Customize your course home page in myCourses
- Jacqueline Kort Mascort (Deactivated)
Your Course Home page is the first thing that students see when they log into your course. The below screenshot shows the default layout of the Course Home page.
In this article:
Create a copy of a course home page
If you want to make changes to the homepage, you will need to first make a copy.
To create a copy of a Course Home page:
On the Course Home page, click Course Admin on the course Navigation Bar.
Click Homepages under the Site Setup heading.
Click on the drop down menu next to the Course Home page that you want to copy and select copy.
Click on the Name for the page that was copied.
Enter a new Name and Description for the page.
Click Save and Close.
Customize your course home page with widgets in myCourses
The red boxes in the image indicate two default widgets: Announcements and Calendar. You can customize your Course Home page by adding, removing, and editing more widgets. For example, add the Intellectual Property widget to display a message reminding students of your intellectual property rights.
You can customize your widgets by clicking on the three dots in the bottom-right corner of the Course Home page and selecting Edit this Homepage. Here are some available widgets:
Visual Table of Contents: allows for quick and easy access to your course content through visual and interactive squares.
Profile Card: gives you a space to introduce yourself to your learners, share your photo, social media details, and a short bio.
Create a new course home page with widgets
If you are currently using one of the custom widgets in the table below and notice an issue with it, please edit your course homepage and replace it with the corresponding system widget:
Custom Widget | System Widget |
|---|---|
D2L-Slim Announcement | Slim Announcements Widget |
D2L-Teacher Profile | Single Profile Widget |
D2L-Visual TOC | Visual Table of Contents Widget |
D2L-Welcome | Welcome Window Widget |
You can personalize your Course Home page by adding, removing, styling, or rearranging the widgets that appear on it.
On the Course Home page, click Course Admin on the course Navigation Bar.
Click Homepages under the Site Setup heading.
Click Create Homepage.
Enter a new Name for the page.
Click Change Layout to select a layout for your widgets.
Click the Add Widgets button in the panel where you wish to add the widget.
In the pop-up window that appears, select the checkbox beside each widget you want to add.
Click Add.
Click Save and Close.
Set the new course home page to be active
To apply the new page to your course, go back to Homepages.
From the Active Homepage drop-down list, select your new Course Home page.
Click Apply.
Change course home page settings
On the Course Home page, click the three dots at the bottom-right corner and then select Edit this Homepage from the drop-down menu. On this page, you can change the following settings:
Description: Enter a description for the page in the list.
Homepage Header: Select the checkbox beside Include custom homepage header to display either the name of your course or custom text at the top of the page.
Homepage Type: Select one of the following options:
Design a widget-based homepage: Allows you to customize your Course Home page with widgets.
Make an existing tool the homepage: Allows you to select a tool as your Course Home page. All students will go to the main page of that tool when they access your course. This is useful if you are only using one tool in your course (e.g. Content, Discussions).
Make an existing URL the homepage: Allows you to make a web page appear below your Navigation Bar as your Course Home page (not recommended).
Organize and customize widgets
If you are currently using one of the custom widgets in the table below and notice an issue with it, please edit your course homepage and replace it with the corresponding system widget:
Custom Widget | System Widget |
|---|---|
D2L-Slim Announcement | Slim Announcements Widget |
D2L-Teacher Profile | Single Profile Widget |
D2L-Visual TOC | Visual Table of Contents Widget |
D2L-Welcome | Welcome Window Widget |
On the Course Home page, click the three dots at the bottom-right corner and then select Edit this Homepage from the drop-down menu. On this page, you can do the following:
Click Change Layout to select a different layout for the widgets on your Course Home page.
Move a widget by dragging it to the desired location.
Remove a widget by clicking the X at the top-right corner of the widget. This will not permanently delete the widget.
With the new myCourses look and feel, you can no longer change the border style, change the title bar color, text and alignment, add a show, and mark the widget transparent.
Customize the banner of your course home page
Hover your mouse over the default image at the top of your Course Home page and click the three dots ( ... ) to see the following options:
Change Image: Search for an appropriate image from the library or click Upload (top-right) to upload your own image.
Customize Banner Text: Select the Custom radio button to write your own banner text or select the None radio button to remove the text entirely.
Remove this Banner: Remove both the banner image and text.
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