Welcome to the Janison Academy help portal

Social Learning Settings

Social Learning Settings allows administrators to configure aspects of the functionality and UI options.

User Interests

User Interests is where you enable the required tags for Professional and Personal Interests. You must have your tags and tag types created prior to configuring this section.

Steps to including Professional Interest tags

  1. Go to Settings > Social Learning
  2. Click the Edit pencil next to the User Interests section
  3. Select the required tag type in Tag Type for User Professional Interests
  4. Click Save

When this is configured it will allow users to select their interests,

  • User interests without the carousel enabled is accessed via the Learn tab
  • User interests with the carousel enabled is accessed via the user profile

Tags

Tag types entered in the settings will appear in the Learn menu under My Interests. Note it is not available in the carousel mode.

Tag types contain tags that are linked to catalogue items or programs.

Steps to including Tag Types

  1. Go to Settings > Social Learning
  2. Click the Edit pencil next to Tags
  3. Select a Tag Type from the drop menu
    • Enter alternate name if required
    • Select filterable if required
  1. Repeat to add more than one tag type
  2. Click Save

Other Settings

The Other Settings in social learning allows you to configure several options. Please refer to table below for available options:

FieldDescription
Learning Carousel Panel URLText entered here will appear as text at the top of the Learning Carousel page
Menu Side Panel URLThis requires a custom page to be created. When mapped in this field will create a menu option on the right hand side of the dashboard. This option is not available when using carousels.
Content Side Panel URLThis requires a custom page to be created. When mapped in this field will create a menu option on the left hand side of the dashboard. This option is available when using carousels.
Custom Points Page URLThis requires a custom page to be created. When mapped in this field will create a custom page to suit your requirements.
Help Page URLThis requires a custom page to be created. When mapped will include a custom page with your help topics.
Default ProviderSpecifying a provider in this field will append this value to all catalogue items and programs by default.
Yammer App IDProviding a Yammer App ID will allow access to the organisations Yammer
Signature for SharingAppends text to the end of a comment that the user can’t see but will be shown in Yammer
Tag Type for Learning Item FilterSelect a tag type to include in the Learning Item filter. This is only available when not using carousels.
Add and Share Catalogue Item TemplateThis catalogue item template will be used when learners submit Add and Share content. If not set then notifications and auto-tag will not be supported.
Hide recommending person(s) detailsFor the Learn tab in the sections My Interests and Business Recommended, this setting will hide the recommending user Avatar next to the catalogue item details button.
Recommend content from recipient user’s preferredWhen enabled, the recommended content email sent to all users will link to their preferred sub-domain (message template and link).

Steps to configuring other settings

  1. Go to Settings > Social Learning Settings
  2. Click the Edit pencil next to Other Settings
  3. Enter values as required. Note all custom page URLs commence with /pages/
  4. Click Save

Activity Points Definition

Activity Points Definition page allows you to configure the points allocated to users for performing certain actions e.g. completing content. submitting Add and Share etc.

There is an option at the top of the form that allows these points to be overwritten at the catalogue item level.

Note to change the activity captions please use String Resources.

The table below outlines the default points definition.

CategoryActivityPoints
EngagementConnected to the Janison Academy5
EngagementCompleted Profile50
LearnCompleted a Catalogue Item50
LearningLaunched Catalogue Item0
SharePosted a new comment10
ShareLiked a comment5
ShareRated a catalogue item5
ShareRecommended catalogue item10
ShareShared a catalogue item10
TeachContributing a catalogue item that is published via Add and Share30
TeachHave a published catalogue item completed by other learners10
TeachHave your item recommended10
TeachHave your item shared10
TeachHave your item rated10

Steps to editing the points definition

  1. Go to Settings > Social Learning
  2. Click the Edit pencil next to Activity Points Definition
  3. Enter point values as required
  4. Click Save

Challenge Settings

The Challenge settings page allows you to configure the reminder in days for the Challenge.

Social Learning Comments

The Social Learning Comments allows you to:

  • Allow multiple threads in a Social Learning Comments
  • Allow notifications in Social Learning Comments