Forj is happy to announce the New Course Bundles feature, that allows Learning Admins to package learning experiences that simplify course enrollment, commerce, and access, while providing intuitive settings for configuration.
Administrators can now create and sell course bundles — grouping multiple courses into a single offering that Learners can purchase and access in one place. Bundles are recommended for courses that should be taken together, in sequential order, or grouped as a singular purchase for discount. Bundles will be accessible to Learners from the Catalog, but can be hidden based on Group Membership.
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COURSE BUNDLE BEHAVIOR
As you build out your Course Bundles, it is beneficial to consider the following rules of Bundle behavior.
- Learners who purchase or enroll in Bundles will get access to all courses in that Bundle, even if they normally would not have access based on an individual course's Access settings.
- Learners who purchase Bundles will receive the Bundled price, even if the individual Courses might have a very different price for the Learner based on their Member Tier.
- Enrollment availability for individual courses in a Bundle can be set to prevent enrollment, gating access to specific courses and forcing a sequential order for progress in the Bundle, if desired.
- There are no overall awards like Certificates or Credits for completing a Bundle. Those are awarded at the course level.
CREATE A COURSE BUNDLE
Bundles are recommended for courses that should be taken together, in sequential order, or grouped as a singular purchase for discount. Follow the steps below to create a bundle of existing courses.
- Navigate to Courses > Teach Tab.
- Click the Create button.
- Select Bundle.
- Click or drag and drop an image for the Bundle.
- Enter the Name, Summary, and Description for the Bundle.
- Click the Save button.
- Click the Courses tab to add courses to the bundle.
- Select Courses from the dropdown.
As Courses are added, there will be a confirmation message that the Bundle has been updated successfully.
- Delete a Course selection by hovering and clicking the trashcan icon.
- Rearrange the Course order by using the drag and drop icon.
- Click the Access tab to control who can view the Bundle and self enroll.
- Select Anyone to add the Bundle to the public Catalog.
- Select All members of the platform if all Members should be able to see the Bundle in the Catalog and self-enroll or purchase.
- Select Members of specific groups in the platform if Members must belong to specific groups in order to see the Bundle in the Catalog and self-enroll or purchase. Note that multiple Groups can be selected.
- Toggle Auto-Enrollment on to the right if users should be auto-enrolled in all courses in the bundle upon purchase.
- Select the Currency and Default Price, if the Bundle has a price.
- Set a Membership tier price if desired.
- Click the Save button.
PUBLISH A COURSE BUNDLE
Bundles can be left in an unpublished status while Admins are actively working on creation. Follow the steps below to publish a Bundle once it is ready for the Catalog.
- Click the three dot icon and select Publish.
The Bundle will now be visible in the Catalog for Members based on the Access settings. Note the Bundle icon next to the Bundle name.
EDIT A COURSE BUNDLE
Once a Bundle has been published it will be visible in the Catalog for Members based on the Access settings. Follow the steps below to Edit the Bundle from the Catalog.
- Navigate to Courses > Learn tab.
- Click on the Bundle.
This will present the Bundle in Preview Mode displaying the Learner view.
- Click the Edit bundle link or the Edit button.
This will open the Bundle in Admin view. From here, Admins can make edits to content on all pages of Bundle setup.
- Click the Save button after making a change.
UNPUBLISH A COURSE BUNDLE
Bundles can be removed from the Catalog if desired. Follow the steps below to Unpublish a Bundle.
- Navigate to Courses > Learn tab.
- Click the three dot icon for the Bundle.
- Select Unpublish.
This will move the Bundle back to the Teach tab in an Unpublished status.
DELETE A COURSE BUNDLE
Bundles can be deleted if created in error. Follow the steps below to Delete a Bundle.
- Navigate to Courses > Learn tab.
- Click the three dot icon for the Bundle.
- Select Delete.
This will remove the Bundle from the Catalog, however the Courses in the Bundle will remain.
LEARNER VIEW
Once a Bundle has been added to the Catalog, Learners will see them based on the Access settings.
Clicking into the Bundle displays all of the course cards, which can be individually viewed.
Clicking View pulls up the course description, with the list of Activities and Awards offered.
Members click the Start button to self enroll, or click Purchase to purchase before enrolling into the Bundle.
Once enrolled in the Bundle, Members click to Enroll into each course, or are automatically enrolled in each course at time of purchase based on the Bundle settings.
Once a course in the Bundle is Complete, Members can navigate back to the Bundle from the breadcrumbs.
Course completion is captured on the course card and in the Bundle progress bar.