Let's build your first lesson together

Click the button below (or the "Open Editor" button in the top-right corner of any page). The editor opens in your browser - no loading screen, no login prompt.

You'll land on the Lesson Settings panel. That's the right place to start.

In the Lesson Settings panel you'll see a field called Lesson Title. Type your lesson name here - for example, "Introduction to Care Planning" or "Module 1: The Water Cycle."

Fill in your Institution name too if you like - it appears in the topbar of the lesson your students see.

The Passing Score (default 70%) is what SCORM reports as "passed" to your LMS. You can leave it at 70 for now and change it later.

Now click Manage Slides in the left sidebar. This is where you build the structure of your lesson.

You'll see an empty lesson with just a title slide already created for you. Click on it to edit it - give it a title and optionally a subtitle like "Module 1 - Getting Started."

Then click + Add Slide and choose Content from the list. A new content slide appears.

Click on your new content slide in the slide list. The editor panel opens on the right. Give the slide a title (this is the heading students will see).

Now click + Add Block and choose Paragraph. A text editor appears. Type your lesson content here - just like typing in a Word document. You can bold text, make bullet lists, and add links using the toolbar.

For your first lesson, two or three short paragraphs is plenty. You can always come back and add more later.

Go back to Manage Slides and click + Add Slide → Quiz - Multiple Choice. A quiz slide appears after your content slide - exactly where it should be.

Click the quiz slide to open the editor. You'll see one blank question already there. Fill in:

• Question text - what you're asking
• Options A, B, C, D - the answer choices
• Correct answer - click the radio button next to the right option
• Feedback - one sentence explaining why the correct answer is right (optional but highly recommended)

Click + Add Question to add more questions. Aim for 3-5 questions for your first lesson.

Every lesson that has a quiz needs a Results slide at the end. This is the screen where students see their final score - and it's where SCORM sends the grade to your LMS gradebook.

Click + Add Slide → Quiz Results. Drag it to the bottom of your slide list if it's not already there.

You don't need to configure anything on the Results slide - it automatically shows the student's scores from all the quizzes in your lesson.

Before saving, take it for a spin. Click the Preview button in the topbar. Your lesson opens in a new browser tab exactly as students will see it. Click through the slides, answer the quiz, and check that everything looks the way you intended.

Close the preview tab when you're done and you'll be back in the editor.

Press Ctrl+S (Windows) or Cmd+S (Mac) to save. The first time you save, your browser will ask you to choose a folder on your computer. Pick somewhere easy to find - your Desktop or a "Lessons" folder works well.

The editor saves your lesson as a file called index.html inside a folder you name. Keep the whole folder - the images and audio you add later will live inside it too.

Click on your Title slide in the slide list. In the editor panel, scroll down to the Audio section. You'll see a toggle and a Browse… button.

Record a short welcome message - 30 to 60 seconds is perfect. You can record it on your phone's voice memo app, your laptop's microphone in any audio recorder, or directly in the editor if your browser supports it. Save it as an MP3 or WAV file, then click Browse… to attach it.

A suggested script: "Hi, I'm [your name]. Welcome to [lesson title]. In this lesson we're going to cover [topic]. By the end, you'll understand [key outcome]. Let's get started."

A Character Card lets you put your photo and a short personal message on any slide. Students who see your face and hear your name before a live session feel far more connected. It takes two minutes.

Click on your Title slide or any content slide. Click + Add Block and choose Character Card. Upload a photo of yourself, enter your name, and write a short welcome message in the speech bubble field.

Go back and re-read your content slide. Does it sound like a textbook, or does it sound like you? Most people write differently than they speak - more formal, more passive, less personal.

Try rewriting one paragraph using contractions ("you'll" instead of "you will"), active voice, and direct address ("notice that..." instead of "it should be noted that..."). Ask yourself: if I were explaining this to a student in my office, would I say it this way?

