Sessions

Sessions in Chamilo are a way to deliver the same course to different groups of learners at different times, without duplicating the course content. Think of a session as a scheduled edition or cohort of a course.

How Sessions Work

A course is a container of content and tools. A session assigns that course to a specific group of learners for a specific time period. This means:

• The same course can be reused across multiple sessions

• Each session has its own enrolled learners and its own start/end dates

• Each session has its own results — grades, progress, and tracking data are kept separate per session

• The base course content is shared, but teachers can customize certain elements per session

Your Sessions

From the sidebar, click My sessions to see your sessions. They are organized into three views:

The My Sessions page showing current, past, and upcoming session views

• Current sessions — Sessions that are currently active

• Past sessions — Sessions that have ended

• Upcoming sessions — Sessions that have not started yet

Each session shows the courses it contains. Click on a course within a session to access it.

Teaching in a Session

When you enter a course through a session, the experience is similar to a regular course, with a few differences:

• The session name appears alongside the course title, so you always know which session you are working in

• Learner data (progress, grades, submissions) is specific to this session

• Some settings (like the ability to change the visibility of tools) may be locked by the session administrator

Session Roles

Sessions introduce additional roles:

Role	Description
Session administrator	Manages the creation and configuration of sessions
Session coach	Oversees all courses within a session (can access tracking across courses)
Course coach	Teaches a specific course within a session

If you are assigned as a course coach in a session, you can manage that course's content and track learner progress for the session's learners.

Sessions are typically managed by administrators. If you need to create or modify a session, contact your platform administrator or session administrator.