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A teacher can organise users into groups within the course or within particular activities.

Creating a group

To create a group

Click the 'Create group' button in Settings > Course administration > Users > Groups
Add a group name and optional description (displayed above the list of group members on the participants page), enrolment key and picture (displayed on the participants page and next to forum posts)
Click the 'Save changes' button
Click the 'Add/remove users button
In the "Potential members" list, select the users you want to add to the group. Multiple users may be selected using the Crtl key.
Click the Add button to add the users to the group

Auto-create groups

Groups may be created automatically via the 'Auto-create groups' button in Settings > Course administration > Users > Groups.

Specify and Group/Member count work together.

You can specify if you would like to create

x number of Groups or
each group contain x number of students

When selecting Members per group the Prevent last small group will allocate additional members to an existing group rather then create a new group with fewer members than x.

A naming scheme can be created automatically. # is replaced by sequential numbers, and @ by letters. For example:

Group @ will create group with a naming scheme Group A, Group B, Group C . . .
Group # will create group with a naming scheme Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 . . .

Create in grouping and Grouping name allows you to create a new grouping and allocate the new autocreated groups to be created to it.

Prior to creating the groups, you can view the groups.

Groups overview

A overview of groups and groupings is available via the Overview tab in Settings > Course administration > Users > Groups.

The table may be filtered to display particular groupings or groups.

Using groups

Using groups on the course or activity level will allow the teacher to:

Completely isolate groups of students by sight and activity from each other.
Partially separate groups, where one group can see other groups and each groups' activity, but not interact with the other group(s).
Identify each group with an icon.

Group levels

A group or grouping can be used on two levels:

Course level - The group mode defined at the course level is the default mode for all activities defined within that course. This is determined in the course settings.

Activity level - Each activity that supports groups can also have its own group mode defined. If the course setting "Force group mode" is set to "Yes" then the option to define the group mode for individual activities is not available.

AND

Group modes

There are three group modes:

No groups - There are no sub groups, everyone is part of one big community
Separate groups - Each group can only see their own group, others are invisible.
Visible groups - Each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups. (The other groups' work is read-only.)

