This page provides basic instructions for navigating through the course. Courses include a diversity of learning material divided into different sections consisting of content in different forms, including text, multimedia, presentations, interactive exercises, and quizzes. Below you can find a brief description of the learning units and content types in ENCODE.

Units: Courses consist of several units that cover diverse areas of the course theme. You can navigate through the units by using the navigation bar on the left. The green arrow next to the unit lets you expand the unit content. Each unit consists of lessons and lessons consist of pages; interactive content, case studies, scenarios, and exercises.

Units are divided into lessons. Each unit has several lessons, each covering a different topic area within the theme of the unit. Lessons are presented in the order you are expected to go through them so as to get a cohesive understanding of the theme.

Lessons: Long units that contain multiple pages covering different topics of the theme. These may include textualnarratives, embedded multimedia, interactive content, quizzes, and PowerPoint presentations with voice-over.

Each lesson in ENCODE includes content in different forms. Text is always accompanied by relevant media, either produced by the ENCODE team or sourced by third parties. Interactive exercises, quizzes, explanatory videos with voice-over and step by step tutorials are used to provide a solid grounding in methods and theories.

Pages: Short sections covering a specific topic. These may include textual narratives and embedded multimedia, interactive content, quizzes, and PowerPoint presentations with voice-over.

Interactive Content: Interactive content is designed to present the course content in more engaging ways or test your knowledge after completing a page or a lesson. Interactive elements may range from image sliders and flip cards to hot spots and timelines and require some form of interaction to go through their content.

Exercises: Short sections to reflect on particular aspects of the lesson's topic. These are designed for lone learners or groups and are typically part of a lesson. They take the form of quizzes or other types of interactive content.