Two sections in one course?
Today someone asked about having two sections (for example, D100 and D200) in one WebCT course container. This happens regularly, as it means as an instructor, you only have to load up content once, and design and coordinate one course container.
When you (the instructor) use the course request form, you can use the Crosslisting option on the course request form to do this. Start by requesting a course shell for one your course sections, and when you get to part two of the course request form (where it confirms your course number and title), you will have an option to choose to crosslist.
In a course container with two class lists, all of the students would be merged in the gradebook. Students are identified in the Grade Book by their section number, however, so you could search for all D100 or D200 students (for example) in order to see only specific students. To search for students, open the Grade Book, click on the “Grade Book Options” icon, and choose Find Students from the drop down menu. You can then choose the column, and the condition (”begins with”) and search for D100 (for example). Unfortunately, the system will not save your saved searches, but it will separate the students lists for you.
All of the content and tools in the course container4 would be visible to all, but if you did want to have some section-specific content, you can use the selective release to only show content (or discussion groups) to students from specific sections.