GROUP CREATION AND MANAGEMENT

Used as a collaborative tool where students can work together on group projects and assignments. Groups are commonly used for breaking up a larger discussion into smaller groups, or for assigning group projects.

Some reasons why using Groups can enhance your course:

Assign Group Leaders: Designate a student to coordinate group interactions and activities
Organize Enrollment: Students can be assigned reorganized as needed, instructors can also assign students to selected Groups
View all Group activity: See student participation in Groups
Students can create groups to collaborate on assignments, projects, and set up study opportunities
Within groups students can share files, start discussions, and collaborate

Instructor View

Within Groups, instructors can:

View all activity within all the groups within their course, including groups created by students as noted in the instructor's Student Groups tab (by default students will be allowed to create their own groups as noted in the Course Details tab)
View all created groups within the course
Manually or automatically create groups and assign students to groups within a group set
Assign group leaders to each group
Allow students to sign up for their own groups
Expand and collapse subgroups
Move students into different subgroups
Create group collaborations

When Should I Use Groups as an Instructor?

Set up student group configurations at the course level for assignments and in-class work, both graded and ungraded.
Facilitate semester-long projects so that students can communicate and iterate on documents together.
Facilitate faculty professional development and institutional committees or activities.
Facilitate student-run study groups within courses or at the account level.

Additional Resources:

What Are Groups