What is Sylva?
If you are teaching, designing courses, or taking part as a participant, you do not need to know how the software is built. This page explains what Sylva is for and what you will see in everyday use.
What you are using
Section titled “What you are using”Sylva is an online platform for courses, assessments, and live activities (such as polls). Your school or organization runs it under their own web address and branding—so the colors, logo, and sign-in options can look different from another institution, even though the underlying product is the same.
You always work inside a project (often called a course in the interface). A project contains modules, and modules contain content—text, media, questions, results, and interactive pieces—depending on what your team has set up.
Who does what
Section titled “Who does what”- Participants — People who learn or sit assessments. They open modules, answer questions, and see feedback according to the rules your team configured.
- Staff — People who build or manage content, invite people, and use reporting tools. What staff can do depends on their role (for example org-wide admin vs course-level staff).
- Your organization’s administrators — They manage accounts, branding, and sometimes billing or integrations. You might rarely interact with them directly, but their choices affect sign-in and which projects you can open.
If you are unsure which role you have, check with your course leader or open account or people settings in the app; labels vary slightly by organization.
How sign-in works (in everyday terms)
Section titled “How sign-in works (in everyday terms)”Most people sign in with an email and password or a link sent to their email. Some organizations use single sign-on (you use the same login as your workplace or university). After you sign in, Sylva remembers you for a while so you are not prompted on every click.
Nothing on this page replaces your local IT or support instructions—always follow the link and credentials your organization gave you.
What “modules” and “content” mean here
Section titled “What “modules” and “content” mean here”- Modules are chapters or units inside a project. They can be assessments (graded quizzes), units (structured learning), or polls (quick live questions)—your team picks the type that fits the task.
- Content items are the building blocks inside a module: explanations, videos, questions, calculated results, and more. You do not need to know the technical names; the Getting Started page links to guides that match what you see in the editor or as a participant.
Where to go next
Section titled “Where to go next”- New to the structure? Continue with Getting Started.
- Building or editing? See Modules, Assessment, and Poll.
- Managing access? Read Add people and Project settings.
Developers looking for APIs and repositories should use the Developer Guide in the site sidebar, not this section.