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What is Ellucian Experience?
Ellucian Experience is a universal user interface platform that can be used as a personalized hub for timely, actionable campus information. It provides valuable and key information to everyone at the institution by aggregating relevant content from multiple sources, including Banner, and other Ellucian solutions. Experience displays this data in “cards” on the user’s dashboard. For example, a card for Microsoft Outlook, a card for finding courses, and a card for various quick links that can be used to quickly navigate to the various applications for students and employees to be successful in their respective positions. In addition to cards, the user’s dashboard displays announcements created by the institution and notifications targeted to individual users. There are links to resources and social media as well as a calendar. The content that each user sees is tailored to that user, both by pulling in that user’s data from other systems and by delivering content based on user role such as student, faculty, etc.
Cards
Cards are modular, interactive components that display specific information or provides access to various functions within Experience. Cards are designed to be personalized and can pull data from different systems, such as student records, financial aid, course schedules, or HR systems.
Some key features of Cards in Ellucian Experience:
- Customizable – Users can choose which cards to display based on their needs.
- Interactive – Many cards allow actions like viewing details, submitting requests, or navigating to other systems.
- Data-Driven – Cards can integrate with Banner.
- Role-Based – Institutions can configure cards to show relevant content based on user roles (e.g., students, faculty, staff).
- Responsive – Cards adapt to different screen sizes and devices
While there are some cards that are default, Experience allows us to create custom cards where we can add various links and embedded webpages. New custom cards can be requested by creating a ticket with the IT Helpdesk.
Layout
When visiting MyLIT, you will be greeted with the Home page. From the Home page, you can view and use the various cards to access the information that is presented on them. You can also click on the tabs above the cards to access the various categories of cards. Any announcements will show just above where the cards are. On the right side you can click on the “View All Cards” to view all the available cards for your role.
In the top left corner there is a Menu button that will show you the various pages and categories as well as various resources. There is the Home page and Discover page. Categories include Academics, Community, My Account, and Work. Under resources, there are links to the LIT website, IT Help Desk, as well as the LIT Faculty & Staff Directory.
In the top right there are a few more buttons. These are the Calendar menu, the Notification menu, and a menu that displays your name and from there you can view your profile, as well as ‘my account’. There is also the option to sign out.
On the All Cards page you are presented with all cards that are currently created in Ellucian Experience. In the top left, there is a search bar where you can search for specific cards. Under the search bar are various tags that can be used to find cards that are similar in name. In the top right, there is also the ability to sort the cards. You can sort them from A-Z, Saved, or Newest.
From the All Cards page, you can add cards to your Home page by clicking on the ribbon icon in the top right corner of the cards. Adversely, you can remove cards from your home page by click the ribbon icon again.
Categories
Experience uses content categories to help end users and administrators more easily search and browse available content. Categories have a similar function to the Discover page, where users can search and sort for various cards.
There are four categories that is delivered with Experience with the following names.
- Academics
- Community
- My Account
- Work
Additional categories can be created as requested.
As mentioned above in the Layout section, the categories can be found in the Menu on the left hand side of page by clicking the icon in the upper left corner.
The Academics category houses the various cards that allow students to be successful at LIT. A few examples of cards in this category could be the Course Finder card which allows students to look up courses that are available for a specific semester, or a card which provides a link to Blackboard for both faculty and students.
The Community category houses various social media cards like X, Instagram, and Facebook which displays LIT feeds. The weather and campus map cards are also included in this category.
The My Account category houses cards that are more personal/customizable to the user. For example, there is a to-do list card where a user can add personal tasks and reminders. There is also a weblinks card where a user can add their own weblinks as shortcuts. The outlook, helpdesk, and training cards are housed here.
The work category houses card for employees and has various links to applications that staff and faculty might need during their workday. Examples include, Banner, Forms, and Self-service.
