Badges Tab

TraCorp LMS Quick Reference Guide

Audience: Main Admin, Sub Admin, User Group Admin 

Overview

This QRG explains how to create, edit, and delete badges. Badges are used to award students for completing specific actions within the LMS.

There are two types of badges. System Badges are default badges that can be activated during LMS setup. Content Badges are badges customized by administrators.

System Badges include the following defaults:

• Sherlock Holmes — achieved when the learner searches for a piece of content using Search
• Student — achieved when the learner completes their first piece of content
• Honor Student — achieved when the learner completes 10 pieces of content
• Scholar — achieved when the learner completes 100 pieces of content
• Certified — achieved when the learner completes a piece of content that has a certificate attached

Note: Names and descriptions of System Badges can be edited using the same process as Content Badges described below, but the function of these badges cannot be edited.

Enabled Permissions Required to Complete the Following Steps

• Badges (User Group Admin, Sub Admin)

Add a Content Badge

1. From Admin Navigation, click Badges.
2. Click Add New Content Badge.
3. Enter the Title of the badge.
4. Enter the Description of the badge.
5. Click Add.

Note: To activate a Content Badge, it must be associated with a piece of content, a learning track, or a program. See the associated Quick Reference Guide for each content type for step-by-step instructions. 

Edit a Content Badge

1. From Admin Navigation, click Badges.
2. Double-click the Content Badge to be edited.
3. Edit the Title of the badge if needed.
4. Edit the Description of the badge if needed.
5. Click the Active check box to activate (deactivate) the badge.
6. Select a From and a To date from the drop-down calendars to set the Date Range. If no dates are selected, the badge does not expire.
7. Click Choose File to upload a Badge Image if appropriate.
8. Click Choose File to upload a New Certificate if appropriate, or select a certificate from the Choose Existing Certificate drop-down menu.
9. Click Save.

Steps to Duplicate a Content Badge

1. From Admin Navigation, click Badges.
2. Select the Content Badge to duplicate from the list displayed.
3. Click Duplicate.
4. Edit the Title and other fields as appropriate.
5. Click Save.

Steps to Delete a Content Badge

1. From Admin Navigation, click Badges.
2. Select the Content Badge to delete from the list displayed.
3. Click Delete.
4. Click Yes.

Best Practices

To archive (hide) a Content Badge for students who have not earned the badge, admins can set the End Date for a badge to be in the past. This will prevent students from earning the badge moving forward but still allow students who have already earned the badge to view it from their Profile page.

Reach out to the TraCorp Help Desk for support adding an icon (Badge Image) to the Content Badge.