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Learn how to create and manage curriculums in Adobe Connect to deliver structured, trackable training programs.
A Curriculum in Adobe Connect is a structured learning program that brings together multiple courses, presentations, meetings, and other learning materials into one cohesive experience. It enables training managers to design a logical learning pathway, ensuring learners progress through content in a meaningful order.
This article explains how to create, edit, and manage curriculums to deliver impactful and organized training programs.
A curriculum is essentially a collection of learning items arranged in a logical sequence. Its key features include:
- Grouping related learning content: Combine courses, presentations, and meetings into a single program.
- Setting prerequisites and completion rules: Control the learning path by defining which items must be completed first.
- Tracking learner progress: Monitor individual and group advancement through the curriculum.
- Generating performance reports: Access data and insights on curriculum completion and learner engagement.
- Sending notifications to participants: Keep learners informed with automated updates and reminders.
Key benefits
- Streamlined Learning Experience: Brings all related content into one organized program for easy navigation.
- Improved Learner Engagement: Sequential learning paths keep participants motivated and on track.
- Customizable Learning Paths: Prerequisites and optional modules allow flexibility to meet diverse training needs.
- Efficient Progress Tracking: Real-time reporting helps trainers identify learners who need additional support.
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Creating a curriculum involves multiple steps, such as entering curriculum information and selecting courses for the curriculum. After you create a curriculum, you can complete additional tasks, such as adding enrollees and sending reminders.
Follow these steps to create a curriculum:
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Select Training on the Adobe Connect Central home and then select New Curriculum.
Curriculum interface showing the option to create a new curriculum Curriculum interface showing the option to create a new curriculum The page to add course curriculum displays.
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Enter the following information:
- Curriculum Name: The name of the curriculum. The name appears in the curriculum list and in reports.
- Curriculum ID: The Curriculum ID must be unique to track and organize curriculums.
- Custom URL: It is an optional, user-defined web address for a course. Instead of letting the system generate a random URL, you can specify a meaningful and easy-to-remember URL for the curriculum.
- Summary: Type the curriculum description.
- Curriculum Starts On: The date on which the curriculum starts. Users cannot access the curriculum before this date.
- Curriculum Closes On: The date on which the curriculum ends; select from the pop‑up menu or select No Close date.
NoteThe start and end dates that you select override the start and end dates for the individual items in your curriculum. For example, if you add a meeting with an end date that already passed, but your end date for the curriculum is in the future, the meeting assumes the end date of the curriculum.
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Select Next.
After you enter curriculum information, you’ll be able to add items to the curriculum. When you add an item to a curriculum, you are actually adding a link to the item, not copying the item in a new location within Adobe Connect.
You can add content from the Content library, a meeting from the Meeting library, a virtual classroom, or any existing courses to a curriculum. Content added to a curriculum is now automatically converted to a course so it can be tracked accurately. The new course is added to the automatically created curriculum resource folder. (This folder is in the same location as the curriculum and has the same name as the curriculum with “Resources” appended to the end.)
As a pre-requisite, add items to the Content Library first. These items will be used to create the curriculum.
View Content Library for more information.
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Select Add Content on the new curriculum wizard.
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Select the content from the Content Library.
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Select Add. Adobe Connect enables tracking of the items which get added to the curriculum.
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Select Add to add the items to the curriculum.
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Select Add Course on the new curriculum wizard.
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Select the course from the Content Library.
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Select Add to add the items to the curriculum
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Select Add Meeting on the new curriculum wizard.
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Select the meeting.
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Select Add to add the meeting to the curriculum.
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After you’ve added Content, Course, VC, or Meeting, select Next.
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Select Finish to create the curriculum.
You can edit information in a curriculum, such as changing the order of items or removing items. You can also delete any entire curriculum.
Edit curriculum information
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Select Edit in the Curriculum Information section.
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Step 2 Update the curriculum information.
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Step 3 Select Save.
You can mark an item as required, meaning enrollees must complete it to finish the curriculum. By default, all items are required, but you can make specific items optional or required independently.
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Select Edit in the Completion requirements section.
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Select the completion requirements for the curriculum items. You can select one or more items that must be successfully completed or passed to mark the overall curriculum complete.
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Select Save after applying the changes.
A Training Catalog in Adobe Connect is a collection or listing of courses and curriculums that learners can browse and enroll in. It acts like a course directory where learners can find available training opportunities offered by their organization. Only courses and curriculums that are listed in the catalog will be visible to learners.
