BuckeyeLearn for Content Developers

Instructional Guides

• Accessibility: All training in BuckeyeLearn, including training created in-house and training purchased from a third-party vendor, must be accessible to learners with disabilities, and administrators, not the BuckeyeLearn Support team, are responsible for ensuring that accessibility.
• BuckeyeLearn Administrators, and Support Team: Current BuckeyeLearn admins and support team members.
• BuckeyeLearn Standards: The BuckeyeLearn Standards define what content will and will not be managed, define the requirements for content to be administered, and establish ownership of each learning object (LO) administered. The BuckeyeLearn Standards define the responsibilities of BuckeyeLearn administrators and define the support model in place for BuckeyeLearn.
• Mobile-Friendly Online Courses Requirements and Best Practices: Mobile-friendly online courses are those that display and function well on a smart phone or tablet and can be launched by a mobile web browser.
• Online Course Requirements and Best Practices: An overview of best practices for creating online courses for BuckeyeLearn
• Roles and Responsibilities: There are many roles in BuckeyeLearn, each with their own requirements, responsibilities, permissions, and constraints.
• SCORM Requirements: SCORM version requirements for BuckeyeLearn online courses.
• Subject Definitions: All training in BuckeyeLearn is categorized into groups based on content by subject.
• Testing Training: Before training is loaded and made available in the BuckeyeLearn Live environment, it must be tested in the Pilot environment.
• Third-Party Vendor Training: Training purchased or used from a third-party vendor must be tested by your area for both functionality with BuckeyeLearn and accessibility, and approved by the BuckeyeLearn Operations Committee.
• Types of Learning Objects: A learning object is an individual piece of training content. Each type of learning object has different pros and cons and may not be suitable for all types of training.