Applies To:
- Technical Administrators.
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Users.
Common Causes/Issues:
- You would like to learn about how the Pinnacle Series Spark micro learning feature works.
Solution Overview:
Meet Spark
Your personalized skills feed - always fresh, always relevant. Spark curates quick, high‑value videos into bite‑sized playlists so you can level up fast and keep momentum in your day.
Getting Started with Spark
1 - Accessing Spark
Open Spark from the Home tile or Spark menu to jump straight into your personalized feed. Use familiar video controls with transcripts, captions, and metadata - your progress is tracked so you can resume anytime.”
2 – Personalize for Relevance
3 – Your Learning Journey
4 – Build a Daily Habit
Access Spark
From the Home screen: Select Let's Get Started to configure your Spark settings or Skip and access Spark from the main menu.
From the top navigation: Open the Spark menu or select the Spark images below Assignments to jump straight into your feed or to adjust Spark preference settings.
Tip: Access Spark specific notifications via the notification bell or ensure email preference settings allow for Spark notifications to appear on your radar without checking back manually. Admins can set the frequency of these during the configuration stage.
Quick Tour: Interface & Key Elements
Your Feed and Up Next
- Personalized feed: Cards surface short, high‑impact videos aligned to your interests and libraries.
- Up Next queue: Spark automatically builds a playlist (capped at 25 videos) so you can learn in one focused burst.
- Micro‑video length: Most Sparks are under 5 minutes - perfect between tasks.
Transcripts, Captions & Language
- Transcript view: Read along, scan keywords, and jump to moments that matter.
- Captions & translation: Use the language menu to view Spark in your preferred language.
Save, Share & Notifications
- Save/Bookmark: Keep a record of Sparks to revisit or build your personal list.
- Share with teammates: Send a Spark to your project group or a colleague.
- Notification bell: See when new Sparks arrive - never miss a relevant update.
Preferences & Interests
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User preferences: Choose topics, products, or disciplines you care about. Start with a narrow focus and capture your keywords/key phrases, considering the type of content you want to focus on. Ask yourself, what do I want to learn to do, and try to align your 'Just for You' section wording accordingly.
Separate each keyword or key phrase with a comma, and for exact matches, wrap them in inverted commas, e.g.,
"sustainable design workflows". Please refer to the FAQ link at the bottom of this document for additional helpful information.
- Group interests: Your admins may add interests for your group to boost relevance.
Best Practice & Value
Spark is designed to complement your structured courses by delivering personalized, bite-sized learning that keeps your skills sharp every day. Use Spark to build daily momentum, discover new topics, and reinforce key skills identified in your learning paths.
- Daily habit: Aim for 1–2 Sparks per day for consistent growth.
- Integrate with learning paths: Combine Sparks with your learning paths or personalized learning journeys to reinforce concepts and turn new insights into action between formal training
- Share insights: Bookmark and share Sparks with teammates to spark team-wide learning discussions.
Good to Know: Spark Settings
Group configuration
Spark is enabled per group. Group interests influence Spark content selection. If your group’s toggle is off, Spark won’t appear. Ask your manager or admin to enable it. Spark notifications, including frequency settings, are also managed at the group level.
Library sharing
If no relevant libraries are shared with your group, the feed may be empty or hidden. Ensure key libraries are shared with your group. Reach out to your platform admin team if your Spark feed is not aligning to your exact needs.
Notification settings
You’ll still have Spark without notifications, but enabling them keeps new items visible via the bell and optional emails. Remember to check your email notification settings within your user profile if you want to receive email notifications.
How Spark Picks Your Content
Spark uses advanced AI signals and rich metadata to surface what matters most - keeping your feed fresh, timely, and uniquely yours.:
- Interests & preferences: Topics you (and your group) choose boost relevance.
- Video duration: Only videos with a duration of less than 5 minutes will show in Spark
- Library alignment: Content from libraries shared with your group is prioritized.
- Group Interests: Group interests are selected for each group based on organizational priorities and will be considered alongside user preference settings, library access, and software tool focus.
- Freshness & quality: New and high‑quality items rise to the top. You can consume the content in any order, and visual indicators keep you on track.
Goal: set you up for success so your feed reflects what you actually need next.
Short, Focused, and Momentum‑Friendly
- Micro‑videos: Most Sparks are 3-5 minutes.
- Playlist cap: Your session queue stays under 25 videos - ideal to scan and select from for a coffee break or between meetings. If we can't match 25 videos, we will select the most relevant video content from our Hero Products - AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Infraworks, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, Revit Structure, Bluebeam, Inventor and Navisworks.
- Track Progress: You will see a green tick mark next to the videos you have completed and you can consume your playlist in any order.
- Real work context: Topics align to your day‑to‑day tools and tasks so you can apply learning immediately.
Where Spark Fits in Your Skill Development Roadmap
Spark complements your larger learning plan by delivering just‑in‑time skill boosts that keep you moving.
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