General

• Copy a lesson

  The same content once again, making learning paths or a retry, but not feeling like adjusting everything manually? Then simply copy your lesson. To do this, go to the settings of your lesson (course module -overview -toggles next to the name of your lesson) and click on the copy icon located to the left of the trash can. The lesson, including its content, will be automatically duplicated and will appear at the bottom of the existing lessons! (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdeFew readers

• What is the difference between a learning journey and a course module?

  At Pluvo, we use two concepts that frequently come up: the learning journey and the course module. This article explains the difference. Course Module Let's start with the course module. This is essentially traditional e-learning. As a learner, you go through content in such a course module, such as videos, texts, and audio recordings, and complete assignments. ForSome readers

• Your corporate identity in your course module

  With Pluvo, you create course modules completely in your own brand style! To go to your brand style settings, open the course module in edit mode, click on the overview at the top left, and then on the paintbrush. Themes Need to change a course module quickly to a different brand style? Choose one of the ready-made themes and click 'save'. Of course, you can also customiFew readers

• Add a (powerpoint) presentation to your course module

  Adding a PowerPoint Presentation to Your course Module Here's how you can do it! Go to slides.google.com, click on 'Blank'. Click on 'File' in the top left corner and then 'Open'. Select 'Upload' and upload your presentation. Click on 'Share' in the top right corner. Under 'Get link', select 'Anyone with the link'. Copy the link. Go to your course module. Open the lesson where you want to place the PowerPoinFew readers

• Copy a course module

  Want to show the same content again, create learning paths, or offer a retake, but don't feel like adjusting everything manually? Copy your lesson. To do this, go to the settings of your lesson (course module -overview -sliders next to the name of your lesson) and click on the copy icon to the left of the trash can. The lesson, including its content, will be automatically duplicated and will appear at the bottom of the existing lessons! (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/weFew readers

• General settings of your course module

  In Pluvo, you can easily create your own course module. Click on 'Course Modules' in the administration panel. Then click on 'New course module'. When you click on the arrow at the top left of the lcourse module and then on the mixer panel, you will access the settings of the course module. Fig. 1: Accessing the settings by clicking on the mixer panel icon. Here, you canFew readers

• Creating lessons and sections

  Adding Lessons and Sections to a Module A course module often consists of multiple lessons and sections. You can easily create these via the authoring menu at the top left, as demonstrated in the video below (tip: watch the video in full screen). When you click the arrow at the top left, a menu will appear. At the beginning of creating your course module, this menu will be empty. At the bottom, you'll find two buttons. The left button is foFew readers

• Publishing a course module

  Publishing a Course Module Is your course module ready? Great! There's one more thing you need to do: publish the course module! Click on 'publish' in the top right corner, optionally add a note, and then click 'publish draft'. Why publish? Only when you publish a new version of your course module will it become visible to your participants. Until you click 'publish',Few readers

• Setting conditions for a lesson or section

  Setting Conditions in a Course Module One of the unique features of Pluvo is the ability to set conditions within a course module. These conditions enable you to precisely design personalized learning paths. Conditions can be set at the lesson or section level within course modules. To set conditions, click on the overview at the top left (1). Then, move your mouse over thFew readers

• Score per course module and per lesson

  In the general settings of your course module, you indicate what the passing threshold for this module is. This determines whether you successfully complete the course module or not. This result is visible at the end of the module. When all lessons are completed, the "Completion message" and the percentage of correct answers are displayed. If this result is below the passing percenFew readers

• Point System in different question formats

  Points per Answer and Question For each answer and question, you can allocate points. The maximum achievable points per question are summed up per lesson. These points represent the maximum points attainable for that lesson. Then, the points obtained by the participant in this lesson are counted and compared against the maximum points, resulting in the achieved percentage for the lesson. These lesson percentages in turn determine the total percentage based on the average of all lessons.Few readers

• Integrating course modules with LTI 1.1.

