[Modules] Module access to specific groups, sections or students

Idea is currently in development

 
It would be great if I could give Modules unique gating rules specific to individual students or groups or sections within the course, similar to how I can create unique assignment due dates for different students and sections.
108 Comments
GideonWilliams
Community Champion

See also https://community.canvaslms.com/ideas/5319-hiding-and-viewing-modules-for-individual-sections?sr=sea...‌ this makes over 1000 votes for similar ideas. Popular!

ProfessorBeyrer
Community Coach
Community Coach

Seen and upvoted!

dvander
Community Member

Upvoting!

fabercro
Community Novice

It's August 2020 and I, like the other 999 commenters, really need this option.  Please consider developing it!

cpulotu
Community Novice

It would be great to have the ability to assign a module and link it to the syllabus and the module just like assignments. 

Stef_retired
Instructure Alumni
Instructure Alumni
Status changed to: Open
 
amanda_d2020
Community Member

Definitely agree with this! 

NO_GO_AWAY
Community Member

This idea has been suggested repeatedly from at least 2015. Five years and so many people asking for this feature.

All any of these messages seem to ask is to be able to assign modules to specific groups. So one course with many modules, and a few groups each with individually assigned modules so they can only see their own modules. Simple you would have thought.

Nope, five years and this simple and obvious feature has not been implemented. All we get are work arounds. I am literally having to think of how I can implement similar functionality without just making lots of courses.

(here is one from 2015, last comment in 2020 asking for the same thing)

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Idea-Conversations/Module-access-to-specific-groups-sections-or-s...

The questions are often marked solved by people just saying 'no you cannot do it'.

Below are some more examples of the many requests that have been ignored for this feature, including one from 2018 which says its on 'their radar'

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Question-Forum/How-do-you-make-content-visible-to-only-certain-pe...

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Question-Forum/Making-a-module-visible-to-only-one-section/m-p/12...

https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Question-Forum/How-do-I-restrict-module-items-to-specific-groups/...

 

Anyway, I wish you luck in finding a work around for this poor software design decision.

NO_GO_AWAY
Community Member

Face it, it has been 5 years and they haven't bothered adding this simple functionality. It is not happening.

So we have to use the embarrassing 'workarounds' now.

jacob5
Community Member

HIGHLY useful, particularly during remote learning