These terms are used throughout BrainStation and our knowledge base articles. Because they can be confusing, here's how we use them:

Learning Management System (LMS):

A Learning Management System (LMS) is a platform to delivering training. Our LMS platform is called BrainStation, and it's designed to make it easy to find and access eLearning courses - and easy for companies to build their own training courses as well! 

Course:

We use the term Course to describe one learning object which helps the learner achieve one or more specific learning outcomes. Each of our Courses is comprised of multiple modules which we call Lessons. 

Lesson:

A Lesson is one unit of learning, and might be a video, an article, a document, or another type of module which helps to convey knowledge. Lessons are grouped together into Courses. 

Learning Path:

A Learning Path is a group of Courses, which are bundled together for a specific purpose. For example, new employees might be given a New Employee Learning Path which includes all the courses their organization wants them to take as they start their new job. Learning Paths can be sequential, meaning the courses must be taken in a specific order, or non-sequential which means the learner can take them in any order they choose.

Question Pool:

Courses can include Question Pools to help assess the learner's progress during a Course. Sometimes the organization wants the learner to answer a series of questions (as a quiz or exam), but wants each learner's questions to be randomized and different from other learners. A Question Pool is a group of questions, and when included in a course a preselected number of those questions (which may or may not be all questions in the Question Pool) will be presented to the learner. 

Team:

A Team is how we refer to a group of Users in BrainStation. Generally, each Team represents one company or organization, and all Users in that Team are part of that company or organization. For certain activities, such as creating custom courses or running reports, those actions are limited to Users on the same Team.  

SubTeam:

A SubTeam is a subset of User on one Team, based on factors such as a Department, Group, or Location. Reports can be run on, and courses can be assigned to SubTeams. 

Certificate:

Most of the time when you complete a Course successfully, you will earn a Course Certificate (this can be disabled for certain courses). The Certificate shows your accomplishment and can be downloaded as a PDF. 

CourseBuilder:

The CourseBuilder is what Users with Team Leader, Team Assistant, or Reseller Access can use to create custom courses within BrainStation. The CourseBuilder allows you to customize the type of Lessons that can be added to a custom Course. Custom courses can be assigned to Users and included in reports.

Digital Badge:

For certain Courses, you can earn a Digital Badge once the Course is completed successfully. The Digital Badge can be downloaded as an image file, or shared directly to your LinkedIn profile page. Note that for longer or more complex courses, the Badge is more elaborate!