Microcourses are a new, AI-powered module type in Coassemble that enables you to create engaging, bite-sized learning experiences in minutes. Whether you're transforming existing documents or starting from a simple prompt, Microcourses streamline the course creation process, making it faster and more efficient.
Why Use Microcourses?
Microcourses make it incredibly fast and easy to create engaging, bite-sized learning content. With the help of AI, you can generate complete courses in just a few minutes—either by uploading your own materials or starting from a simple text prompt. This means you no longer need to spend hours formatting content or designing slides.
The flexibility of Microcourses allows you to begin with a Word document, PDF, PowerPoint, or even just an idea.
Once your content is uploaded or prompted, you can choose a style and tone that fits your audience or brand. The AI then does the heavy lifting by transforming your input into an interactive course that’s ready to be customized.
What’s more, Microcourses come with built-in assessments. You can automatically generate quizzes to reinforce learning and check understanding based on the content in the microcourse.
How to Create a Microcourse
Option 1: Transform a Document
Locate Your Document: Prepare your content in Word, PowerPoint, or PDF format
Upload to Coassemble: Use the 'Transform' feature to upload your document.
Select Course Style: Choose how your content is transformed—focus on key concepts, detailed explanations, or need-to-know information
AI-Powered Conversion: Watch as your document is converted into an interactive Microcourse
Edit and Customize: Review the generated content, make edits, and customize the design to fit your needs
Generate a Quiz: Automatically create a quiz based on your microcourse content to assess learner understanding
Option 2: Convert a presentation
You might choose to convert a presentation when your content has already been carefully crafted, reviewed, and approved—especially in cases where technical accuracy or compliance is critical. This method is ideal for situations where the exact wording needs to remain intact, such as product training, legal or policy overviews, medical or scientific briefings, or presentations that have gone through multiple stakeholder reviews. By converting a presentation, you can turn this finalized content into a course without rewriting or reformatting the core information, ensuring consistency across teams and learners.
Option 3: Generate a course from a prompt
Initiate AI Microcourse Builder: Use the "Generate a course" option
Enter Your Prompt: Describe the topic or subject matter you want the microcourse to cover.
Configure Microcourse Settings: Select the desired style, tone, and theme for your microcourse
AI-Driven Microourse Generation: The AI builds your microcourse screen by screen, which you can edit as soon as the microcourse has been created
Add a quiz: Generate quizzes to reinforce the material and test the learner
Option 4: Start from scratch
Create a New Microcourse: Select the “Start from scratch” option to begin with a blank canvas.
Add Your First Screen: Click “Add screen” and choose the screen type (e.g., content, video, image, etc.) to start building your course manually.
Enter Your Content: Manually input your own text, visuals, or media for each screen.
Customize the Experience: Adjust the style, tone, and layout settings to match your brand or learning goals.
Build Additional Screens: Continue adding and editing screens to structure your microcourse in the desired sequence.
Insert a Quiz: Add interactive quiz screens to reinforce learning and assess understanding throughout or at the end of the course.
Customizing Your Microcourse
After generating your Microcourse, you can:
Edit Content: Modify text, images, and multimedia elements
Change screen order: Adjust the microcourse structure and flow
Apply Themes: Select from a variety of themes to match your branding
Publishing and Sharing
Once your Microcourse is ready:
Preview: Ensure everything looks and functions as intended
Publish: The microcourse will automatically publish, but you'll need to ensure your Course is published
Share: Enrol your learner directly into the course, or share the course as a link
FAQs
Q: What file formats are supported for document uploads?
A: Coassemble supports Word documents, PowerPoint presentations, and PDFs.
Q: Can I edit the AI-generated content?
A: Yes, all content generated by the AI can be edited and customized to fit your specific needs.
Q: Is there a limit to how many Microcourses I can create?
A: Coassemble allows you to create unlimited Microcourses.
Q: Are Microcourses mobile-friendly?
A: Yes, Microcourses are designed to be responsive and accessible on all devices.
By leveraging the power of AI, Microcourses in Coassemble simplify the course creation process, allowing you to deliver effective and engaging learning experiences quickly and efficiently.