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About
The Groups feature allows a instrucotr to assign TAs and students to a group within a course. Participants in a course can belong to more than one group.
Groups can be set on the level of the:
- Site - with a group mode later applied to all site activities in bulk
- Individual activity - like forum, assignment, wiki, etc (recommended)
There are three group modes that can be set for a course site or an activity:
- No groups - There are no sub-groups, and everyone is part of one big community
- Visible groups – Participants work in their own group, but can also see what other groups are doing
- Separate groups - Participants can only see and communicate with their own group; work of others is invisible
Create groups
- Click Groups link in the Administration block
- Click Create group button at the bottom
- Type Group name in the Title.
- Optional items:
- Description
- Enrollment key - this area can be used for sites with self-enrollment, therefore students will not only self-enroll into a site, but also will automatically be assigned into the group
- Group picture
- Click Save changes button
Add users to a group
- Click Groups link in the Administration block
- Click on the Group name in the left column
- Click Add/remove user button
- Select student on the right, by clicking on the name (to select multiple, hold ctrl key)
- Click Add arrow pointing to the left, to move the user to the left column
- Click Back to groups button
Note: It is not necessary to add instructors to groups, since they can browse and participate in any group they wish at any time. In fact, you may potentially limit your view, if you will add yourself to the groups.
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