/ˈkɒntɛnt/

noun

noun: content; plural noun: contents

the things that are held or included in something.

From latin Contena - things contained

In Voluntari.ly content is knowledge and information that has been structured in a manner to make it digestible to its intended audience.

Content is a wide catch all term for all the stuff that we make available for the learning experience. It mainly consists of learning materials in a variety of forms but may also include

Things - equipment etc required to carry out a project
Spaces / Places - room to do the project, or some projects require specific locations
People - projects need helpers, and possibly subjects.

Content Provider

Anyone - volunteer, corporate, teacher, or specialised company that collect together content into a project and make it available on V.ly

Project

noun

noun: project; plural noun: projects;

/ˈprɒdʒɛkt/

an individual or collaborative enterprise that is carefully planned to achieve a particular aim.
"a research project"

a piece of research work undertaken by a school or college student.
"a history project"

In V.ly a project is a package of learning materials ready for use in a school.

Projects are composed of

Project content
Project metadata

Project Content is the collection of materials, written docs, videos, that are actually used to achieve the learning goal.

Project Metadata is the descriptive information that tells people about the content and its appropriate use.

Name
Description
Age group relevance
Subject area
Illustration image
Provider details
Dependencies
Requirements
Tags
Badges