Navigating the Academy Home Screen
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Unlocking the full potential of your learning experience begins with mastering the the Academy Home Screen! This central hub seamlessly integrates key features, offering an intuitive pathway to your courses, account settings, and essential information.
1. Home Screen
- When you log into the Academy, the home screen will display all the courses you are enrolled on:
- Your organisation name and logo display on the left-hand side of the top menu
Note: For basic customers, the Ideagen Academy name and logo is displayed.
- Clicking the name/logo from any page within the Academy will take you to your home screen.
- The quick access icons on the right-hand side of the top menu let you access Academy Help, Alerts, and your User Options.
2. Gamification Score
This section displays your current score in the Academy. Click on your score to show where you rank against your colleagues in your organisation.
3. Calendar & Discussions
The Calendar will display any "classroom" based training courses that have been scheduled. Discussions lets you discuss Academy courses with your colleagues. See Discussions for more information.
4. Alerts
You can use the speech button in the right-hand side of the top menu to view any messages or calendar items your instructor or administrator has sent to you. If you have been sent any alerts or notifications, you will see a number displaying next to the bell button .
Click the to see your alerts:
Clicking an alert will display the full alert message. Alternatively, click "Show all" to display all your alerts.
5. Timer
The countdown timer displays the number of minutes remaining until you are automatically logged out of the Academy. The timer will only countdown whilst you are not actively using the Academy. If you are inactive for more than 60 minutes, you will be logged out of the Academy for security purposes and will be prompted to enter your username and password to log back in.
Each time you move to a new page, or click a course or button, the timer will refresh. You can refresh the timer manually by clicking the refresh button .
6. User Options
The user options icon, which showcases your initials or profile photo/avatar if you've added one, provides convenient access to various features. These include managing your account, exploring the comprehensive course catalogue, reviewing the Academy's privacy policy and terms and conditions.
You can also access My Account and Sign Out of the Academy from this menu.