On any content slide, click + Add Block → Image. You can upload a file from your computer, or click Search free images… to search the Creative Commons library (Pixabay, Openverse, and Wikimedia Commons) right inside the editor.

The Image + Text block places a photo and a paragraph side by side - great for diagrams with explanations. Try it for any concept that benefits from a visual.

Always fill in the Alt Text field - describe what the image shows in one sentence. This is required for screen reader users. The editor will remind you if you forget.

A Callout is a highlighted box for important notes, warnings, tips, or key definitions. It breaks up long text and draws the student's eye to what matters most.

Click + Add Block → Callout. Choose a type (Tip, Warning, Important, or Note) and write your text. Keep callouts short - one or two sentences is ideal.

Flip Cards are exactly what they sound like - cards with a term on the front and a definition on the back. Students click to flip them. They're perfect for vocabulary, key concepts, or matching terms to definitions.

Click + Add Block → Flip Cards. Add as many cards as you need. Give each card a front label (the term) and back content (the definition or explanation).

The Timeline block creates a horizontal visual sequence - great for historical events, multi-step processes, or showing development over time. Each entry has a date/label and a description.

Click + Add Block → Timeline. Add your entries in order. The timeline renders as a visual horizontal track in the published lesson.

A Branching Scenario slide presents students with a situation and two or more choices. Each choice can link to a different slide - one that shows consequences of that decision. It's one of the most powerful tools in the editor.

Click + Add Slide → Branching Scenario. Write the scenario in the Scenario field. Then add 2-4 choices. For each choice, you can set a Target Slide - the slide the student jumps to after choosing.

A Dialog slide shows a conversation between named characters. Students click a button to advance through each line, like a chat or a script. You can add audio to each line for voice acting.

Click + Add Slide → Dialog Simulation. Define your characters (you can use yourself and a student persona, or two professional characters). Then write the dialog line by line, assigning each line to a character.

A good use case: a dialog where an experienced professional walks a new hire through a mistake - modeling how an expert thinks through a problem out loud.

Beyond Multiple Choice, you have several other quiz types - all self-grading:

• True / False - a series of statements students mark correct or incorrect. Fast to build, good for common misconceptions.
• Matching - students match terms to definitions by selecting from a dropdown. Great for vocabulary-heavy topics.
• Fill in the Blank - students type an answer. Tests active recall - harder than guessing from options.
• Sequence / Order - students put items in the right order. Great for procedures and workflows.

If you already have questions in D2L Brightspace, Canvas, Cengage, Pearson, or McGraw-Hill, you can import them directly without retyping. Export your question bank from your LMS or publisher as a QTI ZIP or Respondus TXT file, then import it into Knowledge Quest Studio.

The importer reads Multiple Choice and True/False questions. Any question type it doesn't recognize is skipped (you'll see a summary of what was and wasn't imported).

Click the Accessibility icon in the left sidebar (it looks like a person with arms out). The checker scans your lesson and flags anything that might create barriers for students with disabilities.

Common things it flags: images missing alt text, quiz questions with no text, unnamed dialog characters. Each issue links directly to the slide it's on so you can fix it right away.

Click the Quality Coach icon in the left sidebar (it looks like a star). This tool gives you pedagogical advice - things like "your lesson has 7 content slides but no quiz" or "3 questions are missing feedback."

Each tip explains why it matters - not just what to fix. You don't have to act on every suggestion, but it's worth reading them before you publish.

When you're happy with your lesson, press Ctrl+E (Windows) or Cmd+E (Mac) to export. The editor runs a pre-flight check and then saves a .zip file to your computer. That zip file is your SCORM package.

Don't unzip the file. Your LMS needs it as a zip.

In D2L Brightspace, go to your course, click Course Admin → Import/Export/Copy Components → Import Components. Upload your zip file. D2L will process it and create the SCORM activity in your course.

For Canvas: go to your course → Modules (or Content) → Import from Commons or use the SCORM option in your course files area.