GauchoSpace course sites are organized into blocks. Blocks contain specific information about your course.
The main blocks (in the middle of your course page) provide an outline by the week or by the topic. Blocks on the right provide important course functions such as Peachmail (send an email to all students at once), a Calendar, or Recent Activity that shows contributions from students.
Instructors and editing TAs may add, delete, or move blocks on course sites. All users may add, delete, or move blocks on their My Courses page.
The Administration block is an important block for Instructors. This block connects instructors to the course settings (Edit Settings), participants and course roles (Users ->Enrolled Users), and grades (Gradebook Setup).
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Activities* Analytics Graphs Administration*+ Blog menu Calendar Comments Completion Progress Course Completion Status Course/site Summary Courses Download Files* Forumtips GauchoCast HTML i>clicker Latest activity grades |
Latest news* Mass Actions McGraw-Hill AAIRS Peachmail*+ Photo block Random glossary entry Recent activity Remote RSS feeds Search forums Self completion Trending Now UCSB Course Tool*+ UCSB Resources Upcoming events WeBWorK Link |
+These blocks may not be removed.
For a short description of each block, visit this help article: Blocks (alphabetical order)
To add a block, use the following instructions:
- Log in to GauchoSpace and enter your course site.
- Click Turn editing on.
- Scroll down to find the "Add a Block" block on the lower left side of the browser window.
- Click the Add... drop-down menu.
- Select the block you would like to add to your course site.
- The new block will appear on your course page.
To delete a block, use the following instructions:
- Log in to GauchoSpace and enter your course site.
- Click Turn editing on.
- Locate the block you would like to delete.
- Click the gear icon to reveal a drop-down menu.
- Select Delete [name of block] block.
- Click Yes.
The selected block will now be deleted.
Certain blocks (e.g., the Administration Block) cannot be deleted. These can be hidden from the gear icon by selecting Hide [name of block] block.
To move a block, use the following instructions:
- Log in to GauchoSpace and enter your course site.
- Click Turn Editing On.
- Locate the block you would like to move.
- Drag and Drop method: Find the move icon in the block you would like to move, click and hold the icon, then drag the block to where you would like it.
- Location Menu method: Click on the move icon once and a location menu will appear. In this menu, click on the name of the block that is currently in the location you would like your block to appear.
