Set up
Role and place
Before you build, you need the Author role. With it, Authoring appears in the main navigation. Everything you create there is a learning resource.
Terms of this station
Role
Author
An organisation role. It allows learning resources to be created in the authoring area.
Author in detail
An organisation role. It allows learning resources to be created in the authoring area. Authors manage their own resources, not those of the organisation.
German: Autor:in
Area
Authoring
The area where learning resources are created, edited, copied and managed.
Authoring in detail
The area where learning resources are created, edited, copied and managed. It is only accessible with the Author role or with an administrative role.
German: Autorenbereich
Concept
Learning resource
A content object managed in the authoring area: course, test, form, video, wiki and others.
Learning resource in detail
A content object managed in the authoring area: course, test, form, video, wiki and others. It carries metadata, owners and a lifecycle and can be embedded into courses.
German: Lernressource
What users call it: resource, content, material, repository entry
Two doors
Try it out
How-to: Author rights and Authoring
With frentix: we show you in the training. support@frentix.com
Read up
Deepen once the first course is running
The first course is in place. Now the things that did not matter while building pay off: the terms of this station have parts and settings that control the course more precisely.
- Learning resource: Form, Test, Questionnaire, Wiki and more. All settings are on the page Various Types of Learning Resources.
Further information
Mentioned on this page
Roles and Rights: Which roles are available? >
Authoring - Overview >
Various Types of Learning Resources >
How do I create my first OpenOlat course? >
Forms - Overview >
Course Element Test >
Course Element Survey >
Course Element Wiki >
Further reading
Roles and Rights: Overview >
Authoring - Create courses and learning resources >
Glossary >