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SC//Academy: Introductory Fundamentals

Jason Belt

review in the future.

tips or tricks that may be useful.This course is intended at a resource for you.  Feel free to look though the sections you need andskip the parts you might not.  If you need a refresher at any time, you can always come back and

We will walk through each of these areas in the following lessons, which will include videos, andyou are encouraged to follow along.  After the lessons, there is a short recap and some common

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covering:Welcome!What is SC//Academy?Navigating the LMS.Navigating within a CourseNavigating within a Learning Plan

Welcome to the Scale Computing Academy Fundamentals course.  This course will introduce whatSC//Academy is and take you through the different areas of the platform. At the end of thiscourse, you should be able to navigate the platform and interact with the content here. We will be

Course Summary

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Navigating within a Learning Plan

Navigating within a Course

Navigating the LMS

What is SC//Academy?

Welcome to SC//Academy

Click below for Lesson 2!

Watch the video below for a brief introduction!

Welcome to SC//Academy

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What is SC//Academy?

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Scale Computing Academy is the learning management system (LMS) used to promotethe training and professional development of our customers, partners, and employees

SC//Academy is...

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about our products and our company.

Powered by Docebo, our Learning Management System is meant to provide thetechnical training and resources necessary to learn everything there is to know

Docebo

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SC//LMS delivers training centered on helping our partners and customers stayup to date on new features and firmware releases.

Technical Training

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the latest best practices and tips.

SC//Academy provides dynamic partner-focused training and certification with

Partner Training

Never Scale alone, always Scale ComputingFor technical assessments, support webinars, training material to advanceyour career at Scale, and more, SC//Academy should be the first place to look!

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The home page below is an interactive image, soplease click on the arrows to learn more about thebasic navigation functions of the SC//Academy.

Navigating the LMS

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This is the home screen for the LMS and where everyone begins their learning journey.

Home Page

Clicking the notifications bell icon will expose the side panel detailing any recent notifications from assigned,completed, or scheduled trainings and even when a new team member is added!

badges obtained during your learning path.

Clicking the Trophy icon will expose the side panel to the right of the screen that will showcase any certification

Gamification and Notifications

learning and engagement outlets within the LMS.

Clicking on the (3 Line) menu icon will display the main User Menu. This is the all encompassing list of available

User Menu

With this powerful search bar, you are able to look for learning that is available to you via key word searching

Search

are in progress, or that have not been started.

Here you will see an at a glance view of you learning journey through assigned courses that you have completed,

My Activities Overview

Let's take a look at the User Menu

Instructor Led Training (ILT) scheduled.

This calendar will show the current day as a grey circle and then show any days where you might have an

The Calendar

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(Support, Partner, Customer)

Clicking this button will take you back to the home screen and will be labeled based upon your user profile type

Return Home

type and based upon what each user type is assigned.

Clicking this button will take you to the courses and learning plans assigned, but broken down by learning catalog

Course Catalog

module.

(Tip!) - There is a search box along with the ability to filter these courses located on the top left of this page

to engage.

Clicking this button will show a page that will lay out a menu of assigned courses and learning plans for the user

My Courses and Learning Plans

participation.

Clicking on each button down the left side menu will show a drill down of each LMS category and the user's

Clicking the My Activities button will take you to the summary page showing the LMS usage statistics for each user.

My Activities

Now that we have reviewed the key navigationbuttons in the LMS, let's review how to use thecourse player...

In this lesson, we will learn the essential navigationfeatures of the LMS Course Player.

Navigating within a Course

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the required courses.

Some courses come with prerequisites indicated by the label and progress will be achieved upon passing each of

Each course syllabus will show progress with labels as pictured here...

The Course Syllabus is a player list much like other media players you may have used. Each lesson within thecourse is listed and a left click on the lesson itself will bring up the media to be played.

Course Syllabus

back to the lesson they were on originally.

A learner will be able to click the drop down and navigate with in the course, back to the learning plan, and then

Clicking here is a course player embedded, course navigation feature.

