Considerations when setting up Sections


Scenario

Use

You know how many users you want in each section

Sections of # - Creates an unlimited number of sections with a maximum number of users in each section.

You offer a course that is always available

Sections of # - You can begin the course when enough users enroll to fill a section.

You don't know how many users are going to enroll in advance

Sections of # - Ensures each section is of a manageable size.

You know how many sections in total you will create

# of Sections - Creates a specified number of sections with an unlimited number of users in each section.

You know how many assistants you have to assist with grading and tutorials

# of Sections - Creates a specified number of sections.

You have specific classroom hours available to you

# of Sections - Creates a specified number of sections.

You are using a teaching model that divides users into sets of learning levels

# of Sections - Creates a specified number of sections.

You don't want to manually add new users to sections

Auto-enroll new users - Automatically adds new users to the section with the least users, or to a new section once the maximum size of all existing sections is met.

If you choose the Sections of # option you might end up with a section that has only one or a few members in it. Click Enroll Users to manually change section enrollment and add users to full sections.

You don't want users to be added to sections based on alphabetical order

Randomize users in sections - Add users to sections based on a random order.