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bSpace How-To Library

Create & Manage Sections Manually

The Section Info tool, available in course sites, provides a way for instructors to manage class sections. The Section Info tool works with the various tools in bSpace, providing additional features that can be administered to specific sections. This document will demonstrate how to manually create sections in bSpace, using the Section Info tool.

Before you begin, make sure:

Create Sections Manually

  1. Click Section Info in the left menu.

    Note: If you do not see the Section Info tool in your toolbar, you may be in the MY WORKSPACE area of bSpace, or you may need to add the tool to your course worksite. You can add new tools by using the Site Info tool.

  2. To add sections to the site, click the Add Sections link at the top of the page.
  3. From the drop-down menus, select the number of sections you wish to add and the category in which the section(s) will be placed. For example, choose to create 3 discussion sections.
  4. Once you select the type of section you are creating, you can enter optional details about the sections. The only required field is Title . Once you've entered the relevant details, click the Add Sections button at the bottom of the screen.

    Definitions:

    • Title: The name of the section. If you don't enter a title, the name of the category plus a number will be the default title (e.g., Discussion1, Discussion2, Discussion3).
    • Section Size: Select from the options provided to determine whether or not you are limiting the number of students who can be members of each section.
    • Meeting Details: The days of the week, time, and location for the section.
    • Additional meeting times: If your section meets at different times (i.e., 9:00-10:00am on Tuesdays and 4:00-5:00pm on Thursdays), you can click the link provided to add information about different meeting times and locations.

Manage Students and GSIs

  1. Once you've created some sections, you can assign GSIs and students to each section. Click Assign GSIs or Assign Students for the section you are editing.
  2. The GSIs and students that can be assigned to the selected section are shown in the box on the left. Click any name in the box on the left and then click the Move Selected arrow button facing right to move the selected name to the box on the right. The box on the right contains the GSIs or students that you've assigned to the section.
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    Tip: You can select multiple names from the list by holding down the CTRL key (for Windows users) or the COMMAND key (for Mac users) while clicking names in the box.

  3. Once you've put the appropriate people into the box on the right, click the Assign GSIs or Assign Students button, depending on your task.

    Tip: You can use the OPTIONS screen (accessed via the OPTIONS button at the top of the screen) to give students the ability to add themselves to sections and/or switch the section that they are in.

  4. The default set of tools that are selected for new sites should meet your needs when moving to bSpace from Courseweb. If you need additional tools for your site, click the checkboxes in front of the tool names and then click the Continue button.

    Tip: Refer to the Tools Overview to find out more about the tools available in bSpace.

  5. On the Set Site Access screen, you can set access options for your site. To publish your site, or make it available to the members of your site, leave the check box for Publish site marked and click the Continue button.
  6. Confirm your site setup and click the Create Site button at the bottom of the screen to finalize the site creation.

    Tip: To change information on a previous screen, click Back. Make your edits and then click Continue to return to this confirmation screen.