The Home Page (Site Home)

After logging in you're taken to either Site Home or the Dashboard. Site Home page acts as a landing page for all users, and displays useful information added by your site administrators, as well as a list of courses you're enrolled in as an instructor or learner. On the Dashboard page you'll see the list of courses that have been made available to you in the list under “Course Overview."

Note: There are multiple differences between Site Home and Dashboard. The Course Overview block displays only on the Dashboard, and the Site Home page usually shows a "My Courses" list which will contain the courses you are enrolled in. Whether you see the Site Home or Dashboard depends on the default page your institution has chosen, but both pages are usually available from your navigation drawer on the left. 

Admin Tip

Site Home is a customizable page for your site. If you're a Client Admin you can submit a support request to move some elements of the page. For example, the course search box can be moved from the bottom of the page to the top, or hidden entirely. You can also add resources, activities, and blocks to Site Home as a Client Admin, making it a great spot to communicate announcements or information to your users. If you're using the Boost or Fordson theme, there is a gear icon in the top-right corner of Site Home. Click that, then select "Turn editing on" to add content to Site Home. 

If Users Say They Can't See Their Courses

Please note that all of your courses on your schedule may not appear in this list. It is typically up to the instructor to make their course sites available to learners at the start of the term. If learners do not see a course they've registered for, they should ask the instructor when they can expect to gain access. We go into detail on the Dashboard in the next chapter of this book.