Opening Page – Splash Screen
The opening page of a course is called the “splash screen.” The
splash screen serves as a visual introduction and also as a navigation
map for the course. Splash screens can be used to set the stage for
a course with a story line (metaphor), or they can help spark interest
in the course. Some of the splash screens contain video and/or audio
or flash animations. On this splash screen, the coffee steam rises,
and the CAFÉ sign flashes like a neon sign. It’s an eye-catcher
and an invitation to some fun learning inside the course!
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When students enter the course, through the ‘Begin Course’ button
on the left-hand navigation bar they come to a visual map that
links them to the units in the course.
The Business and Personal Protocol splash screen features a flashing “rubic’s
cube” that forms the basis of course navigation. |
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Clicking on the ‘Begin Course’ button on the left-hand
toolbar leads to a visual map that students can use to go to the
units in the course. |
The ‘Unit 1’ link on the visual map leads to
the introductory video on the first page of the Business and Personal
Protocol course.
The “Go to Where I Left Off” button will take a student
to the same page of the course they were on when they ended their
last session.
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