Some institutions allow students to access class content during a section, but do not want users to be able to view content from classes after the term has expired. In addition, university policy may mandate that this content is automatically made unavailable after the term ends.
Turning off Out of term student access effectively makes all content published to classes unavailable after the term ends (or before the term begins), but leaves the content in the classes. This allows instructors to view or parse student analytics and allows students to continue to have access to their Study Guide and class Discussions (Q&A) after the term end date.
By default, students can access all section content outside of term dates, but this can be disabled at the Institution, Organization, or Department level by an Administrator.
To disable student access to class content outside of term dates
- Log in to EchoVideo as an administrator.
- Click the Settings icon in the upper-right corner of the screen.
From the Settings menu, select Institution Settings.
General settings appears and Basic Info is selected by default.
- Select Section Features.
- Scroll down and under Student Content Access, turn off the Out of Term Student Access toggle switch. It is toggled on by default, as shown in the figure below.
- Click Confirm on the confirmation message that appears.
- Check or uncheck the Allow override checkbox to determine whether this toggle setting can be changed at any of the lower levels.
Class-published content is no longer viewable or otherwise accessible to students. This has no effect on content in the Student Library, and does not restrict students from accessing their Study Guide or Q&A for the section.