Adjusting your section settings lets you customize and manage your course sections. This guide offers step-by-step instructions, highlights key settings, and explains their importance.
Access Section Settings:
- Click on the gear icon next to the section you want to adjust
Key Settings
- General Settings:
- Section Name: Customize the name of your section
- Teachers: Add or change teachers for the section
- Timezone: Set the timezone for the section
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Content Locking: Control how students progress through the course content
- Options: Module by module, lesson by lesson, step by step, or no locking
Assignments:
- Set default due dates for assignments
Kira AI:
- Enable or disable Kira AI to help students with coding exercises
- Set the maximum interactions per step (1-10)
Kira AI provides students with additional support, enhancing their learning experience and helping them overcome challenges in real-time. If you want to learn more about Kira AI, check out this article.
Global Autograder Settings:
- Adjust settings for the autograder, such as ignoring case sensitivity or whitespace
This tool helps make grading more fair and accurate by adjusting parameters to focus on students' understanding rather than formatting issues
Archive Your Section(s):
- Put your sections in inactive mode so students are not tempted to continue working beyond the grading period
This tool helps ensure your dashboard and your students' dashboard is clean and up to date. It's a best practice to archive your sections at the end of a grading period to eliminate room for confusion and keep your dashboard neat and tidy.
Summary
Adjusting section settings helps you tailor the learning experience to meet the specific needs of different student groups. By customizing settings such as section name, content locking, assignment due dates, and enabling AI assistance, you create a structured and supportive learning environment that fosters student success.