Navigating Your Academy Homepage

Introduction

After logging in, you'll find yourself on the homepage of your platform. Depending on how your Admin set up your homepage, the page may have different layouts and you may or may not see some items that appear in the screenshots in this article.

When you navigate away from your homepage, you can always return here at any time by pressing the Home item in the top left corner of the page. 

 We will go through the items composing your homepage so that you can get familiar with them.

Search Bar

The search bar at the top of your homepage lets you search for courses, learning plans, content, assets, questions & answers and catalogs in your platform. Once you enter the search term into the text area, the recommended content matching your criteria will appear below the bar. You can press the title of the content to reach it. To see all search results, press All Results or the magnifying glass.

 On the search results page, press the title of the content to access that area of the platform. Please note that if you don't have permission to access that specific content or area in the platform, you will receive an Access Denied message.

The search bar and the action icons (see the section below) in the header of your platform are always present in every area of your platform, not just the homepage.

Action Icons

The action icons in the header of your platform allow you to quickly check different items in your platform. Just like the search bar, action icons are always present in every area of your platform, not just the homepage. Some action icons may be greyed out, meaning nothing will happen if you press them. This is because those specific features have been disabled by your Admin. 

Gamification

Click the trophy icon to view information related to badges, leaderboards, points, and coins in your platform. Badges, points and coins are earned by completing actions in your platform, such as completing a course or a series of courses. This icon allows you to quickly access your Badges and Points page. 

Notifications

Click the bell icon to view your recent notifications. If you have any unread notifications, a small number appears over the icon to indicate the number of notifications that you have yet to read. Press the View Full Notifications Page item at the bottom of the slide-out panel to see all notifications. On the top of the main Notifications page, you can use the option to see only unread notifications or you can mark all notifications as read. Press the bell icon, the notification tile or the View Notification item to read the notification.

Homepage

Besides the header of the platform (where you’ll find the search bar and action icons), your homepage is composed of widgets, which are specific areas of your dashboard that allow you to view or perform specific functions in the platform. Here is a list of the widgets you may see in your homepage, or in any other page of the platform. Depending on how your Admin set up your homepage and the other pages of your platform, some widgets listed here may or may not be visible in your platform, or their title and layout may be different.

• Activity Overview. This widget shows statistics about your activity, such as the number of courses in which you are enrolled as well as the number of Completed, In Progress and Not Started courses. Depending on the widget settings, other types of information may be shown,
• Courses and Learning Plan. This widget shows all of the courses and learning plans in which you’re enrolled. By pressing the title of the learning plan/course, you can directly access it. Please note that some learning plans/courses may be locked, meaning you do not yet have access to them.
• Custom Content Box. This widget is composed of a background with three elements laying over it: a content title, a content subtitle and a button (linking to a URL). From this widget, you can access other areas of the platform or external websites.
• Gamification. This widget shows information related to badges, leaderboards, points, and coins in your platform. Badges, points and coins are earned by completing actions in your platform, such as completing a course or a series of courses. From here, you can quickly access your Badges and Points page as well as the Rewards Marketplace.
• Image. This widget displays images.
• My Calendar. This widget displays a calendar listing all of the courses in which you are enrolled on a day-to-day basis. The calendar aspect may vary considerably depending on the selected type of view and on the widget size.
• My Profile. This widget displays information related to your profile on the platform. You may see your username, email address, profile picture, etc.