Adding Content to Your Portal
Overview
Veracity Launch provides a user interface for the adding content to the portal. All content management functions are accessed from the "Manage Content" button in the ADMIN menu.
Then, click "Add Content to this Portal"
The next screen will present you a list of options for adding different types of content to the portal. Veracity Launch supports several types of content. Read this Content Format Support article for a full description of each content type. Veracity's built-in content player will record the Enrollments, Attempts, and Launches automatically and will make this data available in the portal under "Data." If you desire additional progress data to be tracked, the content player can also store it in the xAPI format if you add an LRS integration to the portal under "Manage Integrations"
Upload SCORM or xAPI
Veracity Launch supports adding content packages exported from any authoring tool that supports the SCORM 1.2, SCORM 2004, xAPI, or cmi5 standard formats. The physical files in the content package will be hosted in Launch upon upload. Veracity's built-in content player will record the Enrollments, Attempts, and Launches automatically and will make this data available in the portal. If you desire additional progress data to be tracked, the content player will store it in the xAPI format if you add an LRS integration to the portal under "Manage Integrations"
To upload content SCORM or xAPI packages to your portal, choose "Upload" under "Upload SCORM or xAPI"
Click "Add Files" to choose a single package or you can choose up to 10 SCORM or xAPI content packages for bulk upload. These packages should be .zip files.
Each selected file will be staged for upload. Choose to individually upload, or choose multiple files to upload more than one content package. Click "Upload All" after all of the files have been added to the stage.
After each file is uploaded, the stage file card will display links for editing the uploaded content. You can close this modal window, or directly edit the content thumbnail images, enrollments, or data from here. The upload process will detect the proper playback settings for most packages, but you can overwrite them by choosing "Edit Settings"
Upload Files
Veracity Launch supports adding individual files such as .MP4 videos, images, or PDFs. To add any of these content types to your portal, click "Upload" under "Upload Files" and then click the "Add Files" button.
After selecting the file you wish to upload, you can close this modal window, or directly edit the content settings thumbnail image, or enrollments from here.
Video Files (.MP4)
If .MP4 video files are uploaded, Veracity Launch will automatically track video interactions as xAPI data using the built-in video player.
Track a Link
Veracity Launch supports tracking when a learner has opened or visited an external link. To add any of these content types to your portal, click "Track" under "Track a Link"
On the next screen, enter the external link in the "Tracked URL" field and enter a title in the "Title" field, and then save by clicking the "Track Link" button.
Track YouTube Videos
Veracity Launch supports adding YouTube video links and uses the built-in content player to track the engagement with the video such as pausing, playing, skipping, and more. To add a YouTube video link to your portal, click "Track" under "Track YouTube"
On the next screen, enter the link to the YouTube video in the "YouTube Video Link" field. The "Title" field is also mandatory. Veracity Launch will automatically track video interactions as xAPI data using the built-in video player.
Track External xAPI
Veracity Launch can also support adding external xAPI content that is already physically hosted somewhere else, but you would still like for your learners to access within your portal. To add external xAPI to your portal, click "Track" under "Track External xAPI"
On the next screen, enter the link to the external xAPI content in the "Tracked URL" field and optionally enter a unique xAPI ID. The "Title" field is also mandatory.
External Certificate
Veracity Launch can also support adding and launching externally hosted courses that generate their own certificate of completion outside of your portal. This is a nice feature for storing the completion certificates associated with an externally hosted course, such as annual mandatory training hosted in some other system or LMS. After launching the external course from your portal and generating the completion certificate, the learner will be prompted to upload their certificate into the portal. To add this type of content to your portal, click "Edit" under "External Certificate"
On the next screen, enter the link to the external content in the "External URL" field. The "Title" field is also mandatory.
An example of the interface that the learner will see for this type of content is provided below. Upon complete the course, the learner will be prompted to upload their certificate of completion by clicking "Choose File" and then Launch will store the certificate and completion information after they click "Submit for Credit"
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