Manage opportunity settings
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Learn how to manage opportunity settings in Xello, such as allowing student-created opportunities.

noteNote: This is for educators who are assigned the role of WBL Administrator. To learn more about WBL permissions, check out Work-based learning roles.

You can turn on the ability for students to add their own opportunities they've found outside of Xello.

To allow students to add their own sourced opportunities:

  1. From your educator account, click Features and select Work-based learning.
    Educator account in Xello, Opportunities selected from side menu
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    Educator account in Xello, Opportunities selected from side menu
  2. At the top right corner, click Settings.
    WBL Admin dashboard with the left menu open. Opportunities submenu is open and Settings is about to be clicked
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    WBL Admin dashboard with the left menu open. Opportunities submenu is open and Settings is about to be clicked
  3. Next to Student-created opportunities, click Manage to open the student list of opportunities.
  4. Click the box next to each student who you would like to enable opportunity creation for.
    • You can narrow the student list by clicking Filters. Once you've narrowed the list, click the box next to Selected (0) to select the entire list of filtered students.
  5. Click the Opportunity creation dropdown and select Enable or Disable.
  6. A modal will open confirming you want to enable opportunity creation for the students. To confirm, click Ok.

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Additional resources

  • pdfPDF
    PDFIntroduction to WBL in Xello
  • short videoShort Video
    Short VideoHelp students thrive with Work-based learning

    Use this short overview video to get an introduction to Xello's work-based learning module. Learn how this integrated platform opens up a world of discovery for students and educators to better prepare them for an ever-changing world.

  • live webinarRecorded webinar
    Recorded WebinarThe Basics: WBL in Xello for Admin
  • live webinarRecorded webinar
    Recorded WebinarBeyond Basics: WBL Learning in Xello for Admin
  • pdfXello Resource
    Xello ResourceGet Started for WBL Administrators

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