In this article we describe how to create a URL Lesson.
A URL Lesson is a great way to signpost external content, for example a TED Talk, as blog or online article - or perhaps a link to your own intranet. Any valid web address will do. It's a great way to populate your LMS with a variety of content without needing to create everything in-house.
Note that it is possible to require a declaration from learners that they have understood the content contained in a document and linked via a URL Lesson.
Watch the video or follow the steps to see how:
Steps to create a URL Lesson
- Browse to the 'Lesson' area of admin home:
- Select ‘New’:
- Select ‘eLearning' from the ‘type’ drop down menu. Important - Once the Lesson is created the type cannot be changed, so take care to specify the correct type:
- Add a 'Code'. This is only visible to administrators and is used to identify the Lesson:
- Add in a 'Title'. The lesson title is visible to Learners so make it meaningful
- Add in the 'Duration'. The Lesson duration must be entered in minutes. Learners will be credited with the specified number of minutes on completing the Lesson
- Select ‘Submit’ to create the Lesson
- Select ‘eLearning setup’ in the Lesson administration menu:
- Select 'URL' tracking type from drop down options:
- Enter the URL to which Users will be directed when clicking viewing the Lesson:
- Select ‘Submit’ to save the changes
The Lesson can now be assigned to a Course(s) as relevant.
Require confirmation that the learner understood the linked content
When enabled, opening a document or URL lesson will not automatically change the status to 'complete'. Instead, it will remain 'In Progress' until the learner clicks the checkbox to acknowledge that the document has been read or the URL lesson has been viewed, which will then change the status to 'Complete':
View Overview of global settings to see how to switch this on.
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