Instructional Design

Manage files in the Learning Object Repository – 3902.1

Impact: Administrators
Updated Help Topic: Learning Object Repository
Idea Exchange ID: Not applicable

Administrators can now upload files into the Learning Object Repository, and instructors can insert those files onto the Content page in their courses and organizations. This provides the ability for institutions to manage files centrally from the Learning Object Repository, saving time and maintaining consistency throughout the institution.

The following attributes and settings are synced and locked down in courses and organizations:

  • Title
  • Description
  • Visibility
  • Uploaded File
  • Display Options
  • Goals

Image 1. Administrators can now use the Upload button to add files to the Learning Object Repository.

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The Learning Object Repository screen, showing a Search field, a Create button, and an Upload button, which is highlighted in blue

Image 2: An upload progress window appears. When the file finishes uploading, a message appears that the file has been uploaded successfully with a button to Add to Repository.

The Upload Progress window displaying the message "1 file was uploaded successfully" and an Add to Repository button at the bottom.

Image 3: The file appears in the list of objects in the Learning Object Repository.

A list of objects in the Learning Object Repository, with the "Using the Learning Object Repository.docx" file highlighted in blue.

By default, users with the System Administrator (Z) role are the only users who have access to upload files to the Learning Object Repository. To give a user the ability to upload files, administrators must grant the following privilege:

  • Base Navigation > Tools > Learning Object Repository > Upload

Administrators 

Availability:  Available for all Ultra courses. 

Activation:  None needed. 

Configuration:  None needed.

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