How do I automatically create groups in a group set?

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In a group set, you can automatically create groups for users to participate in. You can also manually create groups in a group set or create groups by importing a CSV file.

00:07: How do I automatically create groups in a group set?

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

00:15: Click the Add Group Set button.

00:18: Name your new group by typing in the Group Set Name field.

00:22: To split students into a number of equal groups, select Split students

00:26: by number of groups from the drop-down menu.

00:30: To create groups with a certain number of students, select Split number of students

00:34: per group from the drop-down menu.

00:37: Then use the arrows or type the number of students per group in the dialog box.

00:43: To require group members to be in the same section,

00:45: click the Require group members to be in the same section checkbox.

00:50: Click the Save button.

00:52: The number of groups you created display in the group set.

00:55: Each group shows the number of students added to each group.

00:58: You can manually reassign students to a different group if necessary.

01:04: To manage a group, click the group Options menu. To edit the name of the

01:08: group, click the Edit link. To delete the group, click the Delete link.

01:13: This guide covered How to automatically create groups in a group set.

Open People

In Course Navigation, click the People link.

Add Group Set

Click the Add Group Set button.

Create Group Set

Name your new group by typing in the Group Set Name field [1].

To split students into a number of equal groups, selectSplit students by number of groupsfrom the drop-down menu [2]. To create groups with a certain number of students, selectSplit number of studentsper groupfrom the drop-down menu [3]. Then use the arrows or type the number of students per group in the dialog box [4].

To require group members to be in the same section, click the Require group members to be in the same section checkbox [5].

Notes:

• If you require group members to be the same section and split the number of students per group, groups may contain varying numbers of students.
• 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.

Save Group Set

Click the Save button.

Note: Groups will be automatically named based on the group set name.

View Groups

The number of groups you created display in the group set [1]. Each group shows the number of students added to each group [2].

You can manually reassign students to a different group if necessary.

Manage Group

To manage a group, click the Options menu [1]. To edit the group name, click Edit [2]. To delete the group, click Delete [3].