Points, badges and leaderboards
Learners earn points for lessons, courses, quizzes and helping others. They collect badges by rules you set and see where they stand on the leaderboard.
PLANSScale only
The problem it solves
- Optional courses are opened once and never finished.
- The people who answer everyone's questions get no credit for it.
- You cannot tell who in the Entity is learning the most this month.
How it works
- Points are on for every Entity to start with. A Learn Manager checks the points per action under Learn > Manage Courses > Configuration > Points and Badges > Points per Action.
- Learners earn points once for each source. Sources are a lesson done, a quiz passed, a course finished, a question, an answer, a best answer and each like received.
- After each gain the badges are checked. Four come ready: First Course, Keen Learner (5 courses), Helper (5 best answers) and 500 Points.
- Learners see their points and badges on My Learning in the player and the app, with the Leaderboard: this month and all time, top 20.
- Managers read the points ledger as a pivot under Learn > Manage Courses > Reporting > Learners and Courses > Leaderboard.
Everything it does
Points per action (to start with)
- Lesson Done 5, Course Finished 50, Quiz Passed 10
- Question Asked 2, Answer Given 3, Best Answer 15, Like Received 1
- Each value can be changed, switched off, or set for one Entity only
- Points are given once per lesson, course, post or like
Badges
- A name, a picture (up to 256 pixels), How to Earn It, and a rule
- Rules: Points Reached, Courses Finished (how many), A Course Finished (which one), Best Answers (how many)
- Awarded by themselves, once per person and Entity; the Awarded To tab lists who has it
- A badge for every Entity, or for one
Leaderboard and ledger
- The player's Leaderboard: this month and all time, top 20 of the Entity, your own total on top
- The app: points, this month's points, badges with the date earned, the last 20 gains and both leaderboards
- Back office: every gain with who, for what and when; pivot by learner, filter This Month
Who uses it
LearnerEarns points and badges and checks the leaderboard.
Learn ManagerSets points per action, makes badges, switches points off for the Entity and reads the ledger.
Where you use it
- Web: the player at /learn (My Learning card, Leaderboard page)
- Web: Learn > Manage Courses > Configuration > Points and Badges > Points per Action, Badges, Rights by Points; Configuration > Settings; Reporting > Learners and Courses > Leaderboard
- The SmartMy Learn app: the points card on My Learning and the Points page (built and in testing, not in the app stores yet)
- Not built: giving points by hand; the ledger cannot be added to from the screens
What you control
Settings
- Points and Badges: on for each Entity to start with (Learn settings)
- Points per action: the values above, per Entity or for all
- Badges: four ready, add your own
Notifications
- No message is sent for points or a badge; learners see them in the player and the app
Questions
Can a learner get points twice for the same lesson?
No. Points are given once for each lesson, course, post or like, whatever happens later.Who sees the leaderboard?
Everyone with a login in the Entity sees the top 20, with names, this month and all time. Switch points off for the Entity if names should not be shown.Can we turn it off for one school of the group?
Yes. Points and Badges is a switch for each Entity in the Learn settings. Off, no points are given and rights need no points.Can a teacher give points by hand for good work?
Not yet. The reason Given by Hand exists, but there is no screen to give points. Tell us if you need it.Related features
AUTOMATION AND AIOpen Badges 2.0Every badge a learner earns gets its own Open Badges 2.0 link. They add it to a badge backpack or a profile, and anyone can check it came from you.BOUGHT CONTENT AND COMMUNITYCommunity spacesSpaces where a class, a team or an interest group talks beyond a single course: topics, answers, likes and best answers. A space is open to the whole Entity or to members only, with moderators.TEACHING AND TRACKINGQuestions and answers under lessonsLearners ask a question right under the lesson it is about, and the teacher or other learners answer there. The best answer is marked, and posts reported by three people are hidden until a teacher looks.APP, MESSAGES AND POLICIESThe SmartMy Learn app, with lessons saved for offline and screenshots blockedLearners take their courses, lessons and live classes and keep their certificates on the phone; teachers see their learners and mark from it. PDFs and slides can be saved for offline, and screenshots are blocked during a lesson.
See your first course on it.
Tell us who learns (students, staff or both), how many people and what you teach today. We will set up one course with you and enrol a class or a department.