute of Practitioners have improved learner satisfaction and delivered a certification to thousands of learners globally all whilst saving money.

Remember to submit your case study by the 29th November to show off all your good work and have the chance to win a Totara award!

Take control of the course page: using orphaned activities for design

In this session, we’ll review an advanced course building technique using orphan activities to give you more control over the presentation of activities in your course page. We frequently use this approach in the Community and can’t wait to share our secrets with you! Join us on the 25th September at 10.00 am (BST) / 26th September 9.00 am (NZST). 

Content curation: What it means, why it matters, how to make it happen in Totara

Content curation is all about seeking out relevant content from across the web, making sense of it, and sharing it with learners. It's a key skill for L&D professionals. And - using the Anders Pink integration - it's a whole lot easier in Totara than you may think. Join us on the 3rd October at 4pm (BST) / 11 am (EDT) to learn more.

Join the conversation

Are you using H5P to make interactive content? Join this conversation to share your experience!

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