Sidebars and Widgets
Widgets are any pieces of content that can be included on the sides or on the footer of any page. On the Learning Commons, widgets are primarily on the right side of the page, resembling boxes with a title (e.g. ‘Share,’ ‘Links,’ ‘About,’ ‘My Learning Plan,’ and ‘Search’) and related tabs.
Sidebars (widget areas) are dynamic containers in which widgets are placed. They can appear on any page or series of pages, depending on the way the Learning Commons platform was created, thus making all their contained widgets only appear where the sidebars are present.