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Detailed View of Learning Resources

A learning resource consists of different areas. Even if the learning resources differ in terms of structure, they all have a toolbar.

Toolbar of learning resources

Via the toolbar you reach the "Info page" of the learning resource, also for courses. Owners of the learning resource see their role (e.g. owner) and can access the administration menus of the learning resource via the toolbar. The status of the learning resource (e.g. "Published") is also displayed in the toolbar and can be changed here by owners. A bookmark can also be set on the learning resource.

Depending on the learning resource, there may also be other elements in the toolbar. What exactly is in the toolbar and visible depends on:

  • the type of learning resource
  • the role in which you are viewing the learning resource
  • whether you are in edit or view mode
  • the particular configuration (see Settings)

Here are a few toolbar examples:

Example of a typical toolbar that applies to most learning resources such as blog, podcast, form, glossary, resource folder, video or wiki:

Toolbar with Administration, status Preparation, Info page, role Owner and Bookmark

The toolbar of a course, on the other hand, can contain further elements and tools:

Toolbar of a course with Administration, Status, the tools from Info page to Course search, Role and My course

The toolbar of the Portfolio 2.0 template is more for configuration purposes:

Edit metadata, Create new section and New assignment in the toolbar, below the tabs Overview, Entries, History and Templates

Administration of learning resources

In the "Administration" menu of a learning resource, further submenus for configuration can be called up.

All learning resources have the menus:

  • Settings
  • Members management
  • Copy
  • Export content
  • Delete

Depending on the learning resource, further menus are added.

In the Settings, general information about the learning resource is stored, metadata is configured, sharing is set up, a catalog entry is defined and further learning resource-specific settings are made. Further information on the individual settings with regard to courses can be found under Course Settings.

In the Members management, additional owners of the learning resource can be added. For learning resources with the usage "Standalone", coaches and participants can be added as well, see Function concept courses and learning resources .

Copy creates a copy of the learning resource. The new learning resource created in this way then also appears in the authoring area.

Export content allows you to download the learning resource, e.g. as a backup file (ZIP file). This file can later be imported into OpenOlat again. In this way, learning resources can also be transferred to other OpenOlat instances.

Delete marks the learning resource as "deleted". It then appears in the authoring area in the tab "Deleted" (trash function). As long as the learning resource is still in the trash, it can be restored or permanently deleted.

Editor entry

If a learning resource has its own editor, you open it via an entry in the "Administration" menu. The entry carries the name of the editor. You see it as owner of the learning resource, as learning resource manager or as administrator.

  • Course: "Course editor"
  • Test: "Test editor"
  • Form: "Form editor"
  • Video: "Video editor"
  • CP learning content, Word, Excel and PowerPoint: "Edit content". For Word, Excel and PowerPoint, the entry only appears if an editor for the file format is set up in OpenOlat.

Wiki, blog, podcast, glossary, resource folder and Portfolio 2.0 template have no such entry. You edit these learning resources directly in the opened learning resource.

Further information

Course Settings >
Function concept courses and learning resources >

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