Language Usage

Content

All courses use friendly, conversational, and inclusive language that is consistent in voice and tone across an entire course or series.

Tags: Audience, DEI, PLS, Quality Matters (QM), Reading Level, SLS

H5P: Interactive Video Transcripts-Draft

Accessibility

Provide a text-based transcript for all such media, including H5P. This text-based alternative should take the form of a detailed transcript that includes all of the auditory and visual information contained in the time-based media that is relevant to the learner's understanding of the content they are learning about.

Tags: Assessment, H5P, PLS, SLS, Video

Uploading to CourseArc

Storyline

Articulate Storyline projects should be embedded in CourseArc using the Zip Embed block.

Tags: CourseArc, Development, Embedded Content, PLS, Setup, SLS

Storyline Transcripts

Storyline

All non-text content that is presented to the user has a text alternative that serves the equivalent purpose. This text-based alternative should take the form of a detailed transcript that includes all of the auditory and visual information contained in the time-based media.

Tags: Canva, CaptionSync, Closed Caption, H5P, Media, PLS, SLS, Storyline, Video, WCAG

Publish Settings to CourseArc

Storyline

Storyline files published to CourseArc will be responsive and will be in the Zip Embed CourseArc block type.

Tags: CourseArc, Development, Embedded Content, PLS, Setup, SLS

Player & Project Settings

Storyline

Articulate Storyline Player settings must be set to, “Modern” to ensure the file is responsive/accessible and follow the correct publish settings that are outlined in this entry.

Tags: Development, Embedded Content, PLS, Setup, SLS

Settings for CourseArc

For courses that are built in CourseArc, always use the CourseArc version of a content type if available unless the H5P version offers relevant features that are not available in CourseArc. H5P Content should be embedded in an HTML content block in CourseArc. The H5P content needs to be published as Public before embedding. The toolbar should be removed from the content for PLS courses only.

Tags: CourseArc, Development, Embedded Content, PLS, Setup, SLS

Settings for Brightspace LTI

H5P content that needs to be written to the grade book needs to be published as protected and have the LTI settings updated. It will need to be inserted into Brightspace using the Insert Stuff tool.

Tags: Brightspace, Development, Formatting, H5P, PLS, Setup

H5P File Management

Content used in a course or other shared material must be created (or created, then moved) into the appropriate COURSES folder and shared with the organization. The content should also be named with the following convention: ShortCourseName Unit.Lesson Descriptor.

Tags: Development, File Storage, Naming Convention, Organization, PLS, SLS

Readability – PLS

Content

Content should easily be read at a secondary education level (between grades 6 and 9). Any information provided at a higher reading level should provide a version of the material that is presented at the secondary education level.

Tags: Accessibility, Audience, DEI, PLS, Reading Level

LXD Style Guide

Tag: PLS