HOW TO ADD AN ONLINE COURSE TO YOUR WEBSITE · OUR FIRST COURSE “How to Create a LearnDash...
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HOW TO ADD AN ONLINE COURSE TO YOUR WEBSITE Barrington WordPress Meetup March 2020 Kent Smith – Byte Outfitters LLC 1
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HOW TO ADD AN ONLINE COURSE TO YOUR WEBSITE
Barrington WordPress MeetupMarch 2020Kent Smith – Byte Outfitters LLC
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AGENDA
Why Online Courses?Planning Your Online CoursePicking the Right SolutionCreate an Online CourseTour Client Sites
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WHY ADD ONLINE COURSES?
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Add-On/BundleBe A
Thought LeaderExpand Your Reach
Volunteer Training Lead MagnetEngage Prospects
Cost EffectiveTraining
PROJECT PLANNINGCrawl - Walk - Run Begin simple, add features over time
Content – courses, downloads, quizzes Course Organization & HierarchyDependencies?Desired Output? Reports, Certificates
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Top Tip: Explore needs in-depth before beginning. Needs of Users, Teachers, Management
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LMSMembership
ThemeeCommerce
Hosting
PICKING THE RIGHT SOLUTION
LMS CHOICES
Hosted or Self-HostedAll included, or Scalable approach
6https://www.wpbeginner.com/plugins/best-wordpress-lms-plugins-compared/
MY PREFERRED LMSLearnDash.comFreeBasic: 1 site, $199 $159/yrPlus: 10 sites, $229 $189/yr ProPanel reporting tool included
Pro: 25 sites, $369 $329/yr ProPanel reporting tool included
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ECOMMERCE CHOICES
• Basic capabilities included with LearnDash
• Robust capabilities with Add-Ons• How To articles from LearnDash• Great community support• 3rd Party LD plugins support WC 1st
• Also used by some developers
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REMAINING CHOICES
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LEARNDASH OVERVIEW
New Post Types Courses, Lessons, Topics, Quizzes Builder tool to create & link these
New Widgets, ShortcodesNew Group Leader RoleReporting Tool
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OUR FIRST COURSE
“How to Create a LearnDash Course”1. What to do first
a) Install LearnDash Pluginb) Configure LearnDash Settings
2. What to do nexta) Create a Courseb) Create Lessons, Topics and
Quizzesc) Enter content for Lessons, Topics,
Quizzes3. Wrap Up4. Quiz
Free to everyone but users must register
Must complete training in the specified order. No skipping ahead.
No materials, assignments Certificate if they score 80%
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ECOMMERCE EXAMPLE Crawl, Walk, Run Import Storyline course modules Sell course subscriptions
Direct to clients Via assessors Via 3rd party (custom code)
Assessors manage their clients via Groups Prerequisite course for assessors to buy seat licenses Restrict access based on user role Assessors and Clients do everything via front end
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EMPLOYEE TRAINING EXAMPLE
LearnDash Groups – applicants, employees. Auto-enrollmentContinuing Education UnitsCertificates – emailedEmployee Training Reports (custom code)
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