What this book covers
Chapter 1, Introduction to Adobe Learning Manager, introduces you to the Adobe Learning Manager platform, the Adobe Experience Cloud, and the Adobe Digital Learning ecosystem. It also walks you through activating the trial account you will need to complete the exercises in this book.
Chapter 2, Customizing the Look and Feel of Adobe Learning Manager, guides you through basic configuration tasks, including adjusting the look and feel of your account to your organization’s branding guidelines.
Chapter 3, Uploading Learning Content and Managing the Content Library, puts you in the role of an author to upload different types of learning content to the content library of your Adobe Learning Manager account.
Chapter 4, Creating Skills and Courses, discusses the concept of skills and walks you through the creation of a custom skill within your account. You will then create a course using the content uploaded to the content library in the previous chapter.
Chapter 5, Managing Users, describes different ways to define various types of users in your Adobe Learning Manager (ALM) account. It also describes how to assign users to roles and how to create custom roles.
Chapter 6, Enrolling Learners in Courses, takes you through the creation of course instances, learning paths, and certifications, before showing you how to enroll learners in these learning objects.
Chapter 7, Reviewing the Learner Experience, puts you in the skin of a learner to walk you through the default learner experience provided by Adobe Learning Manager. You will learn about the fluidic player as well as the different ways learners can take courses in Adobe Learning Manager.
Chapter 8, Exploring the Instructor Role, explores the tools and features used by instructors to manage live (face-to-face or virtual) classroom sessions, review learner submissions, and more.
Chapter 9, Configuring and Using Feedback, discusses Kirkpatrick’s Four Levels of Learning Evaluation model, which is the theoretical framework behind ALM’s feedback features. Then, it walks you through the practical implementation of L1, L2, and L3 feedback in your ALM account.
Chapter 10, Reporting in Adobe Learning Manager, focuses on the advanced reporting features of Adobe Learning Manager and on exporting all kinds of data for further analysis in an external system.
Chapter 11, Badges and Gamification, takes you through the process of configuring and using badges and other gamification features available in Adobe Learning Manager.
Chapter 12, Enabling and Managing Social Learning, describes the social learning engine embedded in Adobe Learning Manager. It shows you how to manage Social Learning from the administrator’s perspective and how to use it from the learner’s perspective.
Chapter 13, AI-Powered Recommendations for Learners, discusses the use of Adobe Sensei (Adobe’s own AI technology) to generate personalized course recommendations for learners. You will also discover the tools administrators use to influence the way the AI works within their ALM accounts.
Chapter 14, Working with Catalogs and Peer Accounts, teaches you how to use catalogs to control who can access which courses. You will also learn how to share your course catalogs with other ALM accounts using the Peer Account feature.
Chapter 15, Working with Messages and Announcements, describes the Adobe Learning Manager announcement and messaging system. You will learn how to create masthead and notification announcements, as well as how to choose and customize the email messages sent by your ALM account.
Chapter 16, Exploring the Integration Admin Role, focuses on how Adobe Learning Manager can be integrated into the existing IT infrastructure of your organization. It walks you through the list of available connectors and helps you make your first steps toward using the Adobe Learning Manager API for custom development and headless deployment.