Glossary

An alphabetical list of application-specific terms.

TERM	DEFINITION
Activity	An entity that bundles tasks together to form a coordinated presentation.
Asset, Course	An item of media content that is used to supplement text content in an activity.
Asset, Web	A course asset that presents web-based content as a media asset in an activity.
Chapter	A container for activities within a module.
Content, Container	An item of course content that is not presented directly but acts as a container for other content. Courses, modules, chapters and activities are container content.
Content, Descendant	Any item of content that rests below a target content item within its course family tree.
Content, Parent	The item of content that a target content item descends from.
Content, Presentation	An item of course content that is capable of being presented during an activity. Tasks and course assets are presentation content.
Content, Course	Any item or type of course-related content. Courses, modules, chapters, activities, tasks and course assets are considered course content.
Content, Target	The item of course content that is the current target of the application’s focus.
Course	A container for all the course content associated with a particular course of study.
Domain	A broad field of knowledge that a course is assigned to.
Family Tree, Course	The arrangement of course content within a particular course. When browsing a course’s items in the library you are navigating up and down the course’s family tree.
Hierarchy, Content	The system that standardises the structure of each course family tree. The hierarchy defines that family trees are arranged: Domain > Course > Module > Chapter > Activity > Task.
Home, Library	The state of the library scene when no item of content is selected. When the library is in this state, a listing of all available domains is displayed.
Hub, Sharing	The scene within the application that displays the details of any sharing arrangements that are in place.
Inspector, Task	A side bar that provides information about the current task within the activity content editor.
Library	The area of the application that allows you to navigate through your library of course content.
Module	A container for chapters within a course.
Navigator, Activity	A side bar that displays the details and status of the tasks in an activity.
Presentation, Active	The part of a task presentation where the task’s primary operation is completed.
Presentation, Review	The part of a task presentation where the result of the task’s primary operation is reviewed. A task review presentation is often referred to as a “task review”.
Subject	A specific area of study within a domain that a course is assigned to.
Tag	A short expression that describes an item of content and can assist in searching for it.
Task	A single unit of work within an activity.
Test Conditions	A type of activity presentation where the intention is to test a user’s knowledge.