Public classes (events) are a Course Component occurring at a particular time in a particular Location and is open for public /wiki/spaces/DOCS/pages/74416426.

Overview

One of Learndot's entities is events, this entity gives customers the ability to create new engagements or new public classes. Public classes are meant to allow public registrations unlike engagements in a course or a training in an particular time and date and which will take a particular place. 

Sections

Fields 

Main

Public Class

Integrations

Web

Logistics

Statistics

Configuration

Actions

Adding Resources to the Public Class

Digital Resources can be added to support the class.

Learner's view of resources

At the consumption page of the event, the learner will see a tab right above the summary and description of the event.

On that tab, the learner can click on the resource, that will open accordingly the administrator decided at the configuration page.

See Digital Resources for more information about how to manage resources.

Subscribing to the Public Class

A public class can be subscribed with iCalendar.

See Subscribing to Course Schedules with iCalendar for more information for subscribing to events.

Other Actions

How to send Emails to the Enrollments of an Event (updates, information, etc)

1. Click on the Event you want to send an email to the enrollments, and click on "Event" on the right-hand menu:

You'll see a list of all the enrollments - you can check or uncheck them for choosing who'll receive the emails. Add the message on the "message" field, and click on "Send".

System Settings

The following table outlines System Settings associated with public course events and their effects.

Notes

Class Capacity

Each event has a capacity. Upon creation, the capacity of a class generally defaults to the capacity of the location, i.e. if default is 1, the capacity is set to 1. Updating a location's capacity does not automatically set all classes that are using that location. The capacity of the existing classes will need to be amended manually in this case, if a class has reached capacity an Admin can still add enrollments to it in the admin module, but the class will no longer accept enrollments from the website.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why doesn't my class appear on the public schedule page?

The public schedule page displays class events, grouped by location, taking place in a configurable number of months in the future. If your class event is not displayed it may not be scheduled to run within that time frame.

The number of months to show on the public schedule System Page is configurable through the training.schedule.show_months_ahead System Setting. By default it is set to 4 months.

Scheduling an External Class

Sometimes, there may be a need to schedule classes hosted by partners on your website. Learndot allows you to set up all the course information, and then simply change the 'Register Now' button to redirect to a webpage of your choice. This can be done using the following process:

1. Find the web address of registration page you wish to link to.
2. Navigate to the course event page in the Admin UI, and click the 'Edit' button.
3. Look for the 'Session URL' field. Paste in the link to the external registration page. 
4. Change the class type to 'External'. 
   1. This will modify the behaviour of the Session URL field. Instead of being used to supply a link for a webinar or online course to purchasers, it will now cause the 'Register Now' button to redirect to an external page.

Why do finished classes do not become 'Completed' automatically?

Classes are handled by instructors, who can close them from the Instructor Interface. Doing so automatically changes the status to 'Completed', although class status can still be manually updated.

Why do student enrollments' status become 'Missed' after class is closed?

Right before classes are closed, student attendance should be taken, otherwise their enrollments become 'Missed'. To mark attendance, an instructor can do so from Instructor Interface.