TSL First Fridays: Rice Online on U/I U/X in Landing Pages in Canvas

Speakers: Kesia Knowles, Ginny Jeon, and Seth Tyger from Rice Online Learning

As a leader in global online education, Rice Online Learning furthers the University’s commitment to teaching and research excellence by delivering quality education online. They work hand-in-hand with faculty to drive the latest innovations in digital education, ensuring unsurpassed teaching and learning in a digital environment.

This monthly event is part of a Teaching and Scholarly Learning series that features instructor successes and is a place for anyone who is teaching to ask questions, give feedback, share success stories, and get advice.

Date: September 1, 2023

Summary: Rice Online Learning discussed the process, purpose, and possible benefits of creating a landing/homepage for Canvas courses. In this session, they walked through their process for designing an engaging landing/homepage from research and concept to design and use. They shared an example of a landing/homepage they designed for a Rice faculty member. They also shared long-term goals of creating a user-friendly landing/homepage template that can be used by Rice faculty.