How to create Groups?

You can create groups automatically or manually.

To create groups manually you may follow these steps:

  1. Go to the course page.
  2. Click "Users" from the Course Administration.
  3. Click "Groups".
  4. On the new page, click "Create group" button. 
  5. On the Create Group page define enter the name of the group. You may also insert a definition or picture for the group. Then click "Save changes" button.
  6. To add students to this group click "Add/remove users" button.
  7. Search and select the students from the list.
  8. Click "Add" button.

To create groups automatically you may follow these steps:

To create groups you may follow these steps:

  1. Go to the course page.
  2. Click "Users" from the Course Administration.
  3. Click "Groups".
  4. On the new page, click "Auto-create groups" button. 
  5. On the Auto-create Groups page:
    1. You can change the "Naming Scheme" where @ represents letters, # represents numbers.
    2. To create groups according to number of members per groups, change "Auto create based on" option.
    3. Define the number of groups to be created or the number of members per groups.
    4. Select an appropriate choice from "Allocate members" dropdown menu:
      • No allocation: Empty groups will be created. You can either add students manually or add a Group Choice activity to allow your students to select their groups.
      • Randomly: Enrolled students will be randomly assigned to groups.
      • Alphabetically by first name, last name or Alphabetically by last name, first name: Enrolled students will be alphabetically assigned to groups according to your choice.
    5. Click "Submit" button to save changes.

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