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Description

Notifications let instructors and tenant admins send custom messages to learners and manage all automated alert templates in mentorAI.

You can compose ad-hoc announcements (sent by push and email), schedule them, choose recipients, and control which system-triggered emails are active—editing their wording to match your tone, voice, and institutional branding.


Target Audience

Instructor · Administrator


Features

Bell Inbox & Push/Email Sync

View notifications you’ve received via the bell icon in the header; many alerts are also delivered by email.

Custom (Ad-Hoc) Messages

Write your own subject and body, send immediately or schedule for later, and target specific learners or cohorts.

Scheduling

Send now or choose a future date/time (e.g., next week’s announcement).

Recipient Selection

Select one or multiple learners before sending.

Alert Templates (System-Triggered)

Enable or disable templates (e.g., Platform Invitation, Learner Progress – Weekly) and edit their copy to fit your tone and policies.

Per-Template Toggles

Turn individual templates on or off. When active, they fire automatically based on their associated trigger event.


How to Use (step by step)

Open the Notifications Inbox

  • Click the bell icon in the header to review recent notifications (push/email).

Create a Custom Message

  1. Click View All → New Notification.

  2. Fill Preview (Subject) and Content (Body), e.g.:

    “Hello—checking in on your mentorAI experience. Is there anything we can do to assist or improve your time on the platform?”

  3. Recipients: Select one or multiple learners.

  4. Timing: Choose Send Now or Schedule for later.

  5. Click Send — the message is delivered to learners’ inboxes (and email, if configured).

Manage Alert Templates

  1. Open the Alerts tab.
  2. Browse built-in templates (e.g., Platform Invitation, Learner Progress – Weekly).
  3. Toggle templates On/Off to control delivery.
  4. Click Edit to customize:
    • Wording and tone
    • Branding elements
    • Links or policy notes
  5. Click Save — active templates send automatically when their triggers occur.

Verify & Iterate

  • Check delivery via the bell inbox and email.
  • Adjust wording, recipients, schedules, or template toggles as needed.

Pedagogical Use Cases

Engagement Nudges

Schedule weekly reminders or study check-ins for specific cohorts; pair with the Learner Progress template for consistency.

Onboarding & Access

Keep Platform Invitation active to automate invites and customize its tone to match your institution’s branding.

Targeted Support

Send ad-hoc guidance to learners flagged by analytics (e.g., low activity) with helpful resources and office-hour links.

Policy & Deadline Reminders

Edit templates to include exam schedules, academic integrity notes, or LMS submission deadlines.

A/B Messaging Improvements

Experiment with different subject lines or message styles in custom notifications; track outcomes in analytics.


With Notifications, you control both one-off announcements and automated alerts—so learners get the right message, at the right time, in the right voice.