The Groups tool allows instructors to group up students in their course based on a number of parameters. Groups can have specific assignments assigned to them, have their own discussion forums, and more. They are separate from course Sections.
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Instructors have the option to manually choose who is in each group, automatically assign groups based on number of groups/number of people in groups, or allow learners to self-enroll in their own groups. |
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Groups have a maximum enrollment of 200 users. If there are more than 200 users in a course, you can create new group categories; there is no limit on the number of group categories in a course. |
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Groups is accessible from Course Tools → Groups. It can also be accessed from Course Admin, learn more here: Course Administration
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Create a Category (Groups)
A category encompasses the groups. Instead of creating each group individually, a category is created which then creates and houses all the groups automatically.
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Upon clicking the New Category button, a new page is opened where the category is made.
2. Choose a Name and Description for the category
Some common examples of category names are “Team Assignment”, “Reading Groups”, or Final Project Groups”. Being specific with the name will make sorting and filtering by categories easier later.
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# of Groups: Allows instructors to set how many groups there are, there is no limit to how many people per groupare. Learners are sorted evenly across the number of groups chosen.
Groups of # - Self Enrollment: Allows instructors to set how many learners are in a group. Learners can then go to the Groups tab and sign up for the group they choose. There is no limit to how many groups can be created by the learners beyond the amount of learners in the class. For example, each learner could place themselves in their own group.
# of Groups - Self Enrollment: Allows instructors to set how many groups there are, there is no limit to how many people per group. Learners can then go to the Groups tab and sign up for the group they choose.
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