Introduction:
Whole School administrators and teachers can create multiple sections for their courses and move students to those sections within the Brightspace Learning Management System (LMS). Use sections to divide large classes into more manageable groups. Users in the course will only be able to see users, submission folders, content, quizzes, etc. that are a part of their section. This document describes how to create those sections and then enroll students into the desired section in 3 steps.
Details:
Step 1. Enable Sections
- First, access your course and select Course Admin and then tap Course Offering Information.
- Next, scroll down the page until you see the Sections area, place a check mark in the Course has sections check box and then tap the Save button.
Step 2. Create Sections
- Now, tap Course Admin in the top navbar and then select Sections under the Learner Management area.
- Next, tap the Create Sections button.
- Use the Enrollment Type drop-down field to choose # of Sections and, insert the desired number of sections within the Number of Sections field and then tap the Create button at the bottom of the page.
Note: Do not select any of the options within the Advanced Properties or Additional Options sections.
Step 3. Enroll Users into Sections
- First, immediately following step 2 instructions, you will see the 4 sections created within the Manage Sections page. At this point, you will need to enroll students by tapping the Enroll Users button.
- Each section has its own column with a check box. Check this box to enroll the user into the appropriate section.
- To view only one section at a time, use the Display drop-down field to choose the desired section.
- To locate a specific user (to see which section they are enrolled), enter the appropriate key word(s) in the Search for field. You may also use this field to perform a blank search to view all users.
- To locate students that have not been assigned to a section, simply tap the Show Search Options link next to the Search for field and then ensure that “Not Enrolled” is the only box checked within the Enrollment area and then tap the search button (magnifying glass).
- To view only one section at a time, use the Display drop-down field to choose the desired section.
- When finished, tap the Save button to apply all changes.