Navigation bar

Set the playback qualityPop out the content into picture and pictureGo full screen with the media and cover the entire computer screen

Using the 3 screen settings buttons here will enable you to;

Screen settings

Additionally, clicking the speaker icon will toggle the media's mute and unmute settings.

to increase it.

The volume controls allow you to adjust the sound level by sliding the control left to decrease the volume or right

The media navigation buttons function similarly to those found in any standard media player. To start the media,simply click the play icon. You can then pause, or navigate forward and backward within the media.

Play, Pause, and Media Navigation

Watch the video for a demonstration!

These three buttons enable the learner to click from one lesson to the next within the course and even expandthe player window to full screen if a larger player window is needed.

Lesson navigation + full screen

A Learning Plan is a collection of courses meant to walkthe learner through a larger concept. In this lesson, wewill check out the essential navigation features of thelearning plan.

Navigating within a Learning Plan

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Now Let's take a look at how to collect the certification aftercompleting a certified Learning Plan...

LET'S FILTER

FINDING THE RIGHT CONTENT

THE HOMEPAGE & MENU

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offerings use "Course Catalog" or "All Channels".

In each version of the home page, the layout is the same.  Any important deadlines, events, or activitieswill be at the top.  That is followed by your enrolled content; courses that you or a trainer from your teamhave assigned to you.  After getting through your enrolled courses and learning plans, the rest of thehome page is for exploring what the platform has to offer.Each of these items also have dedicated pages in the menu.  If you want to find upcoming deadlines or events, look for "My Calendar" or "My Activities".  To see yourenrolled content, go to the "My Courses & Learning Plans" page.  Finally, to explore new content

The homepage is your key to finding content in the platform.  While different users have differentversions of the homepage (and menu) they are all geared toward the same purpose:Identifying any deadlines or upcoming events for your trainingStarting and completing the content you are enrolled inFinding new content that may be relevant to you

LET'S FILTER

FINDING THE RIGHT CONTENT

THE HOMEPAGE & MENU

LET'S FILTER

FINDING THE RIGHT CONTENT

THE HOMEPAGE & MENU

While you are exploring the platform, there are a few things you can do to find the course or learningplan you are looking for.  The first, and hopefully most apparent, is the search bar at the top of the LMSwindow.  This search bar is always available from any page within the platform.

moment.

The filter options are not one size fits all.  Feel free to mix and match different filters toeither find the specific content you want or hide the content you don't want at the

Look for content with deadlines within the given timeframes

Deadline

progress or haven't started.

Filter courses or learning plans by what you have completed, have in

EnrollmentStatus

or Instructor-led training?

Is the content you are looking for a Learning Plan, E-learning course,

Type

the most useful:

filtering. As you can see, there are options to filter, search, and sort content in all of the enrolledcontent.  There are tons of filter options, let's highlight a few of the key filters that may be

The second way to find what you are looking for is available within any of the coursebrowsers available on the homepage or within the catalog or channel pages, and that is

The only step left is to start exploring.  If you havecontent you were enrolled in by a trainer that is a perfectplace to start.  Once there are no deadlines looming over

for

Ways to search and filter content to find exactly what you are looking

How to navigate the homepage, menu, learning plans, and courses

What SC//Academy is and how we interact with it

In this course, we learned all about SC//Academy andhow to work in the platform.  Outside of general how-to,we also talked about some different tips and tools forgetting the most out of your time here.  Here at the endof the course, now you know:

Let's Recap

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Questions?

Exploring?

places to go;For Internal Users = the#lms_general Slackchannel.  All of theadmins, creators, andother learners in thecompany are all in theretotalkwith

If you have any questionsabout the platform, the best

The only step left is to startexploring.  If you havecontent you where enrolledin by a trainer that is aperfect place to start.  Oncethere are no deadlinedlooming over your head takea look through the catalogsand channels to see if thereare any courses you are

Check out the cards below for more information andHappy Learning!

your head take a look through the catalogs and channelsto see if there are any courses you are interested in.

Whats Next?

Thank you!

Have fun learning and please letus know of any needs as youmove along in your LMS Journey.