A course authoring tool that lives inside the LMS
Build interactive modules in a studio that shows the learner view as you type, record screen demos and put questions into video, all where learners take the course. Already own Storyline or Rise? Upload the package and keep going.
At a glance
- Course builder with gating
- Module studio with live preview
- Blocks for showing and practicing
- Templates and ready sections
- Version history
A typical corporate course we are asked to rebuild has passed through four tools: a slide deck, an authoring app, a screen recorder and a video host, with the LMS at the end of the line. Every correction means going back to the start. LMS Advisor puts the authoring steps where the course lives, so fixing a typo in lesson 3 is an edit and a save, not a re-export and re-upload.
Courses are sections of ordered lessons, and each lesson can be a different type: video, audio, a PDF or document, rich text, an embed, a live session, a SCORM, xAPI or cmi5 package, an interactive module, a quiz or an assignment. Most good courses end up as a mix, and the interactive modules are where most of the writing happens.
What slows course production down
Four tools for one course
Authoring, recording, hosting and delivery each come with their own license, login and export format.
Small edits cost a full republish
Correcting one screen in a packaged course means exporting, zipping, uploading and testing the whole thing again.
Building blind
Authors fill in forms, then open a separate preview to find out what learners will see, and a closed browser tab can cost an afternoon of work.
Content stuck in the old platform
Years of Moodle or LearnDash courses feel too costly to rebuild, so the platform move keeps getting postponed.
Authoring tools that ship with the LMS
Six parts cover most course work: the course builder, the module studio, a template library, interactive video, the Recording Studio and the Media Library.
Course builder with gating
Order sections and lessons, then add drip days, release dates, a minimum time on a lesson, strict sequential progression or prerequisite courses.
Module studio with live preview
Edit a block and see the learner view update next to it at desktop, tablet or phone width, with undo, redo and autosave.
Blocks for showing and practicing
Labelled graphics, galleries, processes, timelines and quotes sit beside tabs, flip cards, knowledge checks, drag-and-drop, sorting activities and scored branching scenarios.
Templates and ready sections
Start from one of 10 module templates, such as a compliance refresher or a software how-to, or drop in a ready section like key terms or common mistakes.
Version history
Roll a module back to any of its last 50 saved versions, and get a warning before two authors overwrite each other.
Video and screen recording
Put up to 20 timed questions on a video, or record camera and screen in the browser from 720p to 4K and upload in one step.
How modules, courses and video are built
Gating, sequencing and completion
Each lesson can wait a set number of days after enrollment, stay closed until a date, require the previous lesson first, or require a minimum time spent on the previous lesson. Sequential progression at course level opens one lesson at a time, while finished lessons stay open for review. Use strict order for compliance courses and leave it off for reference material. Prerequisite courses are enforced too: a learner can enroll, but the lessons stay locked until the required courses are complete, on the web and in the mobile app.
Working in the module studio
The studio has three panes. On the left is the block panel (press / to search it), plus ready sections and an outline of the module. In the middle you edit, and drag blocks to reorder them. On the right a live preview shows exactly what learners get and scrolls to the block you are editing. Work autosaves, Ctrl+Z undoes, and the Check panel lists what still needs fixing before you publish, for example a question with no correct answer or an image without alt text. Module settings add an accent color, a cover image and a standard or wide layout, and list the courses that use the module.
Blocks that make people do something
Knowledge checks take 2 to 10 options with your own feedback. Drag-and-drop takes up to 12 pairs, and a sorting activity files up to 30 items into 2 to 6 groups. All three are scored on the server, the correct answers are never sent to the learner’s browser, and any of them can be marked required so the lesson cannot be completed without it. A labelled graphic puts up to 20 numbered markers on a photo, diagram or screenshot, each opening a short note.
The branching scenario block is for judgment calls, such as handling an angry customer or a near miss on the shop floor, where one multiple-choice question is too blunt. A scenario has up to 30 decision points with up to 6 choices at each. Choices carry scores, the scenario has a pass mark, and every outcome shows the feedback you wrote for it.
Files, materials and lesson tools
A lesson can carry up to 20 study files: PDF, DOC or DOCX, TXT and images. Mark each one view-only, so it opens inline (Word files appear as a preview), or downloadable. Files are served only to people allowed into that lesson. The course materials tab holds files, links and notes, and each item is available from the start or only after completion. In the builder you can duplicate a lesson, move it, copy it to another course or translate it with AI. Learners get search inside the course and a course glossary for the terms you define.
Templates and AI help
The library starts modules blank, from a template, from an imported file, or (with AI switched on) from a plain description. Inside the studio, the assistant can rewrite a passage to be clearer, shorter, simpler or more formal, fix the grammar, or turn the text into a question, flip cards or key takeaways. Nothing it writes is published until you publish it. Lesson text, notes and course descriptions are written in our built-in editor, which has its own AI menu, 13 templates and Word, Markdown and PDF import.
Safe to change
Every manual save keeps a version, autosave adds one at most every 10 minutes, and the newest 50 are kept for restore. If a colleague saved the module after you opened it, the studio stops and asks before replacing their work. Unsaved changes are also kept in your browser, so a crash or a closed tab does not lose them.
Video, recording and existing courses
The Video block takes timed questions, chapters and rewind on a wrong answer, and video lessons accept WebVTT or SRT captions. The interactive video page covers captions, chapters and watch-based completion in detail. The Recording Studio records camera, screen or both with pen and highlighter tools, and 1080p suits most lessons. Moodle .mbz backups and LearnDash courses import with their sections and quizzes, and Storyline, Rise, Captivate and iSpring content runs as SCORM, xAPI or cmi5. Going the other way, one course or many export as a single .zip with their SCORM, xAPI and cmi5 packages, videos, documents, captions, materials and modules, ready to import on another site.
See Course Authoring in a live demo
We will show it with your own scenario, answer the security questions and send a written quote after the call.
From outline to published course
Outline the course
Create sections and lessons by hand, duplicate a course you already have, or draft an outline with AI.
Build the modules
Start from a template or a blank page in the studio, and add ready sections, media and recorded demos.
Build in checks
Add knowledge checks, drag-and-drop, sorting and video questions, then mark the ones learners must answer.
Set the rules
Choose drip days, release dates, prerequisite courses and whether the course runs in strict order.
Publish and adjust
Publish, see in analytics where learners drop off, and edit that module in place. The fix is live on the next save.
What teams build with it
Software walkthroughs
A SaaS support team labels a screenshot of the dashboard with numbered markers, then records a screen demo and adds questions where customers usually get lost.
Safety procedures
A plant EHS lead starts from the safety briefing template, adds a process block per lockout step and a required sorting activity that files each hazard under its control.
Policy refreshers
A compliance team updates last year’s module in place, checks the change against the previous version, and sets the new knowledge check as required.
Leaving Moodle
A training provider imports its .mbz backups, checks the quizzes that came across, and rebuilds only the activities that did not map.
What changes for your content team
- One place to write, record, test and publish
- Authors see the learner view while they build
- Knowledge checks inside the content, where attention drops
- Edits that go live without re-exporting a package
- Earlier versions one click away if a change goes wrong
Related capabilities
Questions from course builders
Do we still need Articulate Storyline or Rise?
Which lesson types are supported?
What happens if two people edit the same module?
Can one module be reused in several courses?
How do we manage a large module library?
What happens to quizzes when we import from Moodle?
Can we copy an existing course as a template?
Can a course require another course first?
Can we export a complete course?
Does it handle math notation?
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