My Workspace is the first page users see when they log in to CourseWork, Stanford's learning management system. The navigation on the left allows users to manage information across courses, such as Schedule and Announcements. However, the main page has been used to simply describe this navigation, post announcements and information from the system administrator, and list frequently asked questions.
The new My Workspace page now organizes these questions into instructor and student topics, which can be rolled over for a brief description or clicked to access step-by-step instructions. This helps users to scan and target their area of interest quickly.
The description of the navigation has been moved to a secondary page, allowing two new types of articles to be featured on the main page. The goal of the new content is to help instructors think more about how they can best use CourseWork for teaching:
- Spotlight: This area describes improvements to CourseWork, promotes certain features, and highlights best practices for a particular tool or set of tools.
- Showcase: This area features stories of successful use of CourseWork across different disciplines at Stanford.
The new and improved My Workspace is slated to debut this quarter (Fall 2009).
