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Curriculum Builder

FAQ and glossary

Clear answers about Curriculum Builder.

Curriculum Builder is an AI course production service at coursesdesigner.com. This page answers common questions on formats, timing, pricing, quality, LMS export, and data. The glossary at the end defines each term we use.

The basics

What is Curriculum Builder?

Curriculum Builder is an AI course production service at coursesdesigner.com. You send a brief or your source documents. It returns a full training course: a print-ready book, slides, worksheets, quizzes, assignments, a course site with an AI tutor, avatar video, narration, and an LMS package.

Who is Curriculum Builder for?

It serves teams that need full courses on short timelines: corporate learning and development, training providers, trades and apprenticeship programs, and regulated fields such as healthcare, finance, and workplace safety.

What do I need to start a course?

Start with a short brief: the topic, the learners, and the course length. Add source files if you have them. The console accepts PDF, Word, plain text, Markdown, and video files in MP4 or MOV format.

What formats come with each course?

Each course can include a PDF book, a PowerPoint deck, student and instructor worksheets, quizzes and tests with answer keys, assignments with rubrics, a live course site with an AI tutor, an avatar video and narration for each module, captions and transcripts, a trainee portal with certificates, and an LMS package.

How long does a course build take?

The production run takes hours. Your review rounds set the final date. We agree on a schedule with you before the build starts.

How much does a course cost?

Each quote depends on course length and the formats you pick. Request a sample course and we send pricing with it.

Quality and teaching

How does Curriculum Builder keep content accurate?

A second AI model checks every cited code, standard, safety rule, and figure against its primary source. Claims that fail the check go back for a rewrite before the module moves on.

Are the courses accessible?

Yes. Every deliverable passes a WCAG 2.2 AAA gate before release. The gate checks 7 to 1 text contrast, captions on every video, transcripts for every audio file, heading order, keyboard paths, and a reading level of grade 8 or lower.

What teaching model do the modules follow?

Every module follows the ARAD flow: Anchor, Reveal, Apply, Debrief. Each module also opens with a G-O-A-L-S header that names the goals, outcomes, actions, learning checks, and success markers.

How are quizzes and tests built?

Each course gets a pretest, a quiz for each module, and a post-test. Every item maps to a learning outcome and a Bloom level. Answer keys explain why each answer is right.

Who writes the content?

An AI production pipeline writes and builds each course. Claude plans and writes the copy, Gemini researches sources and checks facts, and Codex runs the build scripts. One editor voice holds the pen on every line that ships.

Can I update a course later?

Yes. Update the brief or the source files and rebuild. Every format comes from the same source, so the book, slides, quizzes, and site stay in step.

Delivery and LMS

Can I load the course into my LMS?

Yes. Each course can export as an IMS Common Cartridge package with the .imscc file type. Each build ships three packages: a Canvas package with native rubrics, a Common Cartridge 1.3 package for D2L Brightspace, and a Common Cartridge 1.1 package for Moodle and Blackboard Learn.

What carries over in the LMS package?

The package carries module pages, quizzes as QTI question items, assignments with their instructions and rubrics, and links to video and captions. Each LMS shows some items in its own way, so we check each package against the IMS schemas and send import notes for your platform.

Do I need an LMS at all?

An LMS is optional. Every course also gets its own live site and trainee portal at coursesdesigner.com, with sign-in, quiz scores, and certificates.

Can learners earn certificates?

Yes. The trainee portal issues a certificate when a learner completes the course. Each certificate carries an ID that anyone can verify online.

How do you handle my files and data?

Your files live on our server and our build machine during the build. The AI services that write, check, and voice your course see the parts they work on. The security page lists each service and each safeguard.

Do you have an affiliate or partner program?

Yes. Consultants, trainers, and agencies who refer new clients can join the Curriculum Builder affiliate program. The affiliate program page has the details and the sign-up form.

Affiliate program details

Glossary

ARAD
The four-beat flow inside every module: Anchor with a real work situation, Reveal the content, Apply it in a hands-on task, and Debrief with a short check and a pointer to what comes next.
G-O-A-L-S header
The header at the top of each module. It names the Goals, Outcomes, Actions, Learning checks, and Success markers before the content starts.
Bloom level
A label for the kind of thinking a question asks for, such as remember, understand, apply, or analyze. It comes from Bloom's taxonomy.
Learning management system (LMS)
Software that hosts courses, tracks learners, and records grades. Canvas, D2L Brightspace, Moodle, and Blackboard Learn are common examples.
IMS Common Cartridge
An open standard from 1EdTech for packing course content into one file with the .imscc file type, so an LMS can import it.
QTI
Question and Test Interoperability. The 1EdTech format for quiz questions inside a Common Cartridge package.
WCAG 2.2 AAA
The highest level of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines from the W3C. It sets strict rules for contrast, captions, focus, and reading level.
VTT and SRT
Two common caption file types. WebVTT (.vtt) is the W3C format for web video. SRT (.srt) works in most video players and editors.
AI tutor
A chat helper on the course site that answers learner questions from the course content.
Avatar video
A video where a digital presenter reads the module script on screen.

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