Cognition now has Public Landing Pages, alternate login pages that can display a hero image, show announcements, and can allow used to view specified content without logging in. You can create multiple landing pages for different audiences within your organization.
Adding a New Landing Page
Only a name and optional description is required to create a Public Landing Page. Any changes from the default settings are set by editing an already existing landing page.
Information Tab
Almost all of the text/titles on a landing page are set on the 'Information' tab. The 'Trending Now' section has its text/title set on the 'Trending Now' tab. You can also set the 'Hero Image' on this tab and enable or disable different layout features. You can activate or deactivate a Public Landing Page with the checkbox at the bottom of this tab. The image on the right is how a landing page with the settings on the left will appear to a user. In this case, all layout features are enabled and all the text/titles have placeholder text. You can edit the URL for the landing page by clicking 'Edit'. Finally, you can enable or disable announcement auto-scrolling and set the delay timer.
Announcements Tab
On the 'Announcements' tab, you can search for and select what announcements to display on your public landing page using the drop down box. Clicking the 'Reorder Announcements' button will allow you to click and drag to change the order announcements appear in on the carousel.
Public Catalog Tab
On the 'Public Catalog' tab, you can select which modules to display on your Landing Page. Compliance, eLearning OJT/SS, and Video modules are supported. For Compliance and eLearning modules, users can view documents related to the modules. For Video and eLearning, users can view the content without logging in and receive credit for completing the modules. Credit is received by either entering credentials immediately after completion, or by saving a completion code, which can be redeemed on the student dashboard at any time. You can also get the 'Deep Link' (a direct link to the content) on this page.
Trending Now Tab
If you checked the 'Display Trending Modules' box on the 'Information' tab, then a 'Trending Now' section will appear on your landing page. The order in which modules and announcements appear in that section is determined by the total public and private views by default ('Rank'). If you do not want a module or announcement to appear in 'Trending Now', use the dropdown box and select 'Never'. If you want it to appear at the top, select 'Pinned'. The order of pinned modules and announcements is set by using the text boxes under 'Rank' at the left. Simply enter numbers for all pinned modules and click 'Apply Pinned Order'. The 'Trending Timeframe' dropdown box can be used to select the period of time for which views are counted, between 1 week and 1 month. The title for the 'Trending Now' section is also set on this tab. You can export the trending now data to Excel for this page. Sample output can be seen below.
Dashboard Courses Tab
On this tab, you can control which Dashboard Courses appear on the landing page. By default, all Dashboard Courses with at least one module in the Public Catalog will appear. Check the boxes at the far right to hide them, then be sure to click 'Update'. This will only hide the Dashboard Course from appearing in the Dashboard Courses section of the landing page. All content in any hidden Dashboard Courses will be accessible from the Public Catalog.
Completing Modules for Credit
Video and eLearning modules can be completed for credit from Public Landing Pages. When either of these module types are completed, you will see the popout modal below. There are two ways to receive credit. You can either enter credentials right on the modal and receive credit immediately, or use the redemption code. If you do not wish to write down a redemption code, you have the option of having it emailed to you. You will not receive credit for modules you have already taken that do not allow retakes, or for which you have already reached the maximum number of retakes.
If you wish to use a redemption code, login and navigate to the student dashboard. At the bottom, select the 'Redeem' tab. Enter the code and click 'Redeem' and the completed module will be added to your history. Each redemption code can be used only once.
