Lesson and course settings in Mindsmith let you control the entire learner experience. You can customize preview details, adjust navigation rules, and define what counts as success with robust grading options. These settings help you design training that matches your specific learning objectives.
Where to find lesson and course settings
You can manage settings at the individual lesson or course level:
Open your lesson or course.
Click the Settings cog in the upper right.
Navigate between the Preview Information, Learning, and Grading tabs.
You can also view and adjust your workspace's default settings from your main dashboard:
Go to Settings and Members on the left sidebar.
Under Default Settings, select Learning or Grading.
Preview Information
The Preview Information tab controls how your content looks before a learner even starts.
Lesson Language: Set the primary language, automatically translate your content, or manage multiple language versions.
Description: Add a short summary of the lesson's objectives.
Thumbnail: Upload a custom image to represent your lesson.
Powered by Mindsmith: Toggle the Mindsmith watermark on or off at the bottom of your lessons. Removing the watermark requires a Professional or Business+ plan.
Learning Settings
The Learning tab lets you customize how learners navigate and interact with your content.
Restart Button: Allow learners to completely restart the lesson or course from the beginning.
Completion Dialog: Show a pop-up confirmation dialog when the learner finishes all content.
Navigation Mode: Choose whether learners navigate vertically (up and down) or horizontally (left and right) on mobile devices.
Narration Autoplay: Automatically play AI voiceovers when a learner reaches a new section.
Learner Surveys: Require learners to enter their name or email address before starting the lesson.
Navigation Freedom: Set to Restricted to force sequential learning, or Open to let learners jump around freely.
SCORM Integration: Enable an exit button or use enhanced SCORM reporting for better LMS compatibility.
Course Display Mode: For courses, choose whether to display your list of lessons in a list format or a grid format.
Grading Settings
The Grading tab lets you define what counts as success and how progress is reported to your LMS.
Passing percentage
Set the minimum score learners must achieve to pass a lesson.
Why it matters: Establishes clear benchmarks for success and helps you track mastery consistently.
Reporting mode
Choose whether your LMS records the lesson as "Pass/Incomplete" or "Complete/Incomplete".
Why it matters: Helps align Mindsmith's reporting with your specific LMS tracking requirements.
Question retries
Decide how many times a learner can attempt a question (from zero to unlimited).
Why it matters: Controls whether you want strict assessments (single attempt) or practice-oriented learning (multiple retries).
Select graded content
Choose whether grading applies to all interactive content or only a specific section.
Why it matters: Keeps the focus on what matters most. For example, you can grade a knowledge check at the end of a lesson without grading introductory activities.
Completion criteria
Define the requirements for marking a lesson complete. You can require learners to pass the assessment only, or pass the assessment and view all content.
Why it matters: Gives you control over what learners must do before earning credit or moving forward.
Require interactives
Force learners to click through all interactive elements (like flashcards, accordions, or hotspots) before continuing.
Why it matters: Ensures learners fully engage with the material rather than simply scrolling past it.
Completion certificates
Allow learners to download a customized certificate once they meet your defined completion rules. This feature requires a Professional or Business+ plan.
Why it matters: Provides tangible proof of completion for compliance programs or professional development records.
Which tiles can be graded?
Grading applies to assessment tiles, including:
Multiple choice
Multi-Select
Matching
Ranking
Short Answer
📌 Tip: Some tiles, like questions and short answer, include their own grading settings in addition to the overall lesson grading. For example, you can adjust how many points a question is worth, or set custom evaluation criteria for short answers. These options give you finer control at the tile level while lesson grading settings define the bigger picture.
Tip: Align grading settings to your learning goals
For compliance training: Use higher passing thresholds, limit retries, and set Navigation Freedom to "Restricted".
For practice and mastery: Allow multiple retries and focus grading on key sections.
For learner motivation: Offer certificates to recognize achievement upon completion.