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 Grade Center 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/availability 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 Grade Center criteria.
The Types of Criteria
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Date
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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
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Display content based on a date or time. Options include:
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Membership
- Display content to one or more users or one or more groups in a course.
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Grade Center 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.
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Grade Center Item: With a specific score
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Display content based on a required score. Options include:
- less than or equal to
- greater than or equal to
- equal to
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Display content based on a required score. Options include:
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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.
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Review Status
- Display content to the user only after an associated item has been marked Reviewed by the user.
Add a Basic Adaptive Release Rule
1. Open the Content Area where the item you wish to apply adaptive release to resides.
2. Click on the arrow icon 
next to the item you wish to apply adaptive release to.
- 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:
1. Open the Content Area where the item you wish to apply adaptive release to resides.
2. Click on the arrow icon next to the item you wish to apply adaptive release to.
3. Select Adaptive Release: Advanced. The Adaptive Release: Advanced page appears.
4. Click on the Create Rule button. The Add Rule page appears. Enter a name for the rule and click Submit.
5. Hover over the Create Criteria button and choose a rule to add. For example, select Date to add date criteria to the rule. When that criteria is complete, you may click on the arrow icon next to the rule to edit or delete it. Select OK when the rule is complete.
6. Repeat Step 4 thru Step 6 to add multiple criteria to an item.