The course creation process is not complete until you add a section (an individual class) to your course. Each course may contain one or many sections (K-12 schools using automated rostering via RosterAssistant are limited to one section per course). Students and assignments comprise each section.
Adding a section to your course is simple. You will name the section, opt to copy settings and assignments from existing sections, allow student enrollment and visibility of upcoming assignments, set a due time, and, if applicable, build an instructor team. After you create your first section, you will be prompted to create others. (Note that adding sections is not applicable to schools using RosterAssistant.)
- From the Courses dashboard, click “SECTIONS +” for the course in which you would like to create a section.
Enter a name for your section.
Enter additional section information (such as meeting location, days, and time) to help distinguish it from others.
The PREVIEW AS STUDENT dynamically displays your course section as it will appear to students during enrollment.
From the "Copy Assignments & Due Dates from Another Section" drop-down menu, select a section whose settings you wish to copy to create the new section.
If this is your first section, the only option available is System Defaults.
5. Allow or block student enrollment to new section.
6. To make all upcoming assignments available to students, click the Change link. The drop-down menu is then accessible to select days or weeks before the assignment due date.
7. Using the drop-down menus, select a due time for assignments and confirm your time zone.
8. Indicate the days of the week on which your section meets; these days are highlighted in your section’s assignment Calendar.
9. Use Add/Edit Additional Instructors to build an instructor team.
a. Indicate whether you want your name to appear in the course information that students see when enrolling.
Names in the “Additional Instructor(s)” list are instructors at your school with access to vhlcentral for your textbook.
b. For each member of this section’s team, assign a control level from the drop-down menu beside the instructor’s name and email address.
- Co-instructor: Grants full control to the individual to manage the section, but does not grant rights to change the course or course section setup.
Assistant: Grants management rights to the individual to any items in the section’s Grades and Communication areas and grants viewing rights to all other areas of the course section.
10. When selecting the co-instructor option from the drop-down menu, you may enable content creation permissions. Co-instructors (with permission) can create IGC activities and assessments. Assistants do not have this as an option.