Course Creator StudioLearn the Studio by experiencing a complete mini course.
New course creators with no previous course-building experience
Use this short course to see the learner experience, then return to the Studio and build your own.
Work through the lessons in order, then use the same tools to create your own course.
Build inside the Studio. Deliver the learner course.
Understand the three different things Course Creator Studio creates.
The Studio is your private creator workspace. You use it to create courses, edit modules and lessons, change design and learner settings, save reusable content, preview, check, back up and prepare learner packages. Learners never receive the Studio itself.
Each course in My Courses is an independent editable project containing its own identity, design, modules, lessons, learning blocks, assessments, learner settings and embedded resources.
When you finish, the Studio creates a standalone learning experience. Learners receive that finished course, not your editor, settings, drafts or other projects.
Your private workspace for creating and managing courses.
One editable project inside your Studio.
Chapter-like stages of the learning journey.
Focused learning steps inside a module.
The explanations, media, activities and assessments inside a lesson.
Return to My Courses and notice that every course appears as a separate project. This is where you create new courses and resume existing ones.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Saved on this device is not the same as backed up.
Understand local saving and why backups are still essential.
Your projects are saved locally in the browser and computer you are using. There is no required Studio account and no automatic cloud synchronization.
Use the same trusted Studio file for your work.
Allow the Studio to save changes locally on this device.
A downloaded JSON backup is your portable editable copy.
Keep dated copies somewhere you control.
Your protected Studio HTML file.
Dated Studio and individual-course JSON backups.
Finished packages created for learners.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Set your reusable creator foundation once.
Create reusable identity and brand defaults for future courses.
Studio Profile holds information that can become the starting point for courses you create: organization identity, creator attribution, logo, brand colours and typography defaults.
Without shared defaults, you may repeatedly enter the same information. Individual courses can still be customized later.
| Studio-wide | Individual course |
|---|---|
| Business or organization name | Learner-facing company title |
| Standard logo and creator name | Course cover and description |
| Usual colours and typography | Special course colours or layout |
| Reusable creator attribution | Course-specific welcome message |
Open Studio Profile, review every field and complete the identity and design defaults you expect to reuse.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Start with the learning path—not the amount of content.
Create a manageable project around one real learner outcome.
Go to My Courses and choose Create course. This creates your editable working project.
Give it an internal name that makes sense to you, such as Puppy Foundations — Client Version 1. The internal project name helps you manage the Studio; the learner-facing title can be different.
Describe a specific learner rather than everyone.
Define what learners should know or be able to do.
Create only the stages needed to reach that outcome.
Create a small course around one real learner outcome. You will use it throughout the rest of Quick Start.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Help learners understand the course before Lesson 1.
Create a clear learner-facing identity and opening experience.
Course Setup controls the identity and presentation of one individual course. Complete the learner-facing title, description, creator attribution, intended audience and learning objectives first.
Then review its cover image, logo, colours, typography, layout, welcome headline, welcome message, getting-started guidance and support information.
Complete enough Course Setup information that someone unfamiliar with your topic could understand the course from its home screen alone.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Give every module and lesson one clear job.
Organize learning into stages and control what learners can see.
Open Curriculum. The left side contains modules; the selected module contains its lessons.
A module is similar to a chapter. Ask: What stage of the learner journey does this represent?
Instead of one lesson called “Everything About Recall,” separate the journey into how recall works, choosing a cue, first repetitions, distance and distractions. Smaller lessons are easier to navigate, teach and update.
| Status | Learner result |
|---|---|
| Published | Ready and included in the learner course. |
| Draft | Still being developed and excluded from the learner course. |
| Hidden | Retained in the Studio but excluded from the learner course. |
Create one module with two lessons. Leave one lesson as Draft and make one Published so you can see the distinction.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Blocks are instructional tools—not decoration.
Choose the best format for what the learner needs at each moment.
Open a lesson. Rather than placing everything in one large editor, learning blocks let you choose the best format for each part of the experience.
Before adding a block, ask: What does the learner need at this exact point? Explain when they need understanding, demonstrate when they need an example, invite action when they need practice, emphasize what must be remembered and assess only what matters.
| Learner need | Useful blocks |
|---|---|
| Understand an idea | Heading and Text |
| Follow a process | Steps |
| Notice something important | Highlight |
| See something visual | Image |
| Compare structured information | Table |
| Work through items | Checklist |
| Connect learning personally | Reflection |
| Perform an action | Practice Activity or Response |
| Check understanding | Knowledge Check or Quiz |
| Use supporting material | File or External Resource |
Give the lesson one specific job.
Use headings and concise teaching text.
Use images, cards, tables or steps when they improve understanding.
Use reflection, response, checklist or practice.
Use a takeaway or meaningful assessment.
Add a Heading, Text, Highlight or Steps, and one learner-action block. Then preview the lesson from beginning to end.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Interaction should support learning—not merely add clicks.
