How do I automatically assign students to groups?

Once you create groups in a group set, you can randomly automatically assign students to those groups. Alternatively, you can choose to manually assign students to groups or create and assign students to groups by importing a CSV file.

00:07: How do I automatically assign students to groups?

00:11: In Course Navigation, click the People link.

00:14: Click the name of the group set.

00:17: Confirm you have created all the groups for this group set.

00:20: If you need more groups, you can create additional groups manually.

00:25: Click the Options menu [1], then click the Randomly Assign Students link

00:29: [2].

00:31: If you want to require group members to be in the same section, select the Require

00:35: group members to be in the same section checkbox.

00:39: When the required group members to be in the same section checkbox is selected.

00:43: A tooltip displays the message.

00:45: Students, who are enrolled in multiple sections will be put in a

00:50: group by themselves. Click the okay button.

00:54: View the group assignments. You can move students between groups if

00:58: necessary.

01:00: This guide covered how to automatically assign students to groups.

Open People

Open People

In Course Navigation, click the People link.

Open Group Set

Click the name of the group set.

Confirm Groups

Confirm you have created all the groups for this group set. If you need more groups, you can create additional groups manually.

Randomly Assign Students

Click the Options menu [1], then click the Randomly Assign Students link [2].

Require Same Section for Groups

Require Same Section for Groups

If you want to require group members to be in the same section, select the Require group members to be in the same section checkbox.

Require group members to be in the same section

When the Require group members to be in the same section checkbox is selected, a tool tip displays the message: Students who are enrolled in multiple sections will be put in a group by themselves.

Click the Okay button.

View Groups

View the group assignments. You can move students between groups if necessary.