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Pro Tips for a Professional Moodle Course Homepage

Students rely on the Moodle course that has a professional look and is easy to navigate. Use these article and the tips below as a guide to improving the look of your course.

Articles

  1. Moodle Best Practices

  2. Checklist for Instructors: Semester Term Start Up

  3. Add your own 'Getting Started' Information - Top of Course Homepage

Tips

  1. Welcome Your Learners and Provide Important Information
  2. Organize Your Course Topics and Provide Prompts/Instructions
  3. Even better is the example below! Give each item in the course a descriptive title.
1. Welcome Your Learners and Provide Important Information

The top of your Moodle course is the first thing students see when they access your course. ItProvide shouldstudents givewith a description and the objectives for the coursecourse. andAlso provide other information to help orient them to the course. This is your chance to welcome your students to your course community.

WouldWhich course welcome would make you feel more welcomed and confident to begin the coursecourse? in Before or After below?

Before

Top of a Moodle course with only links to Announcements and Syllabus
After

course_top_after.pngTop of a Moodle course with only links to Announcements and Syllabus
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2. Organize Your Course Topics and Provide Prompts/Instructions

Adding headers and instructions so that the items in each module are organized can go a long way to ensuring students know what to do with those items. This presents an organized and professional front and makes each item within the module intentional.

WouldWhich you better know what to do with module items inof the Beforeexamples or After below? Whichbelow looks like the instructor took time and care in the items they're adding to their course? In which example would you know exactly what to do with the items? Before or After below? 

Before

After

image.pngMoodle module organized with headers
Before3. Even better is the example below! Give each item in the course a descriptive title. This helps students to remember where they've been and where they still need to go.

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After

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