Course creation is the backbone of delivering structured and impactful learning experiences in Smart Arena. By organizing content into cohesive courses, you can guide employees through a well-defined learning journey that aligns with specific objectives. Smart Arena’s platform simplifies course creation, enabling you to combine videos, documents, quizzes, and interactive modules into engaging training programs.
1. Pre-prepared content and courses
When onboarding new clients, Smart Arena offers flexibility with pre-prepared content. Organizations can choose how to structure and provide access to training materials based on their specific needs:
Full Access to the E-Library: Employees gain complete access to a rich library of 400 e-courses. These cover diverse categories such as business skills, marketing, IT, and personal development. The library also includes webinars updated monthly, with interactive features designed to increase engagement and knowledge retention.
Scheduled Training Plans: A tailored content delivery schedule can be created for 6, 12, or more months. Administrators set deadlines for course completion, and employees can follow personalized learning paths to finish content within the specified timeframe. Notifications and reminders about deadlines or course changes are automated.
Combined Approach: This option merges full library access with a scheduled training plan. Employees complete mandatory courses while having the flexibility to explore additional content in other categories. This approach noted as the most effective by clients, ensures employees meet core training requirements while promoting broader skill development.
Wishlist: Offer specific courses based on individual or departmental needs. Users can wishlist courses from the public catalogue, allowing administrators to add content to their repertoire according to their employees' needs.
Each method provides a unique way to cater to diverse organizational learning goals. To talk about these options please contact our support team.
2. Content vs. Course
In Smart Arena, content and courses serve different purposes but work together seamlessly:
Content: Individual learning materials such as videos, PDFs, presentations, or quizzes. You can create them in the Authoring tool. These elements act as building blocks and can be reused across various training programs. Assessments and Certificates can be added to each content as needed. Learn more about creating new content here: Content creation.
A Course: A structured combination of content arranged to achieve specific learning objectives. Courses often include a logical flow, assessments, and completion criteria. Smart Arena offers three forms of courses:
While content provides the foundation, courses deliver a complete learning experience, guiding employees from start to finish in their skill development.
3. Create your own content
Smart Arena enables organizations to develop custom content that aligns perfectly with their training needs. Use the platform’s powerful authoring tools to create engaging materials, import videos, and use interactive exercises and quizzes.
Authoring Tool Guides: Access detailed articles and tutorials on using the authoring tool effectively.
Publishing Content: Once created, the content needs to be published for it to be usable in a course. You can organize it into existing courses or create new ones tailored to specific goals. Access the following articles:
Customization: Modify or update your content as your training needs evolve. You can:
Custom content ensures that training reflects your unique processes and culture, offering a more relevant learning experience.
4. Create your first course
After creating your first content it is time to create a course. Creating a course in Smart Arena is a straightforward process designed to help you deliver structured and engaging learning experiences.
If you are looking to create an online learning experience, this link can help you navigate through the steps to set up a new e-course.
If you want to include live sessions in your course, create your first live course.
5. Manage progress on Courses
Once a course is published and active, user engagement is tracked and recorded. You can access those reports not only for a course but also per user. Smart Arena provides tools to monitor and manage learner progress across all courses:
Reporting: Track course completion rates, assessment scores, and learner engagement to assess overall performance. Learn more here: course reporting.
Individual Progress: Review the status of individual employees, identifying who may need additional support or encouragement. Learn more here: courses per users.
Group Insights: Analyze trends within organizational units or groups to measure the effectiveness of training at a broader level. See Reporting.
Whether you’re designing onboarding courses, upskilling programs, or compliance training, creating tailored courses ensures your team has access to the knowledge they need, when they need it. This structured approach helps foster engagement, track progress, and achieve measurable results for your organization.