Central-site-settings

In the administration module, settings for the entire environment can be configured, which will impact all users. Within the settings, default privacy settings and modules can be enabled or disabled.

Navigate to the Administration module.
Select Settings.

Tip: If settings are changed for the environment, don’t forget to click Save; otherwise, the changes will not be stored.

Global settings

The first settings visible are general settings, where you can define:

Central view: The landing page users see when they log in to Simulise.
- Dashboard (default): Users are directed to the Dashboard upon logging in.
- Community: Users are directed to the Community upon logging in.
- Portfolio: Users are directed to the Portfolio upon logging in.
- Assignments (students only): Students are directed to the Assignments module upon logging in.
Full name for teachers (default enabled): If this setting is enabled, the full names of teachers will be visible to students. If disabled, the names will be shortened to initials (first letter(s)) and last name.
Login logo: Replace the login screen on (environment name).simulise.com with an image of your choice.

Portfolio settings

Under the portfolio settings, you can specify the default privacy settings. This setting ensures that when a work item or page is created, the chosen privacy setting is enabled by default. However, this setting can still be adjusted by the student.

Default privacy option when creating an item: Define the default privacy setting when creating a work item. The following options are available:
- Visible to students and teachers in my school and appears on your community timeline.
- Visible to students and teachers in my school but does not appear on your community timeline.
- Only visible to my teachers.
- Only visible to me (private).
Default privacy option when creating a page: Define the default privacy setting when creating a page. The following options are available:
- Visible in Simulise.
- Only visible to my teachers.
- Only visible to me (private).
Default privacy option when creating a page template: Define the default privacy setting when creating a page template. The following options are available:
- Visible in Simulise.
- Only visible to my teachers.

Curious about what the privacy settings mean? Learn more here: Privacy settings for work items and pages.

Community settings

Configure the community settings. Here, elements can be enabled or disabled.

Burg-o-Meter enabled: When the Burg-o-Meter option is enabled, all users will see the Burg-o-Meter on items in the Community. The Burg-o-Meter humorously displays the level of activity for each item in the community.
Include workgroups in community stream: When this option is enabled, status updates posted in a workgroup will also appear in the community stream. If this option is disabled, workgroup status updates will only be visible within the workgroup itself.
Status updates for students: If this option is enabled, students can post status updates in the Community. This option is separate from sharing Portfolio items in the Community stream, which is always possible.

Assignment settings

Here you can only configure, via Default timeframe for competency diagram, which period the competency diagram displays by default. This applies to all students. However, everyone can select their own preferred timeframe.

Always: The results achieved for the competency across all periods.
This quarter: The results achieved in the current quarter.
This school year: The results achieved in the current school year.
Last quarter: The results achieved in the previous quarter.
Last school year: The results achieved in the previous school year.

Rubric settings

In the rubric settings, configurations related to rubrics can be adjusted. These settings determine whether teachers can view and use specific elements.

Teachers are allowed to determine badge weight orders per badge. This setting determines whether teachers can decide, for each rubric, if the badges are displayed in descending or ascending order.
Badge order ascending/descending: This option specifies the default format in which badges are displayed.
- Put existing rubrics in this order as well: This setting changes the order of all existing rubrics as well. If the toggle is activated and the level is set to Ascending, all rubrics will be displayed in ascending order.

Goal settings

Here you can configure whether Goals are displayed on the profile page.

Enabled: Goals can be set and will be displayed on the users' dashboard.
Fallback on default goals if no goals are set: If this option is enabled, the default goals defined by Simulise will be shown on the student’s profile page. The default goals are measured monthly and include:
- Number of Status Updates - target is 10 per month
- Number of Blog Posts - target is 15 per month
- Number of Comments - target is 20 per month
- Number of Likes and Favorites - target is 45 per month

Workgroup settings

Workgroups can be useful for projects, but it is not always possible to create them. Additionally, you can define which roles are allowed to create workgroups:

User roles are allowed to create workgroups: Specify the roles that are permitted to create workgroups. If this field is empty, all roles are allowed to create workgroups (default).
Default permissions when creating a workgroup: Set the default permissions when a workgroup is created. These settings can be modified.
- Students can read: Students can find all workgroups and only read content within them.
- Student can write: Students can find all workgroups and post updates within them.
- Teachers can read: Teachers can find all workgroups and only read content within them.
- Teachers can write: Teachers can find all workgroups and post updates within them.

Dashboard settings

Here you can specify which widgets (tiles) cannot be removed from the dashboard. These widgets will always remain visible. Additionally, you have the option to display Goals in a larger format.