How do I use goals with my course members?

Goal tracking is easy in your courses. If you want to set a goal for your course, all you need to do is create a goal and assign it to the course.

Your course members will be able to post reports about their progress towards their goals (either private or shared). You will be able to comment on any entries. Your course can have as many goals going at one time as you like. You can set milestones, a target date and a reward if you like.

Creating goals

1. When creating your lessons, you’ll see a button for adding Coaching Tools. Just click the button and you’ll be able to either create a new goal or assign one you already created.
2. If you are creating a new goal, choose a title and write a description. This is what your course members will see when responding, so explain clearly what you would like them to get from completing the goal. You can also choose to group your goals into categories for your own private use.
3. All your goals created for either coaching or courses will be available so that you can easily assign them to multiple clients and courses.

What do course members see from their dashboard?

Your course members will be able to read your goal and create progress reports from the Course Pad in their dashboard. They can choose which privacy setting and whether to alllow comments. If they choose “Only me” as the privacy setting, you will be able to see they wrote and entry but not read it. They might also allow other course members to read and respond to their progress reports, increasing course interactivity and involvement.

How do I read and respond to goal progress reports?

1. You can read your course members’ progress toward their goals from the Progress stream (in the side menu). Then click on the Course tab.
2. Your client will update the status and add details of their progress toward their goal from their dashboard. Click “View progress” to review the details your client has provided about their progress, any setbacks they have encountered, and so on. When they have completed their goal, they can mark it as Achieved, which will be noted in their progress report, and change the status of the goal.
3. To comment, just click the Comment link. Clients can comment back, and this way you can have a productive exchange regarding your client’s action plans, keeping them motivated and on track.

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