Subscriptions deliver on-demand, Self-Paced training to your Users through a set of Courses. These courses are available to the user to take and retake an unlimited number of times within a limited time period. While a user’s subscription is active, they can select any course in the subscription catalog and immediately begin their training. Using subscriptions enables your users to work through the training they want, when they want it, without your staff having to manage individual course assignments.
There are several components to a subscription:
Field | Description |
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Subscription Profile | A subscription is set up using a template called a Subscription Profile. This determines the available courses and the Duration a subscriber has access to those courses. |
Subscription | An assignment to a specific learner to access the subscription profile content. |
On-Demand Subscription Catalog | A listing of all courses available, where subscribers can select any course as self-paced training through a Course Assignment. Both filters and learning paths can be added. |
Bookmark | A placeholder to mark courses to access later. Bookmarked courses can be viewed from the Bookmarks link in the catalog or on the user’s Current Training page. |
Learning Path | A subset of courses within a subscription to direct learning for a specific topic. Users can access learning paths from a link in the catalog. |
Once you have created a Subscription Profile, you can assign subscriptions to users. The subscriber opens their assignment to a catalog of courses available to them. They can bookmark courses of interest, filter and search for courses, review learning paths for recommended learning on a topic and begin self-paced training on any course.
An assigned subscription can be cancelled within 24 hours of creation if the learner has not launched any course Activities.
A subscription is an assignment to an individual for access to a set of courses for a set amount of time for self-paced access. Students can choose which courses to access from the subscription, which then open as a course assignment, and they can access the courses at any time for the duration of the subscription.
Self-Paced or On-demand training is associated with course assignments or subscriptions. Users are assigned training which can be accessed at any time by the learner at their leisure. Outside guidance or mentorship is often not provided with this type of training.
People who interact with the platform. Typically, we can break down users into three categories: Operations Managers, Instructors and Basic Users..
Bundles together content to then be set up for training through classes, subscriptions, and course assignments. Courses can include labs, videos, SCORM, LTI, external links, assessments, and documents. Courses must be assigned to a Content Provider and a Publishing Group to be available to set up for training.
The expected amount of time it will take a user to complete the lab. After setting the duration, the maximum duration of the lab will be set to 150% of the duration.
A course assignment delivers self-paced access to a course. A course is assigned to a student giving immediate access to the student. It can be accessed at any time for the duration of the assignment. The assignment duration begins and is billed when it is created.
A learning path is curated set of courses belonging to a Subscription Profile to lead the learner through a guided journey to help them learn a specfic topic.
A subscription profile is a bundle of courses made available to students for a set amount of time for self-paced access. The profile sets the template for each subscription assigned to a student.
Activities are configured in the instructions editor and represented in the lab instructions by a replacement token. Activities fall into two broad categories: Questions and Automated.
- Questions are multiple choice or short answer questions.
- Automated Activities interact with the lab environment (Virtual Machine/Container/Cloud Platform).