Lesson types

In this section, you will learn more about all the lesson formats available when creating a course on Microlearning.

You can choose between different types of lessons depending on your goals—whether you want to convey information, test knowledge, or increase user engagement.

Available Lesson Formats

Here are the 7 lesson types currently supported:

  • Text

  • Bullet Points

  • Quiz (Multiple choice)

  • Audio only

  • Flash card

  • True or False (Quiz)

  • Complete the sentence (Fill the gap quiz)

Lesson type drop down menu in the lesson editor

Text

How it looks: Clean, paragraph-based content with a title and main text body, with optional audio-only mode.

Text lesson with audio - Learner view

Fields in the lesson editor:

  • Expected duration: automatically calculated when you insert text and/or video content.

  • Title (required): The title of the lesson.

  • Description (required): The main content of the lesson, presented as a paragraph.

  • Show audio (optional): You can choose to display only the audio version of the content, read by AI.

Text lesson - Lesson editor

When to use text lessons: Best suited for delivering structured narrative content like chapter summaries, explanations, or instructional material that follows a logical flow.


Bullet points

How it looks: A title with introductory paragraph followed by structured points in list format.

Bullet point with audio - Learner view

Fields in the lesson editor:

  • Expected duration: automatically calculated when you insert text and/or video content.

  • Title (required): The title of the lesson.

  • Introduction (required): A short introductory paragraph that sets the context.

  • List of bullet points (required): Key points or steps, added one by one.

  • Show audio (optional): You can choose to display only the audio version of the content, read by AI.

To manage your points:

  • Use the "⋮⋮" (vertical dots) on the left to drag and reorder your points

  • Use the bin icon that appears on the right when you hover over a point to delete it.

  • Click "Save" when you're done making changes.

Bullet point - Lesson editor

When to use bullet point lessons: Best suited for step-by-step instructions, process explanations, or presenting key features that need to be easily scanned and digested.


Quiz (Multiple choice)

How it looks: A question with multiple answer options, highlighting the correct answer with an explanation after selection.

AI-generated quiz lesson (Multiple choice) - Learner view

Fields in the lesson editor:

  • Expected duration: automatically calculated when you insert text and/or video content.

  • Title: The title of the lesson.

  • Question: The question to pose to the user.

  • Answers: A list of answer choices. To create a meaningful quiz, it's recommended to include at least two options.

  • Correct answer: use the drop down menu to select one of the available answers.

  • Correct answer explanation: A brief explanation of why the selected answer is correct, reinforcing the learning point.

To manage your answers:

  • Use the "⋮⋮" (vertical dots) on the left to drag and reorder your answers

  • Use the bin icon that appears on the right when you hover over an answer to delete it.

  • Click "Save" when you're done making changes.

When to use quizzes: Best suited for knowledge testing, active recall practice, and reinforcing understanding through immediate feedback.


Flashcard

How it looks: Sequential cards with question on front and answer/explanation revealed upon user interaction, with navigation arrows.

Unlike the Quiz format, Flash cards are not about choosing between options. The user decides when to reveal the answer and explanation using arrows in SharePoint.

Question in a flashcard - Learner view

Fields in the lesson editor:

  • Expected duration: automatically calculated when you insert text and/or video content.

  • Title (required): The title of the lesson.

  • Question (required): The question displayed on the front of the card.

  • Answer (required): The correct answer shown after user interaction.

  • Explanation (optional): A brief rationale or context behind the answer.

If you add an attachment to a flashcard, this will always display as the very first card.

Flashcard - Lesson editor

When to use flashcards: Best suited for memorization practice, terminology learning, and self-paced review where users control when to reveal answers.


Audio only

How it looks: A streamlined audio player with a circular play button, progress indicator, and playback controls that presents content aurally without displaying text.

Audio-only lesson - Learner view

Fields in the audio lesson editor:

  • Expected duration: Automatically calculated when you insert text and/or video content.

  • Title (required): Lesson title

  • Audio source (required): Text to be read by the AI

Audio only - Lesson editor

When to use audio-only lessons: Best suited for hands-free learning, accessibility needs, and multitasking learners who prefer auditory information.


True or False

How it looks: A statement that users must evaluate as either true or false, followed by an explanation.

True or False - Learner view

Fields in the true or false lesson editor:

  • Expected duration: Automatically calculated when you insert text and/or video content.

  • Title (required): Lesson title

  • Sentence (required): The statement

  • True and False button: Select whether the statement in the "Sentence" field is true or false.

  • Explanation: A brief rationale or context behind the answer.

True or False - Lesson editor

When to use True or False lessons: Best suited for quick fact verification, reinforcing critical thinking, and challenging common misconceptions.


Complete the Sentence (Fill the Gap)

How it looks: A sentence with a missing word where users select the correct option to fill the gap.

Complete the sentence - Learner view on Sharepoint

Fields in the fill the gap lesson editor:

  • Expected duration: Automatically calculated when you insert text and/or video content.

  • Title (required): Lesson title

  • Sentence (required): The lesson text

Creating a fill-the-gap lesson from scratch

  1. Write the lesson title in the designated field.

  2. Click "Edit" and enter your sentence in the "Sentence" field.

  3. Click the grey "Save" button below the "Senten field.

  4. Click on the word to turn into a gap; it will turn pink and appear in the answer field.

  5. Add up to 3–4 incorrect options by typing each word, clicking "+", and using the bin icon to delete if needed.

  6. Click the pink "Save" button in the bottom right corner to finalize.

Editing AI-generated Fill-the-Gap lesson

  1. The system automatically selects an appropriate word and highlights it in pink, as well as three incorrect alternatives.

  2. Click "Edit" to modify the gap or the sentence in the "Sentence" field, then click the grey "Save" button.

  3. Edit the incorrect options if needed.

  4. Click the pink "Save" button at the bottom right to apply your changes.

Fill the gap

When to use it: Best suited for contextual learning, vocabulary reinforcement, and testing application of concepts within meaningful sentences.

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