Every elearning company uses slightly different names for the types of content they produce. To avoid confusion, we thought it would be helpful to provide a brief glossary of some of the terms we use on CEUniverse!
Module: We refer to our main products as learning modules, or just modules. Others might refer to them as online courses, but we think "course" implies a length and coverage of a topic that does not always adequately represent a CEU event. Many CEU events are more like individual lectures or classes than full-blown courses. All of our modules are on-demand and self-paced and come in three primary formats:
Multimedia Tutorials: These are self-paced tutorials that consist of multimedia content (including audio narration, text, graphics, and sometimes video or animations). Tutorials are broken into lessons. They are mastery-based, requiring correct responding to advance, and developed using principles from behavioral approaches to education, such as programmed instruction, the personalized system of instruction, and behavior skills training.
Interactive Videos: These are videos that have questions and other interactive content embedded directly within the video. As you watch the video, questions will automatically pop up. They are also mastery-based and require correct responding to advance through the video.
Article Quizzes: These modules consist of a research article and a quiz to test comprehension. A passing score on the quiz is required to earn a certificate of completion.
Lesson: A lesson is a component of a module. A module might be comprised of zero lessons, one lesson, or multiple lessons.
Bundle: A bundle is a collection of modules sold together (usually at a steep discount!).
