Learning and training: common content elements The learning and training content elements provide specialized content for learning topics. lcAge The <lcAge> provides the age range of the intended learner audience, for use by curriculum developers and course planners. lcAssessment The <lcAssessment> describes assessment plans. lcAttitude The <lcAttitude> describes mental state that influences the choices of personal actions. lcAudience The <lcAudience> describes characteristics of the learners who take the instruction. lcBackground The <lcBackground> provides the learners' professional background and the relevancy to the learning plan. lcChallenge The <lcChallenge> refers to what it is that you want the student to practice. For example, if you're studying network diagrams, and challenge might be "see if you can put this network into its proper sequence" or "see if you understand this network flow". lcCIN The <lcCIN> provides a course identification number or other alternate identifier for the project title. lcClassroom The <lcClassroom> describes the classroom environment. lcClient The <lcClient> provides the person or organization sponsoring or requiring the learning event development. lcConstraints The <lcConstraints> describes the organizational or technical aspects that can limit the organization's ability to effectively use the instruction to meet its goals. lcDelivDate The <lcDelivDate> provides the project delivery date. lcDelivery The <lcDelivery> describes the delivery method for this learning content. lcDownloadTime The <lcDownloadTime> describes the maximum time allowed for download time in the client's delivery environment. lcDuration The <lcDuration> provides an estimated duration for the learning activity. lcEdLevel The <lcEdLevel> provides the range of learners' education level and the relevancy to the learning plan. lcFileSizeLimitations The <lcFileSizeLimitations> describes any file size limitation in the download environment. lcGapAnalysis The <lcGapAnalysis> compares existing learning objectives to current job task analysis. lcGapItem The <lcGapItem> describes gaps between existing training objectives and related job-task-analysis content. lcGapItemDelta The <lcGapItemDelta> describes the gap between the learning objective and the task analysis. lcGeneralDescription The <lcGeneralDescription> provides a space to develop a general description about the organization's training needs. lcGoals The <lcGoals> provides the outcomes desired by the organization to be addressed by the training effort. These goals can require concurrent efforts outside of training such as technology acquisition, reorganization, and so forth. lcGraphics The <lcGraphics> describes standards and system requirements for displaying graphics and other related content types. lcHandouts The <lcHandouts> provides aspects of the course that are provided by the instructor in support of the course learning objectives. lcInstruction The <lcInstruction> describes the specifics of a learning activity. lcInteraction The <lcInteraction> is a wrapper element for all the interactions of the assessment. The interactions themselves are based on the <lcInteractionBase> type. A starter set of interaction types is defined in the learning domain. lcIntervention The <lcIntervention> describes the approach and strategies to building the learning materials, based on the needs analysis. lcInterventionItem The <lcInterventionItem> describes how learning content is built, based on a systems approach to analyzing, designing, developing, implementing, and evaluating any instructional experience. lcIntro The <lcIntro> provides a detailed introduction and description of the content to be delivered, in cases where the <shortdesc> is not adequate to fully describe the content. It can also include instructor notes. lcJtaItem The <lcJtaItem> provides description of job task analysis (JTA) as related to a particular learning objective. lcKnowledge The <lcKnowledge> element describes the learner's current knowledge and the relevancy to the broader plan audience or a specific task in the plan. lcLearnStrat The <lcLearnStrat> describes the manner in which the learning content will be instructed. This should be a high level design that applies instructional-design theories and models. lcLMS The <lcLMS> provides the LMS name and version number used in the learning event. lcModDate The <lcModDate> provides the project modification date. lcMotivation The <lcMotivation> provides the reasons why the learners want and/or need to take the instruction. lcNeeds The <lcNeeds> provides the needs behind the outcomes described by the <lcGoals>. lcNeedsAnalysis The <lcNeedsAnalysis> describes the training requirement and identifies the need to develop or revise content. These include periodic training gap analyses, changes to operational or maintenance requirements, and changes to equipment or systems. lcNextSteps The <lcNextSteps> suggests next steps to reinforce the knowledge learned. lcNoLMS Use <lcNoLMS> when you plan to deliver the content as a standalone package, without a learning management system (LMS). lcObjective The <lcObjective> describes a single learning objective. lcObjectives The <lcObjectives> lists or describes the learning goals. lcObjectivesGroup The <lcObjectivesGroup> contains a list of one or more learning objectives. lcObjectivesStem The <lcObjectivesStem> provides a leading sentence to introduce a list of learning objectives. lcOJT The <lcOJT> is "the on-the-job training" and describes aspects of the course taking place in the work environment. lcOrganizational The <lcOrganizational> describes an organization's learning requirements. lcOrgConstraints The <lcOrgConstraints> provides organizational aspects that can limit the organization's ability to effectively use the instruction to meet its goals. lcPlanAudience The <lcPlanAudience> describes characteristics of the learners who take the instruction. lcPlanDescrip The <lcPlanDescrip> provides a plan description. lcPlanObjective The <lcPlanObjective> describes the objective to be addressed by a gap analysis or intervention. lcPlanPrereqs The <lcPlanPrereqs> element provides the knowledge, skills, abilities, courses and other activities learners must have satisfied to take the instruction. lcPlanResources The <lcPlanResources> describes resource needs. lcPlanSubject The <lcPlanSubject> provides a complete description of the subject of the planned learning. lcPlanTitle The <lcPlanTitle> provides a title for a specific module, lesson, or section of the course that this plan describes. lcPlayers The <lcPlayers> describes tools and plugins used for time-sequenced display at runtime. lcPrereqs The <lcPrereqs> describes the knowledge, experience, or other prerequisites needed to complete the content. lcProcesses The <lcProcesses> describes processes learners routinely follow. lcProject The <lcProject> provides learning content project plan description information. lcResolution The <lcResolution> describes the required computer screen resolution for the online instruction. lcResources The <lcResources> provides a list of related resources and information about them, such as related articles or samples on the web. lcReview The <lcReview> provides a review of the main points. lcSecurity The <lcSecurity> describes the security requirements in the delivered instruction. lcSkills The <lcSkills> describes the learners' current skill set and the relevancy to the broader plan audience or a specific task in the plan. lcSpecChars The <lcSpecChars> provides learner characteristics specific to the population that will influence the design, including learning disabilities, physical handicaps, and so forth. lcSummary The <lcSummary> provides a textual summary that describes the main learning goals and lessons learned. lcTask The <lcTask> captures a work item to be performed, as part of the learning plan. lcTaskItem The <lcTaskItem> describes a discreet task to be taught. lcTechnical The <lcTechnical> describes the technical requirements to the learning content and how those requirements are supported by the instructional design. lcTime The <lcTime> specifies the time expected to complete an activity. You can specify the time both as text to display to the user and as an attribute value that follows a specific time format. lcValues The <lcValues> describes affective components of desired instructional outcomes. lcViewers The <lcViewers> describes viewers used for time-sequenced display at runtime. lcW3C The <lcW3C> provides requirements for use of world wide web consortium standards. lcWorkEnv The <lcWorkEnv> describes the working conditions and contexts in which the training will be applied. lcWorkEnvDescription The <lcWorkEnvDescription> provides the general working environment in which the training will be applied. Parent topic: Learning and training elements