Search for a class (instructor)

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Perform a class search

Use the table of classes

Use the Tree View

Instructors can search for classes within their organization's Möbius site.

From the class search results, instructors can view a list of all of the classes (and previously deleted classes) within their organization, but can only access classes that they're enrolled in as an instructor.

NOTE: Administrators can also perform a class search to access all classes within their organization. Check out Search for a class (administrator).

Class search results can be displayed in two ways:

  • Flat List
  • Tree View

As an instructor, you can perform the following tasks on the classes that you're enrolled in as an instructor from the class search results:

  • View — Explore all aspects of a class's configuration and content.
  • Edit — Make changes to a class (Example — rename a class, change the student enrollment setting, enable anonymous access, etc.).
  • Restore — Recover a class that was previously deleted (check out Restore a deleted class).

Perform a class search

To perform a class search as an instructor:

  1. Click Class Manager on the System Homepage.

Class Manager is the first dropdown of the top navigation menu on the System Homepage.

  1. Click Class Search.

Class Search is the second menu option under Class Manager on the System Homepage.

  1. (Optional) Complete as many search fields as you can in the Search for Classes pane to refine your search results.

The Search for Classes pane is shown.

TIP: Use the drop-down list to define whether your text entry is located anywhere within the expected search result or is an exact match of the expected search result for the following fields:

The Anywhere dropdown menu has the Anywhere and Exact options.

  • Course ID
  • Class Name
  • Instructor Last Name
  • Instructor Email

TIP: Select the Deleted check box to view previously deleted classes as your search results.

The Search for Classes pane is shown and the Deleted checkbox is highlighted on the right.

  1. Click Search.

The Search button is highlighted

  1. All classes that match your search criteria from your organization are displayed as a table of classes in the Active classes in the system pane. However, you only have access to the active classes that you're enrolled in as an instructor and the deleted classes that you were enrolled in as an instructor.

Table Active classes in the system.

NOTE: If no search criteria are defined, then all active classes within your organization will be displayed as a Flat List after clicking Search.

NOTE: Only previously deleted classes will be displayed as your search results if the Deleted check box is selected in step 3. If the Deleted check box isn't selected, only active classes will be displayed as your search results. You can then choose to restore a previously deleted class that you were enrolled in as an instructor. Check out Restore a deleted class.

TIP: Click Reset Fields to perform a new class search.

The Reset Fields button is highlighted.

Use the table of classes

Class search results are displayed in a table once you've clicked Search.

You'll only have access to classes within the search results that you're enrolled in as an instructor.

NOTE: Selecting a class that you aren't enrolled in as an instructor will display an error message.

Authorization Error page: "You are not authorized to be here."

To explore classes in the Flat List:

  1. Click Details in a class's row of one of your classes to view the Class Details page.

Details links for each row in the table of classes are in the right-most column under More Info.

TIP: Alternatively, click the class name of one of your classes to be navigated to the class's Class Homepage.

Class names for each row in the table of classes are in the left-most column under Class Name.

  1. You can freely explore and edit your class as needed.

The Class Details pane is shown.

Use the Tree View

Class search results can also be displayed as a Tree View.

The Tree View is a branching list that indicates parent class and child class relationships.

You'll only have access to classes that you're enrolled in as an instructor.

NOTE: Selecting a class that you aren't enrolled in as an instructor will display an error message.

Authorization error, you are not authorized to be here

To explore classes in the Tree View:

  1. Click Tree View in the Search for Classes pane.

Tree View link is under Search for Classes heading.

  1. All of your organization's active classes are displayed as a branching Tree View.

Viewing active classes page with Tree View list of classes on the right.

NOTE: The Tree View indicates parent class and child class relationships through branching. Example — Introduction to Calculus B is a child class of the parent class Introduction to Calculus.

Tree View list of viewing active classes; a child class is indented listed underneath its parent class.

TIP: Click Show All to view all of your organization's active classes and deleted classes.

Show All is the second link under Viewing active classes heading on the left with Tree View list of classes on the right.

Deleted classes are indicated with the deleted iconDeleted icon.

The deleted icon is to the right of some class names.

Click Show Active to return to viewing only your organization's active classes.

Show Active is the second link under Viewing all classes heading on the left with Tree View list of classes on the right.

TIP: Click Flat List to return to the Flat List view.

Flat List is the first link under Viewing active classes heading on the left with Tree View list of classes on the right.

  1. Click the class arrowClass arrow is pointing down of one of your classes to reveal the options available for that class.

The class arrow is a down arrow to the right of the name of the class in the Tree View.

TIP: Click a class arrowClass arrow is pointing downof a previously deleted class that you were enrolled in as an instructor to restore the class. Check out Restore a deleted class.

Clicking on the arrow to right of class name and to left of deleted icon displays a popup with the restore option.

  1. Click on what you want to do with the selected class:

Clicking on the arrow to the right of the name of the class displays a popup with three menu options.

  • Homepage — Be navigated to the Class Homepage.
  • Info — Be navigated to the Class Details page.
  • Edit — Be navigated to the Edit Class Details page.

  1. You can freely explore and edit your class as needed after selecting Homepage, Info, or Edit at step 4.

The Edit Class Details page is shown.

What's next?

Now that you've found a class, you're ready for:

 

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