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Understand activity types

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Understand activity types

Every activity in your curriculum is one of three types. Each type is designed for a different kind of participant interaction.

Lessons

Lessons deliver content to participants. Use them for teaching material, instructions, or reference content.

A lesson can include:

  • Rich text content — Formatted text with headings, lists, links, and inline media
  • Featured image — A cover image displayed at the top
  • Featured video — An embedded or uploaded video
  • Featured embed — An external embed (YouTube, Vimeo, etc.)
  • Attachments — Downloadable files like PDFs or documents

Participants read or watch the lesson and mark it complete when finished.

Worksheets

Worksheets are interactive exercises where participants respond to questions. Use them for reflection, assessments, intake forms, or structured exercises.

A worksheet can include multiple question types:

Question typeDescription
Content blockDisplay-only text or media between questions
Open endedFree-text response with rich text support
Single selectChoose one option from a list
Multiple selectChoose one or more options from a list
Linear scaleRate on a numeric scale
RankingDrag items into a ranked order
SignatureCapture a signature
WheelRadial assessment with categories
CanvasGrid-based matrix for structured input

Viewing responses

As a program admin, you can view:

  • Aggregated responses — See all participant answers summarized across the group
  • Individual responses — View a specific participant’s answers
  • AI insights — For open-ended questions, generate AI-powered summaries of responses

Response visibility

Control who can see worksheet responses:

  • All members — Everyone in the program can see each other’s responses
  • Admins only — Only program admins can view responses

Task lists

Task lists are checklists of action items. Use them for homework, accountability tasks, or step-by-step processes.

Each task list contains individual items that participants check off as they complete them. Task lists support:

  • Individual tracking — Each participant has their own completion state
  • Custom ordering — Participants can reorder items for their own workflow
  • Progress visibility — Choose whether progress is visible to all members or only admins

Activity labels

You can assign labels to activities to clarify their purpose. Available labels include:

  • Guide, Content, Exercise, Homework
  • Action Items, Assignments, Next Steps
  • Prep, Lesson, Worksheet, Task

Labels are organizational — they help participants understand what’s expected without affecting functionality.

Activity Library

All activities live in your Activity Library — a central repository of reusable content. When you add an activity to a module, you’re attaching a library item. This means:

  • You can reuse the same activity across multiple programs
  • Changes to a library item update everywhere it’s used
  • You can duplicate library items to create variations

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