Build the learning journey (teachers)
Structure course content with sections and blocks, switch Table Student and Path views, and set the Fuxam or SCORM learning journey source.
Teachers and course editors build the learning journey from the Learning Journey section in the course navigation. When you have editing access, this section shows the full editing interface where you can create sections, add content blocks, and preview how the journey looks to students.
The journey is the spine of the course: it sequences content blocks, feeds grading and analytics, and sits alongside calendar and attendance for the same cohort. Students experience the same tab as a progress view — see Follow the learning journey (students).
Why it matters
A well-structured journey reduces confusion (“what do I do next?”), encodes pedagogical order with conditions, and gives you a single place to manage titles, dates, and dependencies. Without it, materials scatter across Drive, chat, and email — harder to grade, audit, and reuse across terms.
How it fits
| Related area | Relationship |
|---|---|
| Learning journey | Dedicated create, edit, assign, and monitor guides |
| Add a content block | Block types and settings when you click Add block |
| Configure course features | Enable Learning Journey and choose Fuxam vs SCORM source |
| Course management | Create the course and enroll teachers and students first |
| Course bundles | Shared enrollment across multiple courses that each have their own journey |
Teacher view vs student view
Full editing interface with Table View, Student View, and Path View. Add sections and blocks, reorder, set dates and conditions, and preview the student experience. Draft blocks stay editor-only until published.
Read-only progress view: published blocks, completion status, due dates, and locks. Students use Start learning / Continue learning — see Follow the learning journey (students).
Switch between views
The Learning Journey editing interface offers three views you can toggle at the top of the page:
| View | What it shows |
|---|---|
| Table View | A structured list of all sections and blocks, ideal for editing details like titles, due dates, and conditions |
| Student View | A preview of exactly what students see when they open the Learning Journey |
| Path View | A visual layout showing the flow and dependencies between blocks |
To switch views, click the corresponding view option at the top of the editing interface.
Add a section
Sections group related blocks (weeks, topics, modules). Clear section names help students scan the journey.
Open the Learning Journey section inside your course.
Click Add section (or the + icon in Table View) to create a new section.
Type a name for the section and press Enter or click to confirm.
Add a content block
In Table View or Student View, find the section where you want to add a block (or scroll to Standalone Blocks for blocks outside a section).
Click Add block within that section.
Choose the block type from the picker. See Add a content block for a full list of block types and settings.
Fill in the block details — title, due date, start date, and any access conditions — then save.
After students submit work through certain blocks, review it via Review submissions and grade.
Reorder blocks
In Table View, drag a block up or down using the drag handle on the left side of its row. You can also drag blocks between sections.
Learning journey source
A course uses one of two learning journey sources, set in Course Settings:
- Fuxam Learning Journey — content is created directly inside Fuxam using the editing interface.
- SCORM Learning Journey — content is delivered via an uploaded SCORM package. When SCORM is active, the Fuxam content editor is locked.
SCORM (Sharable Content Object Reference Model) is a common e-learning package format: institutions often export interactive modules from an authoring tool and upload them as a package rather than rebuilding every page in the LMS editor.
Configure the source under Configure course features. Institution-level course settings in OrgHub are covered in Course settings.
Best practices
- Draft new weeks privately, then publish when dates and conditions are ready so students are not mid-edit.
- Keep section names stable across the term so progress conversations stay clear (“Week 4,” not renaming every Monday).
- Align block due dates with course appointments so assessment and attendance weeks match.
- Prefer conditions sparingly — enough to enforce prerequisites, not so many that support tickets pile up.
- For multi-course programmes, remember each course has its own journey even when bundled for enrollment.
Common pitfalls
| Pitfall | How to avoid |
|---|---|
| Students see an empty journey | Publish blocks; confirm Learning Journey feature is on |
| Editor locked | Course may be on SCORM Learning Journey — remove the package before editing Fuxam content |
| Editing controls (Reorder, Add block/section, Edit/Delete) not visible | User lacks the write:learning-journey permission for this course — read-only access via Course Management is not enough |
| Dependencies break after drag-and-drop | Recheck Path View after reordering |
| Grades out of sync with content | Gradable blocks still need review and publishing via grading |
FAQ
Where are the full create and monitor guides?
In the dedicated Learning journey section: create, edit, assign to users, monitor progress, and view as a student.
Can students edit the journey?
No. Students see the read-only progress view. Editing requires the write:learning-journey permission for that course.
I have Course Management access — can I edit learning journeys with that?
Course Management access (read:course-management) lets you open and view any learning journey, even without direct enrollment in the course. Editing additionally requires the write:learning-journey permission, which must be assigned specifically for that course.
Do I build the journey before or after enrollment?
You can structure content before students enroll, but they only see published blocks after they have course access. Enrollment is managed in Course management.