A grouping is a collection of groups within a course. Using groupings allows you to direct tasks at one or more groups in your course, so that they can work together on the tasks.
Add groups to a new or existing grouping
Create a new grouping
Step 1. Enter the course that you’d like to setup a grouping for.
Step 2. Select the COG icon from the top right hand corner of the course page.
Step 3. From the drop down list, Select More…
Step 4. Select the Users tab
Step 5. Scroll to find the Users category
Step 6. Select Groups
Step 7. Select Groupings tab
Step 8. Select Create grouping
Step 9. Fill the fields required to create a new grouping.
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Field |
Description |
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Grouping name |
Give the grouping a name |
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Grouping ID Number |
The ID number of a grouping is only used when matching the grouping against external systems and is not displayed anywhere on the site. If the grouping has an official code name it may be entered, otherwise the field can be left blank. |
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Grouping Description |
This is a private description. You can use this to describe the grouping, what it is being used for.
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Step 10. Select Save Changes
The group has now been created.
Add groups to a new or existing grouping
Once you have created a new grouping or identified the existing grouping that you’d like to add groups to, select the person icon under the edit column.
Step 1. Follow steps 1 - 7 above.
Step 2. Select the person icon under the edit column
Step 3. Select the groups that you’d like to add to this grouping from the potential users list.
Step 4. Select Add
The groups have now been added to this grouping and now appear in the Existing members list.
