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Upload Learner Profile Images into SumTotal Learning Management

Written by PEC | Jul 21, 2015 8:52:00 AM

Savvy businesses are capitalizing on the power social learning by providing opportunities for people to collaborate in learning by sharing knowledge with each other, both formally and informally.

SumTotal Learn provides tools for learners to share knowledge with each other. Unfortunately, it does not offer a way for users to enhance their online profile with a photo image. You can remedy that by customizing the SumTotal News Page.

The custom news area in SumTotal is a blank HTML page where you can publish content specific to different users, modes and organizations. By using advanced configuration options, you can allow learners to upload their profile pictures to display them in the news area or integrate with other enterprise apps to pull in profile information.

You can also create a dashboard for managers to see their work-group members and learning statistics for each of their people.

The SumTotal Administrator Guide provides basic guidance for managing news pages. To create a customization, you will need knowledge of HTML If you are not a skilled HTML user, you can enlist the help of your IT group, contact us, or learn HTML free at W3Schools.

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