Creating content as a post
Content is created as a post inside a board. To create a post, follow the below steps:
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Click New Post.
Select New Post -
Select any of the following types of contents to be posted: Text, question, video, audio, poll, and screenshot. Existing content can be uploaded from users system or from the Adobe Learning Manager desktop application’s gallery.
Use Adobe Learning Manager desktop app to record a video or screen, audio, and take a screenshot. For more information, see Adobe Learning Manager desktop application.
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Search for a board or skill that relates to the post. If the board does not exist, click Create a New Board.
Create a board
If you are an external or internal user, and if the Administrator has granted you access to create a board, you can ceate a board. If you do not have the permissions to create a board, the link Create a New Board does not appear.
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From the pop-up dialog box, fill in the details, select the following type of board:
- Public - Participation and visibility of posts is available to all users.
- Private - Post is only visible to the creator of the board, moderators, and user(s) added to the board.
- Restricted - Only board owner, administrator, and board moderators can create post. Other users can participate by commenting/replying, upvoting/downvoting and so forth.
NOTEIn Social Learner app, only an Admin has the capability to create private board with user groups (internal/external).Any other user except Admin, Author, Learner, manager, instructor, etc. cannot create private boards with user groups. They cannot see the section of user groups in while creation of private board.Admin only- When you choose Private, you see two options- Users and User Groups. Choose the option User Groups, and then add the user groups with who you want to share the private board.
In the User Groups field, you can choose internal, external, or custom groups. Your private board will then be visible to all the specified user groups, irrespective of scope settings.
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To share content, click Post. On clicking Post the user gets a notification.
The content is posted based on the curation setting set by the administrator for Social Learning content which can be curated by Board Moderators/Subject Matter Experts.
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Users receive notifications when their post is approved or rejected, if the administrator has set the curation setting to Manual-Only curation. If the post is rejected, click the Click to Review hyperlink to review comments given by the board moderators or Subject Matter Experts (SMEs).
Content created by users are curated by Board moderators or Subject Matter Experts.
When creating or replying to a post in Social Learning, you can compose a post using the Rich Text Editor and apply different types of formatting.
Use the Rich Text Editor to create a post
In addition, when creating a board, you have access to the same set of options in the Rich Text Editor.
Use the Rich Text Editor to create a post
Viewing approved content
Once a post is approved, it is displayed in a Social Learning board. Users can now, comment, reply, upvote/downvote on the post.
Users can use the following type of content to make a comment: Record Screen, webcam, or both, Record Audio, Take Screenshot, Upload File, Learning Manager Gallery.
Content in Social player
In Learning Manager, videos, static content like presentations and images are posted inside Social player in a board. You can uploading a file from your system, recording a video/screen, and capture a screenshot with the assistance of Adobe Learning Manager desktop application.
Once the user has finished posting some content, it can be viewed by other learners in their activity scope. On Social player learners can view, comment/reply, upvote/downvote, and report abuse.
To comment/reply, upvote/downvote on social player, follow the below steps:
- Click the full screen button from the lower-right corner of the social player.
- To view the player controls on the screen, click the downward facing arrow.
- To view the comment section, click the comments icon from the lower-left corner of the screen.
- Users can comment/reply, upvote/downvote, and report abuse.
- Click the Esc key to exit full screen mode.
Board view in social
A Learner can see all boards in a list view. Sign in to your learner app and in your Social Learning page, click the button, as shown below:
Board view in social
When you view the posts in a board format, you can then sort the posts according to Post and Contributor.
- If you choose Posts, the boards will be sorted according to the number of posts made in the board.
- If you choose Contributors, the boards will be sorted according to the number of users who’ve commented or replied in the threads.