Groups and groupings - troubleshooting

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Questions/problems


How do I delete a group?

  1. Click on the Topic Management button
    topic administration menu

  2. Select Groups from the User Links menu
    topic panel

  3. To delete a group, select the group you would like to delete and click Delete selected group
     select group then press delete

    Note: You can't delete a group created by Student Two (Student Management)


How do I rename a group?

  1. Click on the Topic Management button.
    topic management
  2. Select Groups from the User Links menu
    topic panel

  3. To rename a group, select the group you would like to rename and click Edit group settings
     select group then click 'edit group settings'

  4. Type in the new group name then click Save changes
    Type new group name

Note: You can't rename a group created by Student Two (Student Management)


How do I check for students in multiple groups / no groups?

Students who are not in a group / grouping may miss out on interaction with the contents of a topic. Students who are members of multiple groups may have issues interacting with group activities (such as a group assignment). To verify that there are no students in multiple or not a member of any groups within a grouping, complete the following steps.

  1. Click on the Topic Management button.
    topic management
  2. Select Groups from the User Links menu
    topic panel

  3. Click the Overview tab
    overview tab

  4. If you are looking for students missing or in multiple groups within a particular grouping, select the grouping name from the Groupings menu

  5. Select Display students not in grouping to find students who are not members of any groups within a grouping
    select grouping, select 'display students not in grouping' and see below

  6. Select Display students in multiple groups within a grouping to find students who are members of multiple groups within a grouping
    select grouping, select 'display students in multiple groups within a grouping' and see below


How do I split up a group for a group assessment?

There is a way to automatically create new groups based upon membership of a particular group or grouping, though it does not allow you to choose who goes into each new group – it allocates students randomly.

If you want greater control over who is put in each group, you will need to manually create the groups then manually add students to each group.


How do I restrict something to a specific group or grouping?

The settings of every activity, resource and module allows you to restrict who can access it. Refer to Progress - restrict access for detailed information.

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