Here’s a great video that shows how you can easily add an image or embed video right into your course homepage, creating a more inviting/rich look and feel to what students might see on a daily basis. This is what your course landing page might look like after following the video:
From the NJIT video collection: http://www.youtube.com/user/njit. Twitter: @njit_moodle
Direct video link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUXpGH6-yHk