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{{Moodle 2.0}}Cohorts, or site-wide groups, enable all members of a cohort to be enrolled in a course in one action, either manually or synchronised automatically.
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Cohorts, or site-wide groups, enable all members of a cohort to be enrolled in a course in one action, either manually or synchronised automatically.
 
A three minute Cohort in Moodle 2.0 video:
 
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMWZW_n0eVI</mediaplayer>
 
 
Cohorts in Moodle 2.0 video:
 
<mediaplayer>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqaeOGXuHQ</mediaplayer>
 
==Creating a cohort==
==Creating a cohort==


To create a cohort manually
Cohorts can be created by site administrators and other users with appropriate permissions.
 
# Access ''Site administration > Users > Accounts > Cohorts''
# Click the Add button
# Complete the form and click the 'Save changes' button
# Follow the assign link opposite the cohort name in the list of available cohorts
# Select potential users from the list then click the Add button
 
To synchronise cohort members with course participants, the ''Cohort sync'' enrolment plugin should be enabled in ''Site administration > Plugins > Enrolments > Manage enrol plugins''.
 
==Enrolling a cohort in a course==


In order to actually enrol users from a Cohort into courses the ''Cohort-Sync'' Enrollment plugin needs to be added to the enrollment methods for the course. The Administrator will first need to enable the ''Cohort-Sync'' enrollment plugin site wide (Site administration > Plugins > Enrollments) and then add it to the required Course (Course administration > Users > Enrollment Methods). At this stage the ''Cohort-Sync'' instance for the course is edited and the appropriate Cohort selected. The role to which the Cohort users are assigned is also selected at this point (typically Student).
* Access ''Settings > Site administration > Users > Accounts > Cohorts''
[[File:Createcohort.png]]
* Click the Add button
*'''NOTE''' In the dropdown you can choose between making your cohort available throughout the site "system" or in a named category.
*Complete the details and save the changes.
* Follow the assign link opposite the cohort name in the list of available cohorts.
[[File:Assigncohort.png]]
* Select potential users from the list then click the Add button.


Visiting the Course administration > Users > Enrolled Users page will show users enrolled via the ''Cohort-Sync'' plugin.  
To synchronise cohort members with course participants, the [[Cohort sync]] enrolment plugin should be enabled in ''Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Enrolments > Manage enrol plugins''.


Note that, by default, a teacher cannot add this plugin to their course. It needs to be configured by an Administrator or a user with the Manager role.
==Uploading cohorts via CSV==
*This feature is planned to be included in 2.2 - see MDL-26965.


==See also==
==See also==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMWZW_n0eVI A three minute Cohort in Moodle 2.0 video]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMqaeOGXuHQ Cohorts in Moodle 2.0 video]


* [[Development:Cohorts]]
[[Category:Site administration]]


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Latest revision as of 11:23, 13 October 2011

Cohorts, or site-wide groups, enable all members of a cohort to be enrolled in a course in one action, either manually or synchronised automatically.

Creating a cohort

Cohorts can be created by site administrators and other users with appropriate permissions.

  • Access Settings > Site administration > Users > Accounts > Cohorts

Createcohort.png

  • Click the Add button
  • NOTE In the dropdown you can choose between making your cohort available throughout the site "system" or in a named category.
  • Complete the details and save the changes.
  • Follow the assign link opposite the cohort name in the list of available cohorts.

Assigncohort.png

  • Select potential users from the list then click the Add button.

To synchronise cohort members with course participants, the Cohort sync enrolment plugin should be enabled in Settings > Site administration > Plugins > Enrolments > Manage enrol plugins.

Uploading cohorts via CSV

  • This feature is planned to be included in 2.2 - see MDL-26965.

See also