Course Navigation Menu

The Course Navigation Menu (the buttons on the left-hand side of your course page) is part of the organization of your course. When leveraged effectively, it can help students find their way around your course.

Options for the Course Navigation

There are two (2) options you have when organizing your left-hand course navigation.

Decide which buttons to Hide/Show.
Determine the order of the buttons.

The things instructors cannot manipulate are the hiding of the HOME button and changing of the button wording.

Things to Consider for Your Course Navigation

We often get asked which order is best or which buttons to hide/show in the left-hand navigation? Of course, there is no right answer. It's really based on instructor preference. But here are some tips when designing your course navigation:

Hide buttons that you are not using. If you are not using "Collaborations" or "Conferences" tools, there's probably no need to have it in the navigation. Items most commonly hidden are Pages, Files, Collaborations, and Conferences.
Consider reordering your links based on the importance of those areas in your course. For example, if you want students to participate mostly on the course Modules page, then consider moving the Modules link near the top of the navigation menu.

Click here for instructions on how to edit the course navigation links

Note that students will see the navigation menu differently than you do as an instructor. When you hide certain navigation items, they will still show up in your instructor screen but will have an icon next to them that looks like an eye with a line through it. This icon means that while you can see that item as an instructor, it will be hidden from your students.

Adding Zoom to the Course Navigation Menu

You can add a link to your Zoom meetings in your course calendar. The meetings that you add via the Zoom integration will show up on the student's calendars.
The following video shows how this can be done.