How do I create, add, and remove an audience template?

You will be able to create a template for a required audience that can be used multiple times and edited as needed. It can be added to a learning resource or mapping curricula.  Please view the video or article below.



Topics covered and their start times in the recording are:

  1. Start time:  0:00    Creating an audience template
  2. Start time:  2:37    Adding an audience template to a learning resource
  3. Start time:  6:05    Adding an audience template to a mapping curricula


Section 1 – Creating an Audience Template
1. Select “resources.”
2. Click on “Maintain Audience Templates.”



3. Click “⊕ Add” to make a new template.
•Existing templates are listed in alphabetical order or you can search for them in the search bar.
•System Administrators should use or edit their own audience templates.



4. Type a title and description.



5. Create your audience based on Domains or People.

Domains Option
A. Select “Domains.”
B. Enter the domain codes by using either the drop down menu next to “Domain:” or the “Search:” box. If you don’t know the domain codes, contact the HR specialist for your entity.
C. See below section for “Details About the Audience You Created.”
D. Click “Save.”



People Option
A. Select “People.”
B. Enter either their JHED IDs or names in the “Name/Emp. #” field and select “Add”. Alternatively, you can choose “Add from Clipboard” to copy and paste identifiers for multiple employees.
C. Click “Save.”



Details About the Audience You Created
On the right side of the window, there are three options that give details about the audience you created:
•Count Audience: See the number of people in your audience.
•Export Audience: Export an Excel spreadsheet of your audience.
•View Audience: Display a list of your audience members.

  Note

For more information about adding a required audience, click on this link:
How can I add a required audience to a resource I own?

Section 2 – Adding Audience Templates to Learning Resources
After you create an audience template, you must apply the template to a learning resource or to a mapping curricula.

1. To apply an audience template to a learning resource, start on the admin console, type in the name of the learning resource in the “Go to a Resource” field and click on the arrow.



2. Click on the “audience” tab.
3. Select “Add Audience.”



4. Choose the "From an audience template" option.
5. Type in the title of your audience template in the search field.
6. Select “Update.” This will add your audience to the learning resource.



If you hover over the name of your template, (in this case the name is "audience template example"), you can see the description that you typed.



7. Now you can edit (1) Course Options, (2) Requirement Options, or (3) Expiration Options.
8. Click “Save and Close.”

 


  Tip

You cannot edit the audience unless you return to the audience template. If you return to the audience template and make changes, it will automatically update where learning resources and mapping curricula have been assigned.

To edit the audience template, on the “Resources” menu, go to “Maintain Audience Templates.” Search for your audience template and click on its name. Under “Associated Items”, you can now see that the audience template has been added to a learning resource.

 
Section 3 – Adding Audience Templates to Mapping Curricula
1. To add an audience template to mapping curricula, go to “resources.”
2. Select “Maintain Mapping Curricula.”



3. Search for your mapping curricula by typing in its title in the search box.
4. Click on the title of the course to highlight it.
5. Choose “Edit.”



6. Click on the “audience” tab.
7. In the “Audience Template” field, search for the audience template. You can check to make sure that it’s correctly mapped. If you have to edit it, you must go back to maintain audience templates.
8. Click on “Save and Close”.



  Tip

Check to make sure that your audience template has been correctly mapped. You have to return to the audience template to make changes and it will automatically update where learning resources and mapping curricula have been assigned.

To edit the audience template, on the “Resources” menu, go to “Maintain Audience Templates.” Search for your audience template and click on its name. Under “Associated Items”, you can now see that the audience template has been added to an “Other Curricula” (mapping curricula).



  Note

For more information about using mapping curricula, click on this link:
How do I use mapping curricula to assign learning resources?

Section 4 - Removing an Audience Template
1. Determine if an audience template has been applied to a learning resource by going to maintain learning resources > search for course > audience tab.

2. In the Mapping area, the checkboxes will be greyed out. Click on a checkbox to make certain.



3. Go to the tab that names the audience and right-click.



4. Select Break Template Link.



5. Navigate back to the Mapping section, click on the checkboxes of the audience, and select Remove.



6. Select Save.

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How can I add a required audience to a resource I own?

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