[Modules] Hiding and Viewing Modules for Individual Sections

[GideonWilliams]

This idea has been developed and deployed to Canvas LMS

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Parts of this have been mentioned in previous requests (Modules within Modules and others) and I wonder if this is more to do with the needs of K12 than beyond?

We run a model based on UK curriculum which may be different to other school models (10+ subjects in a timetable, classes selected by ability, external examinations in 2/3 year groups, different content taught depending on the class etc). Having begun our implementation of Canvas the last thing we wished to do is create individual courses for each class and teacher in a subject. With up to 9 classes in a subject this would be an administrative nightmare and would go against much of what I believe a VLE is for - forward facing, collaborative, personalised, sharing of resources etc.

The reality is at school level it is very very difficult to create a core course that is truly personalised without some form of conditions/restrictions especially as "content is king". We add our classes as separate sections which enables assignments to be posted to individual classes. We would dearly like Canvas to go further and enable this option for other content such as pages/links etc.

The idea being suggested though is for teachers to be able to hide/view modules for individual sections

This would allow content (pages, links etc) to be viewed by individual sections. It would give teachers and students the best of both worlds. Modules could be 'turned on' for all sections or individual sections. It would allow you to create differentiated blocks of content/resources eg for those students who are perhaps sitting the 'Higher Level' exam. It would also allow us to support subjects where they have banded/set ability groups. It would also support subjects where topics are done on rotation due to resourcing. It would also reduce the risk of common core subjects such as Maths/Science developing vast 'silos' of resources/modules and making navigation harder than it should be. Would it also be less messy than Conditional activities?

I know that some suggestions have talked about creating extra courses but with the majority of our students having up to 15 courses to manage, the last thing I wish to see is doubling up courses and reducing engagement.

I think this is more of a K12 issue and it would be nice to see a little bit of love sent their way...

UPDATE: APRIL 2018

I was at the Dutch Users Group consortium on Friday. This consortium represents a sizeable and growing number of universities, colleges and schools within the Netherlands. As a group, we identified a number of ideas we wished to take forward and the one above emerged as a clear favourite (without any prompting from me!)

This is now an idea that has support across multiple educational organisations and the benefits of this idea are seen as hugely positive and wide ranging.

As the last comment on this was 16 months ago and 2 years since the idea was published, it would be nice to know what progress, if any, has been made here.

[kona]

I totally agree with this being a pedagogical benefit! Which is why it initially caught my eye! Overall we need more ability to differentiate who has access to/can view different modules and I'd even go as far as individual Module content. I think by section is a step in the right direction, but would also like to see it by group and by individual!

[GideonWilliams]

Need to keep pushing!

[corey_jeffers]

I agree,  @kona ​! Allowing Modules and Content pages to have similar "Assign to" characteristics as individual assignments would be really helpful. I realize it could make the structure of a course somewhat confusing, but I think those who intend to design this way have a good idea of their instructional goals and could seriously benefit from this flexibility. Great idea,  @GideonWilliams ​!

[ronmarx]

Just because this is related to the larger Module Tiles idea ( ), and part of the general development & presentation framework many of us think should be a UI centerpiece of Canvas, I'm posting this cross-referenced comment here, and I'm also voting for this segment of what I hope all of us acknowledge is a small part of a bigger idea.

[GideonWilliams]

Thanks Ron. The personalisation of a platform is what takes the institutional VLE to an 'individual' PLE. Having worked with learning platforms for the last 12+yrs, the more we can do to support our learners on a personal basis then the more engaged they will be with the activities and tasks. Features like this, conditional activities and sub modules all play a key role. For our school this is a critical development.

[lydia]

Another HE use... we often have graduate students taking upper level undergraduate courses for various reasons. They need to complete more content and this would be a great way to make that happen.

[GideonWilliams]

Thanks for commenting Lydia. Pleasing to see such interest across the board and so many people seeing the pedagogical importance of allowing personalised/differentiated approaches

[h_mukaddam]

Hi all,

This idea has already been requested, but did not get enough votes. Manually Override Module Requirements for Students

Any chance this can go through the voting cycle again! Would be brilliant to have this idea incorporated within Canvas. In our k-12 institution we like to encourage independent learning, so we let students move through modules at their own pace. Different students have different capabilities and some may be quicker to complete module requirements, which is why we would like to open progressive modules for individual students whilst keeping the module locked for the remaining students. Whereas now, if were to open the modules those students who have not yet completed modules feel pressured and try to rush through the modules.

[kmeeusen]

Hi  @h_mukaddam ​

I see that you have resurrected this archive idea submission. I saw yours and  @scottdennis ​ and stefaniesanders​ discussion on the original submission. So I suspect someone will come along and approve this for voting during the next period. I also saw that Scott provided you with a link to how the voting process works, so I won't repeat that here.

Good luck!

KLM

[snugent]

I am wondering if this will be part of the Canvas Studio: Conditional Release that is in development. That would be awesome if it is!