⏱️ The Essentials in 3 Minutes |
🧠 Understanding the Value of Architecture
Designing training without understanding Didask's architecture risks creating poorly sized content: a module that's too long, an all-purpose project, a structure impossible to evolve. Understanding the levels from the start allows you to design coherent, modular, and easy-to-maintain training courses.
🗂️ Overview
Level | Role | Indicative duration | Optional? |
🧩 Granule | Basic unit: one concept or one exercise | 2–5 min | No (except for in-person modules) |
📚 Module | Precise instructional objective, groups several granules | 10–15 min+ | No |
🧾 Chapter | Groups modules by theme | Variable | Yes |
📝 Project | Complete training course | 1–2h+ | No |
📖 Course | Distributed version of a project | = project | No |
🎓 Program | Groups several courses | 4–10h+ | Yes |
🔎 Level Details, from Smallest to Largest
🧩 Granule
The basic unit. Each granule targets a small change in the learner's understanding or behavior. There are two types: the information granule (text, video, image, audio…) and the exercise granule (MCQ, role-play scenario, ordering…).
Example: a 2-minute video "What is active listening?" is an information granule.
📚 Module
A learning unit centered on a precise instructional objective. It is made up of several granules and typically lasts 10 to 15 minutes. Modules can be of different types: e-learning, in-person, evaluation, corrected assignment…
Example: a "Non-verbal communication" module with granules on body language, facial expressions, and tone of voice.
🧾 Chapter (optional)
A chapter groups several modules around a theme or an intermediate objective. It allows a project to be structured into major sections. Its use is optional.
Example: in a project on nutrition, chapters such as "The basics of nutrition", "Diets", "Nutrition and performance".
📝 Project
The starting point for design. A project groups modules (and chapters) to form a complete learning experience, typically lasting 1 to 2 hours.
Example: "Improving professional communication" with modules on active listening, adapting the message, and non-verbal communication.
📖 Course
The distributed version of a project. This is the level at which you configure distribution: target audience, access settings, progressive unlocking… A single project can be published as several distinct courses for different audiences.
Example: the "Cybersecurity" project published as a "New employees" course and an "IT team" course.
🎓 Program (optional)
The broadest structure. A program groups several courses to offer complete learning on a topic. Its duration can range from 4 to 10 hours or more.
Example: a "Project management certification program" with courses "Introduction", "Collaborative tools", and "Risk management".
ℹ️ The Program feature is only available when Didask is used as an LMS.
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