Adaptive Release

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Adaptive Release of Content provides controls to release content to users based on a set of rules provided by the Instructor. The rules may be related to availability, date and time, individual users and user groups (such as course Groups), scores or attempts on any Gradebook item, or review status of another item in the course.

Rules and Criteria

An Adaptive Release rule consists of a set of criteria that defines the visibility of a content item to users. Criteria are the parts that make up the rule. For example, date and membership are two types of different criteria. Each content item may have multiple rules, and each rule may consist of multiple criteria. To view an item, a user must meet all of the requirements of the rule. This means that if a rule has multiple criteria, the user must meet all criteria before the item is available.

For example, the Instructor may add an Assignment to a course. One rule for this Assignment may allow all users in Group A to view the Assignment after a specific date. This rule would consist of Membership criteria and Date criteria. Another rule for this Assignment may allow all users in Group B to view the Assignment once they had completed Homework #1. This rule would consist of Membership criteria and Gradebook criteria.

The Types of Criteria

Date/Time
- Display content based on a date or time. Options include:
  - after a specific date
  - until a specific date
  - after a specific date and until a specific date
Username
- Display content to one or more users.
Group
- Display content to members of one or more Groups in a course.
Gradebook Item: With at least one attempt
- Display content based on a recorded attempt by the user. For example, the user has completed the Test or a grade has been entered for an Assignment.
Gradebook Item: With a specific score
- Display content based on a required score. Options include:
  - less than or equal to
  - greater than or equal to
  - equal to
Gradebook Item: With a score between X and Y
- Display content based on a range of scores. For example, if a Student scores between 85 and 100 on an exam.
Review Status of an Item
- Display content to the user only after an associated item has been marked Reviewed by the user.

Add an Basic Adaptive Release Rule

Click on desired Content Areas (Syllabus, Materials, Assignments, Resources) where the item you wish to apply adaptive release to resides.
Select Manage next to the content item. The Manage page appears.
Select Adaptive Release. The Adaptive Release page appears.
Complete one or more sections of the Adaptive Release page and select Submit.

Add an Advanced Adaptive Release Rule

Advanced Adaptive Release allows Instructors to add multiple rules to a single content item. If multiple rules are created, the content is visible to the user if any of the rules are met. Each rule may have multiple criteria. For example, one rule may allow users in Group A with a score above an 85 on a Test to view the content item. Another rule for the same item may allow users in Group B to view the same content item only after a specific date.

Follow the steps below to add an advanced Adaptive Release rule:

Click on desired Content Areas (Syllabus, Materials, Assignments, Resources) where the item you wish to apply adaptive release to resides.
Select Manage next to the content item. The Manage page appears.
Select Adaptive Release: Advanced. The Adaptive Release: Advanced page appears.
Select Add Rule in the Action Bar. The Add Rule page appears. Enter a name for the rule and click Submit.
Use the options in the Action Bar on the Manage Criteria page to build the rule. For example, select Add Date to add date criteria to the rule. When that criteria is complete, another option in the Action Bar may be selected to build on the rule. Select OK when the rule is complete.
Repeat Step 4 thru Step 6 to add multiple criteria to an item.

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