Process

The process of using an existing Learning Design in the player is as follows;

The Import and Play process

 

The first stage is to import the Learning Design package into the system. Next the engine will parse the package to make sure it is bona-fide and syntaxically correct. If this process is successful and the package is okay then the resources are stored and the characteristics of the package are stored within a database (things such as the structure of the Learning Design and links to resources) The next stage is to actually instantiate the package. A Learning Design package (as perhaps created within the Reload LD Editor) is only a template. To actually use the Learning Design (a.k.a Unit of Learning) you must;

(a) Create a run (think of this as an instance of this course actually running - i.e in the real world you could have a course on Java programming which could be taught twice a week - Monday morning for one group and again on Thursday afternoon for another group.) The Reload LD Player automatically creates this for you.

(b) Now you have a run (the actual lesson) you will also need students & staff (teachers, moderators etc) on that course. In LD terms these are refered to as Roles. The Reload LD Player can automatically create a dummy user for each of the roles that are defined in the LD template. Alternatively you can elect to do this manually

(c) Now you are ready to play a particular role - delivered in this case through a web browser.