Introduction

Groups in AsULearn allow you to create groups, then assign students as members. Creating and assigning groups allows you to designate activities like Assignment and Forum as group activities, or to selectively release course content to one group of students, while hiding it from others. For a broader overview of Groups, please see  Groups in AsULearn .  

Creating and managing groups

If you plan to use groups in your course, enable them at the course level first.

1. From the Course Menu on your course homepage, click Settings:
Selecting Settings from the Course Menu.
2. Set Group mode to Separate groups.

  • Most instructors prefer this setting since it keeps each group's work separate from other groups.
  • You should leave Force group mode and Default grouping unchanged.
  • You can click on any question mark icon to learn more.

Use group mode to set mode to separate groups

3. Click the Save and display button at the bottom of the page to save your changes and return to your course page. 

1. From the Course Menu on your course homepage, click Participants.
From the course menu select Participants
2. In the Enrolled users dropdown menu at the top left, select Groups.
Selecting Groups from the Enrolled Users drop-down menu.
3. On the  Groups  page there are two ways to create groups. The following sections describe each.
Groups page with buttons for managing groups

What's that number mean?

The number in parentheses by the Group name indicates how many members are currently in that group. When a Group is selected in the Groups column on the left, its current members are listed in the Members of column on the right.

1. Click  Create group button.

2. Type a Group name and an optional Group description.

3. Set the Group membership visibility.

This setting allows you to control whether group members can view group memberships, including their own. 

4. Select Yes if you want to enable Group messaging .

5. Upload an optional Group picture, logo, or avatar.

6. Click the Save changes button at the bottom of the page.

Next, you will need to Add/remove users to the group.

1. From the main Groups page, click the  Auto-create groups  button.
Auto-create groups page with tools for creating groups

2. Specify a group Naming scheme.

This defines how your groups will be named. The ＠ symbol can be used to serialize group names with a letter, and # can be used to serialize group names with a number. For example:

  • Entering "Group ＠" would generate groups named Group A, Group B, Group C...
  • Entering "Team #" would generate groups named Team 1, Team 2, Team 3...

3. Use Auto create based on to select whether groups should be auto created based on number of groups, or number of members. 

4. Enter the Group/member count to set the total number of groups or group members, respectively.

5. (optional) Select whether or not group members should have Group messaging enabled. 

6. (optional) Use Select members with role to include All participants in your course (including Teachers) or only those with a selected role.

7. (optional) Use Select members from group to create groups from an existing group.

If you've already created at least one grouping in your course, this setting will be named "Select members from grouping" instead. 

8. Select how to Allocate members.

Group members can be determined randomly, or in order by first name, last name, or user ID. 

9. (optional) Select Grouping of auto-created groups.

Groupings are a way to manage multiple groups within activities and the gradebook. More information about groupings is available in another article: Creating and Managing Groupings

The options for this setting are:

  • No grouping (the default setting)
  • An existing grouping (select from a list)
  • A new grouping (enter the Grouping name)

10. Click the Preview button to generate a preview of the groups, which will be displayed at the bottom of the page. 

If changes are needed, adjust your settings and preview again. 

11. Click the  Submit  button to create the groups.

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