The sidebar provides members in your Academy with multiple gadgets for easier navigation. These range from Shortcuts to Games to Groups. The sidebar is always visible on the left side of the screen, even if you have none of the gadgets set-up.
Navigation
As an Admin, you can decide which Gadgets users can see. Click on the three dots next to the sidebar and select Academy Sidebar Settings. These settings can also be found in the Academy Workspace by going to Academy Admin -> Settings -> Control Panel.
Scroll down to Sidebar to open your gadget settings.
Gadget Order
The default order in which the gadgets show up in the sidebar is the order as shown in these settings. To change the default order, click on Reorder on the top and drag and drop the gadgets in your desired order.
Learners can change their personal order in their settings. Managing the Sidebar (Learner)
Gadget Settings
For each gadget, you can decide the Academy Standard for the Gadget Visibility and Workspace Visibility. For Shortcuts, you can also decide on the standard order of the workspace gadgets.
If you turn off both options for the Gadget Visibility, members will not be able to see or adjust this gadget at all for themselves. For the Workspace Visibility, as well as the shortcut selection, you will just be setting the default.
After you decide which gadgets should be visible, and what the standard options should be, members can adjust this to their personal preference. See: Managing the Sidebar (Learner)
Available Gadgets
| High Priority Announcements | High Priority Announcements shows the current high priority announcements. Whether an announcement is high priority, and if it is, how long for, is decided upon the creation of the announcement. |
| Bookmarks |
The Bookmarks gadget shows the bookmark set up. To create a bookmark, select New bookmark set. Give the bookmark set a name and description, and select Add bookmark to add one or more links. You can also link to a page within the Academy. Either add another set, or click save to add the bookmark set. There can be a maximum of three sets, with unlimited links. |
| My Learning Overview | The My Learning Overview gadget shows your learning progress and analytics. |
| Team Learning Overview | The Team Learning Overview gadget shows your team’s learning progress |
| Manage On-the-Job Training | Manage On-the-Job Training shows those who need to sign off on OJT the On-the-Job Trainings they need to review or sign off on. |
| Games | The Games gadget shows your active games and your progress in this game. |
| Latest Certificates | The Latest Certificates gadget shows the your recent certificates. |
| Niki's Learning Quest | Shows the learners progress in Niki's Learning Quest. |
| My Development | The My Development gadget shows a summary of a your goals, performance reviews, coaching sessions and skills. |
| Leaderboards | The Leaderboards gadget shows the learners' current spot on the active leaderboards. |
| Learning Path Status by Learner | Track learners’ progress across learning paths |
| Shortcuts |
The Shortcuts gadget lets you decide on up to six shortcuts that show in the sidebar. Drag and drop the shortcuts to decide the order in which they appear. By default, it will show the first six shortcuts available for your platform (web or mobile) and permissions. Users can fine-tune this to their preferences. |
| My Groups | The My Groups gadget shows you the latest updates of groups you are in. |
| Suggested Groups | The Suggested Groups gadget shows you groups that are suggested on you based on your role and Academy use. |
| Activity Rings | Shows the status of this weeks activity rings |
Notes
The color scheme used for the sidebar is part of the colors you decided on when setting up the Academy Branding. See: Customizing Your Academy's Look (Branding)