A course Homepage is the first thing a student sees when logging into your Canvas course. By default, Canvas displays the activity stream messages, but no other content when students arrive in the course. We recommend you use a home page for your course for the following benefits:
- Creates a reassuring welcome for students to know they are in the right place
- Improves the immediate look and feel of your course
- Provides students with immediate and relative information
- Maintains continuity for students with their other courses containing similar information
How to Make a Canvas Page
In this video, you will first learn how to create and manage Pages in Canvas.
Recommended Content for a Homepage
SLCC Online and eLearning Services recommend a custom homepage which could include the following:
- Full Catalogue name of the course, beyond the abbreviation. Example: Introduction to Political Science
- The online designation, if appropriate.
- Lecture or Lab designation, if appropriate.
- Semester name. Example: Fall 2019
- If you're using Modules, you can include a "Start Here" button which will link to your modules.
- Class time, day, Building/room number, Campus.
- Instructor contact information, including, Name and title.
- Link to Bio and credentials, if appropriate.
- Email, or "Please use the Canvas Inbox email."
- Office hours, or "Office hours by appointment."
- Office phone, if appropriate.
Setting a Front "Home" Page
Once you create a page, see the following Canvas Guides to set it as your home page:
Note: Your department or an imported set of the course content you use may already provide a home page in which to edit and replace with your current information.
Support Information
If you have further questions on how to do something in Canvas or to schedule an in-person consultation, please use one of the options below:
24/7/365 Canvas Support:
For additional questions, contact eLearning at elearningsupport@slcc.edu or 801-957-5215.