- Sections are a way to organize course users for communication and grading.
- Each section can have its own varied due dates for assignments, quizzes, and graded discussions.
- Examples of this feature include a course with sections that meet on different days of the week or in different formats (online vs. face-to-face).
Note: Sections are only visible to teaching staff. Students will not be able to access sections due to them being a course administrative tool.
Step 1.
- Click on "Manage Course" in the Course Navigation Menu
- If you do not see it, please go to Settings and activate it under the Navigation tab or see our "Editing the Canvas Course Navigation Menu" documentation.
- Click on "Manage Sections"
Step 2.
- Click on "+Add A Section" button
- Name the section.
- Hit the Enter Key on the keyboard to save the name of the section.
Step 3.
- Edit the Section
- Click on the newly created section name, not the pencil icon. The pencil icon will allow you to rename the section.
- You may also delete the section by clicking on the trashcan icon next to the section name.
Step 4.
- Click on "+Add users to section"
- This will populate View, which will list the course participants that can be added to a section.
Step 5.
- Add the students to the section
- Locate the student you wish to add to the section. Check the box next to the course participant names and click the "+Add Selection" button.
Note: adding a student to one section does not restrict their ability to be added to another section (for example, the student's name is not removed from the pool of another section).
Step 6.
- Confirm the students in the section
- Canvas will confirm the course participants have been added to the section by displaying the names to the right of the selection menu.
- To remove the student from the section, click the trash icon to the left of the student's name.
Step 7.
- Click "Assignments" in the Course Navigation Menu
- To add an assignment, click "+Assignment" on the top right of your screen.
Step 8.
- Name, add content and select settings for the assignment
Step 9.
- To assign to different sections, click in the "Assign to" box.
- Select from the desired section from the drop down menu or type in the name of the section for which you wish to set conditions for.
Tip: You can limit the visibility to a section anywhere you see an "Assign to" or "Post to" field, such as Announcements, Discussions, Quizzes, etc.
Step 10.
- Set the due date and availability window for the assignment per section.
- Click "+Add" to add another section and assignment conditions.
Step 11.
- Save Your Work
- Or "Save and Publish" the assignment if you are done setting the Assignment parameters and filling in the details.
- A warning box will appear. Do not be alarmed. You may always go back and edit the sections even after the assignment has been saved and published.
- If you are all set, click "Continue".
- In the syllabus, you will see that the same assignment spears twice: each sections with its own set of (due) dates.
Step 12.
- Click on "Grades" in the course navigation menu
- Click "View" for the drop down menu and select "Sections"
Step 13.
- Select the section you wish to view and grade
