You want to create a virtual classroom with multiple sessions. Before release, the course should be available as a preview on the learning platform. Users enroll themselves in their preferred session. Course materials are available for download.

For course participants to be able to discuss the course contents outside of the virtual classroom, link the course with an ELO Knowledge space.

You need: A GoToWebinar account and ELO Knowledge

1 Create course

Create a new Virtual classroom type course: Learning tab > New course. In the Release date field, select a date to release the course. Once the selected date has been reached, the course is automatically released on the learning platform.

The course now has to be edited before you can be release it on the learning platform. You will find the courses in the repository in the //Course management//Courses folder.

Information: The order of further steps shown is only one of many possibilities.

2 Add course photos

Configure course photos for the learning platform.

3 Add course information

Enter additional information related to the course via the form. This information has the following functions:

• On the Settings tab, you can configure where a course is visible on the learning platform.
• The information about the course is shown on the learning platform.

Edit the course form:

1. As you want participants to be able to enroll in the course themselves, check the Course can be found in the course catalog box. Also check the Course is shown under "My courses" box to give enrolled participants quick access to the course on the My courses tab.

2. For the course to appear on the learning platform as a preview, on the Course data tab, set the status to T - Preview. The course appears on the learning platform as soon as you save your changes, but cannot be booked yet.

3. On the Course data tab, select a space for the participants under Knowledge management.

4. Enter additional information related to the course for the learning platform.

4 Create course material

The Course materials folder is created automatically for all courses. File your course materials to this folder.

Information: As soon as you enter instructors for the course, they are given access to the course and can create course materials and course contents.

5 Create sessions

Select the course and create sessions: Course tab > Add sessions.

6 Add session information

As all sessions are carried out by different instructors, enter an instructor separately for each session in the form.

7 Release

Once the date selected under Release date has been reached, participants can enroll via the learning platform.

8 Close session

For participants to get their certificates, close the session once it has taken place: Course tab > Close session.