Because of the nature of SCORM technology, some of CourseArc's blocks are not available to work within a SCORM export. If you don't use SCORM, view our companion article to see a full list of blocks that work with LTI connections.
Name of Block | Purpose | Type | Scoring | Tracking | Graded | Feedback |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accordions | Format content into chunks | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Audio | Link to or embed audio | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Checklist | Add a checklist for learners to check off as they complete items | Active Learning/ Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | Automatic | |
| Citation (formerly CC Attribution) | Cite a source | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Classification | Assess students by classifying an item to a category | Active Learning/ Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | Automatic | Correct/Incorrect |
| Cloze | Add fill-in-the-blank style questions | Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | Automatic | Correct/Incorrect & Text/Automatic |
| Content | Create formatted text/equations | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Flashcards | Insert flashcards—all at once or stacked | Direct Instruction | ✓ | ✓ | Access | |
| Flashcards with Images | Insert flashcards w/ images—stacked | Direct Instruction | ✓ | ✓ | Access | |
| Generic Video | Link to or insert a video | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Graphing | Assess students using a graphing question | Active Learning/ Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | Automatic | Correct/Incorrect |
| HTML | Embed or create custom code | Varies | ||||
| Icon and Link to Popup Text | Create a link to a modal | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Icon and Text | Create a visual cue/directions | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Image | Insert an image | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Image Hotspots | Contextualize images | Direct Instruction | ✓ | ✓ | Access | |
| Image Labeling | Assess students by identifying parts of an image | Active Learning/ Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | Automatic | Correct/Incorrect |
| Image Matching | Assess students by identifying parts of an image | Active Learning/ Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | Automatic | Correct/Incorrect |
| Instructor Notes | Course page notes for content editors and instructors | |||||
| Interactive Categorization | Assess students with a 2 or 3 category sort | Active Learning/ Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | Automatic | Correct/Incorrect |
| Interactive Graphs | Create graphs and charts | Active Learning | ||||
| Interactive Matching | Assess students with a text-based matching activity | Active Learning/ Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | Automatic | Correct/Incorrect |
| Markdown | Enter text in code language that will not be translated to HTML | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Quiz | Assess students with a quiz with a variety of types of questions | Active Learning/ Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | Automatic | Correct/Incorrect & Text/Automatic |
| Quiz Bank Quiz | Assess students with a quiz with a variety of types of questions pulled from a designated quiz bank | Active Learning/ Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | Automatic | Correct/Incorrect & Text/Automatic |
| Quote | Emphasize a quote | Direct Instruction | ||||
| ReadSpeaker* | Enables text-to-speech (requires a ReadSpeaker subscription) | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Rubric | Create a rubric | Instruction | ||||
| Section Break | Break the wrapping of an image block | Page Layout | ||||
| Self Check | Create individual questions to assess student learning | Active Learning/ Assessment | ✓ | ✓ | Automatic | Correct/Incorrect & Text/Automatic |
| Slideshow | Create a slideshow with a series of images and captions | Active Learning | ||||
| Standout | Make a chunk of content prominently stand out on a page; can have a button with a link | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Tabs | Format content into chunks | Active Learning | ||||
| Vimeo Player | Link to or embed video | Direct Instruction | ||||
| YouTube Video | Link to or embed video | Direct Instruction | ||||
| Zip Embed | Embed custom content in Zip format | Varies |
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Note: The ReadSpeaker block is not installed by default. ReadSpeaker requires a subscription.