Quick Answer
Spark is a personalized feed of short videos, matched to your role, interests, and Library access, that delivers up to 25 videos at a time in a focused Up Next queue to help you build skills in small sessions throughout your day.
What This Article Helps With
This article is intended for Pinnacle Series users who want to access Spark, personalize what appears in their feed, and understand how Spark relates to their assigned Learning Paths and Courses. It explains how to get started with Spark, where to access it, the elements of the Spark interface, and how Spark selects content for your feed.
Getting Started with Spark
- Accessing Spark: Open Spark from the Home tile or the Spark menu to go straight to your personalized feed. Video controls, transcripts, captions, and metadata are available, and your progress is tracked so you can resume anytime.
- Personalize for relevance: Adjust your Spark preferences as often as needed. Your curated playlist refreshes to match your preferences, Group Interests, and the Libraries you can access.
- Fit it around your Learning Journey: Spark complements, rather than replaces, your structured learning. Use it to strengthen key skills, stay current on emerging topics, and keep progressing between formal Courses and Learning Paths.
- Build a daily habit: Watch 1–2 Sparks a day (each under 5 minutes), in any order you prefer. Bookmark Sparks or share content links with colleagues — your playlist keeps refreshing as you complete videos.
Access Spark
From the Home screen:
- Select Let's Get Started to configure your Spark settings, or select Skip to access Spark later from the main menu.
From the top navigation:
- Open the Spark menu, or select the Spark image below Assignments, to jump into your feed or adjust your preferences.
Quick Tour: Interface and 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 focused playlist of up to 25 videos so you can learn in one burst, in any order.
- Track progress: A checkmark appears next to videos you've completed.
- Real work context: Topics align to your day-to-day tools and tasks so you can apply learning immediately.
Transcripts, Captions, and Language
- Transcript view: Read along, scan keywords, and jump to the moments that matter.
- Captions and translation: Use the language menu to view Spark in your preferred language.
Save, Share, and Notifications
- Save/Bookmark: Keep a record of Sparks to revisit or build your own list.
- Share with teammates: Send a Spark to your project Group or a colleague.
- Notification bell: See when new Sparks arrive without checking back manually.
Preferences and Interests
- User preferences: Choose the topics, products, or disciplines you care about. Start with a narrow focus and enter keywords or key phrases describing what you want to learn to do. Separate multiple keywords or phrases with a comma; wrap a phrase in quotation marks for an exact match, for example "sustainable design workflows."
- Group interests: Your administrators may add interests for your Group to boost relevance.
Where Spark Fits in Your Learning Roadmap
Spark is designed to complement your structured learning, not replace it. Use Spark to reinforce skills between formal Courses and Learning Paths, stay current on emerging topics, and keep building momentum when you don't have time for a full training session. Your assigned Learning Paths and Courses remain the primary way your required or recommended training is assigned and tracked.
Spark Visibility and Notification Settings
Group configuration
Spark is enabled per Group, and Group Interests influence which content is selected for your feed. If your Group's Spark toggle is off, Spark will not appear; ask your manager or administrator to enable it. Notification frequency is also managed at the Group level.
Library sharing
If no relevant Libraries are shared with your Group, your Spark feed may be empty or hidden. If your feed is not matching your needs, confirm with your administrator that the expected Libraries are shared with your Group.
Notification settings
Spark works without notifications, but enabling them keeps new items visible through the notification bell and, optionally, by email. Email notifications are controlled in your user profile's notification settings.
How Spark Picks Your Content
Spark uses AI signals and content metadata - your preferences, Group Interests, and Library access - to keep your feed fresh, timely, and relevant. Only videos under 5 minutes are eligible for your feed, which is why most Sparks run 3–5 minutes.
If Spark cannot find 25 matching videos for your feed, your playlist fills out with content from Eagle Point's hero products: AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, InfraWorks, Revit Architecture, Revit MEP, Revit Structure, Bluebeam, Inventor, and Navisworks.
Helpful Tips
- Aim for 1–2 Sparks a day for consistent, steady progress.
- Combine Spark with your Learning Paths or Personalized Learning assignments to put new insights into action between formal training.
- Bookmark or share a Spark with teammates to start a team-wide learning discussion.
- You can access Spark notifications from the notification bell or through your email notification preferences; administrators set the notification frequency during Group configuration.
Common Questions
Why don't I see any videos in my Spark feed?
This usually means Spark is not enabled for your Group, or no relevant Libraries are shared with your Group. Contact your manager or administrator to confirm your Group's Spark and Library configuration.
Can I control what topics appear in my Spark feed?
Yes. Set your own user preferences with keywords or key phrases describing what you want to learn, in addition to any Group Interests your administrators have added.
Does Spark replace my assigned Learning Paths or Courses?
No. Spark complements your structured learning. Your assigned Learning Paths and Courses remain the primary way your required or recommended training is assigned and tracked.