Customize your course home page with widgets in myCourses
If you are currently using one of the following 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.
In this article:
Create a new course home page with widgets
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.
The width of your widget depends on the width of the panel in which you place it and the width of your computer screen.
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
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.
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