Hiding 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.