How To: Create Prerequisites for Your Courses, Part 1
DigitalChalk understands that it can be a necessity for some organizations to have prerequisites in place that people need to meet in order to take the course. There are a couple of ways that you can go about doing that on the platform. If you want the users to automatically be registered for a course, […]
Why PowerPoint is Effective for Training New Employees
There’s a classic LinkedIn meme about a conversation between a CFO and a CEO: CFO: “What happens if we invest in developing our people and then they leave us?” CEO: “What happens if we don’t, and they stay?” This anecdote illustrates the fact that investing in employee development is crucial, but certainly need not break […]
Course Statistics: Time Spent On Course by Student
Curious as to how long students spend taking your course, or maybe just the elements within your course? DigitalChalk allows you to easily review time spent on a course by a student with just a few clicks. To begin, there are a couple of ways that you can review this information: either under the ‘Instructor […]
Why You Should Use SCORM in Your Online Courses
Today one of the hot topics and areas of need is SCORM. I have many clients who contact me and ask what does SCORM compliant mean and how do they become SCORM compliant. SCORM stands for Shareable Content Object Reference Model (SCORM) is a collection of standards and specifications for web-based electronic educational technology (also […]
Copying Elements 101
Copying elements from one course to another in DigitalChalk is a basic process that we want everyone to know how to perform. It’s a simple process that can easily cut down on your work time. How do I copy an element from one course to another? Copying elements like this allows you to easily copy […]
Quick Tip: Setting Up Your Course Completion
With every course you have the option to set up the course completion settings a few ways. You can choose from: No, students may begin this course, but not complete at this time Yes, students may complete this course No, students may begin this course, but not complete at this time Selecting this option will […]
7 Tips for Delivering Engaging Live Online Training Experiences
Live online training offers many advantages. Not only does the live interaction enable the trainer to carefully and clearly guide the trainee through the course material, live trainings also help attendees to engage with the content, stay motivated during the experience, and to absorb the information. In this post, I will share tips and information […]
User Role Break Down
DigitalChalk has a few user roles that you may, or may not, know about and what each role can do. We’re here to break it down for you. Organization Administrator As an organization administrator you will have access to the Administration tab only. With access to the Administration tab you will be able to: Add, […]
How to Set a Thumbnail Image for Your Chalkboard Video
Did you know that you have the ability to choose what thumbnail image is shown for your chalkboard? If not, we’re going to walk you through the steps. Go to the ‘Manage Courses’ tab and click on the course title (click here if you need a guide to creating a course). Click ‘Manage Course Elements’ […]
Quick Tip: Creating a File Element
File elements are great for letting your students have access to handouts, worksheets, or any type of document they may need during the course. Creating a file element is as easy as 4 steps! Go to the ‘Manage Courses’ tab. Click on the course title that you would like to add the file to and select […]
