FAQs

The Groups function in Moodle allows you to create groups of students and release content and activities selectively to those groups. For example, you can set up separate discussions for your groups to work on group projects, or allow group submission and grading for Moodle assignments. You can use the Restrict access settings in activity and resource settings to control the release of content and activities to Groups. This functionality can be especially useful if you have multiple course sections crosslisted together in Moodle.

NOTE: Check your main course settings to make sure Groups are enabled for your course.

Visit this site to learn how to set up and uses Groups effectively.
For some situations you will need to create Groups of Groups (these are called Groupings). Learn more about Groupings here.


To set up Groups in your Moodle course:

1. Click the Action menu gear icon (upper right corner of the screen), and select More… at the end of the menu.
2. Select Users and then Groups.

1. On the Groups screen, click the Create group button below the “Groups” list. 
2. Type a Group name, then click Save changes at the bottom of the screen. The new group will appear in the “Groups” list.
3. If necessary, click the group name (it will already be selected if you just created the group).
4. Below the “Members of” list on the right, click Add/remove users. 
5. Select users from the “Potential members” list, and click Add to move them to the “Group members” list. (You may select multiple users by holding down the Shift or Ctrl key on your keyboard.)

1. NOTE: If you have a large number of students, you may see a “too many to list” message. In that case, use the Search function below the “Potential members” list to search for students.
    
2. When you are finished adding students to the group, click the Back to groups button (there is no Save button).