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Course Studio - Overview

Learn all about the Course Studio feature. Explore the functions it provides, how it's used it in the LMS, and the common scenarios it supports.

Table of Contents

  1. What Course Studio Is
  2. Where to Find It
  3. Features at a Glance
  4. The Main Pieces, Briefly
  5. Getting Started

1. What Course Studio Is

Course Studio is a course authoring built into the Knowledge Anywhere LMS. It's where course developers can design, structure, style, review, and publish the online courses. It brings a visual page editor, hierarchical outline, reusable templates, branding controls, collaborative review, and full version control together in one workspace. AI-supported course authoring tools are coming soon.

Studio is designed so that:

  • Course Developers & Editors can build rich, responsive online content without writing any code.
  • Collaborators can approve or reject content before it is published for learners.
  • Administrators can ensure consistency through templates, branded styling, and role-based permissions.

 

2. Where to Find It

Course Studio lives in the Content section of the LMS admin area, under the Studio dropdown header. Depending on your permissions, you may see:

Nav item

Purpose

Studio → Courses

The course grid; create, open, review, publish, and manage course versions

Studio → Course Styling

Manage styling configurations and domain defaults

Studio → Page Layouts

Manage page layout templates

Studio → Course Templates

Manage full course templates

3. Features at a Glance

Feature

What it does

Outline builder

Build a course's table of contents as a tree of sections and pages

Page editor

Design responsive pages with rich text, images, video, layouts, and interactive blocks

Page types

Mix standard content pages, video pages, and assessment pages within one course

Course templates

Start new courses from pre-built structures, with 32-language placeholder content

Page layout templates

Drop in pre-built row/column page layouts as starting points

Course styling

Apply colors, fonts, and logos — site-wide or per-course

Version control

Move content through Draft → In Review → Published → Archived

Completion criteria

Configure exactly what counts as "complete" for each course

Learner progress tracking

Show learners visual progress (bars, counters, status icons) and track time spent

Session resume

Learners pick up where they left off — including video position and assessment question

Publishing validations

Block publish when courses have empty sections or other configuration errors

Comments & @mentions

Leave feedback on pages or specific content blocks, with separate internal and review conversations

Edit session indicators

See who else is currently editing so you don't collide

Undo and change history

Keyboard undo plus a persistent server-side history with restore

Copy / paste between pages

Move rows and blocks between pages cleanly

PowerPoint import

Scaffold a course automatically from a .pptx file

Learner version reset

Automatically transition in-progress learners when a course is republished

4. The Main Pieces 

The Outline and Page Editor

The outline is the framework of the course a drag-and-drop tree of sections (folders) and pages (what learners actually see). The page editor is where you fill those pages in: rows and columns of content blocks like text, images, videos, and callouts. Content saves automatically as you work.

Learn how to create your first course here.

Page Types

Every page is one of three types: a Standard page for text and images, a Video page for video-centric lessons, PDF page for one sheet viewing, or an Assessment page as a knowledge check or a final test. Each type behaves a little differently for learners. For example, video and PDF pages can track watch percentage, and assessment pages can determine course completion.

Learn more about Page types here. 

Templates

Two independent template systems both work on a "copy on create" model, they give you a starting structure, but the course is independent of the template afterwards:

  • Course templates are full course scaffolds with sections, pages, and pre-translated placeholder content in 32 languages.
    • There are many Course Templates available from microlearning, video-centric learning, and for several major industries.
  • Page layout templates are reusable single-page structures (row/column layouts).
    • Layout templates are ideal to utilize a building blocks to use again and again without having to scratch create a new layout... it provides a unified familiar flow.

Learn more about Layouts & Templates here.

Styling

Course Studio controls a course's visual appearance; items like colors, fonts, logos are configured through reusable styling configurations. Unlike templates, styling is live-linked: republishing a styling config immediately updates every course using it. Styling can be set platform-wide, per microsite, or for a specific course. These styles allow you to imprint your organization's branding, so the course looks like a natural extension. 

Learn how to work with Styles here.

Version Control

Every course moves through four states: Draft → In Review → Published → Archived. Only one Draft and one Published version exist per course at a time. To update a live course, you create a new version from it (the published one stays live to learners while you work), then republish.

Review and Approval

When you're ready for someone else to look at a course, the draft can be submitted for review. The version locks even for the Developer, so the reviewer can examine it without it changing. Reviewers approve or reject; rejection sends it back to Draft with all comments preserved.

Comments come in two modes:

  • Draft (internal author notes, hidden from reviewers)

  • Review (formal feedback) so working notes don't leak into the formal review record.

Understand the Workflow process here.

Completion and Progress

Each course has a configurable completion criterion. Launch Only, Page Percentage, Assessment Only, Minimum Time, or Combined. Learners see real-time progress (bars, counters, status icons) and can resume mid-course where they left off.

The default for a new course is Launch Only, which is rarely what you actually want, set this deliberately in the course's Settings tab depending on what constitutes a completion for your training goals.

Publishing Validations

Before a course can be published, the system runs a validation check for empty sections, missing Final Assessment designation, multiple Final Assessments, and a few others. If anything fails, the publish is blocked with a clear error pointing at the problem. Approval is still valid; you just fix the issue and try again.

PowerPoint Import

If you have a slide deck, you can upload it via the "Start with a file" option. Course Studio creates sections and pages from the slides automatically. Text, images, tables, and embedded video all come across.

Learner Version Reset

When you republish a course, in-progress learners on the old version are automatically transitioned to the new version. They see a friendly "Course Updated" notice and start fresh. Learners who already completed the course are unaffected.

5. Getting Started