Lessons and content
The kinds of lessons, sections, the order of lessons, free previews, lessons that open over time, and how a lesson counts as done.
A course is made of sections, and each section of lessons. Open the course's Content tab to add and arrange them.
Kinds of lessons
| Lesson | What it is | Done when |
|---|---|---|
| Article | Text with headings, lists, links and pictures | The learner clicks Mark as done |
| Video | A YouTube, Vimeo, Google Drive or Loom link, a link to an .mp4 file, or an MP4 / WEBM you upload | The learner has watched it to the end (or clicks Mark as done) |
| PDF document | A PDF shown in the page, with a download button | Mark as done |
| Picture | A picture or infographic (JPG, PNG, WEBP or GIF) | Mark as done |
| Download | A file to download: PDF, Office files, pictures, text, CSV, MP3, MP4 or ZIP, up to 25 MB | Mark as done |
| Web link | A page on another website | Mark as done |
| Quiz | Questions that check the lesson | They pass it |
| Exam | Questions from a bank, with a timer and tries (Standard and up) | They pass it |
| Assignment | Work learners hand in for grading (Standard and up) | An instructor passes it |
| Live class | A Zoom, Google Meet, Teams or other meeting link and a start time (Standard and up) | Mark as done |
| SCORM package | A course made in an authoring tool, uploaded as a .zip (Professional and up) | The package says it is completed or passed |
Quizzes, exams and assignments are in Quizzes, exams and assignments.
For a live class, learners see the Join button 15 minutes before it starts.
Videos and storage
Linked videos (YouTube, Vimeo, Drive, Loom) don't use your storage. Uploaded files do: see File storage on Plan & Billing. The largest video upload is set in Settings > Learner site > Largest video upload (up to 500 MB). For longer videos, put them on YouTube or Vimeo and paste the link. Learners pick up an uploaded video where they stopped.
Arranging lessons
- Drag a lesson to move it, inside a section or to another one. With the keyboard: focus the lesson and press Alt + arrow up / down.
- Edit next to a section renames it. A section can be deleted when it is empty.
- More options on a lesson: Minutes it takes (adds up to the course length), Points, Opens after (days), Free preview: anyone can open it from the course page and Show it to learners (turn it off for a lesson you are still writing; it shows as Hidden).
Lessons in order, or over time
- Settings > Rules > Lessons in order - each lesson opens when the one before is done.
- Opens after (days) on a lesson, or Opens (days after the learner joins) on a section - the lesson opens that many days after the learner got their place (Standard and up). Use it to give a course week by week.
- Settings > Rules > Finish first - the course opens only after the chosen courses are finished (Standard and up).
When you add or change lessons later
Learners keep their progress. New lessons show as not done yet.
SCORM packages
Upload the .zip your authoring tool exported (SCORM 1.2 or 2004, with imsmanifest.xml inside, up to 200 MB) and save the lesson. Ellibo unpacks it and plays it inside the lesson; the package saves where the learner stopped and their score. To change it, upload a new .zip on the same lesson.