The app experience
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Interested in the Totara mobile app? Then you’re in the right place! Come and have a look around.
You decide how users log in to your app. Let’s have a look at the native authentication method.
Users enter the URL of their Totara site, then enter their usual login details.
Users are automatically taken to their current and completed learning.
From here they can see all of the courses, programs and certifications they are enrolled in or have completed.
Users know how many items they have to complete and can see details of each item on the associated card.
Users can also choose to view their current learning as a list, which is useful if you have lots of items to display.
If you’re looking for new learning content, you can also browse the catalogue and search for content in the app, using the search icon.
In the catalogue, you’ll find courses, resources and playlists.
You can see the title of the item and the type of content it is on the card.
If enabled, courses the user has enrolled in will display a progress bar, clearly indicating whether a course has not been started, is in progress or completed.
You can filter for relevant courses by selecting the Filters icon, which will display selected search items under the ‘Selected’ section, or, if you’re looking for something specific, enter a search at the top.
Tapping on a resource or playlist will launch the content in a webview.
Or, tapping on a course will launch the content in-app if it has been marked as a mobile-friendly course.
On the course page, you will see the course image, title, and content type.
In the Overview you’ll find the course summary.
You can also swipe through different information, such as course progress, due date and grade (if applicable).
On the Activities tab you’ll find all of the activities and resources in the course.
Users can select a topic to view or Expand all to show all activities in the course.
Each activity will display in the app. SCORM activities will display in-app, while other activities are displayed in webview within the app.
Activities that support offline functionality are clearly marked with a download icon. If you want to access a SCORM activity offline, you can download it using the Download icon. You can select the Downloaded icon to remove the download.
When offline, you can access and manage your downloaded activities through the Downloads icon on the bottom navigation bar.
On the navigation bar, you’ll also find your Notifications.
When learners select in-app notifications, they are taken directly to the relevant area to complete tasks or interact with content.
Mobile-friendly courses will open seamlessly within the app, while non-mobile friendly courses will be directed to the mobile browser instead.
Certifications, programs, resources, playlists and other activities will open in webview within the app.
Push notifications are also used by the app and are shown on your smartphone’s lock screen. Tapping the lock screen notification will open the notification in the app. Note that push notifications are not sent to users who are not logged in.
Users can also view their profile from the navigation bar.
So that’s the Totara mobile app. Are you ready to enable your users to learn anytime, anywhere?