14.24 Feature Highlights
5 Star Rating of Channel Content
Overview: Channels have received a large update with the introduction of a 5 star rating system for Channel content. The rating can be enabled individually per Channel to provide learners with the ability to either rate consumed content or review ratings of other users before accessing content. The ratings are also visible in the backend Channel Administration functions for content creators to review ratings. This enhancement brings Channels closer to media in catalogues and other popular subscription services or shopping platforms that utilise 5 star ratings.
Learner view of 5 star rating on Channel contents
Benefits and Use Cases: The primary use case is to enable learners to have more interaction with select Channels by recommending content to peers. Further benefits include:
Content rating helps channel users identify how helpful or relevant the content is;
Enabling content consumers to leave feedback to improve content offerings;
Content creators gain impressions of how well content is received in specific channels;
Content is rated per channel and not globally meaning the same content can have differing ratings;
Learners can decide whether ratings are anonymous which can increase likelihood of ratings.
View of screen for a learner to input ratings
For further information see the 14.24 Add-on Module Updates page.
Direct Article Creation with Channel Easy Media Upload
Overview: The Channel Manager with Easy Media Upload has been extended to allow the direct creation of articles to be immediately published in the Channel. Articles utilise the former Activities media type and can be created as HTML-based content as the new Description field supports HTML. The new Description field can additionally be expanded to provide a larger working space. The inclusion of a Preview image provides visual indication of the article content.
New article creation option in Channels Easy Media Upload function
Benefits and Use Cases: Content creators will save time with the ability to create basic information in the form of articles at the source destination. No longer will they be forced to create the layout of information outside imc Learning Suite, then creating in the Media function, and finally selecting the media to add to the Channel. The new article format additionally provides a better option for basic information sheets for learners to read and complete.
Updated Description field with HTML and extended view options
For further information see the 14.24 Add-on Module Updates page.
imc Express direct Publishing to Channels
Overview: The interconnectivity between the imc Learning Suite LMS and imc Express authoring tool continues to be extended. Channel content creators who create their WBT’s (HTML) in imc Express can now directly add their imc Express WBT (HTML) content to the desired Channel in the imc Learning Suite. The interface allows imc Express content creators to select their desired Channel all the way down to the section level to ensure content lands at the desired location.
WBT (HTML) Publishing option from imc Express enabling target channel selection
Benefits and Use Cases: A more seamless integration of imc Express with imc Learning Suite Channels creates efficiency by reducing multiple manual steps. Multi-language content is automatically created within the Learning Suite in matching languages where available. The Channels selection does consider imc Learning Suite access right to ensure publishing into Channels is only possible by authorised users.
For further information see the 14.24 Add-on Module Updates page.