How to create groups

Step 1

Create a Grouping

1. Go to the Moodle course.
2. Go to Admin gear (top right corner) > Course administration > Users > Groups.
   
3. Go to Grouping.
   
4. Create grouping.
   
5. Enter a grouping name (e.g. Collaboration grouping).
   
6. Click Save changes.
   

 

Step 2

Create Groups

1. Go to Admin gear > Course administration > Users > Groups.
   
2. Auto-create groups (alternatively Create group manually).
   
3. Set the naming scheme.
   • Use @ for A, B, C... and # for 1, 2, 3...
     
4. Create any number of groups or groups with any number of students.
   
5.  Define the Group/member count
6. Select the Grouping created in Step 1.
   
7. Select Preview to make sure your groups look right.
   
   
   • Note: if you need clarity on additional details, please check the Moodle group documentation.
8. Click Submit.
   
9. Click Overview to see the groups.
   
10. Copy and paste the grouping details for announcing the groups.
    

Add or Remove Group Members

Step 1

Go to Admin (Gear Icon) > Course administration > Users > Groups.

Step 2

Click the Group to modify.

Step 3

Click Add/remove users.

Create the Group Collaboration Forum

Step 1

Create a grouping or Assignment.

Step 2

Create a discussion forum or Assignment. 

Step 3

Add the grouping to the discussion forum.

Step 4

Edit the Discussion Forum. 

Step 5

Go to Common module settings. 

Step 6

Set the Group mode to Separate groups, so students cannot see posts from other groups. 
Note: if you want students to see posts from other groups, set Group mode to visible groups.

Step 7

Set the Grouping from the Grouping drop down. 

* In specific cases, the Teacher would ask for everyone to see other posts even if they are not in the other groups

Create a Group Collaboration Assignment

Step 1

At the bottom of Moodle, click on "Create learning activity"

Step 2

Select "Discussion Forum"

Step 3

Open the assignment you want to edit

Step 4

Go to Assignment Administration and click "Edit Settings" 

Step 5

In the right menu panel, look for "common module settings" and click to open the dropdown menu

Step 6

In "Group Mode" select "Separate Groups" or "Visible Groups" depending on your needs.

Step 7

Look for "Group Submission Settings", click on it to open the menu and make sure the options are properly set.