Logging in and navigating the administrator interface
Log in, find your way around the administrator interface, and log off.
Learn how to log in to and log off of CourseMill, and how the administrator interface is laid out. You must successfully log in to begin using CourseMill.
Log in to CourseMill
- Use the CourseMill Web address (URL) to access the CourseMill home page.
- Select your language.
- Type your user ID and case-sensitive password into the appropriate fields.
- Click Go.
Note: If you are logged on to CourseMill on another computer, CourseMill will automatically log you off of that computer unless multiple sessions are allowed for the site.
Navigating the administrator interface
The CourseMill administrator interface consists of the following areas.
Task side-tabs
Located along the left side of the CourseMill window, these drop-down lists organize the tasks you can complete as a CourseMill administrator. Click a side-tab to reveal the tasks that are available based on your sign-on privileges.
- Admin Tasks – Manage and configure your presence as an organization on CourseMill. Start here to add and customize your Organizations, Resources, Notifications, Scheduled Tasks, and system Properties
- Curriculum/Courses – Create your Curriculums, Courses, and Sessions.
- Users – Manage accounts for the Students, Instructors, and Reporters that will be accessing your site.
- Community – Communicate with your users via the Discussion Board.
- Reports – Generate and run custom and built-in reports.
- Additional Links – Custom links to additional information.
Menu bar
The Menu bar is the row of buttons located along the top of the CourseMill work area. Each task has a separate set of buttons in the menu bar.
Search box
Most CourseMill windows contain a Search box for searching data. Use the fields in the Search box to specify and narrow your search. Once you search within a specific Org, CourseMill will then set that as the Org you are currently working with.
Results area
Results are displayed in table format with headings that you can click to re-sort the contents. For longer tables, use the Jump To and Pages controls to find specific results.
Community dropdown
This dropdown contains links to communicate with your colleagues in the Community, if available.
User ID and Role dropdown
The label of this dropdown specifies your user ID and your assigned role. Use the dropdown to edit your profile and log off.
Log off
Logging off ends your session and redirects you back to the login screen.
- In the upper-right corner of the home page, open the user ID and role dropdown. The label of this dropdown specifies your user ID and your assigned role.
- Click Logoff.