Create interactions that practise or measure something meaningful.
Connect the material to the learner’s own experience.
Ask the learner to perform a clear observable action.
Confirm one important concept immediately after teaching it.
Use multiple questions, scoring or a passing requirement when useful.
“Think about this concept” is vague. “Observe the behaviour for five minutes and record three environmental changes that occurred immediately beforehand” tells the learner exactly what to do.
A required interaction can affect whether a learner may mark the lesson complete, depending on the completion rule. Use required activities deliberately.
Add a Knowledge Check to your test lesson and write feedback that explains why the correct answer is correct.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Turn on features because they help—not because they exist.
Choose course behavior based on how learners will genuinely use it.
Learner Experience settings do not rewrite lesson content. They control how learners move through and interact with the course.
| Setting | Use it when… |
|---|---|
| Progress | Seeing completion helps learners understand where they are. |
| Guided navigation | Lessons have an intended sequence and Previous/Next movement helps. |
| Free navigation | Learners should browse available lessons more freely. |
| Bookmarks | Learners may return to particular lessons repeatedly. |
| Notes | Learners need to record observations, plans or personal learning. |
| Search | A larger or reference-style course will be revisited by topic. |
| Prerequisites | Earlier learning is genuinely necessary for later material or safety. |
| Completion rules | Specific activities or assessments must be completed. |
Consider guided navigation, progress and meaningful prerequisites.
Consider free navigation, search and bookmarks.
Consider progress, notes, activities and completion requirements.
Configure the test course based on how someone would genuinely use it. Do not simply turn every feature on.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Reuse building material; use backups to preserve work.
Understand what belongs in Add from Library and why.
Complete teaching units useful across multiple courses, such as orientation or safety.
Worksheets, handouts, images or reference files you provide repeatedly.
Repeatable course structures that become customizable independent courses.
Open Add from Library. Material saved here is intentionally reusable. A reused lesson becomes an independent copy, so editing it does not rewrite the original course.
A blueprint saves structure, such as Welcome → Week 1 → Week 2 → Next Steps. It gives you a starting framework rather than a locked master course.
Save one useful lesson from your test course to the Library, then locate it under Lessons.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Experience every important interaction yourself.
Test the real learner journey—not merely its appearance.
Open Preview. It shows the standalone learner experience without editing controls. Work through the course instead of treating Preview as a cosmetic check.
Complete the test lesson from beginning to end as if you had never seen it. Check all three screen sizes and fix at least one issue you notice.
Your progress is saved on this device.
A warning deserves attention; it is not automatically a failure.
Interpret findings thoughtfully before a learner encounters them.
Open Share Course and run the full check. The Studio reviews course structure, learner-facing content, accessibility, compatibility, file size and backup integrity.
A warning means something deserves attention. A genuine technical failure may prevent a valid package. The goal is not merely a green screen—it is noticing problems before learners do.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Your learner package is not your editable backup.
Create the right file for yourself and the right package for learners.
| Editable course backup | Client package |
|---|---|
| JSON creator file | ZIP learner-delivery package |
| Used to restore and continue editing | Contains START-HERE and the standalone learner course |
| Keep with your own course files | Send to the learner or client |
| Includes editable project information | Excludes the Studio, other courses, drafts and editing controls |
Uploaded resources embedded in the course travel with its standalone HTML. External webpages and services such as YouTube still require internet access.
A learner package is a finished copy from the moment it was created. If you change the editable course, create and send a new learner package.
Review the learner-facing results.
Keep this editable creator file.
Download the learner ZIP.
Follow START-HERE and test the learner course before sending.
Back up your test course, create its client package, open it and confirm the learner experience behaves as expected.
Your progress is saved on this device.
Plan → Build → Publish → Experience → Check → Back Up → Share.
Remember the complete process and where each task belongs.
Decide who the course is for and what they should be able to do.
Start a new project or use a Course Blueprint.
Set the learner-facing identity, welcome experience and presentation.
Create modules around meaningful stages and focused lessons.
Teach, show, invite action and check understanding where it matters.
Published means learner-ready; keep unfinished work as Draft.
Choose navigation, progress, completion and learner tools.
Do not assume the editor represents the final experience.
Fix genuine problems and review recommendations.
Keep the creator file separate from learner delivery.
Send the finished learner course—not the Studio.
| I want to… | Go to… |
|---|---|
| Create or reopen a course | My Courses |
| Set reusable creator identity and brand defaults | Studio Profile |
| Change one course’s identity, cover, colours, layout or welcome | Course Setup |
| Add modules or lessons | Curriculum |
| Change navigation, tools or completion | Learner Experience |
| Reuse lessons or resources | Add from Library |
| See exactly what learners see | Preview |
| Check, back up or prepare a client package | Share Course |
| Back up the complete Studio workspace | Settings → Download Studio Backup |
| Restore editable work | Settings → Restore Backup |
Your progress is saved on this device.