{"id":553,"date":"2022-07-05T11:43:26","date_gmt":"2022-07-05T15:43:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=553"},"modified":"2025-02-26T11:13:41","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T16:13:41","slug":"navigating-your-courses","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/chapter\/navigating-your-courses\/","title":{"raw":"Navigating Your courses","rendered":"Navigating Your courses"},"content":{"raw":"When you arrive at your course page, There are plenty of features to explore. Note that s<span style=\"font-size: 1em\">ome features may vary from course to course, depending on the instructors' preferences and choices.<\/span>\r\n<h3><strong>Course Index<\/strong><\/h3>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Sections may be expanded or collapsed in with the <strong>Course Index<\/strong> button.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Course Index on the left-hand side (hamburger button) can be expanded by clicking on it.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The Course Index can be collapsed to free up more space.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>While expanded, the Course Index scrolls independently of the central area.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>If an activity is clicked on in the Course Index, the activity opens up in the central area.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>As a user navigates down the central area, the Course Index follows the path and highlights the location.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<img class=\"wp-image-1139 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"280\" \/><img class=\"wp-image-1140 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-Expanded.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"381\" \/>\r\n<h3><strong>Course Activities &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nDepending on how your course Instructor sets up their Moodle, you will be able to determine what is posted to your course Moodle by the icon. There are icons designated to identify both course <strong>Activities<\/strong> and <strong>Resources<\/strong>.\r\n\r\nAn <strong>Activity<\/strong> is generally something students can contribute to directly. You will probably find that the commonly used <strong>Activities<\/strong> are <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/chapter\/submitting-assignments\/\"><strong>Assignments<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/chapter\/participating-in-forums\/\"><strong>Forums<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/chapter\/taking-quizzes-exam-on-moodle\/\"><strong>Quizzes<\/strong><\/a>. The following <strong>Activity<\/strong>\u00a0will be potentially used by your Instructors:\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1147 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Moodle-Activities.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"536\" \/>\r\n\r\nA <strong>Resource<\/strong> is an item that an Instructor can use to support learning, such as a file, folder or URL link. The following <strong>Resources<\/strong> will be potentially used by your Instructors:\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1152 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Resources.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"380\" \/>","rendered":"<p>When you arrive at your course page, There are plenty of features to explore. Note that s<span style=\"font-size: 1em\">ome features may vary from course to course, depending on the instructors&#8217; preferences and choices.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Course Index<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Sections may be expanded or collapsed in with the <strong>Course Index<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<li>The Course Index on the left-hand side (hamburger button) can be expanded by clicking on it.<\/li>\n<li>The Course Index can be collapsed to free up more space.<\/li>\n<li>While expanded, the Course Index scrolls independently of the central area.<\/li>\n<li>If an activity is clicked on in the Course Index, the activity opens up in the central area.<\/li>\n<li>As a user navigates down the central area, the Course Index follows the path and highlights the location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1139 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index.png 780w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-300x108.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-768x276.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-65x23.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-225x81.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-350x126.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1140 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-Expanded.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-Expanded.png 780w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-Expanded-300x147.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-Expanded-768x375.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-Expanded-65x32.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-Expanded-225x110.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Course-Index-Expanded-350x171.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Course Activities &amp; Resources<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Depending on how your course Instructor sets up their Moodle, you will be able to determine what is posted to your course Moodle by the icon. There are icons designated to identify both course <strong>Activities<\/strong> and <strong>Resources<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>An <strong>Activity<\/strong> is generally something students can contribute to directly. You will probably find that the commonly used <strong>Activities<\/strong> are <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/chapter\/submitting-assignments\/\"><strong>Assignments<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/chapter\/participating-in-forums\/\"><strong>Forums<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/chapter\/taking-quizzes-exam-on-moodle\/\"><strong>Quizzes<\/strong><\/a>. The following <strong>Activity<\/strong>\u00a0will be potentially used by your Instructors:<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1147 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Moodle-Activities.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"780\" height=\"536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Moodle-Activities.png 780w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Moodle-Activities-300x206.png 300w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Moodle-Activities-768x528.png 768w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Moodle-Activities-65x45.png 65w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Moodle-Activities-225x155.png 225w, https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/unbcstudents\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/984\/2022\/07\/Moodle-Activities-350x241.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A <strong>Resource<\/strong> is an item that an Instructor can use to support learning, such as a file, folder or URL link. 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