Are Published Activities Seen by Students Right Away?

This article answers if published activities are seen by students right away after publishing.

Depending on the modality that you choose, what happens after you click on the publish button is different. 

• When you publish a Synchronous activity, students will be able to see a waiting message indicating that the activity will start at a later point. 

• In this case, the activity will be accessible when you click the Start button from within the instructor dashboard. However, your students will be able to see the activity name on their dashboards.

• When you publish an Asynchronous activity, students will start the activity as soon as they click enter one it is made visible on their dashboards. Visibility of the event is tied to the open period you set for your activity during the activity creation process.

• This means that if you choose the Asynchronous modality, your activity will be visible and accessible from the students perspective the moment you hit the publish button as long as it's within the open period that has been set.

• If you’re using the Synchronous modality, you can hide the activity from your students until you decide to ‘show’ it at a later point.