How to simplify group self enrollment in courses with multiple group sets?

[tobe_baeyens]

I have a course with multiple group sets, each containing more than 30 groups. Students can self-enroll in these groups through self-enrollment.

The problem is that students have to scroll extensively to locate the groups, as all the groups appear on a single page for them, unlike instructors who see groups in tabs for each set.

Because of this, students get confused and report that they are unable to find the right groups. How can I make it easier for students to enroll in their groups and limit their view to only the groups available for enrollment, without deleting any older assignments?

[james_whalley · Accepted solution]

If you only have them registering for one or two groups at a time, maybe you could use an asterisk at the beginning of the name of each group that is open for sign-up to get them to the top of the list. Also, you can turn off the sign-up option on group sets where that is no longer needed. I took a look in the code and see that the Join buttons do not point to unique urls, so no chance in duplicating the sign-up in an organized way elsewhere.

Having just tested this scenario, I would agree it is not preferred. You may want to put in a feature idea to get this improved.

[dbrace]

Hi @tobe_baeyens,

If you are consistent with the formatting of the names of your group sets, you could consider adding emoji to either the beginning or end of a group set's name and then also do something similar for groups.

For example, you could use different smiley faces in the name of each group set.  For accessibility, be careful if you decide to use any emojis that are just a color (e.g. using colored circles for green, red, blue, ect...), unless the color is also in the name of the group.  Below is an example showing that, and I also used emoji in the name of the individual groups.

You and your students may find using the emoji help to visually bring together the individual groups in the same group set.

-Doug