Finding and Preparing for Upcoming Classes

This article is intended to help instructors prepare to teach for upcoming Classes. This article covers how to navigate the Skillable Training Management System (TMS) to find upcoming classes on the Instructor Calendar as well launching labs to prepare for courses that have not yet been scheduled as classes.

Best Practices for Preparing for Upcoming Classes

• The Instructor Dashboard is a convenient tool that will allow you to view upcoming classes easily upon login. This feature was developed to make it easier for instructors to find everything they need for preparing and running successful classes.

• Instructors have the ability to launch labs at any time outside of class times. This allows instructors to prepare for upcoming classes at their own pace and on their own schedule. Unlike instructors, students only have access to labs during their scheduled class and during their post-class access period.

• If you are a contract instructor, it is best practice to login for that class using the Organization's URL as it will display the logo on the page if you are sharing your screen with students.

How Do I Find Classes I am Scheduled to Teach?

The easiest way to find classes you are teaching is through the Instructor Calendar.
You can see your full schedule in a calendar format.

1. Once you are logged in, select My Calendar at the top of any window.

2. This will open up your Instructor Calendar. Navigate the calendar using the arrow keys.

3. Select Day, Week, or Month to display the calendar in those views.

4. Next to Show, select Individual Sessions to show Class Sessions you have been assigned as primary instructor or Entire Events to all view classes you have assigned to regardless of whether you are primary instructor or not.

How Do I Get to a Class I am Scheduled to Teach?

The best way to get to a class you are teaching is through the Instructor Calendar. You can access a class anytime once you've been set up as the instructor. From the calendar you can always see the name and start time of the class.

Opening up the class will let you see these times as well as things like:

• Class location

• Registered students

• Classroom

• If the class will run in a virtual classroom

You can also run labs associated with the class from the Class page.

Access a Class

To access a class:

1. Select My Calendar at the top of any window.

2. This will open up your Instructor Calendar. Select the name of the class to open up the Class page.

How do I prepare for a Course that I am not scheduled to teach?

Are you interested in preparing for a course that you are not yet scheduled to teach? As a trainer you have access to numerous courses and their Activities including labs and SCORM modules. You can preview the activities to become familiar with their content.

Access Courses

To access courses:

1. Select Admin to open the Admin menu and in the Courses group, select Find Courses.

2. On the Find Courses search page, enter part of the name of a course and select Search to view the results.

3. Select the name of the course you want. This takes you to a page with the course’s details.

4. All activities will be listed on that page under the Activities section. Select the name of the activity you want to open.

5. Video, document, link, and assessment activities will open. SCORM and lab activities will open to their Details page. On the Details page, select Launch or Start to start the activity in a new window.

Next Steps

• For more information on managing your instructor account read, Managing Instructor Account and Class Editing.