MyLO - My Learning Online

The Navbar in a MyLO Unit

Your unit page has a navigation bar which links to commonly used specific tools and help. There is also a 'minibar' next to your name with access to alerts and subscribed updates.

A range of common tools are placed along the navigation bar within your unit.

Navigation in MyLO unit.

A number of tools are grouped together. Click on the action arrow to open these groups up to make your choice of tool.  These include the Communication group:
Communication
and Assessment tools.
Assessments on nav bar

To edit your unit ( Unit Admin), or to access manage files or help files press on the Admin & Help group in the navigation bar.

Admin and Help on nav bar


To change the navbar in your unit - if for example you do not wish to have the classlist showing - go to Admin & Help/ Unit Admin/Navigation & Themes.

UPdate navbar

Select the new navbar and press Apply.

Select a new navbar

You can also create your own navbars if you wish. It is advisable to copy one first  and ensure that you have links to Content and Admin & Help and Unit Home on any new navbar you create.


The minibar has links to notifications and alerts. You will get notifications if there are updates, such as new announcements or grades released or a new discussion subscription waiting for you to read. If there is an alert there will be an orange dot as shown below. Press on this for more information and to access the notification.

Notification icon

To update your notification or account settings select the drop down options next to your name on the top right hand side of the page.


To go back to the MyLO landing page press on the My Home link on the top left hand side.

My Home on the Unit navbar