  Pluvo currently supports LTI 1.1 and LTI 1.3 for integrating created content in Pluvo into another learning management system (LMS). The choice you make depends on the LTI version supported by the receiving LMS. If the LMS supports both versions, it's recommended to use LTI 1.3 because it's a newer and further developed standard. If that's not possible, you can use LTI 1.1. Below is how it works. How do I create an LTI 1.1 integration? An LTI 1.1 integration is always at the level of a courFew readers

• Columns

  Columns allow you to customize your course module just the way you want it. You can place images side by side, create text columns, or even a combination of both. How to create columns in the authoring tool? Go to your course module, select the lesson where you want to add columns, and choose 'content' at the bottom (theFew readers

• Sort items within a lesson

  A lesson often consists of multiple items such as assignments, videos, or texts. Each item you add is placed at the bottom of the page. If you want to change the position of these items on the page, you can do so using the arrows located at the top right of each item. You move a block one step up or down at a time.Few readers

• Time limit on a lesson

  Want to increase the pressure? In the settings of your lesson, you can indicate that a lesson is 'time-based.' Here, you specify how long a participant has to complete the lesson. When you activate this function, a timer will start as soon as the participant enters a lesson. The participant will receive a notification displaying the total time available to complete the lesson. A participant begins a lFew readers

• Feedback on questions

  Good feedback on your questions is important to support your learner in their learning process. There are several options for providing feedback. In this article, we explain how to give both general and answer-specific feedback, and we clarify the 'direct feedback' lesson setting. General and answer-specific feedback In most question types in Pluvo, you can provide general feedback and answer-specific feedback. The field for general feedback is always found at the top, after the question fieFew readers

• LaTeX, How does it work?

  You can also include mathematical formulas in Pluvo. To do this, click on the pi symbol in the content editor (as shown below). The pi symbol is also available in the 'question' and 'feedback' fields of the various assignment formats. Enter your LaTeX formula. Below, you can see how this will appear. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/efb20d00b64eb000/Few readers

• Retakes

  When a participant fails a test, you can automatically offer them a retake. How to do this: 1. Ensure that you have set a passing threshold. This determines when a test is passed or failed. For example, 55%; a participant must score 55% or higher to pass the test. You can do this in the settings of your lesson module. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/efb20d00b64eb00Few readers

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Content Items

• Content item: Providing downloads

  Sometimes, you may want to share additional information or worksheets in your course module, such as PDF or Word files. Offering a download is useful for this. To offer a download in a lesson, click on the 'File' icon. Upload one or more files, optionally add a title or description, and click 'Save'. Alternative: Offering files in the learning path If you want your participaFew readers

• All content items in a list

  A good e-learning experience largely involves delivering information as effectively and clearly as possible. Pluvo offers various options to present this information. We ensure it's enjoyable for every learner to absorb information, from mobile to desktop. The following types of content can be added to your lessons. You can find these at the bottom of the tool for creating a lesson. In the order they are displayed in the lesson: Rich editorFew readers

• Content item: text editor

  Our text editor is like a blank canvas. When you choose this option, a blank page opens where you can intuitively tell your story. By selecting text, you can adjust the formatting, and it's possible to add images within each paragraph. Adding an Image Select the line where you want to add your image. Then click on the image icon to the left of the paragraph. Select the image yoFew readers

• Content item: Embedded media

  Media makes learning information more enjoyable and educational. It's recommended to enhance the course module with external materials. This includes embedding videos from platforms like Vimeo or YouTube, Maps from Google Maps, or presentations from SlideShare and Prezi. Even a regular link to Wikipedia or a news article/blog gets automatically enriched with a photo and introduFew readers

• Content item: image gallery

  A picture is worth a thousand words! Using this function, you can easily create a gallery of relevant photos that a learner can click through. This looks great on any device since Pluvo adapts to the user's screen size. To add a gallery, click on the gallery icon. Then, add images and click 'Save'. You can also give the gallery a title and description. (https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/websiteFew readers

