Key terms

A collection of resources created by a user. Can be public, private or limited to specific people. Linked to a topic, playlists are searchable if not private. Playlists can be liked, shared or commented on.

A core or custom module or add-on within Totara which provides specific features and functionality. Examples include activities, authentication, and enrolment plugins.

A job or role that sits within a positional hierarchy. Positions may be linked to competencies and/or goals, or used to assign performance activities or competencies.

Indicates that the user assigned to a competency in Totara Perform has fulfilled sufficient criteria to achieve a level at which they are considered competent.

A prescribed learning path made up of one or many courses with ‘and/then/or’ conditions between sets of courses.

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

Indicates progression towards completion of a performance activity:

• Not started: The user has not engaged with the activity
• In progress: The user has accessed the activity and may have begun drafting responses
• Complete: The user has submitted responses to all required questions
• Not submitted: The item has the status of closed but the user has not submitted answers to all required questions

The Totara-powered machine learning engine responsible for crafting an individual discovery experience for every user, based on complex algorithms performing analysis on multiple levels of information about a user and their activity on the site.

In Totara Learn, a resource is a learning item within a course such as a page, label or file, which involves a read or view level of participation from learners.

In Totara Engage, a resource is a minimum discrete piece of user-generated content, including text, image, video, audio or a combination. Resources are linked to a topic and can be standalone or included in a playlist. Resources can be public, private or limited to specific people. They can be liked, shared and commented on.

A participant in a performance activity who can submit responses.