Introduction on creating exceptional microlearning content easily!
The platform has been created to support a wide range of templates that are super user-friendly and interactive. This makes it quick and easy for admins and authors to create new lessons in minutes!
Contents
Theme - color scheme, backgrounds, logos
Where do I start?
There are three ways to create content!
1. Import content from the course library
The content in the library is FREE. FREE I tell you.
Use our content off the shelf to deploy training immediately or use it as a 'template' for design inspiration.
2. Convert your PowerPoint
Use our PPT conversion feature by going to content > courses and clicking on 'Convert PPT > BETA Immediate Conversion'.
When you click 'Edit Content', it'll take you to our authoring tool to make more adjustments.
3. Create a course from scratch
EdApp lessons sit within courses. Courses are normally topics e.g. Fire Safety or Effective Communication. Lessons sit within courses. Slides make up a lesson that provides information and questions on the subtopic. Common templates include Content (Words, Images, Video), Knowledge Checks, Games, and Surveys.
Keep lessons to 10-15 slides, that's about 2-5 minutes of learning.
We want the information to be bite-sized for the learner!
Go to 'Courseware' > 'Courses' > 'Create Course' > 'Create Lesson' > 'Edit Content'
You will be given the option to create a standard lesson, Discussion, Assignment, or Virtual Classroom. Select 'lesson' for now!
Authoring Tool
The authoring tool has three sections:
1. Preview shows what the learner would see on their app. It changes in real time as the Admin updates the content panel.
2. Content is where authors edit the content of templates. Add text and multiple media types. Templates are customizable and give admins the flexibility to create all kinds of content!
3. Navigation allows you to rearrange/delete/add templates in the lesson.
Upon saving, if the lesson/course is published, updates are made instantaneously for your assigned learners
Adding Content
Step 1: Click 'add a new slide' and choose a template
There are 12 types of templates:
TEACH
Text
Image
Video
QUIZ
Multiple Choice
Numbers
Words
Match
ENGAGE
Games
Feedback
Peer-to-Peer
MORE
Advanced
Import Slide
Try using an interactive slide every 2-3 content slides to test knowledge and add interactivity
Step 2: Add all content that is relevant to your lesson
Use a range of images, GIFs, Videos, and Narration to keep the learner engaged.
Branding Content
Course Image
You can edit the Course Image with the Title and Course Description when you add a new course.
Keep the image simple! As the course title sits on top of the image.
Theme
Change the color scheme, and add a background image or logo by clicking on 'Theme' within the lesson.
CSS & Markdowns
CSS is a coding language. With this, you can change the buttons (and other stuff) to be more tailored. It's pretty advanced, but have a look at this guide if you're interested.
Markdowns are the tools to make your text bold, italics, underlined, etc.
For a cheat sheet, see this guide.
We've been told that EdApp is easy to pick up but hard to master. This should be enough to get ya going! If you think you've mastered the basics, feel free to look around our support site for other things you can do.
Adding 3rd Party Resources
You can attach resources to the course for the learner to reference. Here's a guide.
Adding scores
You can set minimum scores or a pass mark for a lesson. Here's a guide.