Main Site Page

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Pattern ID

page_main_site_page

Users

Primary: Students
Secondary: Educators and Researchers

Problem Summary

The user needs an entry point to his/her site.

Why

To assist the user in efficient access to the courses they are involved in

Use when

You are displaying default dashboard widgets for all users

Patterns used

• Site Navigation Widget | ID: widget_site_navigation
• Recent Pages Widget | ID: widget_recent_pages
  

Services

• /system/me
• /var/search
  

How

Give users a list of what is actively important in their frame of reference at any point in time

Accessibility

• Provide keyboard-only equivalents of mouse-based actions

• Describe how the feature works using the keyboard

• Provide additional detail

• Make Assistive Technology (AT) users aware of object positions