• Content item: Quote

  If you want to break a chapter with an image and a quote, then choose this option. Choose an image, select a color overlay, and type your quote. This way, you can highlight the core value of the chapter even more. To add a quote, click on the 'Quote' button. You can fill in the 'quote field', add an image, or make a combination. Change the color as desired, and then click 'SaFew readers

• Content item: Audioplayer

  Adding an audio file is simple: upload the file, and you're done. Pluvo will offer the participant an audio player, allowing them to listen to the file within the course. To add an audio file, click on the 'Audio' icon. Upload your file and click 'Save'. Optionally, you can give your audio file a title and description.Few readers

Assessments

• All our assessment items

  E-learning is only truly e-learning when you can assess the participants. The beauty of Pluvo is that you can place questions throughout the entire course module. A lesson can contain no questions, one question, or many questions – it's entirely up to the creator of the e-learning. Point System Thanks to our unique point system, a question is worth as much within a lesson as you want it to be. Whether you assign 50 points or only 5, it determines the relative value of the questions to each oFew readers

• Assessment item: Blank space

  "What should be placed in the blank space?" That is the essence of this question. Below, you can see an example of a 'fill in the blanks' question. Creating a Question To create a 'fill in the blanks' question, follow these steps: Put the instructions for this question in the 'question' field. For example: 'Fill in the missing word in the empty field and press ‘Answer’.Few readers

• Assessment items: Open question

  The open question can be used in two ways. Free Response This is to request input that should be interpreted by the trainer independently of right or wrong. In this case, do not assign points to this question. Examples of questions include "What did you think of this course?" but also "How would you handle situation X?". Comparing with Given Answers Another way to use the open question is asFew readers

• Assessment item: Sorting question

  The sorting question is a convenient way to check whether the participant has understood the information well. The learner can rearrange the answers by clicking and dragging them. If desired, as shown in the example below, you can add images to the answers. Creating a Sorting Question Follow these steps to create a sorting question: Put the instructions for this questionFew readers

• Assessment item: Matching question

  In the matching question, a learner has to drag words to the correct place. It can look like the example below. The words that need to be dragged are called 'categories'. Learners drag these to the 'answer options' below. Watch the video or read the text below the video to learn how to create a matching question yourself! Creating a Matching Question To create a matching questFew readers

• Assessment item: Multiple choice question

  One of the most common questions in the world: the multiple-choice question! You can, of course, also use this in Pluvo. Creating a Question To create a multiple-choice question, follow these steps: Formulate the question and general feedback. General feedback is always shown after answering the question. Feedback specific to a particular answer can be set later. (https://storage.crisp.chat/useFew readers

• Matching Question: Point System

  Understanding Match Question Scoring in Detail In this article, we'll explain how the score for a matching question is determined. Here are the key aspects: 1. Maximum Points per Question Definition: This is the maximum number of points a participant can earn for a single question. Example: Suppose you set the maximum to 2 points. Even if a participant has 4 correct labels, each worth 1 point, they cannot earn more than 2 points for that question. Importance: This maxFew readers

• Assessment item: Self test

  In the self-assessment, unlike other assignments, it's not so much about 'right' or 'wrong'. It is more about self-awareness. The intention in the self-assessment is for a learner to consistently select the option from a set of answer choices that most applies to them. These answer options are linked to a specific underlying category. Once all answers are given, a score per category can be displayed. Example Let's make that a bit more concrete. Suppose I want to know what role someone shoulFew readers

• Sorting Question: Point System

  Assigning Study Credits (SBU) to Portfolio Items in Pluvo It's possible to assign Study Credit Units (SBU) to portfolio items in Pluvo. This can be done, for instance, with certificates or with personal portfolio items added by participants. This allows both the trainer and the participant to quickly assess the progress of the participants. How to Set Up the Points System? From the dashboard of your academy, click on the gear icon in the header to access your academy settings. (httFew readers