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Think about how your students get around
in your course.
Wouldn't you rather have them spend
their time working than figuring out where
to go.
The Course Menu
It's the primary
tool to guide
your students
to all aspects
of your
online course.
The Course Menu
We add links to
structural elements
and important tools.
And we use
dividers to help
with flow.
Course Home
Often the entry point of the course.
It should be
a map of the
chronological
or thematic
units.
Course Home
The first module
should be labeled
as the starting link
Course Structure
How is your course segmented?
Modules, units, weeks?
Most online courses use a tool to organize the
content and tools the students need to see or
use during that learning period .
The “learning module” tool automatically builds
a table of contents and loads the first page so
the students don’t have to click twice to get
started.
A typical module
The first module page
Should guide the students through objectives,
instructional materials, and activities that
support the objectives and other supporting
information.
Orientation
The first module of the course should include
orientation materials
an introduction to the
course
an introduction to the
instructor
student introductions
just-in-time help
and
activities that introduce
the main tools used in
the course.
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  • 2. The Course Menu It's the primary tool to guide your students to all aspects of your online course.
  • 3. The Course Menu We add links to structural elements and important tools. And we use dividers to help with flow.
  • 4. Course Home Often the entry point of the course. It should be a map of the chronological or thematic units.
  • 5. Course Home The first module should be labeled as the starting link
  • 6. Course Structure How is your course segmented? Modules, units, weeks? Most online courses use a tool to organize the content and tools the students need to see or use during that learning period . The “learning module” tool automatically builds a table of contents and loads the first page so the students don’t have to click twice to get started.
  • 8. The first module page Should guide the students through objectives, instructional materials, and activities that support the objectives and other supporting information.
  • 9. Orientation The first module of the course should include orientation materials an introduction to the course an introduction to the instructor student introductions just-in-time help and activities that introduce the main tools used in the course.
  • 10. Course Navigation be thoughtful about these navigational elements and you will have more successful students .