How do I gate and schedule lessons?

This article covers how to add start and end dates to your lessons.

Gating and Scheduling is the ability to gate students' access to material in a course via a constraint. Use the following steps to add a Section-wide gate to your class section:

1. From the Section Overview page click the Manage Section button in the top-right corner.

2. Click the Gating and Scheduling link within the Curriculum section.

3. Click the + New Gate button.

4. Click the Select button for the targeted resource to be gated. The select Resource modal opens, displaying all the resources within the section.

5. Either select the checkbox for the resource you want to add a gate to or drill down on a resource by clicking on it to find your resource.

6. Once a resource has been selected, click the Select button. The selected resource is displayed in the Resource field.

7. Click the arrow for the Type dropdown menu and select the type of gate you want to create.

NOTE: There are four types of Gates: 

• Schedule 

◦ Start Date: Students cannot access the resource until a specific date and time in the future. 

◦ End Date: Students have access to the resource until a specific date and time.

• Always Open: This will always be open to this student. 

◦ Use case: As an instructor, I would like to make an exception for a student or students to access a gated resource.  

• Started: A specific resource must be started before the gated resource can be accessed. 
• Finished: A specific resource must be completed before the gated resource can be accessed. 

◦ Optional – Require a minimum score (as a percentage): The student must reach a  minimum score on the finished resource before the gated resource can be accessed.

 

8. Click the arrow for the Graded Resource Policy dropdown menu and select one of the options: 

Allow no access at all to graded pages: Students will not be able to review previous attempts on this resource once it has been gated. 

Allow the review of previously completed attempts: Students will be able to review previous attempts on this resource once it has been gated. 

• If you are creating a Schedule gate proceed to step 9. 
• If you are creating an AlwaysOpen gate proceed to step 15. 
• If you are creating a Started gate proceed to step 16. 
• If you are creating a Finished gate proceed to step 20.

9. If you want to add a start date to your gate, click the Calendar icon within the Start Date field, and a calendar/time widget opens.

10. From the calendar widget select the month, day, and year for the date the resource will become available to your students. Then from the Time widget select the hour, minute, and AM or PM  for the time the resource will become available to your students. 

NOTE: Argos uses a global timezone acquired from the user’s browser. If the value cannot be obtained, the timezone defaults to UTC. To edit your timezone:

• Click the Account icon located in the top right corner of the screen. 
• From the Timezone dropdown menu select your zone.  

11. Once you have selected a date and time, click out of the widget to close it. The Start Date field will be populated with the date and time selected in step 10.

12. If you want to add an end date to your gate, click the Calendar icon within the End Date field, and a calendar/time widget opens.

13. From the calendar widget select the month, day, and year for the date the resource will no longer be available to your students. Then from the Time widget select the hour, minute, and  AM or PM for the time the resource will no longer be available to your students.

14. Once you have selected a date and time, click out of the widget to close it. The End Date field will be populated with the date and time selected in step 13.

15. Click the Create button. A success message is displayed, the gate is added to a list on the page,  and you are done. 
*NOTE: Continue to step 16 only if you are creating a Started gate.

16. Click the Select button for the source resource. The Select Resource modal opens, displaying  all the resources within the section.

*NOTE: The source resource will need to be started before the student can access the gated
resource.

17. Either select the checkbox for the resource you want to add as the source resource or drill down
on a resource by clicking on it to find your resource.

18. Once a resource has been selected, click the Select button. The selected resource is displayed in the Resource That Must be Started field.

19. Click the Create button. A success message is displayed, the gate is added to a list on the page, and you are done.
*NOTE: Continue to step 20 only if you are creating a Finished gate.

20. Click the Select button for the source resource. The Select Resource modal opens, displaying all the resources within the section.

*NOTE: The source resource will need to be finished before the student can access the gated
resource.

21. Either select the checkbox for the resource you want to add as the source resource or drill down on a resource by clicking on it to find your resource.

22. Once a resource has been selected, click the Select button. The selected resource is displayed in the Select a source resource... field.

*OPTIONAL: Instructor can require their students to achieve a minimum percentage score on
the source resource in order to access the gated resource. To add the minimum score
requirement proceed to step 23, otherwise proceed to step 25.

23. Select the checkbox for Require a minimum score (as a percentage). The percentage field will
be activated and populated with 80.0.

24. Edit the percentage field if needed to the minimum score of your choice.

25. Click the Create button. A success message is displayed, the gate is added to a list on the page, and you are done.