Students view roster for all sections merged together.

[pollyp]

I propose that when the professor merges multiple sections of a course together on Canvas, then the students can see the rosters for all sections, not just their own.

For a given course, there are times where multiple sections meet together (same time, same professor). Combinations include graduate and undergraduate students, or honors and non-honors students. (For this example I will be using the two groups of honors and non-honors students.)

The professor can combine the sections on Canvas to only post material once and both groups (honors and non-honors students) will see it. However, currently students can only view the roster of those in their specific group: honors only sees other honors students; non-honors only sees other non-honors students. There can be projects where the groups are mixed: honors and non-honors students work together. A student can want / need to email everyone in the class as well. 

[kmeeusen]

Hi  @pollyp ‌

You school may have configured the cross-listing in this manner for FERPA concerns. FERPA is the federal law that protects student privacy. If you are interested you can learn more at Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) 

Kelley

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