Common learning content elements

In this section:

1. lcAge
   The <lcAge> provides the age range of the intended learner audience, for use by curriculum developers and course planners.
2. lcAssessment
   The <lcAssessment> describes assessment plans.
3. lcAttitude
   The <lcAttitude> describes mental state that influences the choices of personal actions.
4. lcAudience
   The <lcAudience> describes characteristics of the learners who take the instruction.
5. lcBackground
   The <lcBackground> provides the learners' professional background and the relevancy to the learning plan.
6. lcChallenge
   The <lcChallenge> refers to what it is that you want the student to practice. For example, if you're studying network diagrams, and challenge might be "see if you can put this network into its proper sequence" or "see if you understand this network flow".
7. lcCIN
   The <lcCIN> provides a course identification number or other alternate identifier for the project title.
8. lcClassroom
   The <lcClassroom> describes the classroom environment.
9. lcClient
   The <lcClient> provides the person or organization sponsoring or requiring the learning event development.
10. lcConstraints
    The <lcConstraints> describes the organizational or technical aspects that may limit the organization's ability to effectively use the instruction to meet its goals.
11. lcDelivDate
    The <lcDelivDate> provides the project delivery date.
12. lcDelivery
    The <lcDelivery> describes the delivery method for this learning content.
13. lcDownloadTime
    The <lcDownloadTime> describes the maximum time allowed for download time in the client's delivery environment.
14. lcDuration
    The <lcDuration> provides an estimated duration for the learning activity.
15. lcEdLevel
    The <lcEdLevel> provides the range of learners' education level and the relevancy to the learning plan.
16. lcFileSizeLimitations
    The <lcFileSizeLimitations> describes any file size limitation in the download environment.
17. lcGapAnalysis
    The <lcGapAnalysis> compares existing learning objectives to current job task analysis.
18. lcGapItem
    The <lcGapItem> describes gaps between existing training objectives and related job-task-analysis content.
19. lcGapItemDelta
    The <lcGapItemDelta> describes the gap between the learning objective and the task analysis.
20. lcGeneralDescription
    The <lcGeneralDescription> provides a space to develop a general description about the organization's training needs.
21. lcGoals
    The <lcGoals> provides the outcomes desired by the organization to be addressed by the training effort. These goals may require concurrent efforts outside of training such as technology acquisition, reorganization, and so forth.
22. lcGraphics
    The <lcGraphics> describes standards and system requirements for displaying graphics and other related content types.
23. lcHandouts
    The <lcHandouts> provides aspects of the course that are provided by the instructor in support of the course learning objectives.
24. lcInstruction
    The <lcInstruction> describes the specifics of a learning activity.
25. lcInteraction
    The <lcInteraction> is a wrapper element for all the interactions of the assessment. The interactions themselves are based on the lcInteractionBase type. A starter set of interaction types is defined in the learning domain.
26. lcIntervention
    The <lcIntervention> describes the approach and strategies to building the learning materials, based on the needs analysis.
27. lcInterventionItem
    The <lcInterventionItem> describes how learning content is built, based on a systems approach to analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating any instructional experience.
28. lcIntro
    The <lcIntro> provides a detailed introduction and description of the content to be delivered, in cases where the <shortdesc> is not adequate to fully describe the content. It may also include instructor notes.
29. lcJtaItem
    The <lcJtaItem> provides description of job task analysis (JTA) as related to a particular learning objective.
30. lcKnowledge
    <lcKnowledge> describes the learners' current knowledge and the relevancy to the broader plan audience or a specific task in the plan.
31. lcLearnStrat
    The <lcLearnStrat> describes the manner in which the learning content will be instructed. This should be a high level design that applies instructional-design theories and models.
32. lcLMS
    The <lcLMS> provides the LMS name and version number used in the learning event.
33. lcModDate
    The <lcModDate> provides the project modification date.
34. lcMotivation
    The <lcMotivation> provides the reasons why the learners want and/or need to take the instruction.
35. lcNeeds
    The <lcNeeds> provides the needs behind the outcomes described by the <lcGoals>.
