News
Learner topics
Use the News tool to read instructor messages, course information, and other news updates.
News items appear in the News widget, but you can also receive instant notifications about postings through email, SMS, and RSS feeds. See Setting your notifications [1] to learn about creating instant notifications for news items.
What are the basics of News?
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News basics
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Accessing News
Do one of the following:
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Click
News on the navbar.
- Click News in the header of the News widget.
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Click
Edit Course on the navbar, then click News.
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- Learner [7]
Dismissing a news item
Do one of the following:
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Click the
Dismiss icon for the news item you want to hide in the News widget.
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On the News page, click Dismiss from the context menu of item you want to dismiss.
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- Learner [7]
Restoring a dismissed news item
On the News page or Global News page, click 
Restore from the context menu of the news item you want to restore.
Note You can click Go to News tool from the News widget menu to view all news items on the News page.
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- Learner [7]
Subscribing to a News' RSS feed
You can subscribe to a News RSS feed and receive daily updates of all news items in an RSS reader. This allows you to access an aggregate of news items without logging into the Learning Environment.
Subscribe to a News RSS feed
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Do one of the following:
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On the News page, click
RSS from the More Actions button.
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Click RSS from the News widget menu.
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On the News page, click
- Click Subscribe to this feed.
- Click Subscribe.
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- Learner [7]
Global News
Global news items appear in the same My Home and Course Home pages' News widget as course-related news items.
Note The 
Global News Item icon appears beside global news items in your News widget.
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- Learner [7]