Groups can be made once group sets are created.  Selecting "Custom" group sets allow for the creation of groups by choosing the students in each group,  randomly assigned groups can be made using the "randomly-assigned" group set, or use a "self-enrollment" set to allow students to pick their group.

This group set is the most useful when you want to select which students are in each group. Students can be added to existing groups or to a new group at any time.

Adding students to a custom group

When a new group set is created, all students who are not yet assigned to a group are listed at the top in grid view. To assign students to a group, click on the tile with the student's name to select them. Multiple students can be selected at once.  Once you have selected the students you want to be in the group, click the three dots to the right of the students name in any one of the highlighted student's box and select + "Create a new group" or add them to an existing group. All selected students will be added to the group. You can name the group and add a description (if desired) by clicking on the edit/pen icon at any time.  Then repeat the process with the remaining students if necessary. 

Moving students between groups

If you want to move a student into a different group, click on the three dots next to the name of the student you want to reassign and select the new group name from the list.  You can also choose to create a new group with the student as a member, or unassign the student from a group without reassigning them to a new group.

Select "Save" on the bottom right  to lock in any changes that you have made.

This group set is most useful when you want to quickly create groups with random assignment of students to those groups.  With the randomly-assign option, you can select the number of groups and number of members per group you would like from the drop down menu.  Once you have selected the number of groups you want to randomly create, you can rename the "New Group 1", "New Group 2", etc. with a name of your choice.

Select "Save" on the bottom right  to lock in any changes that you have made.

First, make the group visible to students, then select "self-enrollment" from the drop down menu.

Select the Advanced Options in the upper right to set the parameters for student self enrollment. You can set the following limits: 

• Self-enrollment start and end dates

• Maximum number of members per group

• Show/hide enrolled members.  When you check the hide enrolled members box, students will not be able to see the name of other students in the group before enrolling. 

To Add Groups to the group set, click on the plus sign in the bottom middle of the screen. Edit the name of each group you add by clicking on the current name of the group.  Click on the three dot menu on the group to open a menu where you can select to message the group, unassign members, delete the group and enter group space.  Entering the group space as an instructor allows you to see a list of the group content, e.g. group assignments and discussions from the student's perspective.

Select "Save" on the bottom right  to lock in any changes that you have made.

How do students self enroll in a group?

When students log into the course, they will see a pop up announcement notifying them to join a group. This announcement will say "Join a Group to participate in (group set name)".

Students can access the course groups from the top navigation menu by clicking on "Groups" on the right side of the menu. Student will see the names of the groups that they can elect to join. They can join by clicking on the "Join" button on the right side of the panel.