Constructor Prism: July 11, 2026

Overview

In this release, we introduced the new authoring workspace and laid the foundation for Constructor Prism, the AI-supported authoring layer of the Constructor Platform. It helps educators turn their own materials into complete, source-based courses in much less time and continue updating those courses after publication.

We added the following features:

• New course authoring workspace
• Course-native content model
• Course structure in the table of contents
• Block-style content editor
• Sandboxed raw HTML blocks
• Draft and published course versions
• Content Library in the course editor
• Content Library as a standalone application
• Coming soon visibility for activities and sections
• Course settings and administration in one place
• Content flow across the full course hierarchy
• Categories replace Domain and Topic
• Course preview
• Course and activity duplication
• Team-based permissions and team scoping

What's new

New course authoring workspace

Constructor Prism now provides a new authoring workspace for course creation and editing.

Authors can create a course directly from Manage courses and start editing right away, without a setup wizard. The course list supports card and list views, published and unpublished badges, author names, cover images, search, filters, pagination, and responsive layouts for larger course portfolios.

Course-native content model

Content created in a course now stays in that course by default.

Authors can choose to share an item to the Content Library when they want to reuse it elsewhere. The course structure also distinguishes course-native items from library-based items, so it is clear which content is local and which content is shared. This replaces the previous bottom-up model, where every piece of content had to be created in the library.

Course structure in the table of contents

Authors can now build and manage course structure directly in the table of contents.

Compositions, media blocks, and discussions can be created in place, and changes are saved automatically. Drag-and-drop works across the full structure, including moving activities into and out of compositions. Authors can also choose how learners see the course structure: as a hierarchy, as tiles, or as one scrollable page with or without activity names.

Block-style content editor

Media blocks are now edited with a block-based content editor.

Authors can insert blocks from a searchable menu or by typing /, and then reorder, duplicate, or delete them in place. Supported blocks include rich text, tables, images, galleries, video embeds, file attachments, code, LaTeX formulas, callouts, quotes, toggles, contact cards, and raw HTML. The editor also supports right-to-left languages, clipboard image pasting, embedded links, image captions, and built-in PDF viewing.

Sandboxed raw HTML blocks

Raw HTML blocks now run in a sandboxed frame.

This allows authors to add custom interactive content, including scripts, styles, and embedded frames, while keeping the content isolated from the rest of the page. The block resizes to match its content and can be used to keep custom interactive elements directly inside the course.

Draft and published course versions

Published courses now keep separate draft and live versions.

Authors can make changes in a draft without affecting learners until Publish changes is selected. Authors can switch between draft and live views or discard the draft and return to the last published state. Existing learner progress is preserved when a new version is published.

Content Library in the course editor

Authors can add published library content directly from the course editor.

The selection dialog supports search and filters and includes activities such as quizzes, assignments, surveys, discussions, labs, SCORM packages, videos, media blocks, and compositions. Library items also show how many courses use them, and the system warns authors before editing content that is shared across courses.

Content Library as a standalone application

The Content Library is now available as a standalone application.

Authors can browse activity types and edit or preview media blocks, compositions, discussions, and videos without opening a course. From an activity preview, authors can use Use in course to place the activity into one or more courses or create a new course from it. The library also supports duplication, team transfer, categories, and content flow settings for compositions.

Coming soon visibility for activities and sections

Activities and sections can now be marked as Coming soon.

Learners can see these items in the course outline, but they cannot open them yet. In the editor, these items are marked with a clock icon, and authors see a reminder before publishing.

Course settings and administration in one place

Course settings and administration are now available in one place in Prism.

This includes general properties, enrollments, instructors, notifications, grading, certificates, scheduling, proctoring, content flow, and class splits. Content-related settings are versioned with the draft. Management settings, such as enrollments, apply to the live course.

Content flow across the full course hierarchy

Content flow settings now show the full course hierarchy in one expandable tree.

Authors can configure gates, passing scores, and progress and score weights at any level. When editing a weight, sibling items in the same composition are highlighted so the scope of the calculation is clear. The system also shows an informational banner when an optional item still carries weight.

Categories replace Domain and Topic

The previous Domain and Topic taxonomies are now replaced by Categories.

This creates one categorization model across courses, library activities, quizzes, surveys, assignments, questions, and pools, with management centralized in the Content Library.

Course preview

Authors can now switch directly from editing to a learner-style course preview.

In preview mode, editing controls are hidden and the course layout, styling, and Next and Previous navigation match the learner experience.

Course and activity duplication

Courses and activities can now be duplicated with clearer reference handling.

Before duplication, authors see a preview of what will be copied and what will remain linked to the Content Library. Duplicate items also receive automatic names.

Team-based permissions and team scoping

Prism now follows the Learn roles and permissions model across the authoring experience.

What users can view, create, edit, publish, or duplicate depends on their role, and unavailable actions are hidden or disabled. Users who belong to multiple teams see only their own teams in the team selector. Users with multiple team memberships, or with global content contributor or reviewer roles, also get an All my teams view that adds a Team column to both the course list and the Content Library.

Known issues

• SCORM upload progress: The progress bar shown during SCORM uploads does not reflect the actual upload state. Large uploads may appear stuck while the upload is still in progress.