You’ve probably heard the saying “The customer is always right.” Well at Learnworlds we take that to heart.
We’re constantly working to improve our platform based on the valuable feedback we receive from our amazing customers.
After all you’re the ones using Learnworlds every day and you know what works best!
You Ask. We Deliver — Improvements for Q1 & Q2 2024
This “You Ask.
We Deliver.” series is all about highlighting those customer-requested improvements and showcasing how your suggestions are making a real impact on the eLearning landscape.
So grab a cup of coffee settle in and get ready to discover some awesome new features and enhancements we’ve implemented in the first half of 2024.
Course Authoring Tools: Making Learning More Engaging
The foundation of any great online learning experience is strong course content.
Our Course Authoring tools are designed to give you the flexibility and power to create truly engaging and effective courses and we’ve been busy adding even more functionality based on your requests.
From Vimeo to the Learnworlds Video Library
We realized that many of you are using the Learnworlds video library instead of Vimeo so we’ve made a simple but significant change.
When you create a new video learning activity the default option for file source is now “From course video library” making the process more streamlined and intuitive.
It’s a small tweak but it makes a big difference!
Subtitles: Making Learning Accessible
We’re all about creating accessible and inclusive learning experiences and subtitles are an essential part of that.
Now students can choose their preferred subtitles for video lessons and the system remembers their selection applying it to all videos.
This ensures a smoother and more personalized learning experience for everyone.
Question Banks: No More Repetitive Questions
For assessments and exams you can now create a question bank and randomly assign questions to learners.
Previously students who failed a question would see a different set of questions on a retake.
But now you can choose to deliver the same questions on retakes simplifying the process and providing students with a clear understanding of their progress.
Point-Based Grading: More Flexibility in Assessment
We’ve added a new option to view student grades in points instead of percentages.
This is especially useful for courses where you assign different weights to different questions allowing for more accurate and detailed evaluation.
Exporting Assessment Statuses: Gaining a Clearer Picture of Student Engagement
Now you can see “abandoned” and “unfinished” statuses on assessment exports.
This provides a clearer picture of student engagement and helps you identify potential issues with course design or student motivation.
- Abandoned Status: This status appears when a student fails an exam and doesn’t return within the auto-recovery period. It also applies if a student leaves mid-assessment without enabling interruptions leading to a 0 grade upon their return.
- Unfinished Status: This status arises when a student leaves an assessment doesn’t return before the auto-recovery time expires and hasn’t revisited the assessment.
Course Expiration in Years: Tailoring Your Courses to Different Needs
For courses like compliance training that need to be available for extended periods you can now set course expiration in years.
This gives you more flexibility in managing your courses and ensuring they remain relevant for your target audience.
Ebook Links: A Smoother Learning Journey
Ebooks are a great way to organize and deliver course content and we’ve made it easier for students to navigate between ebooks and other course activities.
You can now choose to open links to ebooks in the same window allowing learners to continue their learning journey seamlessly without interruption.
Code Widgets: Enhanced Code Visualization
If you’re teaching coding this update is for you! You can now add code widgets to ebooks allowing students to visualize real code.
And to make it even easier for them to practice we’ve included a copy button so they can quickly copy the code and test it themselves.
We’ve also added SQL as a supported programming language for your code widgets.
Gamification Badges: Adding a Touch of Fun
Gamification can be a powerful tool for boosting student engagement and motivation.
LearnWorlds offers predefined digital badges that students can earn for social engagement and achievements and now you can customize these badges by changing their names descriptions and images.
While the award conditions can’t be edited yet this new level of customization adds a personal touch to the gamification experience.
Deleting Multiple Videos: Keeping Your Library Organized
Keeping your video library organized is essential and we’ve made the process even easier.
You can now select multiple videos and delete them all at once saving you time and effort.
Site Builder: Creating Stunning and Functional Websites
Our Site Builder empowers you to create beautiful and professional websites without any coding experience.
We’ve implemented several new features based on your feedback to make the site building process even more intuitive and powerful.
Search Engine Visibility and Course Pricing Control: Managing Your Online Presence
You now have the power to exclude your school from search engines keeping it hidden from public view until you’re ready to launch.
This gives you control over your school’s online presence and allows you to polish your website before it goes live.
You can also choose to exclude prices from course metadata.
This prevents potential students from being put off by the cost before they’ve had a chance to learn about the course and its benefits.
Social Media Icon Customization: Strengthening Your Brand Identity
As part of our commitment to providing fully branded websites you can now personalize your social media icons even further with a color picker.
This allows you to align your website’s design with your brand colors creating a cohesive and professional look across all platforms.
Targeted Sections and Widgets: Creating Personalized Experiences
Imagine rewarding your top students with a discount coupon for your premium courses.
Now you can create sections and widgets in your Site Builder that are visible only to specific tagged users like your top students.
You can also set a timeframe for these sections and widgets to be visible ensuring they automatically disappear when the offer ends.
Custom Sign-Up Fields: Gathering Vital Information
Custom sign-up fields allow you to collect additional information from students when they enroll such as their company birthday or any other details that are important for your business.
You can use this information to create targeted communications offer special coupons or even send physical products.
And now you can use these custom sign-up fields as variables in your communications including automation emails notifications emails and website content.
This opens up a world of possibilities for personalized and effective engagement.
User Automations: Streamlining Your Workflow
User Automations allow you to automate tasks and processes related to users saving you time and effort.
We’ve added a number of new triggers actions and conditions to make User Automations even more powerful and customizable.
New Triggers: Automate Based on More Events
We’ve expanded the range of triggers giving you more control over when automations are executed.
