A Learning Portal hub is one of the major sections on the site, such as Study Skills, or Research. All learning resource content appears under one of these hubs. Some elements of the hub will be created by Algonquin College, while other elements must be provided by you. Hub pages include links to module pages or module content pages.

Required from You

• A short description of the hub to appear on the Portal home page with the link.
• Content for the main page of the hub:
  • A introductory description of the hub that will appear at the top of the page.
  • Name and description of each module in the hub.
  • Additional resources or quick links.
  • A credit box indicating that your college created the content.

Created by Algonquin College

• An icon and colour that represents the hub.
• A separate libguide for that hub where the hub content will appear.
• A hub main page of Hub, which consists of:
  • Icons and links to each module in the hub.

Modules are sections of content within a hub. For example, the Study Skills hub has modules such as Time Management, and Reading and Note-Taking. Not all hubs require module-level pages. Modules act as an additional step between the main hub page and the content pages. They divide the content into smaller sections when there is too much content to link directly to content pages. If you are creating modules, some elements of the modules will be provided by Algonquin College and some must be provided by you.

Required from You (if you are dividing content into modules)

• Description of the Module: A short description to appear at the top of the page.(REQUIRED)
• Top Tips (10 max): general tips to give an overview of the module (Strongly recommended) Tips appear in the following format:
  • Tip heading (the main point of the tip, written in sentence case). Tip description which elaborates on the point.
• Sub-module names and short descriptions (REQUIRED IF YOU HAVE SUB-MODULES)
• Study Tools or Links (PDFs and templates that appear within the sub-modules) (OPTIONAL)

Created by Algonquin College

• Icons and links to sub-modules from the module main page.

Module Content Pages/Sub-Module Content Pages:

As the name suggests, the bulk of your content appears on a content page. This is where you will include activities, videos, text, tip sheets, and other learning content that you want to include in your hub. Content pages can appear immediately after a hub page (module content pages), or after a module page (sub-module content pages).

Some elements of the content pages will be created by Algonquin College, while the rest of the elements must be provided by you.

Required from You

• Description: A short description of what each sub-module is about. This description will appear at the top of the page. (REQUIRED)
• Tips (3-5): General tips for the user to know. The idea is that if a user reads the tips, they can get enough information to know what the sub-module is about. They can then decide if they want to explore the page further. (REQUIRED) Tips appear in the following format:
  • Tip heading (the main point of the tip, written in sentence case). Tip description which elaborates on the point.
• Learning Content:
  • Activities: digital activities and quizzes. These are a good way to make the content interactive and engaging. They appeal to different types of learners. Note: activities require an accessible version in the form of an accessible document that is posted with the activity. (RECOMMENDED IF POSSIBLE)
  • Videos: Animated explainer videos and tutorials. This is another good way to make content interesting and visually appealing. They appeal to different types of learners. Note: all videos require transcripts that are posted with them. (RECOMMENDED IF POSSIBLE)
  • Written content: instructions, tip sheets and other written content.

Created by Algonquin College

• Tip icons: Once you have provided tips, Algonquin College will create icons that correspond to each tip.

Your content will be reviewed, and it will be revised for grammar and consistency to ensure that it fits within the guidelines of The Learning Portal.