Trainer Class Dashboard

Class Dashboard allows you to view all your classes' related resources and information, as well as interact directly to your Students assessments and observations.

To access your Class Dashboard, sign in to the Portal as Trainer. If you hold Dual role Coordinator - Trainer, sign in to the Portal as Coordinator and click on the Trainer Dashboard button to switch to you Trainer Dashboard.

Next, roll down to the Class Index section, where you can see all the classes that you are training, then find the class you would like to view and simply click on the Go to Class button.

Then the Portal will bring you to your Class Dashboard, shown as below:

1. In the top bar of your screen, you have access to three different modes.
   1. Classroom Mode is used for viewing all the unit resources and assessments. It is designed to allow the Trainer to teach and view the digital resources in a similar full-screen classroom as what the Student generally experiences.
   2. Assessment Mode is for marking submitted assessments and reviewing any completed work.
   3. Class Management Mode is where you can view Student progress, activate units and their assessments, manage your Student cohort and other general classroom management items.
2. The Classroom Dashboard also include the chat, notifications and account settings, which can all be accessed from the top right corner of the header. These functions are visible anywhere within your class.
   
   For example, if you are in the process of marking as assessment, these options will still appear at the top of the screen so you can quickly open up the chat function and send a message to the Student:
   1. The notification bell will show any new notifications you have from the Portal or your Classes. This area also has shortcuts to:
      1. Trainers’ Individual Support Page: This area will show you any potential issues that have been noted during enrolment and have a list of mandatory support that must be provided to Students.
      2. Learner Support Progress Page: This area will show you any Students who require learner support throughout their course delivery.
      3. Progress Notifications. This area provides you with a list of notifications that have been sent to your Students from the Portal. You can click into any Student and notification to view a copy of what the Student received

   2. The message icon takes you to your classroom chats. It will indicate any new messages with a pink bubble. You can answer any questions straight from Students and start new chats directly from this popup, ensuring that you don’t lose your place in the Portal.

      

   3. The account setting icon will take you to your Account Settings page, where you can update your password, view, and submit your personal development activities, view your Trainer matrix qualifications and access IVET training support pages.

      

3. Course resource: This is where you can access key material to support you as a Trainer. This will include a copy of the Student book/s and other course specific support material. Simply click on the Go button to view all your course resource.
4. Unit resources and assessment: The units included in your class are located to the right of the screen, with the total number of units included at the top of the list.
   Simply click on the Go button to enter a unit classroom and view digital resources and assessments.
   The Trainer can also reorder the units by clicking the reorder icon, then simply dragging and dropping the units to rearrange the list.
   
   The Portal will automatically save your changes. To leave the reorder view, just click the x icon in the corner.
5. Student assessments: All of your outstanding Student assessments that require marking can be found to the far right of the screen. It will list the Unit name, Assessment name and the number of outstanding assessments. Click on Mark Now for a quick link to the assessments that require marking.