D2L: Setting Conditional Release (Faculty/Staff)

Overview:
Conditional Release can be used for many purposes in a course.  Examples for using this feature include:  releasing content to a specific section, determining if a specific topic has been visited, releasing content to a specific group of students, ensuring assignments have been completed in a certain order, specific quiz score mastery has been met, etc.  The following article provides instructions on where to find the conditional release settings and how to set conditional releases in a D2L course.

NOTE:  The example below demonstrates how to conditionally release content to a group of students. *Groups will need to be made for this to work.   When creating conditional releases on an Announcements item, you will notice Additional Release Conditions at the bottom of the page for creating Announcements.  For Assignments and Quizzes, Release Conditions are found on the right-hand side under Availability of Dates & Conditions.

Creating Release Conditions for Modules using the Groups Condition

1. While viewing Content and selecting the module you want to add release conditions to, click the Add dates and restrictions area below the content module name.

2. Then click the Create button below Release Conditions.

3. Click the box to Select Condition Type and select Group enrollment.

4. You will be prompted to select for the Condition Details the group you would like to release the content to using the drop-down menu.  Click Create afterwards.

NOTE:  In this example, all groups underneath the Topic 1 heading are selected. 

5. Be sure to click Update.

NOTE:  You can add more than one release condition.

6. Once the restrictions are set for the item, an icon, along with the definition of the conditional release, will be displayed.
   
   

Creating Release Conditions for Topics within a Module or Sub-Module

1. If you want a topic or activity to be released at a certain time or to certain participants, you can click on the down arrow by the name of the topic or activity and select View Topic.

2. You will be taken to the topic’s or activity’s overview page where you can make changes including setting release conditions.  Under the Activity Details tab click on Add dates and restrictions…

3. From here you can click on the Create button to walk through and create release conditions.

NOTE:  If you have already created a release condition that you would like to use again, click on Browse instead and select a previous release condition.

If you experience issues or have any questions regarding this topic, please contact the TAC at 540-831-7500 or enter a support ticket at www.radford.edu/itonestop.