Can I do it?

Yes! You can pin recent Announcements to display at the top of your course home page, so they will be the first thing students see when they open the course. This is a great way to make sure your students see important announcements when they log in to your class.

This tip aligns with sections 1 and 5 of the BTC Course Design Tool. Specifically, the feature helps to provide “easy to find instructions describing how to get started and where to ask questions” and “regular and substantive interaction (RSI) in distance education”.

How do I do it?

Click Settings from the course navigation menu.
Select the Course Details tab.
Scroll to the bottom of the page and check Show recent announcements on Course home page.
Enter the number of recent announcement you want shown on the home page (3 is the default).
Click Update Course Details.

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