Helps navigate and use the course development template structure. Use when creating new courses, setting up modules, organizing assets, or when user mentions "new course," "course setup," "template," "create module," or "organize course files."
Guide for using the course development template structure effectively.
# Copy template to new course
cp -r course-template/ my-new-course/
# Or with a specific name
cp -r course-template/ safety-training-2024/
# From within your course folder
cp -r 02-development/modules/module-template/ 02-development/modules/module-02/
course-[name]/
├── 00-analysis/ # ADDIE Phase 1: Analyze
│ ├── needs-assessment.md # Business case, performance gap
│ ├── learner-profile.md # Target audience definition
│ └── constraints.md # Budget, timeline, technical limits
│
├── 01-design/ # ADDIE Phase 2: Design
│ ├── course-design-document.md # Master planning document
│ ├── learning-objectives.md # ABCD format objectives
│ ├── curriculum-outline.md # Module structure
│ ├── assessment-strategy.md # Assessment plan
│ └── storyboards/ # Visual scripts per module
│
├── 02-development/ # ADDIE Phase 3: Develop
│ ├── modules/
│ │ ├── module-01/ # First module
│ │ │ ├── content/ # HTML, source files
│ │ │ ├── assets/ # Module-specific media
│ │ │ │ ├── images/
│ │ │ │ ├── video/
│ │ │ │ ├── audio/
│ │ │ │ └── documents/
│ │ │ └── assessments/ # Quiz files
│ │ └── module-template/ # Copy for new modules
│ └── shared-assets/ # Course-wide media
│ ├── images/
│ ├── video/
│ ├── audio/
│ ├── fonts/
│ └── branding/
│
├── 03-implementation/ # ADDIE Phase 4: Implement
│ ├── facilitator-guide.md
│ ├── learner-communications/
│ └── support-documentation/
│
├── 04-evaluation/ # ADDIE Phase 5: Evaluate
│ ├── evaluation-plan.md
│ ├── surveys/
│ └── reports/
│
├── delivery-formats/ # Format-specific materials
│ ├── self-paced/
│ ├── microlearning/
│ ├── blended/
│ └── vilt/
│
├── output/ # LMS packages
│ ├── scorm-1.2/
│ ├── scorm-2004/
│ ├── xapi/
│ └── cmi5/
│
└── _templates/ # Reusable templates
├── assessment-template.md
└── storyboard-template.md
Complete these documents before designing:
needs-assessment.md
learner-profile.md
constraints.md
Plan before building:
course-design-document.md (Start here)
learning-objectives.md
curriculum-outline.md
assessment-strategy.md
storyboards/ (Create one per module)
_templates/storyboard-template.mdBuild your content:
Create modules
cp -r modules/module-template/ modules/module-02/
Add content to modules/module-XX/content/
Organize assets by type:
images/ - diagrams, screenshots, iconsvideo/ - mp4, webm filesaudio/ - narration, sound effectsdocuments/ - PDFs, handoutsCreate assessments in modules/module-XX/assessments/
Use shared-assets/ for course-wide resources
Prepare for delivery:
facilitator-guide.md
learner-communications/
support-documentation/
Measure and improve:
evaluation-plan.md
surveys/
reports/
[type]-[description]-[variant].[ext]
Examples:
diagram-sales-process.png
diagram-sales-process-simplified.png
icon-checkmark-green.svg
photo-team-meeting-01.jpg
video-intro-welcome.mp4
audio-narration-screen-01.mp3
module-[number]/
Examples:
module-01/
module-02/
module-03-optional/
modules/module-XX/assets/video/demo-software-login.mp4<video src="../assets/video/demo-software-login.mp4">_templates/assessment-template.mdmodules/module-XX/assessments/quiz-knowledge-check.mdshared-assets/branding/shared-assets/fonts/../../shared-assets/branding/logo.svgoutput/ folder:
output/scorm-1.2/course-name_v1.0_scorm12_2024-01-15.zipoutput/scorm-2004/course-name_v1.0_scorm2004_2024-01-15.zipUse format-specific folders:
02-development/modules/delivery-formats/microlearning/