Structure

Learning Overview topics can contain the following elements:

• Learning Overview element
  1. title element
  2. short description element
  3. Learning Overview Body element
     1. Learning Introduction element
     2. Learning Audience
     3. Learning Duration element
     4. Learning Prerequisites element
     5. Learning Objectives element
     6. Learning Resources element
     7. section elements

Elements

title element

Entitles a topic, a section, or a container element.

short description element

Illustrates the topic purpose in two or three sentences (no more than 50 words). May provide content for tooltips and search engines.

Learning Overview Body element

The main element of a Learning overview topic.

Learning Introduction element

Provides the detailed description of a topic. It is useful if the short description element is not sufficient.

Learning Audience

Characterizes the audience of your instructional content.

Learning Duration element

Contains a Learning Time element that specifies an estimated length of a course, module, or lesson.

Learning Prerequisites element

Specifies the knowledge, skills, or other learners' characteristics needed to complete a course, module, or lesson.

Learning Objectives element

Lists the learning objectives of a course, module, or lesson. Contains the following elements:

• Learning Objectives Stem element that introduces learning objectives
• Learning Objectives Group element that groups learning objectives
• Learning Objectives element that lists learning objectives

Learning Resources element

Lists the resources related to a course, module, or lesson. For example, the Learning Resources element can list articles related to your instructional content.

section elements

Contains additional content.

Guidelines

Keep these guidelines in mind when creating Learning Overview topics:

• You can organize Learning Objective elements in multiple Learning Objectives Group elements
• You can assign learners to go through some additional resources prior to the beginning of a course by using the Learning Prerequisites element
• You can use the section element to add any other relevant information to your Learning overview topic

Example