Just The Class
A modern, highly customizable, responsive Jekyll template for course websites.
Overview
Just the Class is a GitHub Pages template designed for the quick and easy deployment of course websites. It provides a boilerplate for various features such as announcements, a course calendar, a staff page, and a weekly schedule. The template is built on top of the popular Just the Docs theme, which offers an extensive range of features including automatic navigation structure, instant full-text search and page indexing, and a collection of user interface components and authoring utilities. Just the Class has been utilized by several reputable institutions such as Stanford University, UC Berkeley, UC Santa Barbara, Northeastern University, and Carnegie Mellon University.
Features
- Announcements: Easily create and manage course announcements.
- Course Calendar: Generate and maintain a course calendar to keep students informed about important dates.
- Staff Page: Display information about the teaching staff for the course.
- Weekly Schedule: Create a weekly schedule for the course, outlining topics, readings, and assignments.
- Jekyll
Jekyll is a static site generator written in Ruby that allows you to create simple, fast, and secure websites without the need for a database.
- Templates & Themes
A template or theme refers to a pre-designed layout or structure that provides a basic framework for building a specific type of application or website. It typically includes good design, placeholder content and functional features, allowing developers to customize and fill in the details according to their specific needs.
- GitHub Pages
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