Quick-start guide

5. Adding your welcome text

Now it's time to add content to your course. 

First, delete the section of text with the heading 'Getting started'. Click on the three dots in the top right-hand corner of the box and select the Delete option. Now you have a blank space to start building your course.

Just above where the Getting started box was you should see three dots on the right-hand side of the screen. Click on the three dots to reveal a box with three options: View, Edit settings and Permalink. 

Click on Edit settings. 

This will take you to a new page, Edit section settings. 

The text you add here will be the first piece of text in your course that your learners will see. It will appear at the start of course's homepage, just below the course image.

Your course will need an introduction, so it's a good idea to add it here.

• In Section name, add a suitable heading: it could be 'Welcome to the course' or 'Hello!'.
• In Description, add some text that goes into a little more detail about what the course covers. Perhaps you could add some background about the topic. It should be longer than the course summary you previously created when you set up your course. 

Then click on Save changes.

You don't need to repeat the learning outcomes here – they'll also appear on the course's homepage, taken from when you added them in the course's settings.