Key terms

The process of linking a user to a competency (either directly or via their position, organisation or audience membership). This assignment allows users and their managers to track their progress in achieving the competency.

Also known as restricted access. Restricts access to specific course activities based on the user meeting (or failing to meet) predefined criteria.

The Content Marketplace allows you to access a range of free and paid-for learning content from trusted content partners, and integrate this SCORM based content into your course catalogue as one or many new courses.

The scope of the software that a user's role assignment affects i.e. a Learner in a course, a site-wide administrator. The context is the area of the LMS where a role may be assigned or overridden. For example, a user may be a Learner at site context but have the role of Course Creator in a specific course context.

Help and additional information for a specific area or field identified by the 'i' icon.

A single learning environment for enrolled learners, containing content in the form of one or many activities and resources.

An image representing a course within the featured links block and/or the course catalogue. A default image is displayed unless a custom image has been added via a course's settings.

A section of a program or certification comprised of a course, set of courses, or a competency. One program or certification may have multiple course sets.

A course setting indicating whether the course is offered as blended, e-learning or seminar based learning. While this field has no impact on the activities, resources or functionality available in the course, a filter and browse option for course type is available within the course catalogue.

The act of discovering, gathering and presenting content that surrounds specific subject matter. Curation is not limited to generating content, but is instead the practice of amassing content from a variety of sources and delivering it in an organised fashion.