Online courses (also called eLearning) are training modules that are created using authoring tools and taken online by learners. Online courses are often interactive and may contain audio or video components.
Online courses must be exported to the proper format, usually SCORM, that BuckeyeLearn can use.
Online courses may be produced by your area or purchased from a third-party vendor.
Critical Note:
All online courses must comply with the BuckeyeLearn Standards.
Create an online course
After you have exported your course to SCORM and reviewed its accessibility, it’s time to share the SCORM file with BuckeyeLearn Support.
Submit the BuckeyeLearn SCORM File Upload Request Form.
Helpful Note
The BuckeyeLearn SCORM File Upload Request Form should be used for all SCORM file uploads; do not use email, Microsoft Teams, or OneDrive to share SCORM files with the BuckeyeLearn Support team. If you need assistance with the questions about accessibility on the BuckeyeLearn SCORM File Upload Request Form, please contact your unit's Accessibility Coordinator. After the form is submitted, BuckeyeLearn Support will automatically receive the form submission, load the SCORM file into pilot, and publish the draft of the online course. You will receive an email notifying you that the draft has been published.
- Search for and launch the online course in pilot.
- Use the testing job aid to test the online course in pilot.
- Make any functionality changes in your authoring tool.
- If needed, share an updated SCORM file with BuckeyeLearn Support by resubmitting the BuckeyeLearn SCORM File Upload Request Form. Repeat steps 1-3.
- Once you have confirmed that the online course is ready to be uploaded into the live environment, email buckeyelearnsupport@osu.edu to notify the BuckeyeLearn Support team. BuckeyeLearn Support will load the SCORM file into live.
- Update the learning object on the Course Console.
Modify an online course
If you need to make changes to an online course after it is active, you can ask BuckeyeLearn Support to update it.
- Email buckeyelearnsupoprt@osu.edu. Identify the online course title and describe the changes that are needed. The BuckeyeLearn Support team will determine whether the online course needs to be modified or reversioned.
If the online course needs to be reversioned, submit the BuckeyeLearn SCORM File Upload Request Form.
Helpful Note
The BuckeyeLearn SCORM File Upload Request Form should be used for all SCORM file uploads; do not use email, Microsoft Teams, or OneDrive to share SCORM files with the BuckeyeLearn Support team. If you need assistance with the questions about accessibility on the BuckeyeLearn SCORM File Upload Request Form, please contact your unit's Accessibility Coordinator. After the form is submitted, BuckeyeLearn Support will automatically receive the form submission, load the SCORM file into pilot, and publish the draft of the online course. You will receive an email notifying you that the draft has been published.
- Search for and launch the online course in pilot.
- Use the testing job aid to test the online course.
- Make any functionality changes in your authoring tool.
- If needed, share an updated SCORM file with BuckeyeLearn Support, and repeat steps 2-4.
- Once you have confirmed that the online course is ready to be uploaded into the live environment, email buckeyelearnsupport@osu.edu to notify the BuckeyeLearn Support team. BuckeyeLearn Support will load the SCORM file into live.
- Update the learning object on the Course Console, if needed.