The Home Page: Welcoming Your Students

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To set a content page as your home page, you will need to publish your page first, and then designate the page as the home page. Finally, you will select the Pages Front Page Links to an external site. option from your course home page. 

DID YOU KNOW?

A thoughtfully-designed home page:

  • acts as a visual representation of your course
  • contains clear instructions  
  • navigates to current course content in three clicks or less
  • shows how your course is organized, where to begin, and how to find help

How important is a home page? To receive Quality Matters Links to an external site. certification, how and where to begin the course must be absolutely clear. 

HOME PAGE EXAMPLES

This module is divided into two parts:

  • example home pages, and
  • how-to companion pages

Select a template thumbnail below to learn more about these ADA-compliant home page options. 

Example with course banner and basic infoExample with grid menuExample with branching navigation