Configuring your course – Global settings

The more consistent you can make your courses, the better. There may be a bit of a learning curve the first time a student takes a course, but if the second course has the same look, feel, and functionality, chances are, the student will feel more confident. The student's user experience is very important.

We can make sure that our courses are consistent by configuring the courses in the Site administration, which will assure us that the settings we apply are site-wide and are, essentially, global. So, let's get started by looking at the best way to configure the global settings.

Theme selection

If your students are accessing your course using a wide array of devices, including laptops, desktop computers, smartphones, and tablets, you may wish to select a responsive theme that "flows" across devices. A responsive theme will be displayed appropriately across multiple devices.

This section shows you how to get started with developing the ideal look and...