Manage Course Subsections#
Create a Subsection#
To create a new subsection, follow these steps.
In the outline, expand the section in which you want to create a new subsection.
Select New Subsection at the bottom of the expanded section. A new subsection appears at the end of the section, with the subsection name selected.
Enter the name for the new subsection. A descriptive name can help learners locate content in the course. It can also help you select content when you analyze performance in reporting and analytics systems.
Add units to the new subsection as needed.
It is recommended that you test course content as you create new subsections.
Change a Subsection Name#
To change a subsection name, select the Edit icon next to the subsection name. The name field becomes editable. Enter the new name, and then tab or click outside of the field to save the name.
Set a Subsection Release Date#
If the subsection should release at a later time than the containing section, set the release date. To set the subsection release date, follow these steps.
Select the Configure icon in the subsection box.
The subsection settings dialog box opens.
On the Basic tab, under Release Date and Time, enter the release date and time for the subsection.
Note
The time that you set is in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). You might want to verify that you have specified the time that you intend by using a time zone converter such as Time and Date Time Zone Converter.
Learners who have specified a time zone in their account settings see course dates and times converted to their specified time zone. Learners who have not specified a time zone in their account settings see course dates and times on their dashboards, in the body of the course, and on their Progress pages in the time zone that their browsers specify. Learners see other course dates and times in UTC.
Select Save.
For more information, see Release Dates.
Hide a Subsection from Learners#
You can hide a subsection from learners in the following ways.
Entirely hide the subsection so that it does not appear in course navigation. Subsections that are hidden in this way are not included when grades are calculated.
Prevent learners from accessing a subsection’s contents after its due date (for instructor-led courses) or the course end date (for self-paced courses) has passed, but keep the subsection visible in course navigation. Subsections that are hidden based on date remain included when grades are calculated.
You can also hide just the answers to problems in the subsection, leaving the problems visible. For more information, see Set Problem Results Visibility.
For more information, see Visibility Settings.
Entirely Hide a Subsection from Learners#
You can completely hide a subsection and its content from learners, regardless of the status of units within the section. Subsections hidden in this way are not shown in the course navigation, and are not included when grades are calculated.
To entirely hide a subsection from learners, follow these steps.
Select the Configure icon in the subsection box.
The subsection settings dialog box opens.
On the Visibility tab, locate Subsection Visibility, and then select Hide entire subsection.
Select Save.
None of the content in the subsection is visible to learners. In the course outline, the subsection is shown with a lock icon, indicating that it is available only to course staff.
To make the subsection visible to learners, repeat these steps and select Show entire subsection.
Warning
When you make a previously hidden subsection visible, not all content in the subsection is necessarily made visible to learners. Units that were explicitly hidden from learners remain hidden.
Hide a Subsection Based on Date#
You can make a subsection’s content unavailable based on date. For example, you might want to make exam questions unavailable after a certain date. For instructor-led courses, this option uses the subsection’s due date. For self- paced courses, this option uses the course’s end date.
Subsections that are hidden in this way remain visible in the course navigation, and are included when grades are calculated. However, learners can no longer access the subsection’s content after the due date or the course end date.
Note
If you want to continue to show a subsection’s content, but hide learners’ results for problems in the subsection, see Set Problem Results Visibility.
To hide a subsection based on date, follow these steps.
Select the Configure icon in the subsection box.
The subsection settings dialog box opens.
On the Visibility tab, locate Subsection Visibility, and then select the appropriate option.
In instructor-led courses, select Hide content after due date.
In self-paced courses, select Hide content after course end date.
Select Save.
Learners who access the subsection after the due date or course end date has passed are shown a message indicating that the subsection is no longer available because the due date (or course end date) has passed.
In the course outline in Studio, the subsection is shown with an icon and a “Subsection is hidden after due date” or “Subsection is hidden after course end date” message under the subsection’s display name.
Publish All Units in a Subsection#
To publish all new and changed units in a subsection, select the Publish icon in the box for the subsection.
Note
The Publish icon only appears when there is new or changed content within the subsection.
See Unit Publishing Statuses for information about statuses and visibility to learners.
Delete a Subsection#
When you delete a subsection, you delete all units within the subsection.
Warning
You cannot restore course content after you delete it. To ensure you do not delete content that you might need later, you can move any unused content to a section in your course that you set to never release.
To delete a subsection, follow these steps.
In the subsection that you want to delete, select the Delete icon.
When the confirmation prompt appears, select Yes, delete this subsection.
See also
Guide to Course Content Development (reference)
Create a New Course in Studio (how-to)
About the Course Outline (concept)
Manage Course Outline (how-to)
Modify Settings for Objects in the Course Outline (how-to)
Publish Content from the Course Outline (how-to)
About Course Sections (concept)
About Course Subsections (concept)
About Course Units (concept)
Manage Course Sections (how-to)
Manage Course Units (how-to)
View As Learner (how-to)
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