Note: Spotlight is available for Premium Essentials and Premium Pro customers.
Use Spotlight to promote strategic learning content directly on your learners' homepage. Unlike assignments, Spotlight creates visibility for important content while maintaining self-directed learning.
Spotlight displays your chosen content in the Hero carousel on the learner homepage. When you spotlight more than 9 items at a time, the system rotates which content appears, ensuring every spotlighted item gets visibility over time.
Content types you can spotlight
Courses
Playlists
Awards
Individual learning objects
What learners experience
Learners find spotlighted content in the Hero carousel section on the Go1 Learn homepage. The carousel automatically rotates content, so different items appear each time learners visit their homepage.
Make the most of Spotlight
📆 Choose content that aligns with current business priorities - Use Spotlight for seasonal initiatives, skill-building campaigns, or emerging compliance requirements.
🍎 Keep content fresh - Add new spotlights regularly and remove outdated ones to maintain relevance and engagement.
⚖️ Work alongside assignments - Spotlight complements assigned learning by creating multiple pathways for important content discovery, while keeping it clear what is the critical - assigned content - and what is important but not urgent - spotlight!
How to Spotlight content
Who has permission to manage Spotlights
Administrators | Content Administrators | Managers | Learners |
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In Go1 Learn, from search results
Search for content in your library
Select the action menu (three dots) next to content item
Choose "Add to Spotlight"
Note: Content must be available in your Library and not set to Private to be available for Spotlighting
Manage your spotlights
Access all your spotlighted content from your Library, under the Spotlight tab. From here you can:
See all active spotlights (Maximum 30 active spotlights per portal)
Remove content from Spotlight
Frequently Asked Questions
How do spotlight items rotate in the carousel?
How do spotlight items rotate in the carousel?
Spotlight items refresh each time a learner loads or refreshes their homepage. If you have more than 9 spotlighted items, the system randomly selects which 9 appear from your total collection, ensuring learners see variety across their visits.
What's the maximum number of items I can spotlight?
What's the maximum number of items I can spotlight?
You can spotlight up to 30 items total. These rotate through 9 available spotlight positions in the homepage carousel, with different items appearing each time learners visit their homepage.
Do spotlighted items disappear once learners enroll?
Do spotlighted items disappear once learners enroll?
No, spotlighted content continues appearing in the carousel regardless of enrollment status.
How can I track engagement with my spotlighted content?
How can I track engagement with my spotlighted content?
Spotlight-specific engagement tracking isn't available yet, though we're planning to provide these insights for admins in the future. For now, you can monitor individual content performance through existing reporting in MyGo1 to understand how your spotlighted items perform overall.
How do spotlights affect other carousel content?
How do spotlights affect other carousel content?
The homepage carousel displays up to 12 items total: up to 9 spotlights plus 3-6 Go1 recommendations (trending, popular, and top picks). When you have fewer spotlights active, more space goes to Go1's algorithmic recommendations.
Can I schedule or remove spotlights in advance or target specific groups?
Can I schedule or remove spotlights in advance or target specific groups?
These capabilities are planned for future releases but aren't available currently. We're exploring options for both scheduling spotlights ahead of time or for a period of time, and targeting them to specific parts of your organization.
Can I spotlight content directly from my library?
Can I spotlight content directly from my library?
This functionality is coming soon. You'll be able to spotlight items directly from both your library screen and full-screen content previews, making it easier to promote content during your curation workflow.