The Learn Course Menu is customizable; links can be in any order you like, named to match your syllabus, and dividers can separate parts of the menu.
Having good navigation should reduce emails and conversations about where to find things in your course.
Add Content Areas using the plus sign that represent major parts of your course, such as weekly content, projects, group work
Use the Item tool
You can place text any where on a content page, to present information immediately without forcing students to open a document for instruction.
Combining text with links to course elements will be of huge help to most students.
Use Discussion Forums or Blogs
Provide either space to continue a powerful conversation, or to allow students to post research a topic from your campus class to keep them engaged until the next class meeting.
Set the forum or blog up to allow subscription and tell your students about the option; you all can receive postings by email for timely responses
Organize your content with folders
Be consistent; if you want your students to go into the course regularly, resist the temptation to send them documents by email. Force them to go to the course for everything you can.
Make your content area and folder structure simple, so you can get things done quickly.
Update your syllabus to be sure you communicate your policies and expectations for the online environment. See the Syllabus Resources page for important things you might want to address.
Use Discussion Forums or Blogs for general course communications
Provide a means where students can ask questions or comment on course content or activities, for the whole class to share.
Set the forum or blog up to allow subscription and tell your students about the option; you all can receive postings by email. If you are able to answer a question quickly it might save another student from wondering or worrying.
Global Navigation
Show your students this tool, it may help them to quickly check if there are critical additions to the course.
Use the Announcement tool to keep in touch with students
You can add a link to anything in the course to your announcement as a reminder and to give students a quick link to the work that needs to be done.
UNM Preferred Email. Many of the tools in the course forward email messages to the students UNM email account.