In SMU, you may be able to actively contribute to the training program of your company by uploading your content to channels and sharing it with your colleagues. In turn, you can take advantage of the contributions posted by other people to extend your knowledge, and organize content into playlists.

You can also receive comments and questions on your contributions, or comment and ask questions to other people on the content they uploaded. If your contribution to the training program is valuable, you can be designated as the Expert for that area by your platform Admin. Let’s go through the steps to share your content with other users in the platform.

As a learner, you can share content by selecting the Contribute item from the main menu or by clicking on the Contribute button on the homepage of your platform, in the All Channels page or in My Channel page. Once you’re on the Contribute page, press the Browse button to search for the content on your device, drag and drop the file into the platform, or share a link from YouTube, Vimeo, or Wistia. Additionally, you can share an asset from Google Drive or Record Your Screen.

Once the content is uploaded, you can edit details or publish it directly as is. Please note that you are required to give the content a title, description, and flag the asset visibility setting:

– Private. This asset will only be visible to you and to whom you decide to invite.

– Public. Select a channel where you’d like to publish your asset.

For some channels, an expert must review the content using the peer-review process before the content will be published.

You can also add tags to your asset to improve its searchability and flag the option to allow users to download asset file. Some tags may be automatically generated based on the content of your asset, as understood by your platform using artificial intelligence (note that this only works for English content). You can edit or remove tags at any time. Optionally, you can assign skills to the asset, the selected skills will be displayed on the asset’s page when learners are viewing the asset.

Finally, you can upload a custom thumbnail. Press the plus button to add a thumbnail, then select an image from your device. In case you have an existing custom thumbnail, you can press the Replace button to choose another one. When the content is uploaded and you’ve added all of the details for the asset, press Publish Now.

Any details that you add when creating an asset can be edited later when you edit the asset. Please remember that Admins can edit the details of any asset in the platform. Experts can edit the details of any assets in the channels that they manage. You as the asset owner can edit the details of any asset that you uploaded into the platform. In the bottom half of the Contribute page, you can see all of the content that you’ve uploaded, divided by content that needs to be finalized, content that is submitted for peer review, and content that is already published.

Remember that every asset that you upload is also stored on the My Channel page. If you uploaded a content as Private, it will only visible for you and from this page. When accessing your channel, other people will only see the content you uploaded in the channels for which they have visibility, because you invited them to watch it.

To edit the details of your content, reach the asset’s page, where you’ll see the asset player, next recommended content, details on the publication of the asset, and an area where other users can ask questions and leave comments, press the ellipsis button in the top right corner, then press the Edit button that appears below. On the edit page, you can edit any details that you originally set when you first uploaded the content in your platform. However, only Admins can change asset visibility. When finished, press Save.