36. lcNeedsAnalysis
    The <lcNeedsAnalysis> describes the training requirement and identifies the need to develop or revise content. These include periodic training gap analyses, changes to operational or maintenance requirements, and changes to equipment or systems.
37. lcNextSteps
    The <lcNextSteps> suggests next steps to reinforce the knowledge learned.
38. lcNoLMS
    Use <lcNoLMS> when you plan to deliver the content as a standalone package, without a learning management system (LMS).
39. lcObjective
    The <lcObjective> describes a single learning objective.
40. lcObjectives
    The <lcObjectives> lists or describes the learning goals.
41. lcObjectivesGroup
    The <lcObjectivesGroup> contains a list of one or more learning objectives.
42. lcObjectivesStem
    The <lcObjectivesStem> provides a leading sentence to introduce a list of learning objectives.
43. lcOJT
    The <lcOJT> is "the on-the-job training" and describes aspects of the course taking place in the work environment.
44. lcOrganizational
    The <lcOrganizational> describes an organization's learning requirements.
45. lcOrgConstraints
    The <lcOrgConstraints> provides organizational aspects that may limit the organization's ability to effectively use the instruction to meet its goals.
46. lcPlanAudience
    The <lcPlanAudience> describes characteristics of the learners who take the instruction.
47. lcPlanDescrip
    The <lcPlanDescrip> provides a plan description.
48. lcPlanObjective
    The <lcPlanObjective> describes the objective to be addressed by a gap analysis or intervention.
49. lcPlanPrereqs
    <lcPlanPrereqs> provides the knowledge, skills, abilities, courses and other activities learners must have satisfied to take the instruction.
50. lcPlanResources
    The <lcPlanResources> describes resource needs.
51. lcPlanSubject
    The <lcPlanSubject> provides a complete description of the subject of the planned learning.
52. lcPlanTitle
    The <lcPlanTitle> provides a title for a specific module, lesson, or section of the course that this plan describes.
53. lcPlayers
    The <lcPlayers> describes tools and plugins used for time-sequenced display at runtime.
54. lcPrereqs
    The <lcPrereqs> describes the knowledge, experience, or other prerequisites needed to complete the content.
55. lcProcesses
    The <lcProcesses> describes processes learners routinely follow.
56. lcProject
    The <lcProject> provides learning content project plan description information.
57. lcResolution
    The <lcResolution> describes the required computer screen resolution for the online instruction.
58. lcResources
    The <lcResources> provides a list of related resources and information about them, such as related articles or samples on the web.
59. lcReview
    The <lcReview> provides a review of the main points.
60. lcSecurity
    The <lcSecurity> describes the security requirements in the delivered instruction.
61. lcSkills
    The <lcSkills> describes the learners' current skill set and the relevancy to the broader plan audience or a specific task in the plan.
62. lcSpecChars
    The <lcSpecChars> provides learner characteristics specific to the population that will influence the design, including learning disabilities, physical handicaps, and so forth.
63. lcSummary
    The <lcSummary> provides a textual summary that describes the main learning goals and lessons learned.
64. lcTask
    The <lcTask> captures a work item to be performed, as part of the learning plan.
65. lcTaskItem
    The <lcTaskItem> describes a discreet task to be taught.
66. lcTechnical
    The <lcTechnical> describes the technical requirements to the learning content and how those requirements are supported by the instructional design.
67. lcTime
    The <lcTime> specifies the time expected to complete an activity. You can specify the time both as text to display to the user and as an attribute value that follows a specific time format.
68. lcValues
    The <lcValues> describes affective components of desired instructional outcomes.
69. lcViewers
    The <lcViewers> describes viewers used for time-sequenced display at runtime.
70. lcW3C
    The <lcW3C> provides requirements for use of world wide web consortium standards.
71. lcWorkEnv
    The <lcWorkEnv> describes the working conditions and contexts in which the training will be applied.
72. lcWorkEnvDescription
    The <lcWorkEnvDescription> provides the general working environment in which the training will be applied.