⏱️ The Essentials in 3 Minutes |
🧠 Understand the Pedagogical Value of a Publication
A publication is not simply going live. It lets you precisely control the learning experience:
Adapt the pace: unlock modules progressively to avoid cognitive overload and support memory retention.
Target the audience: assign the training to the right people at the right time, rather than making everything available at once.
Maintain engagement: activate automatic reminders for inactive learners and start-of-path notifications.
📌 Example: for a sales skills development program spread over 4 weeks, configure progressive unlocking: one module per week. Learners absorb each skill before moving on to the next, which improves long-term retention.
✈️ Choose Your Distribution Mode
Before configuring the details, choose how your learners access the training:
Mode | Use case |
Didask platform | Direct distribution via the Didask learner space. |
External LMS (SCORM Connect) | Integration into a third-party LMS (Moodle, Cornerstone, etc.). |
🔎 Create or Open a Publication
Create a First Publication
Open the project to distribute.
Click the Publish button.
Select the distribution mode.
If no module has the status Ready to publish, a warning message appears. Select the relevant modules or click Set all modules to "ready to publish".
Access an Existing Publication
From the project, click the Publications tab.
Click Manage publication or View all publications.
🛠️ Configure the Distribution
Define the Access Type
Three modes define how learners find and access the training:
Assignment: the training appears as a required item in the learner space.
On demand: the training is available as self-service in the library.
Public link: the training is accessible via a URL, with or without authentication.
Activate Reminders and Invitations
Automatic reminders: inactive learners receive a reminder at D+2 then D+7 after their last activity (or after the start date if the path has not been started).
Start invitation: a notification is automatically sent to learners when the distribution opens.
💡 Activate both options for training courses with a high completion priority: they significantly reduce the dropout rate.
Select the Languages Distributed
Choose the languages available in this publication. By default, only the project's main language is included.
⚠️ If you add a language to the project after publishing, it is not added automatically: remember to select it manually in each relevant publication.
✏️ Customize the Learner Experience
Option | What it provides |
Alternative title | Displays a different title to learners, useful if your internal naming does not match their expectations. |
Learner comments | Allows learners to ask questions granule by granule; the coach is notified of each new comment. |
Learning assistant (AI) | Allows learners to interact conversationally with the content and ask questions to deepen their understanding. |
Path certificate | Activates certificate delivery at the end of the path (customizable from project settings). |
Path description | Additional information visible above the table of contents on the learner side. |
Estimated duration | Customizable per module from its introduction page (default: 10 min/module). |
Learner contact | Email or name displayed on the publication card (Didask distribution only). |
🔏 Control Content Availability
Define when each module becomes accessible using the unlocking options:
Mode | How it works |
Manual lock (default) | You open/close each module manually. |
Progressive unlocking | A module opens as soon as the previous one is completed. |
Unlock after a delay | A module opens X days after the path starts. |
Unlock by date | A module opens on a specific date. |
🔔 Configure End-of-Path Notifications
Choose to be notified when a learner completes the path:
by email;
directly on the platform.
👩💻 Anticipate the Learner Experience
Once the publication is active, learners see the training in their space according to the distribution mode selected. They receive the activated notifications, progress module by module according to the unlocking rules, and can comment if the option is enabled.
💡 Test the experience before distributing: use the preview 👁️ to see it from the learner's perspective.
🚀 Publish the Distribution
Once all tabs are configured, click Publish at the top right of the configuration panel.
💡 Good to Know
A project can have multiple publications. Each publication is independent: settings, audience, and statistics are specific to each distribution. Changes to the project are reflected in real time across all active publications.
⚠️ If you add a new module to an already published project, the completion rate of learners who have already completed the path will be affected. For significant changes intended for new cohorts, duplicate the project before adding content.
To track statistics, go to the Statistics tab from the publication or from the Publications menu. You will find progress, completion, score, and time-spent indicators.
🔎 Understand the Different Publication Statuses
From the Publications page of your platform, you can find all created publications, whether active or not. Each publication has a badge in the top right corner indicating its exact status.
💡 The Different Publication Statuses
Not published: the publication is created but the training has not yet been published.
Currently distributed: the publication is active and accessible to the defined audience.
Distributed in a program: the publication is not available individually, but it is accessible as part of a program.
Multiple distribution: the publication is accessible both individually and within a program.
⚠️ Warning: if the target audience is the same for both the program and the individual publication, the training will appear twice in the learner's Training tab (once in the program, and once individually).
🔍 Use Search Filters
To quickly find a publication, use the filters available in the Publications tab:
Training spaces and groups: target publications created in one or more specific spaces or groups.
Publication types: filter by format (Path or Programs).
Publication status: Distributed: Assignment / Distributed: On demand / Distributed: Public link / Distributed: SCORM Connect / Not distributed.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Can one project have multiple publications?
Yes. Each publication acts as an independent distribution, with its own settings, audiences, and statistics. You can customize access (groups, dates, languages, distribution mode) for each audience while sharing common source content. Changes to the project apply to all publications, but each publication retains its own progression rules, notifications, and locks.
What happens when I modify a project that has active publications?
All associated publications are updated instantly. Learners see the changes in real time. To avoid impacting an ongoing distribution, temporarily change the status of the relevant module or hide the granule before making your changes.
⚠️ Adding a new module to an already published project will affect the completion rate of learners who had previously completed the path. For significant changes intended for new cohorts, we recommend duplicating the project before adding content.
How do I include my path in a program?
See our dedicated article: 🏋️ Create a program
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