Cross-Listing (combining sections)

Terminology:

• Parent Course - Master course which holds assignments and instructional materials into which child sections will be cross-linked.

• Child Section - Course created automatically by system, which includes a section of students to be moved (cross-linked) into a Parent Course.

Determining the Course ID for the Parent Course

Open the parent course into which you intend to add child sections. Look at the course's URL in the browser. The course ID will be the number sequence within the URL.

• URL = https://flaschools.instructure.com/courses/4578 or https://flaschools.instructure.com/courses/4578/discussions/what-is-next

• Therefore, Course ID = 4578

Moving Child Sections into Parent Course

• Open the Child Course (the first section you wish to put into the Parent Course)

• Go to "Settings"

• Click the "Sections" tab

• Click the link labeled with the Child Course's name found under "Course Sections" (this is the step everyone misses)

• Click the button to the right labeled "Cross Link This Section"

• Type the Course ID for the Parent Course into the smaller box for course ID and hit the "Enter" key.

• The Parent Course Should be Listed

• Click the Maroon "Cross Link this Section" button.

• Once complete, the child's section course will no longer show in the course list as this section is now part of the parent course.

This video walks through the entire process.