Manually creating Groups

  1. On the course page, select the Participants tab.
  2. On the next page, select Groups from the drop-down menu in the upper left.
    groups menu in Moodle
  3. Click the [Create group] button.
  4. Enter a Group name, description, and a group picture if desired.
  5. Click the [Save changes] button.
  6. Once returned to the Groups administrative page, select the group from the Groups list and click the [Add/remove users] button.
  7. Select Potential Members from the right and click the [<Add] button to move them to Group Members on the left.
  8. Click the [Back to groups] button.
  9. Repeat this process for each group that needs to be created.

Auto-creating Groups

  1. On the course page, select the Participants tab.
  2. On the next page, select Groups from the drop-down menu in the upper left.
    groups menu in Moodle
  3. Click the [Auto-create groups] button.
  4. A naming scheme will automatically be created.  (Group A, Group B, Group C…)
  5. Specify the number of groups and/or how many students are in each group.
  6. You can also select group members only from pre-existing groups/groupings with the “Select members from group” option.
  7. Click [Submit].
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