External LMS Courses
Introduction
This feature integrates Configio with The Institutes, who are an LMS content provider. With this integration, the Course Status is passed between Configio and The Institutes via an API. Contact Support with your Institutes Company ID if you would like to integrate with the Institutes.
You can also point External Courses at any URL. This version of the feature keeps all Course Statuses within Configio.
Getting Started
There are no System level Configurations related to this feature.
Creating an External Course
Login to the Administrative side of your database, navigate to LMS --> Learner Courses, and click the "Add New Course" button.
Click on the "New External Course" button.
Creating an External Course with Content from The Institutes
Choose "The Institutes" for the External Type field, input the Course ID from The Institutes, and input a Title. The other fields are optional. For more information, please see the article on Creating a Course. Click the SAVE button.
The Learners Experience of External Course with Content from The Institutes
Like any other type of Course, the Learner can access it from the Courses page or their Dashboard. Upon clicking the Course Title, a window will popup with that page. If it doesn't automatically appear, then they can click the "start" link. Note, their browser will need to have popups enabled in to see the window.
The popup will have a link to Launch the Course. Please note that there may be setup involved in the browser to accept content from The Institutes. Once the Learner has finished the Content, they can return to Configio and the Course Status will be marked as Complete.
Creating an External Course with Content from any Web Page
Choose "URL" for the External Type field, input the URL, and input a Title. The other fields are optional. For more information, please see the article on Creating a Course. Click the SAVE button.
The Learners Experience of an External Web Course Course
Like any other type of Course, the Learner can access it from the Courses page or their Dashboard. Upon clicking the Course Title, a window will popup with that page. If it doesn't automatically appear, then they can click the "start" link. Note, their browser will need to have popups enabled in to see the window.
After they are done withe the external content, they can close the window to return to the Courses screen.
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