As an educator, you have the ability to add and manage resources within your experiences. This feature enables you to provide essential materials, such as files, URLs, and text resources, to your learners and employers at various stages of their journey within your experience.
Main benefits of resources:
Centralized information: Easily share key materials with learners and employers in one place.
Improved learning: Provide relevant resources to support learners throughout their projects.
Project alignment: Deliver essential resources at key milestones to keep everyone on track.
General
Target audience
Resources can be created for either employers or learners. When you select a target audience, the resources will be displayed to that group, provided they are members of the experience.
Display option for employers
When adding resources, you can choose to display them to employers at specific points. Below are the options available for when these resources can be shown:
Display option | Details |
Display to employers when they submit a match request | Provide resources to employers immediately after they submit a match request to your experience. |
Display to employers when their match request is accepted | Provide resources to employers immediately after a match is created, helping them prepare for the next steps. |
Display to employers when they accept an application | Provide resources to employers right after they accept a team application, ensuring they have the necessary information to engage effectively with the team. |
Display to employers when a team starts their project | Provide resources to employers at the start of a team’s project, aiding in communication and project alignment. |
Employers can access all resources added for them at any time by navigating to the experience's 'Resources' tab, where they will find a complete list, regardless of the display timing.
Display option for learners
When adding resources, you can choose to display them to learners at specific points during their experience. Below are the options available for when these resources can be shown:
Display option | Details |
Display to learners when they submit an application | Provide resources to learners as soon as they submit an application to a project. |
Display to learners when their application is accepted | Provide resources to learners immediately after their application to a project is accepted, helping them prepare for the next steps. |
Display to learners when they start a project | Provide resources when learners begin their project, ensuring they have the tools they need to succeed from the start. |
Display to learners when they complete a project | Provide final resources or wrap-up materials to learners after they complete their project, aiding in reflection and completion of the project. |
Learners can access all resources added for them at any time by navigating to the experience's 'Resources' tab or their team's 'Resources' tab, where they will find a complete list, regardless of the display timing.
How to
Create a resource
To create a resource for your experience, follow these steps:
Navigate to your experience and click the "Settings" tab.
Click the "Resources" tab under the "Project management" group.
Click on the "Add resource" button.
Enter the resource details (Resource name, description, type, target audience, and display options.)
Once you're finished filling out the details, click "Create."
Edit a resource
To edit a resource, follow these steps:
Navigate to your experience and click the "Settings" tab.
Click the "Resources" tab under the "Project management" group.
Select the resource you want to edit.
Click on the pen (edit) icon in the top right corner of the page.
Delete a resource
To delete a resource, follow these steps:
Navigate to your experience and click the "Settings" tab.
Click the "Resources" tab under the "Project management" group.
Select the resource you want to delete.
Click on the trash (delete) icon in the top right corner of the page.
Best practices
Tailor your resources to meet the specific needs of either learners or employers. Consider what information each group needs at different stages and customize your resources accordingly.
Ensure each resource has a clear, descriptive title and a concise description that explains its purpose and how it should be used. This helps learners and employers quickly understand the value of the resource.
After significant milestones, such as project completion, offer follow-up resources to help learners reflect on their experience or take the next steps, like updating their LinkedIn profiles with project outcomes.