Summary
The Udacity Content Provider is part of the KnowledgeCity Integrations product. It connects your Udacity account to KnowledgeCity so that Udacity courses and learner progress are imported into the platform automatically. This lets you offer Udacity content and track completions inside KnowledgeCity without manual data entry.
Introduction
The Udacity Content Provider is a content-provider integration that brings Udacity courses and the progress your learners make on them into KnowledgeCity. Instead of maintaining course catalogs and completion records in two places, the connector pulls Udacity content into KnowledgeCity, where it can be organized, delivered, and reported on alongside your other learning content.
This integration is typically configured by a KnowledgeCity Super Admin, working with a Udacity administrator who can provide the required API credentials. It solves the problem of keeping external course content and learner progress synchronized, so that what learners complete in Udacity is reflected in your KnowledgeCity reports.
Key Concepts
- Content Provider: a type of integration that imports courses and learner progress from an external platform (here, Udacity) into KnowledgeCity.
- API Token: the credential issued by Udacity that authorizes KnowledgeCity to connect to your Udacity account and read course and progress data.
- Company ID: the identifier for your organization on Udacity, used together with the API token to scope the import to your account.
- Import Limit: a configurable cap that controls how many courses are brought in during import, so you can bound the size of the catalog being synchronized.
- Default Category: the category that imported Udacity courses are placed into by default, keeping the imported content organized within your KnowledgeCity catalog.
- Preview Image: a default image applied to imported courses, so items appear with a consistent thumbnail when a course-specific image is not available.
- Progress Import: the part of the integration that brings in each learner's progress and completion status for the imported Udacity courses.
- Super Admin: the KnowledgeCity role required to open Integrations settings and configure the content provider.
Steps to Follow
Access the Integrations settings
Sign in to KnowledgeCity as a Super Admin. Open the Settings menu and select Integrations to open the Integrations page. Look for the tab that lists the available integration platforms, and locate the Udacity content provider among them.
Start the Udacity integration
Select the option to begin configuring the Udacity content provider. This opens the configuration page where you enter your credentials and set the import options.
Enter your connection credentials
Provide the API Token issued by Udacity and your Company ID. These two values authorize KnowledgeCity to connect to your Udacity account and identify which organization's content and progress to import. If you do not have these values, request them from your Udacity administrator. Valid credentials are required before the import can run.
Set the import limit
Configure the Import Limit to control how many Udacity courses are imported. Use this to bound the size of the synchronized catalog and to bring in content in manageable batches.
Choose the default category and preview image
Select a Default Category so that imported Udacity courses are placed into a consistent location in your catalog. Set a default Preview Image to give imported courses a consistent thumbnail when a course-specific image is not provided.
Save and run the import
Save your configuration to activate the content provider. Once connected, KnowledgeCity imports the Udacity courses within the configured limit and brings in learner progress for those courses. You can return to the Integrations settings later to review or adjust the credentials, import limit, default category, or preview image.
Conclusion
With the Udacity Content Provider configured, your Udacity courses and learner progress flow into KnowledgeCity automatically, organized under your chosen default category and displayed with a consistent preview image. You can revisit the connector's settings at any time to update your credentials or adjust how much content is imported as your needs change.