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Select Edit in the Training Catalog Settings section.
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Enable or disable the following settings:
- Enable Catalog Self-Enrollment: Catalog Self-Enrollment allows learners to enroll themselves into courses or curriculums directly from the Training Catalog without needing to be manually assigned by a training manager. There are two modes of self-enrollment:
- Enrollment Requires Curriculum Manager Approval: Learners can request enrollment, but the curriculum manager must approve it before the learner is officially enrolled.
- Enrollment is Open: Learners can enroll themselves immediately without requiring manager approval.
- Enable Catalog Notifications: When enabled, Adobe Connect automatically sends email notifications to inform users about enrollment activities related to courses or curriculums listed in the Training Catalog.
- Send Email to Notify Curriculum Manager(s) of Learner Enrollment and Enrollment Requests
- Sends an email to the assigned curriculum managers whenever a learner enrolls or requests enrollment (if approval is required).
- Helps managers track and approve learner enrollment requests in a timely manner.
- Send Email to Notify Learner of Successful Enrollment and Enrollment Request
- Sends an email to learners when:
- Their enrollment request is submitted.
- Their enrollment is approved (for approval-required enrollments).
- They successfully self-enroll (in open enrollment scenarios).
- Sends an email to learners when:
- Send Email to Notify Curriculum Manager(s) of Learner Enrollment and Enrollment Requests
- Training Catalog Listing: Requires self-enrollment.
Training Catalog Settings interface Training Catalog Settings interface - Enable Catalog Self-Enrollment: Catalog Self-Enrollment allows learners to enroll themselves into courses or curriculums directly from the Training Catalog without needing to be manually assigned by a training manager. There are two modes of self-enrollment:
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Select Save.
The Curriculum status feature provides a quick overview of learner progress and performance within a curriculum. It serves as a convenient way to access a summary report, showing key statistics such as enrollment numbers, completion rates, and learners still in progress.
To view curriculum status information:
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If you’re not on the Curriculum Information page for the curriculum that you want to view, select the Training tab and browse to the curriculum. Select the curriculum name to open the Curriculum Information page.
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In the Curriculum Status area, select the View button.
Curriculum Status information Curriculum Status information
The Reports tab opens on a Summary page. In addition to the same information that appears in the curriculum information area of the Curriculum Information page, the Summary page includes the following information:
- Enrolled Users: The number of users enrolled in the curriculum.
- Users Completed: The number of users that have accessed the curriculum and successfully completed all required items. This includes all users who have ever been enrolled in this curriculum, whether they are enrolled currently or not.
- Users In Progress: The number of users that have accessed the curriculum but have not yet completed all required items. This includes all users who have ever been enrolled in this curriculum, whether they are enrolled currently or not.
Delete content and courses from a curriculum after a curriculum is created. Adobe recommends minimizing the addition and deletion of courses and content after a curriculum is made available to learners. Communicate with learners enrolled in the curriculum. Tell them when content and courses are added or deleted and ask them to log in to the curriculum so their status updates.
If you delete a required item from a curriculum, the status of learners who have completed all other required items changes to Complete.
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Select a curriculum from the list of courses and curriculums.
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Select an item in the curriculum.
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Select Remove Item.
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Select Remove on the confirmation page.
After creating a curriculum, you can make many changes such as assigning prerequisites, assigning test-outs, and editing completion requirements. Adobe recommends using either test-outs or prerequisites, but not both, to create learning paths. Using both is possible, but it can be time-consuming and complicated to test all of the possible workflows learners may encounter.
Assign prerequisites to an item
Assigning prerequisites enforces learner access to items in a specific sequence. A folder cannot be set as a prerequisite. Also, do not set external training items as Required, as Adobe Connect cannot automatically track external items.
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Select the Training tab and browse to the curriculum. Select the curriculum name to open the Curriculum Information page.
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In the list of curriculum items, click the name of the item or folder that requires a prerequisite.
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Select Edit in the Prerequisites section of the course.
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The Select Prerequisite area lists the items in the curriculum. Use the Options pop‑up menu next to an item to specify the type of prerequisite:
- Suggested: Indicates that the prerequisite is optional. Users receive a message requesting that they take the prerequisite before taking the selected item.
- Required: Indicates that the prerequisite must be completed successfully, not just completed, before taking the selected item. Do not assign Required status to external content. Adobe Connect cannot verify completion of external content, such as a website URL.
- Hidden: Indicates that the selected item appears on the enrollment page only after the user completes the prerequisite.
