CDLA · Module 4 — Pathway and blend architecture
Studio practice: build one complete pathway row for one action, then critique a colleague's row.
About 16 min
Practice in the lesson player
Sorting, matching, quizzes, and the module gate stay behind a free account so scored answers are not public. The teaching notes below are the same cited curriculum.
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An unlock rule answers one question: what evidence must exist before the next experience opens? Time in seat and video percentage are easy for an LMS to store and weak as evidence. Prefer a scored practice, a manager sign-off or a work product, and say which LTEM tier you are claiming.
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Rule | Evidence | Honest claim
Video 80% watched | Player data | Tier 1 to 2: exposure
Practice gate 80% | Scored items on the action | Tier 5 if items are realistic decisions
Manager sign-off | Observed checklist | Tier 6 to 7 if the checklist reflects real work
Test-out | Passing the gate before the content | Same tier as the gate; skips content
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SCORM records completion, a score and a pass or fail status for a package. It does not record a manager's observation or a work product unless someone builds that. If your unlock rule depends on manager sign-off, check that the platform supports a sign-off task or an observation checklist, or that xAPI statements from another tool can reach it. Design the rule first, then check the platform. Rules quietly downgraded to "watched the video" because the LMS could not do better are a common reason pathways fail audits.
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Write one unlock rule for each milestone on your map, with the tier it claims. Check with your LMS administrator whether each can be recorded. Mark any gap. This completes the rule column in your pathway map.