General Features

• Activity Stream – Displays all activity within a learning community.

• Agenda – Lists every goal a user has along with the set due date.

• Analytics – Provides user, usage, learning app, and LRM data.

• Calendar – Tracks the due dates set for each goal on a user's Learning Path.

• Portfolio – A store of credentials.

• Quick Links – Section of the configuration page to add links to external resources that support student learning.

Learning Apps & Badges

• App – A mini self-paced course or courselet.

• App Author – Builds learning apps and badges.

• App Moderator – Provides feedback to students taking moderated learning apps.

• App Publisher – Publishes or rejects learning apps after they are built.

• App Sequence – A series of apps grouped together.

• Badge Grader – Assigned to Authentic Microcredentials (Moderated Badges) for grading.

• Badge (Micro-credential) – An endorsement of a specific capability.

• Stacked Credential – A series of badges grouped together.

Roles & Permissions

• Coach – Provides professional support for students.

• Community Manager – Manages users, creates and edits sub-communities, and adjusts community settings.

• Mentor – Volunteer support for students.

• Mentorship Manager – Assigned to monitor and manage mentorship programs.

• Member – Default permission given to all users invited into the LRM.

Learning Relationship Management (LRM)

• LRM (Learning Relationship Management) – A system built on the principle that learning is a relational endeavor, ensuring students develop the relationships they need to succeed. The LRM consists of:

  1. High-Touch Advising CRM (Sherpa Tool)

  2. Competency-Based LMS (Learning Apps & Badges)

  3. Community-Enabled Mentoring (Coaches, Mentors, and Communities)

• LRM Academy – Intensive training program for onboarding organizations.

• LRM Test Community – An LRM community set up by Fidelis specifically for training purposes.

• Sherpa Tool (LRM) – The coaching tool used to monitor student engagement.

Goals & Objectives

• Goal – The LRM recognizes a goal as one of the following:

  1. Learning App

  2. Badge

  3. Custom Goal

• Goal History – Shows a list of all previous goals completed or removed by users, including scores, dates, and time spent on each.

• Personal Goals – Goals that don’t have content.

• Purpose/Objective – Long-term goals that are not SMART.

• SMART Goals – Goals that are:

  1. Specific

  2. Measurable

  3. Attainable

  4. Realistic

  5. Time-Related

System & Configuration

• Branding – Allows admins to add custom logos and banners to community pages.

• Communities – Real groups like companies, colleges, academic departments, social organizations, professional associations, high schools, or sports teams.

• Configuration – Allows admins to configure specific community settings.

• Info Tab – Displays basic student data pulled from student informational systems.

• KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) – Metrics used to measure performance.

• Message Templates – Allows admins to customize system-generated email messages.

• Objective – Overarching goal that guides the learning process.

Other Key Terms

• PVP (Perfect Viable Product) – A fully functional, optimized version of the product.