How to Create a Group

Students can be placed in groups to work on projects and other class activities. Groups can be created one at a time or in sets.

Step-by-Step Guide

How to Create a Single Group

  1. Access the Groups tool from the Control Panel under Users and Groups.
    groups tool link
     
  2. Hover over Create and select Manual Enroll. If you select Self-Enroll the students will have to individually enroll in the Group.
    Choose Manual Enroll from menu to add students individually to groups.
     
  3. Name the group and add an optional description.
  4. Ensure that the group is visible to students if you want them to know they are in the Group. If this option is set to No then the students will not see that they are in the Group.
    Making groups visible to students allows them to see the groups they belong to.
     
  5. Select any tools that you'd like the group to use.
    tool availability
     
  6. When the Allow Personalization option is selected, a student can add personal modules to the group homepage, such as What's New and My Calendar.
    Module personalization settings
     
  7. Click Add Users under Membership.
    add users button
     
  8. Now add students to the group. You can select multiple students by holding down CTRL as you select.
    student list

     
    Please Note:  For instructors wanting to participate in their groups, you must also add yourself as well. As the instructor, to be able to see or add yourself, you will need to select the Show all users regardless of role in the Add Users box and then select Go.
    show all users regardless of role option

    Instructors, Teaching Assistants, Graduate Assistants, Guests, etc. will now show up under your Add Users list.
  9. Click Submit. The Group will appear in the Group list. 
    Submit button

 

How to Create a Group Set

  1. Access Groups in the Control Panel.
    groups link
     
  2. Create a Group Set. Choose whether you want to Self-Enroll (Students choose their own groups), Manual Enroll (You assign the groups for the students), or Random Enroll (Blackboard randomly assigns) the students in a group.
    create group set options
     
  3. Enter a Group name (required) and a description (optional).   
  4. Ensure the group is available, and set the tool options as well.  
  5. Click Submit, and you'll see a success message displayed on the Groups page.
     

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Article ID: 91891
Created
Tue 11/12/19 10:05 AM
Modified
Thu 9/9/21 11:12 AM