In this lesson, you will learn how to test your course in preview modes.

We will also learn the different ways to publish your course to make it available to your learners.

 

 

Table of Contents

• Previewing the Course
• Publish the Course 

 

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Previewing the Course

 

You have 2 modes where you can review your course :

 

1. Review :

Review your course with your course reviewer. Please refer to Content Reviewer - Standalone ( Authoring Tool Or Create Delivery) article for more information 

1. Click the Review button on the right side of the top toolbar.
2. Navigate through your course, add comments and review comments from other reviewers.
   • Use the Mobile Preview function to test how the responsive layout will appear on different mobile devices.
3. Click the Back to Editor button to return to edit mode.

 

 

2. Playback Mode:

 

The preview mode lets you visualize your course as your learners would see it. 

1. Click the Playback Mode button on the right side of the top toolbar.
2. Navigate through your course, making sure that your player settings are operating as intended.
   • Use the Mobile Preview function to test how the responsive layout will appear on different mobile devices.
3. Click the Back to Editor button to return to edit mode.

 

 

 

 

 

Publishing The course 

Once you have reviewed your course and are satisfied with your final outcome, it is time to publish your course and start enrolling your learners. 

 

Publish options: 

1. AbsorbLMS :  Publish straight to your LMS 
2. Download Content: Different Packages ( SCORM2004 & 1.2 , HTML5 , XAPI)

 

 

Publishing Options:

 

 

A.  Absorb LMS :

Recommended option to publish directly to your Absorb LMS with a couple of clicks. No need to download content and import it. 

 

1. New Course: Publish a newly create Create Course to Absorb LMS : 

• Click the Publish button on the top right in editor mode 
• The Publishing wizard will open.
• Click Publish button on the bottom right side of the publishing wizard.
• Once the publishing wizard is done publishing and the course is up to date, click on View in Absorb, to finalize the publish in Absorb LMS.
•  Once you finalize the publish in the Absorb LMS like any other published courses, you will have the ability to use this Create course as a full course as well as using this as an object to be added as a lesson in any other course. 

 

2. Update Course: Publish updates and changes to your Absorb LMS published Create Course: 

• Click the Publish button on the top right in editor mode 
• The Publishing wizard will open.
• To review where this course is being used in any course in your Absorb LMS, you can click on View the associated course on the course report, this will open up a report in the Absorb LMS with all courses, this Create course has been used. Therefore the updates will be published  to all of those courses 
• Click Publish button on the bottom right side of the publishing wizard to publish your changes.
• Once the publishing wizard is done publishing and the course is up to date, your course's new content will be updated and published to every instance of the course you have in the LMS.

 

B. Download Content: to import to your website or a different LMS other than Absorb LMS 

 

If you want to export your content out of Absorb Create, choose the Download Content tab to download a self-contained archive that you can host on your website or in your LMS.

 

1. Click the Publish button on the top right in editor mode 
2. The Publishing wizard will open.
3. Ensure all changes are published. Click Publish button on the bottom right side of the publishing wizard.
4. Select a package type, by clicking on the dropdown next to the Publish button at the bottom right of the wizard : 

• • SCORM 2004: import the course in your LMS
  • SCORM 1.2: import the course in your LMS
  • xAPI: import the course in your LMS
  • HTML5: if you want to host the course on your website or keep a copy for compliance purposes 

5. Create the desired package.

6. After the publishing process completes, you can click the Download latest zip package button to download the packaged course on your computer.

7. Upload the downloaded package to your LMS. 

 

Notes: Only use this option in case you want to download your content to a different LMS other than Absorb LMS.