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-{{Course admin}}
+{{Grouping users}}
-The '''Groups''' feature allows a teacher to assign teachers and students to one or more groups.  This can be on the course or on the activity level.
+A teacher can organise users into groups within the course or within particular activities.
+==Creating a group==
-Using groups on the course or activity level will allow the teacher to:
+To create a group
+#Click the 'Create group' button in ''Settings > Course administration > Users > Groups''
+#Add a group name and optional description (displayed above the list of group members on the participants page), enrolment key and picture (displayed on the participants page and next to forum posts)
+#Click the 'Save changes' button
+#Click the 'Add/remove users button
+# In the "Potential members" list, select the users you want to add to the group. Multiple users may be selected using the Crtl key.
+# Click the Add button to add the users to the group
+[[File:Create group.png]]
+==Auto-create groups==
-*Completely isolate groups of students by sight and activity from each other
+Groups may be created automatically via the 'Auto-create groups' button in ''Settings > Course administration > Users > Groups''.
-*Partially separate groups, where one group can see other groups and each groups' activity, but not interact with the other group(s).
-*Identify each group with an icon.
-The groups feature can allow different cohorts of students(and their teachers) to take the same course asynchronously without creating a "new" course. Or it allows 1 course with a large student enrolment  to place students into sections, each section having their own teacher.   Or it allows 1 course that is used by different departments.
+[[File:Auto-create groups.png]]
-==Groups in Moodle 1.9==
+'''Specify''' and '''Group/Member count''' work together.
-{{Moodle 1.9}}
-Groups must be enabled in the course settings.  After it is enabled a group icon will appear in the [[Course administration block]]. The [[Image:Group.gif]] icon links to the "Features Groups" page.
-To create a group, click on the "Create group" button below the left column. Type the group name in the text box, a description. If you define a group [[enrolment key]] then, not only will entering that key let the user into the course, but it will also automatically make them a member of this group (For this to work you will need to define a separate course enrolment key in your 'course settings').  You can also define an icon for the group by uploading an image - this icon will appear on the participants listing, forum posts by those group members and other places.  The "Save" button will take you back to the Features Groups page.
+You can specify if you would like to  create
+*x number of Groups or
+*each group contain x number of students
-To [[Assign users to group|add a member]](s) to a group you need to select the group name in the left column, then select the participants (use shift or ctrl for multiple selections), from the right column. Click the "Add" button to move them to the selected group..
+:When selecting '''Members per group''' the '''Prevent last small group''' will allocate additional members to an existing group rather then create a new group with fewer members than x.
-To remove participants from a group, select the appropriate group to view members, select the participants to remove and click the "Remove selected members" button.
+A '''naming scheme''' can be created automatically.  # is replaced by sequential numbers, and @ by letters.  For example:
+*''Group @'' will create group with a naming scheme Group A, Group B, Group C . . .
+*''Group #'' will create group with a naming scheme Group 1, Group 2, Group 3 . . .
-In Moodle 1.9 onwards, groups include the following additional features:
+'''Create in grouping''' and '''Grouping name''' allows you to create a new grouping and allocate the new autocreated groups to be created to it.
-*[[Groupings]] tab, an option of creating [[Groups_FAQ#What_is_the_difference_between_a_Group_and_a_Grouping.3F|groups of groups]]
-*[[Groups overview|Overview]] tab
-*[[Auto-create groups]] button
-==Group modes==
+Prior to creating the groups, you can view the groups.
-The group mode can be defined at two levels:
+==Groups overview==
-* '''Course level''' - the group mode defined at the course level is the default mode for all activities defined within that course. This is determined in the course [[Course_settings|settings]]
+A overview of groups and groupings is available via the Overview tab in ''Settings > Course administration > Users > Groups''.
-* '''Activity level''' - each activity that supports groups can also have its own group mode defined. If the course  setting "Force group mode" is set to "Yes" then the option to define the group mode for individual activities is not available.
+The table may be filtered to display particular [[Groupings|groupings]] or groups.
-[[Image:forceNo.png]]
+==Using groups==
-'''AND'''
+Using groups on the course or activity level will allow the teacher to:
-[[Image:forceYes.png]]
+*Completely isolate groups of students by sight and activity from each other.
+*Partially separate groups, where one group can see other groups and each groups' activity, but not interact with the other group(s).
+*Identify each group with an icon.
+===Group levels===
+A group or grouping can be used on two levels:
+*Course level - The group mode defined at the course level is the default mode for all activities defined within that course. This is determined in the course settings.
-'''There are three group modes:'''
+*Activity level - Each activity that supports groups can also have its own group mode defined. If the course  setting "Force group mode" is set to "Yes" then the option to define the group mode for individual activities is not available.
-===No groups===
+[[Image:forceNo.png]]
-:There are no sub groups, everyone is part of one big community.
-===Separate groups===
+'''AND'''
-:Each group can only see their own group, others are invisible.
-===Visible groups===
+[[Image:forceYes.png]]
-:Each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups. (The other groups' work is read-only.)
-==Groups in older Moodle versions==
+===Group modes===
-===Groups in 1.8===
-[[Image:Groups 1.8.png|thumb|center|Edit groups screen in Moodle 1.8]]
-Please note, in Moodle 1.8 onwards, [[Create group|groups are created]] and [[Assign users to group|users are assigned]] on separate pages.
+There are three group modes:
-===Groups pre -1.8===
+*No groups - There are no sub groups, everyone is part of one big community
-[[Image:000.jpg|left|thumb|Groups in Moodle 1.7]]In Moodle 1.6 and 1.7, the Groups edit page has three columns:
+*Separate groups - Each group can only see their own group, others are invisible.
+*Visible groups - Each group works in their own group, but can also see other groups. (The other groups' work is read-only.)
-* ''People in the course'' - both assigned and unassigned participants.
-* ''Groups'' - A list of groups available for this course.
-* ''Members of selected group'' - When you select a group this column will display the members of that group
-Underneath each column are the options for that column.
 ==See also==
-*[[Create group]] in Moodle 1.8 onwards, including information on setting group enrolment keys
-*[[Assign users to group]] in Moodle 1.8 onwards
-*[[Groups FAQ]]
-*[[What is the difference between groups and groupings?]]
 *[[Upload users]] - for importing users into groups
-*[https://docs.moodle.org/en/Groups_FAQ#Is_it_possible_to_create_site-wide_groups.3F Is it possible to create site-wide groups?]
-*Using Moodle [http://moodle.org/mod/forum/view.php?id=1490 Groups forum]
-[[Category:Groups]]
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