Course Homepage

Your Course Homepage 

Whether you teach online or face-to-face, it is important to start your course in a way that is both informative and inviting. A good homepage should include the following:

• Your name
• Your contact information and communication expectations/preferences
• How to get help
• How to get started
• A welcoming and helpful tone

Note: If your course is available to students before the semester starts, you may wish to include textbook info, too, or a link to the syllabus.

Here are a couple of nice sample homepages and an example Download example

for your use. Notice how each homepage sets a welcoming tone and provides the needed information :

 

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