Overview
The Coach plugin is designed for teachers, tutors, and facilitators who guide learners through educational content. It provides a complete workflow for planning, delivering, and assessing learning activities. Key Capabilities:- Create and manage lessons with curated resources
- Build custom quizzes and assessments
- Assign learning activities to classes or groups
- Track individual and class-wide progress
- Monitor quiz performance and identify struggling learners
- Manage learner groups for differentiated instruction
The Coach plugin requires a full facility setup and is available to users with the Coach or Admin role.
Coach Dashboard
The Coach home page provides an at-a-glance overview of class activity and coaching tasks.Dashboard Sections
Overview Block
Overview Block
Displays class summary information:
- Total learners in all classes
- Active lessons and quizzes
- Recent learner activity
- Classes requiring attention
Lessons Block
Lessons Block
Shows recently active lessons:
- Lesson titles and assigned classes
- Progress indicators
- Learners needing help
- Quick access to lesson reports
Quizzes Block
Quizzes Block
Displays recent quiz activity:
- Quiz titles and assigned classes
- Average scores
- Submission status
- Learners who may need support
Activity Block
Activity Block
Recent learner engagement:
- Learners who completed activities
- Recent quiz submissions
- Lesson progress updates
- Time-stamped activity feed
Class Selection
Coaches can work with multiple classes:- Switch between classes using class selector
- View aggregated data across all classes on dashboard
- Access class-specific views for detailed management
Creating Lessons
Lessons are curated collections of learning resources assigned to learners.Lesson Creation Workflow
Start New Lesson
Navigate to the Lessons tab and click “New Lesson”:
- Enter lesson title (required)
- Add description to provide context
- Select recipients (entire class or specific groups)
- Set lesson visibility and availability
Select Resources
Build the lesson by adding resources from available content:Browse Options:
- Topic Tree: Navigate through channel topics hierarchically
- Search: Find specific resources by keyword
- Bookmarks: Use previously bookmarked content
- Preview resources before adding
- View resource metadata (type, duration, language)
- Add multiple resources from same topic
- See resource details and descriptions
Organize Resources
Arrange lesson content:
- Drag and drop to reorder resources
- Remove resources if needed
- Preview the learner’s view
- Set recommended sequence
Lesson Management
After creating lessons, coaches can: Edit Lessons- Modify title and description
- Add or remove resources
- Reorder content
- Change recipient assignments
- Make lessons visible or hidden from learners
- Set lesson as active or inactive
- Archive completed lessons
- Duplicate lessons for reuse
- Assign copied lessons to different classes
- Modify copies without affecting originals
- Remove lessons no longer needed
- Confirmation required to prevent accidental deletion
Building Quizzes
Quizzes are assessments that coaches create to evaluate learner understanding.Quiz Creation Process
Create Quiz
Start a new quiz:
- Enter quiz title and description
- Select recipients (class or groups)
- Choose section ordering (randomized or fixed)
Build Quiz Sections
Quizzes are organized into sections:Section Management:
- Create multiple sections for topic organization
- Name each section descriptively
- Set section-specific settings
- Reorder sections for logical flow
Add Questions
Select questions from available exercises:Question Selection Methods:
- Topic Tree: Browse exercises by subject
- Search: Find exercises by keywords and filters
- Bookmarks: Use saved exercises
- Choose specific questions from exercises
- Set number of questions per section
- Preview questions before adding
- Randomize question selection from pools
Configure Quiz Settings
Set quiz parameters:
- Question Order: Randomized or fixed
- Section Order: Randomized or fixed
- Recipients: Entire class or specific groups
- Visibility: Active or draft status
Quiz Management Features
Edit Quizzes- Modify quiz details and settings
- Add or remove questions
- Reorganize sections
- Change recipient assignments
- Balance question difficulty across quiz
- Include variety of question types
- Adjust section difficulty progression
- Set quiz as active or inactive
- Copy quizzes for reuse
- Delete unused quizzes
- Archive completed assessments
Quiz changes affect learners differently based on their progress:
- Learners who haven’t started see the updated quiz
- Learners in progress may see changes on next session
- Completed quizzes remain unchanged
Assigning to Groups
Coaches can create learner groups for differentiated instruction and targeted assignments.Group Management
Create Groups
Navigate to Groups tab:
- Click “New Group”
- Enter descriptive group name
- Optionally add description
Enroll Learners
Add learners to groups:
- Select from class roster
- Add multiple learners at once
- Move learners between groups
- Remove learners from groups
Group Use Cases
Ability Grouping
Create groups based on skill level for differentiated content and pacing.
Project Teams
Organize learners into project-based teams for collaborative activities.
Remediation
Group learners needing additional support for targeted interventions.
Advanced Track
Provide enrichment activities to learners ready for advanced content.
