## 4.3. Using sections in your reading list

Adding sections to your reading list is very useful. Sections (and subsections) in your list can be added individually to your courses on VU Canvas (see chapter 8). This gives you a lot of flexibility in using your reading lists in VU Canvas, such as the ability to reflect the structure of the course, or by creating a section that can be used in multiple courses on VU Canvas.

To create a section, start by clicking on the Add section option in the reading list (see Figure 9 in section 4.2.1). Give the section a title and description, and click Save.

Figure 17 Adding a section to a reading list

You add new items to a new section with the button Add resource, after which you follow the steps in section 4.2. Existing items can be added to a new section by dragging them into the section using the double-arrow dragging handles; the section is indicated by the large square brackets (Figure 18).

Figure 18 An empty section with items that can be dragged into it

You can create sub-sections in the same way: by either starting a new section within an existing section, or by moving one section into another. All sections and sub-sections will automatically be added to the Table of Contents at the top of the reading list (see the example in Figure 19).

Figure 19 Table of contents of a VU Reading List

Most editing options for items and sections in the reading list can also be accessed via the so-called “meatballs menu” (the three dots) on the right-hand side of an item or section.