If you open the user interface for authors (Dashboard) for the first time, you can select between the Standard dashboard, the Event manager (EM) dashboard or the Author dashboard. Alternatively you can arrange an own selection of widgets. Therefore click on Individual dashboard and the dialog window Add new widget opens.
Always if haven’t added widgets to your personal dashboard, the display as described above appears. If there are already widgets on your dashboard, you can edit, remove existing widgets or add further widgets.
To open the search window, click on the appropriate button. For restricting the search you can define the appropriate client, author, language and/or time period. Via buttons you can restrict the search for:
- Training plans
- Course activations
- Courses
- Media
- Knowledge test questions
- Knowledge tests
- Instructional material
- Events
- Feedback forms
- Feedback questions
- Assessments
- Web based trainings
- Forums
- E-payments
- Flashcards
- Flashcard files
- Design template
- Certificates
- Locations
- Qualifications
- Qualification groups
- Qualification scales
Add new widget or adjust
If you click in your task bar at the bottom right on the + symbol, you can add a new widget to your dashboard. The dialog window Add new widget opens. Now see a list of all available widgets. You add the appropriate widget via the button + Add.
On several widgets you can do individual adjustments. If you move over the widget, these adjustments are shown via icons top right in the widget.
If you want to remove a widget from your dashboard, click on the X.
You can position the widgets via drag and drop. Therefore click on the appropriate widget and move it to the favored position on the dashboard.
Available widgets
Figures and statistics
The daily number
This widget calculates each day in the week another number. The number is calculated in the whole Avendoo® data base. There are no restrictions because of visibilities (clients).
Distribution of the learning objects, question types and teaching methods
This widget represents the distribution of learning objects, question types or teaching methods. There elements visible for the author considered. If you click on the settings symbol in the widget (gear-wheel appears if you move the mouse over), you can define the content of the diagram.
- Distribution of the learning objects
The weighting of the single learning objects (Knowledge tests, instructional material, events, feedback forms, assessments, web-base trainings and forums) is visualized in the diagram.
- Distribution of the question types
The weighting of the single question types (Yes/no, Multiple/ Single choice, Association, Order, Fill-in-the-blank, Picture, Dialog, Essay, Flash, Interactive und Task question) is shown.
- Applied teaching methods
The weighting of events, e-learnings and blended learnings is displayed.
Use of licenses
This widget depicts the use of licenses and provides information about
- the number of licenses in use,
- the license number and
- the licensee.
Tools for daily work
Last used
In this widget are the last used or edited learning objects listed. Via click on the title of the object in the widget you get directly to the appropriate learning object.
Event calendar
The event calendar shows all event dates of the selected month at a glance. If you click on the appropriate day you get directly into the event management.
Support and help
Avendoo® video tutorials
Video tutorials explain functions of Avendoo®. Watch this videos for getting useful tips and tricks in Avendoo®. Click on one of the topic to open the video in a lightbox. Via click on Show all tutorials the Avendoo® Youtube channel with further video tutorials opens.
Reports and assessments
My favorites
You can favor a report equivalent to subcribe to a report. You also find the button Add report to favorites directly besides the button Subscribe to report also at the top middle of the opened report (→ Reporting). Enter a title for your personal report and if you want enter also a short description. Via the favorizing the path to the report (inclusive all restrictions) gets to the widget My favorites as link on your dashboard. You don’t receive automatically a periodic report, but you can open the report via quick access (link) on your dashboard at any time and as quick as possible.
Report favorites, to which report templates the user no more access, are shown. Thus the user can delete the favorites if applicable and he/she can open it again, when he/she has access again.
Reports to which I am subscribed
This widgets shows you all reports to which you are subscribed. If you click on the title of the report you get directly to the appropriate report. Via the Subscribers symbol you can add internal and/or external subscribers and you can remove them if required. Note that internal users already get subscribed reports, even the author is set to inactive in the User management. Via the Edit symbol you can manage or edit the subscription.
Report subscriptions, to which report templates the user no more access, are shown. Thus the user can delete the subscriptions if applicable and he/she can open it again, when he/she has access again.
My active course activations
This widget list you all current course activations which have the status Active or Closed and to which you are entered as owner. Via the title of the course activation you get to the view Course activation. The filter here is so configured, that you only see the selected course activation. To get into the category of the course activation without filter setting by default, click on the path below the title.
My active feedbacks
This widget lists you all your current feedback forms. These have to be released in an active or closed course activation or have to be contained in a current poll. This widget serves as navigation for your feedback forms.
If you click on the title of the feedback form you get into the category of the feedback form. There will be only displayed the selected feedback form because of filter settings by default. To display the unfiltered category, click on the file path below the feedback form title in the widget.
My event dates
If you are entered as event speaker or coordinator in an event date, this event date appears in the widget My event dates. There will be shown the exact time of the event date, the title and the teaser. If you are entered as coordinator, event speaker or both will be shown below the teaser in brackets. If you click on the title you get into the event overview with filter of the appropriate event.
My learning content
This widget shows you the distribution of your learning content in a pie chart. If you click on the appropriate area of a learning content type in the diagram, you get an overview of your learning content of this type. You can get also to the stated path of the learning content’s category. If you click on the title the filter will be set by default to show only the selected learning content.
Growth of training inventory
This widget shows you the growth of the training inventory of the last months. There will be calculated the completed courses in the system and the participated face to face sessions and the achieved certifications of the users. You switch between the view of the last 3 months or 6 months by clicking on it.
My tasks
This widget provides a list for you of your next tasks sorted by due date.
If you click on the gear wheel (Settings) in the upper right corner of the widget, you can define the following settings:
- Task output:
Select between My tasks, All or Defined by user (or his/her representive). - Escalation period in days:
Enter how many days have to pass before a task is color highlighted. Default: 10 days, this means 10 days before due date My tasks are marked as critical.
