Bulk changes in user interaction limits

Question

I have a course with combined sections, and I'd like to be able to limit students to interact with their own section only. I know how to do this for one student at a time (explained here), but I have over 500 students. Does anyone know if there's a way to do this in bulk?

Thanks,

Alistair

AlistairCullum · Answer

Thanks. We'd be okay since we don't use that tool in these courses, but useful to know.

Chris · Answer

Hi @AlistairCullum,

It does prevent people in other sections from showing up in the inbox as far as I can tell right now.  I do think there is at least one caveat where it doesn't prevent from seeing people from other sections, and that is discussions (because someone in section A may reply to someone from section B).

-Chris

AlistairCullum · Answer

Thanks, Chris! Not what I was hoping to hear, but at least it's a potential solution.

I have a follow-up that you might be able to answer: do you happen to know if "interact with own section only" completely prevents someone from being able to see students in other sections? In particular, does it prevent the names of other-section students from showing up in the address book when composing a message in the inbox?

Thanks again,

Alistair