Glossary

A quick reference to the vocabulary used across EasyClass. For how the main terms relate, see Key concepts.

The long-term academic blueprint: courses, grading formulas, transcripts and certificates. See Programs.

A group of students who progress through a program together, such as "Fall 2024". See Cohorts.

A running instance of teaching with start and end dates. Either program-based or standalone. See Classes.

A reusable course definition in the Course Catalog.

A live instance of a course template running inside a class. This is what students mean by "my courses". See Courses.

A single scheduled session of a course. See Lectures.

An online or broadcast event students join in real time. See Live Sessions.

A unit of learning content (text, image, video, quiz and so on) that makes up a lesson. See Content Library.

Where grades are recorded and computed. See Gradebook.

A reusable gradebook layout of columns and computed columns.

A rule at the program level that computes results or drives conditional logic.

A student's academic record, generated from a template. See Administrative Documents.

An award granted on completion, based on a program certificate template.

The record linking a student to a program, class, course and lecture, and tracking their progress.

A message broadcast to a scoped audience, at normal or urgent priority. See Announcements.

A single forum conversation, either a discussion or a question. See Forum.

A bill issued to a student, generated from fees. See Invoices.

The definition of a charge (one-off or periodic) that invoices are created from.

Credit issued to a student, available to apply to invoices.

Student, moderator or administrator. See Roles and access.

The level a permission applies at: global, program, cohort, class, course, lecture, exam, event or owner.

The tenant: your university, school or corporate training team. See Organization.