In the Configuration area, there are several sections where you can set defaults and preferences in learningCentralfor formal training. Let's see each of them.
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Rooms
The rooms are the spaces destined to provide classroom training. You have to register the available rooms in the platform in order to have the possibility of assigning them to each classroom session (see /wiki/spaces/ML/pages/4489949).
To create a room:
- Go to "Rooms".
- Click on "Create Room".
- Complete the data and click on "Create".
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- Go to "Rooms".
- Select a room.
Anchor virtual virtual - Select the "Reservation" tab. You can see the sessions which have reserved the room from this tab and, if you want so, you can delete the reservation by clicking on "Delete" within "Actions".
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Virtual rooms
Virtual classrooms are the online spaces where Webconference sessions take place (see /wiki/spaces/ML/pages/4489952). These rooms are created in the platform by default. If you need to add more rooms, you have to contact your learningCentral supplier. As an administrator you can deactivate the room so that nobody can reserve it. The virtual classroom is not deleted and you can activate it later.
- Go to "Virtual rooms".
- Click on "Deactivate" on the line of the room that you want to make inactive. Click on "Activate" so that an inactive room may be used again.
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- Go to "Virtual rooms" and click on the name of a room.
- Click on the "Activate" / "Deactivate" button.
You can consult see the reservations of a virtual classroom from this page. You just have to go to the "Reservations" tab.
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Categories
As the platform is filled with activities, it gets more difficult to find the one we want to edit, to add a course, etc. The categories allow you to classify the elements of the platform according to your discretion in order to locate them easily.
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To do this you simply need to complete the internationalisation fields, translating the name of the category into the languages we will use.
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Extended fields
Other component focused on the customisation of the platform is the extended fields.
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- Go to "Extended fields".
- Click on "Create extended field".
- Complete the fields.
- In "Type" you have to mark if you want the field to be completed with a text, a dropdown menu, a number or to check.
- Mark the field "Compulsory" if you want this field to be necessarily completed.
- Mark the field "Searchable" if you want this field to appear in the advanced searcher (/wiki/spaces/ML/pages/4489786) as searcher as a parameter to delimit the search.
- In "Entities" choose the items of the platform that are going to be used in this field.
- Click on "Create".
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- Go to "Extended fields" and select one of them.
- Click on "Edit details".
- Modify the fields and select "Save changes".
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Templates
To automate access instructions for sessions, we can create specific templates in multiple languages from "Templates" section. This will be especially useful for sessions.
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The use of instructions must be enabled in /wiki/spaces/ML/pages/4489946.2.2.6 the session.
Notifications
Notifications are the reminders or messages of the application you receive. You will receive each notification in the notifications mailbox of the platform and/or in your e-mail address.
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- Go to "Notification settings", on the "Configuration" section.
- Click on "Edit Settings".
- Check on the right of each notification the option "Visible at inbox" or "Send by email" depending on how you want to receive the notification.
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Changing the user interface
learningCentral Central allows modifying the frontpage of the student and trainer interface. Thereby, we can create a frontpage where we can highlight the activities, courses, news from the company, etc. that we want to show the users.
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The editor has three interactive fields which give the student the sensation of having a customised tool only for him or her (consult /wiki/spaces/ML/pages/4915218).
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If you want to go back to the frontpage set by default anytime, go to "Editing block" and click on "Disable".
Creating frontpages in multi-organisation
Multi-organisation mode allows us to create multiple frontpages. A frontpage can be marked as a default frontpage and other frontpages can be assigned to specified user groups.
To create a frontpage:
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Once a frontpage has been created, we can select from "Actions":
Set a frontpage as default.
Edit frontpage details.
Delete a frontpage.
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Look&feel
From "Look and feel" section, we can set multiple elements to change the appearance of learningCentral pages.
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The appearance of certificates that learningCentral can issue to students,can be set by selecting its logotype and design. Finally, we can choose among colour options a session background colour and a tone down colour for learningApp.
Creating look&feel settings in multi-organisation
Multi-organisation mode allows us to create multiple look&feel settings. A look&feel setting can be marked as a default look&feel setting and other look&feel settings can be assigned to specified user groups.
- Go to "Look and feel".
- Click on "look&feel".
- Type in "Name" field the name you want to assign to the look&feel.
- Configure elements you want to customise.
- Click on "Save".
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- Set a look&feel as default.
- Edit look&feel datails.
- Delete look&feel.
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Changing the settings
learningCentral allows you to customise the platform with the logos and colours of your company. In addition, you can choose if you want the notifications sent to your user e-mail (besides the platform internal mailbox).
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