Publishing objects and files from your PC

Learning Repository allows you to publish learning objects formatted in SCORM 1.2 format and to publish quizzes and assessments formatted as QTI packages.

You can also publish individual files and links that are not part of a content package. SCORM compliance is not required for publishing files.

Note  Learning Repository does not support publishing SCORM 2004 content directly from your PC.

Formatting metadata for publishing packages

An object’s metadata can be located under any applicable element in the manifest file, depending on the type of object and whether the object is a sub-element in the file. Manifest- and organization-level metadata is applied to the highest level object in the package. Metadata for modules can also appear at the item level, and metadata for topics or files can appear at the item- or resource-level. A package is identified as a module if there is only one child <item> tag underneath the <organization> tag, and that <item> tag has at least one child <item> tag of its own.

Where object metadata can appear

Object	Object is package type	Object is package sub-element
Course	manifest, organization	n/a
Module	manifest, organization, item	item
Topic	manifest, organization, item, resource	item, resource
File	manifest, organization, item, resource, link	item, resource

If metadata for a single object is found under multiple elements, the LOR uses the following order of precedence: <manifest>, <organization>, <item>, <resource>.

For example, if you are uploading a content package consisting of a module with three topics, and there is metadata under the <manifest> element and under the highest <item> element, both are applicable to the module. The upload utility takes the metadata from the <manifest> element and discards the metadata from the <item> element. Say that one of the topics in the package has metadata under its <item> element and also under the associated <resource> element. In this case the LOR uses the metadata for the <item> element, while the metadata for the <resource> element is discarded.

Publishing learning objects with thumbnails

If your learning object is an image file, you can set it to display next to learning objects in your search or browse results as a thumbnail. Select your thumbnails when publishing learning objects from the desktop or from the Content tool, on the Publish to LOR page.

Note  The system only supports image files (JPG, GIF, PNG, BMP) as thumbnails.

You can select the image you want to correspond with the learning object using the Thumbnail Picker Control which displays all of the available images from the learning object. You can also choose to display the system default icon.

Publish directly to the LOR

1. Do one of the following:
   • Click LOR on the navbar, then Publish.
   • Click Publish in the Admin Tools widget, or from the Admin Tools menu on the minibar.
   • Click Publish in the Learning Repository (LOR) widget.
2. Select File or Package, or Internet Address.
3. Choose whether to Create a new object or overwrite an existing object.
   • Select Pick a Repository, then select the repository from the drop-down list.
   • Select Overwrite an existing object, then click Search to select the object to overwrite.
     • Select Overwrite the existing object's metadata if you want to enter completely new metadata for the object - otherwise, the new learning object will inherit the previous object's metadata.

       Note   You may want to overwrite an existing object's metadata completely if the new object's structure differs from the old object's structure. For example, if you reorder topics ABC within a module to resemble ACB, topic C inherits topic B's metadata.

4. Click Sharing and Publishing Options.
5. Select Publish in the background if you want to leave the page while the system publishes. You can check the publishing job's status later.
6. Choose options for the learning object/file's visibility.
   • Only you and users with sufficient permission can view hidden learning objects and files.
   • You can change this option once the object/file is published to the LOR.
   • Publicly available objects are available to users without an ID and password to the Learning Environment.
7. Select the Creative Commons rights you want to associate with the learning object/file. Creative Commons licensing enables you to retain copyright on your work while allowing different degrees of reuse to other users. For more information go to creativecommons.org.
8. Click Next.
9. On the Publish to LOR page, enter. Click Publish.

Note  Associating a creative commons license automatically  populates the metadata rights fields with this information.

10. If the learning object you're publishing is an image file, Select a Thumbnail.

    Note  If you don't see the option to change the default thumbnail image of an image file, contact your administrator to configure this option for you.

11. On the Publishing Complete page, you can View the learning object details, publish a new learning object , or share the object through its URL or through social sharing sites.
12. Click Done.

See also

• About Metadata