Quick Start

This Quick Start guide is intended to help you start the Learning Design Editor and show you how to add a new Learning Design. It is not meant to be a detailed guide. Please refer to the main Help pages for a closer look at all the features of the Editor.

  1. Ensure that the Projects View is visible. If it is not visible, open it from the Window->Show View->Projects menu.

  2. You will see a Project tree view with a group named "Learning Designs". This is the root group. Right-clicking on this group allows you to add either a new sub-group or a new Learning Design (LD). You may manage your LDs in groups if you wish.


    The Projects View

  3. Add a New Learning Design to the root folder or to a folder that you have created, by selecting New->Learning Design from the right-click menu or by selecting the option from the main File->New->Learning Design menu.

  4. A "New Learning Design" wizard will appear. Give your LD a name. This is the name that will appear in the Projects View and has no meaning outside of the Editor. Provide a new system folder and file name for the XML file by clicking the "Browse..." button. This will be your "Project folder". We recommend that you choose an empty system folder and a new file name. In the wizard dialog, select the parent group to which you wish to add the LD. If you have just started you will only see the "Learning Designs" group. Click the "Finish" button.


    The New Learning Design Wizard

  5. The new LD will be inserted in the Projects View and the LD Editor will automatically be opened.

  6. Work your way through the various Editor Panels, adding Roles, Activities, Environments and Services, Plays, Acts and Role Parts in accordance with the IMS Learning Design specification. For more information, see the rest of this Help Guide.

  7. Add files that your LD references from the "Files" editor page. The right-click menu in this editor page provides you with options to add or or import new files and folders. You may also drag and drop files directly from the desktop.

  8. When you are happy with your new LD, go to the "Export" editor page. Clicking on the "Check" button shows you if your new LD is correct, or if it is missing anything. Clicking the "Refresh" button on the "Check Resources" section automatically parses the LD for files and dependencies ready for packaging. Finally, select a destination zip file name in the "Export" section and click on the "Export" hyperlink to create the final zip package that contains the imsmanifest.xml file and local content files.