Tracking Progress
The Coach plugin provides comprehensive reporting on learner activity and performance.Lesson Reports
Lesson Summary View For each lesson, coaches can view:- Overall completion rate
- Average time spent
- Learners who completed the lesson
- Learners in progress
- Learners who haven’t started
- How many learners viewed the resource
- Average time spent on resource
- Completion status by learner
- Exercise performance (for practice exercises)
- Resources completed
- Time spent per resource
- Current position in lesson
- Help needed indicators
- Lesson Resources Table
- Lesson Learners Table
View all resources in the lesson with:
- Resource title and type
- Number of learners completed
- Average progress percentage
- Click through to resource-specific reports
Quiz Reports
Quiz Summary View Aggregate quiz performance:- Average score across all learners
- Score distribution
- Completion rate
- Difficult questions analysis
- Questions sorted by incorrect response rate
- Number of learners who answered incorrectly
- Percentage of learners struggling
- Click through to see specific learner responses
- Overall score and percentage
- Question-by-question breakdown
- Correct and incorrect answers
- Time spent on quiz
- Number of attempts (if retakes allowed)
- View all learner responses
- See which learners answered correctly/incorrectly
- Identify common wrong answers
- Review individual learner attempts
Class Reports
Class Summary Page Overall class performance:- Total learners
- Active lessons and quizzes
- Overall engagement metrics
- Recent activity overview
- All assigned lessons and progress
- All assigned quizzes and scores
- Total time spent learning
- Recent activity history
- Resources viewed and completed
Progress Indicators
Throughout the Coach interface, visual indicators help coaches quickly assess status:Status Icons
Status Icons
- Completed: Checkmark icon
- In Progress: Partial progress indicator
- Not Started: Empty or neutral indicator
- Help Needed: Warning icon for struggling learners
Progress Bars
Progress Bars
- Visual bars showing completion percentage
- Color-coded for quick scanning
- Hover for detailed numbers
Performance Metrics
Performance Metrics
- Average scores displayed prominently
- Score ranges and distributions
- Comparison to class averages
Managing Classes
Coaches can manage multiple classes and view aggregated or class-specific data.Class Management Features
Viewing Class Roster- See all enrolled learners
- View learner details
- Check enrollment status
- Access individual learner reports
- Create lessons for the class
- Assign quizzes to the class
- View class-wide reports
- Monitor overall engagement
- Dashboard shows all classes
- Filter reports by class
- Compare performance across classes
- Manage assignments across multiple classes
Notifications and Alerts
The Coach plugin includes a notification system to alert coaches about important events.Notification Types
Quiz Submissions
Alert when learners complete quizzes, enabling timely review.
Lesson Completion
Notify when learners finish assigned lessons.
Help Needed
Flag learners struggling with exercises or content.
Low Scores
Alert for quiz scores below expected performance.
Notification Management
- View all notifications in centralized feed
- Filter notifications by type and class
- Mark notifications as read/unread
- Click through to relevant reports
Resource Bookmarking
Coaches can bookmark resources for quick access when creating lessons and quizzes.Bookmark Workflow
Browse and Preview
While exploring content, coaches can:
- Preview any resource
- View resource metadata
- Assess appropriateness for lessons
Add Bookmarks
Save useful resources:
- Click bookmark icon on any resource
- Add to bookmarks collection
- Organize saved resources
Coach Tools and Workflows
Common Coaching Workflows
Weekly Lesson Planning- Review learner progress from previous week
- Identify topics needing reinforcement
- Create new lesson with targeted resources
- Assign to appropriate groups or entire class
- Monitor engagement throughout week
- Create pre-assessment quiz
- Assign lesson with learning resources
- Monitor lesson progress
- Create post-assessment quiz
- Review results and identify gaps
- Provide remediation or advancement
- Create learner groups based on needs
- Assign different difficulty levels to groups
- Monitor progress across groups
- Adjust assignments based on performance
- Move learners between groups as needed
Report-Driven Interventions
Using reports to guide instruction:Identify Struggling Learners
Review reports to find:
- Low quiz scores
- Incomplete lessons
- Exercises with low mastery
- Minimal engagement
Analyze Patterns
Look for:
- Common difficult questions
- Topics with low completion
- Resources where learners spend excess time
- Gaps in understanding
Provide Support
Take action:
- Create targeted lessons for remediation
- Assign to small groups or individuals
- Provide additional practice exercises
- Offer alternative explanations
Courses and Structured Learning
When course content is available, coaches have additional features for delivering structured curricula.Course Management
Assigning Courses- View available course content
- Assign entire courses to classes
- Track progress through course units
- Monitor course completion
- Unit-by-unit progress
- Course-wide completion rates
- Learner pacing through course
- Course mastery indicators
Courses are pre-structured learning paths imported from Kolibri Studio. They differ from lessons, which are coach-created collections.
Accessibility and Usability
The Coach plugin is designed for ease of use:- Responsive Interface: Works on tablets and desktop computers
- Keyboard Navigation: Full keyboard access to all features
- Clear Visual Hierarchy: Important information prominently displayed
- Efficient Workflows: Streamlined processes for common tasks
- Batch Operations: Manage multiple items at once
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