A key element of using a website to access content is that familiarity leads to increased ease of use of a site. Some approaches can be taken to create more consistent courses so that people are familiar and aware of how key elements of a course may be represented even if they are visiting it for the first time. Different approaches can be taken using templates or guidance to encourage courses to be structured and represented in a consistent manner. Course Copy from a Template Course Templates allow menu links and course sections to be copied into courses and can act as placeholders for content. A course template can be useful for creating a consistent: Course Menu Key Sections based on layout Information about Programme / School Course settings Grade Centre settings School Templates If a template is being adopted at a school level a template can be automatically applied when a course is first created via the EUCLID feed. It is only possible to have a single template applied at a School level and will be applied to all courses that are associated with that School. School templates should be thoroughly tested before they are finalised as any errors will be copied to all courses and will need to be rectified manually on a course by course basis. Learn Foundations project If you are interested in how consistency across course sites can benefit the student experience, you might be interested in the findings from the Learn Foundations project. This is a large project, currently underway, which has completed vast amounts of user research on Learn course sites. You can find out more about the project and its findings on the Learn Foundations project web page. In particular, the project has a recommended course structure and a helpful, good-practice checklist for Learn courses. This article was published on 2024-10-08
