As we mentioned in the introduction, probably the two most important considerations in an instructor-led, cohort-based course are the following:
- Clarity with respect to student performance expectations: What do I do? When do I do it? Where do I get the materials? How and when am I assessed?
- Communication with the instructor: How do I contact my students? How can I provide feedback that they will see in a timely way? How do my students expect me to communicate with them?
We can make sure that we achieve the goals of clarity and communication by selecting a framework that gives us the ability to customize the appearance of the course.
The place to get started is in the Site administration menu on the main page. If you expand the menu, you will see two key bullet submenus: Plugins and Appearance. We will start with...
