diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/sequence/display.scss b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/sequence/display.scss
index 90b1ff53a4..32b27d1e78 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/sequence/display.scss
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/sequence/display.scss
@@ -73,6 +73,11 @@ nav.sequence-nav {
         padding: 0;
         position: relative;
         @include transition();
+        outline: 0;
+
+        &:focus {
+          outline: 0;
+        }
 
         &:hover {
           background-color: #fff;
@@ -211,7 +216,7 @@ nav.sequence-nav {
   ul {
     position: absolute;
     top: 0;
-    list-style: none;
+    list-style: none !important;
     height: 100%;
     right: 0;
     top: 0;
@@ -238,6 +243,11 @@ nav.sequence-nav {
           width: 40px;
           text-indent: -9999px;
           @include transition(all, .2s, $ease-in-out-quad);
+          outline: 0;
+
+          &:focus {
+            outline: 0;
+          }
 
           &:hover {
             opacity: .5;
diff --git a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/video/display.scss b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/video/display.scss
index fb78f46d77..504d5df8cf 100644
--- a/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/video/display.scss
+++ b/common/lib/xmodule/xmodule/css/video/display.scss
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ div.video {
             @include transition(background-color, opacity);
             width: 14px;
             background: url('../images/vcr.png') 15px 15px no-repeat;
+            outline: 0;
+
+            &:focus {
+              outline: 0;
+            }
 
             &:empty {
               height: 46px;
@@ -171,6 +176,11 @@ div.video {
             @include transition();
             -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
             width: 116px;
+            outline: 0;
+
+            &:focus {
+              outline: 0;
+            }
 
             h3 {
               color: #999;
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/course/base/_base.scss b/lms/static/sass/course/base/_base.scss
index e6bd70c338..1edb9aa7ba 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/course/base/_base.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/course/base/_base.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 body {
   min-width: 980px;
   min-height: 100%;
-  background: url(../images/bg-texture.png) #ddd;
+  background: url(../images/bg-texture.png) #d6d6d6;
 }
 
 body, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, p, p a:link, p a:visited, a, label {
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/course/layout/_courseware_header.scss b/lms/static/sass/course/layout/_courseware_header.scss
index c1ff450dff..95af67473a 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/course/layout/_courseware_header.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/course/layout/_courseware_header.scss
@@ -32,15 +32,20 @@ nav.course-material {
         font-size: 14px;
         font-weight: bold;
         text-decoration: none;
+        // text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
 
         &:hover {
           color: #333;
-          background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .4);
+          background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .6);
         }
 
         &.active {
-          color: $blue;
-          background: rgba(255, 255, 255, .8);
+          // background: rgba(0, 0, 0, .2);
+          @include linear-gradient(top, rgba(0, 0, 0, .4), rgba(0, 0, 0, .25));
+          background-color: transparent;
+          @include box-shadow(0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, .5), 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, .3) inset);
+          color: #fff;
+          text-shadow: 0 1px 0 rgba(0, 0, 0, .4);
         }
       }
     }
diff --git a/lms/static/sass/course/wiki/_wiki.scss b/lms/static/sass/course/wiki/_wiki.scss
index 9868989eff..81646e5b32 100644
--- a/lms/static/sass/course/wiki/_wiki.scss
+++ b/lms/static/sass/course/wiki/_wiki.scss
@@ -38,22 +38,26 @@ section.wiki {
       float: left;
       margin-right: 10px;
       font-size: 0.9em;
-      line-height: 31px;      
 
       a {
-        display: inline-block;
-        max-width: 200px;
+        float: left;
+        display: block;        
         overflow: hidden;
-        height: 30px;
+        height: 30px;        
+        line-height: 31px;    
+        max-width: 200px;
+        height: 100%;
         text-overflow: ellipsis;
         white-space: nowrap;
       }
 
       &:after {
         content: '›';
-        display: inline-block;
+        display: inline;
         margin-left: 10px;
         color: $base-font-color;
+        height: 30px;        
+        line-height: 31px;
       }
     }
   }