New triggers include:
- When a user completes a course
- When a user submits an assessment
- When a user joins a group
- When a user purchases a bundle
- When a user subscribes to a plan
New Actions: Automate a Wider Range of Tasks
The expanded range of actions empowers you to automate more tasks within your school streamlining your workflow and increasing efficiency.
New actions include:
- Send a custom email to the user
- Add a tag to the user
- Remove a tag from the user
- Add the user to a group
- Remove the user from a group
- Assign a course to the user
- Unassign a course from the user
- Create a new user
New Conditions: Fine-Tune Your Automation Logic
Conditions allow you to refine your automation logic ensuring they only execute under specific circumstances.
New conditions include:
- If the user has a specific tag
- If the user is in a specific group
- If the user has completed a specific course
- If the user has purchased a specific bundle
- If the user has subscribed to a specific plan
Synchronous and Asynchronous Automation Execution: Balancing Speed and Functionality
Now you can choose whether an automation should execute synchronously (in real-time) or asynchronously (in the background). Asynchronous execution is generally faster allowing for a smoother user experience.
However synchronous execution is necessary for situations where the automation needs to be executed before the user can proceed to the next step.
Automation Search Bar: Quickly Find the Automation You Need
If you have a lot of automations set up you can now easily find the one you need with the new search bar.
This saves you time and effort helping you quickly navigate through your automation library.
Admin Tools: Managing Your School with Confidence
Our Admin tools give you a comprehensive overview of your school allowing you to manage every aspect of its operations.
We’ve made several improvements based on your feedback making the Admin tools even more powerful and user-friendly.
Advanced Filters: Unveiling Deeper Insights
Advanced filters available for LearnWorlds’ LC and higher plans provide more accuracy and detail in your reports.
New filters include:
- User roles
- Course categories
- Course prices
- Course completion status
- User group memberships
- Date ranges
User Management: More Control and Flexibility
On the “All Users” page you can now filter and manage users based on all products including courses bundles and subscriptions.
This gives you a more complete picture of your user base and makes it easier to manage their access and engagement.
User Roles: Granular Control Over Permissions
The User Roles feature helps you easily manage assignments within your school by defining permission sets that control access to different features and sections.
We’ve introduced more granular permissions to give you even finer control over user access.
These new permissions include:
- Create and delete users
- Perform basic and advanced user actions
- Update user progress
- Manage signup approvals
- Manage tags
API Request Endpoints: Expanding Your Automation Capabilities
We’ve added new API request endpoints to enhance your automation capabilities.
These endpoints allow you to manage multiple seats user groups and user roles providing more flexibility in integrating Learnworlds with your existing systems.
Integrations: Connecting Your School to the Tools You Love
Integrations are the backbone of your online business connecting different tools and services to streamline your workflow and optimize efficiency.
We’ve made several improvements to our integrations based on your feedback.
SCORM: Passing User Email Information
For those who use SCORM packages you can now pass user email information directly within the package.
This enables personalized learning experiences and facilitates post-course actions within embedded content.
This update ensures seamless integration and functionality without compromising SCORM tracking or encountering security restrictions.
Cookie Management: Transparency and User Control
We’ve enhanced our cookie management solution to promote transparency and user control ensuring compliance with evolving privacy laws.
Visitors to your school will see a “Cookie Preferences” button in the bottom right corner allowing them to update their settings easily.
Administrators will find a new “Guest Cookie Preferences” option in the Privacy/GDPR settings giving them control over this feature’s availability on their site.
Google Tag Manager: Enhanced Consent Compliance
We’ve added new settings to the Google Tag Manager integration to ensure compliance with the latest Google consent requirements.
These settings provide a streamlined way to manage Google Tag Manager tags and comply with evolving privacy regulations.
Zapier: Clearer Form Identification
We’ve made it easier to identify forms within the Zapier integration by displaying their actual names instead of unfriendly names and confusing IDs.
This makes it easier to build automations and connect Learnworlds to your other favorite tools.
Mobile App Builder: Creating a Seamless Mobile Experience
Our Mobile App Builder lets you create a customized mobile app that perfectly reflects your school’s brand and colors.
We’ve added several features based on your feedback to enhance the app’s functionality and user experience.
Community Tagging: Connecting and Engaging with Your Community
One of the most requested features is now available! You can now easily tag all members of your community spaces on posts.
This is a great way to invite them to special events announce new courses deadlines and promotions and foster a more interactive and engaging community environment.
Section Display Based on User Tags: Personalized Mobile Experiences
You can now choose to display sections on mobile screens based on user tags.
This allows you to create tailored experiences for different user groups.
For example you can show a coupon to users who haven’t made a purchase yet or hide promotions from those who have already purchased a course.
Favorite Courses Section: Quick Access to Preferred Content
Students can now mark their favorite courses on the app and these courses will be displayed in a new dedicated section.
This gives students quick and easy access to their most valued content enhancing the overall mobile learning experience.
Streamlined Google Sign-In: Seamless iOS Authentication
The Google sign-in process for iOS has been streamlined.
Now the app automatically detects Google accounts logged into students’ devices eliminating the need for re-authentication.
Exclusive Social Logins: Enhanced Security and Convenience
You can now choose to enable social logins exclusively within your mobile app without requiring login via password or email.
This provides a seamless and convenient user experience enhancing the app’s accessibility and security.
We’re always listening! If you have any suggestions on how we can improve our platform or what new features you’d like to see send us an email at [email protected]. We read every submission and appreciate all your feedback.
Thank you for helping us shape the future of eLearning and make Learnworlds even better! 🚀