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Select Save after making the changes.
Assign test-outs for an item
You can design the curriculum so that enrollees are not required to take an item if they pass a related test-out item. Folders cannot be configured as test-out items or linked as selected items. Always use a specific course or meeting, not a folder, as a test-out or selected item for any other learning object.
When assigning a test-out, choose carefully between the Optional, Blocked, and Hidden settings. Each option affects the learner’s path and experience differently:
- You cannot assign a test-out for the first item in a curriculum.
- Avoid using chained test-outs. For example, do not set Item 1 as a test-out for Item 2, and then set Item 2 as a test-out for Item 3. This can lead to unpredictable learner progress and reporting issues.
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In the list of items, click the name of the item that requires a test-out item.
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Select Edit in the In the Test-Outs area.
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The Select Test-Outs area lists items in the curriculum. Use the pop‑up menu for an item to designate it as a test-out for the selected item, using the following criteria:
- Blocked: Indicates that if the enrollee passes the test-out item, the selected item is unavailable to the enrollee. If the enrollee fails the test-out item, the selected item becomes available.
- Optional: Indicates that if the enrollee passes the test-out item, the selected item is no longer required to complete the curriculum.
- Hidden: Indicates that if the enrollee passes the test-out item, the selected item is hidden from the enrollee. If the enrollee fails the test-out item, the test-out item is visible and available for the enrollee to take.
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Select Save to apply the changes.
Adobe Connect Central allows you to view and add enrollees to a curriculum, as well as set access permissions for enrollees.
Add enrollees to a curriculum
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Select Manage Enrollees in the Curriculum Information page.
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Select users or user groups and add them as enrollees. Select Add to add the enrollees without notifying them.
Set permissions for curriculum enrollee
After you’ve added enrollees to a curriculum, you can determine permissions for enrolled users and groups.
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Select the enrollee or enrolled group in the Current Enrollees column and select Permissions.
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Select one of the following permissions:
- Denied: Prevents the enrollee from accessing the curriculum.
- Enrolled: Allows the enrollee to access the curriculum.
- Pending Approval: Enables enrollees to access the curriculum after they are approved.
Permissions options menu for the selected enrollees Permissions options menu for the selected enrollees
Remove enrollee from a curriculum
You can remove an individual curriculum enrollee or a group of enrollees at any time.
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Select the enrollee or enrolled group in the Current Enrollees column.
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Select Remove.
Remove option in the current enrollees list interface Remove option in the current enrollees list interface
Import enrollees to the curriculum
Enroll existing users to the curriculum by uploading a CSV file. When you are importing users, you must include login information in the CSV file.
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Select Import Enrollees in the Manage Enrollees section.
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Select the CSV from the system.
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Select Send Email Notification to users enrolled on import if you want all imported users to be notified of enrollment to the curriculum.
You can use the notifications feature to send an email message to enrollees. A typical message tells enrollee that the curriculum is available, provides details about the curriculum, and includes a link to the curriculum. The message can go to all enrollees, or to a subset of enrollees, such as those who have not completed the curriculum.
The reminders feature, similar to the notification feature, lets you send email messages to enrollees. The primary difference between notifications and reminders, however, is that the Reminders page lets you send the messages at specified intervals. The message can go to all enrollees, or to a subset of enrollee.
Send a notification
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Select Notifications and then select New Notification.
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Select a timing option. For reminders, you can set a recurrence option to automatically send out multiple reminders.
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Select the required timing.
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Select recipients. If you enter email addresses, use commas to separate the addresses.
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Edit the email subject and message text. To edit using runtime fields, copy the field name from the Run Time Fields list and paste it into the message subject or body. Do not change the runtime field text in curly brackets.
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Select Send.
Cancel a notification
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After sending the notification, select it.
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Select Cancel Notifications.
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Select Cancel Notifications again.
Send a reminder
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Select Notifications and then select New Reminder.
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Select the required reminder timing.
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Select recipients. If you enter email addresses, use commas to separate the addresses.
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Edit the email subject and message text. To edit using runtime fields, copy the field name from the Run Time Fields list and paste it into the message subject or body. Do not change the runtime field text in curly brackets.
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Select Save.
What’s next
Now that you've learned how to create a training curriculum in Adobe Connect, you may also want to explore how to set up and manage a Virtual Classroom. A Virtual Classroom in Adobe Connect is an interactive online learning space designed for live training sessions. It allows instructors to engage learners using features like screen sharing, breakout rooms, polls, and real-time collaboration tools.
