Setting up and Using the Restrict Access Settings
Margarita Berezyanskaya
Last Update a month ago
Restrict Access is a feature that allows instructors to release resources and activities to learners based on specific criteria such as a date, a grade in a SCORM activity, or participation. For instance, if learners are required to read a resource or add a post to a forum before they can take a quiz, Restrict Access can be used to ensure the prerequisite activities are completed first.
Setting Restrict Access to a Course Activity or Resource
If completion tracking (see the Setting Up and Using Completion Tracking article) is enabled in the course settings, instructors can use this option to restrict access to resources or activities.
1. Open an activity or resource in your course.
2. Click on the Settings link in the activity menu.
3. Scroll down to locate the Restrict access link.
4. Click on the Add restriction... button.
There are eight restriction options. Which of these are available depends on other settings and features used in your course. The possible restriction options are:
Activity completion restriction limits access to graded and non-graded items based on whether learners have completed specific activities. You can apply more than one condition by clicking the Add restriction button.
Note: Completion tracking must be enabled, and at least one activity must have this featured applied for this restriction to be available.
Date restriction limits access to an activity or resource either until or from a specified date/time.
Grade restriction requires learners to achieve a minimum grade in an activity before the item becomes available.
Group restriction limits access so that the activity or resource is available only to students in one or more specified groups.
Note: Groups must be in use in your course for this option to be available.
The Mobile app restriction controls whether students can access the activity via the mobile app.
Note: The Avenue mobile app is not available at the moment, therefore this restriction does not apply.
The Password restriction requires students to enter a password to access the activity.
User profile allows the selection of a required field in the personal profile (e.g., a specific LINC level), which may be useful when teaching a multi-level class.
Restriction set allows multiple nested restrictions to be applied.
5. To restrict access until another activity is completed, click on the Activity completion button.
6. Choose the required course activity to be completed from the drop-down list of available activities.
7. Choose the restriction from the drop-down list of completion options.
8. Click on the eye icon to show or hide the activity from students.
Note: When set to hidden the activity will not be visible to students who do not meet the restriction criteria.
9. Click either Save and return to course or Save and display.
On the course home page, the activity is displayed with the restriction message underneath.
Applying a Restrict Access Setting to an Entire Section
Resources