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It is useful to put students(or users) in group.  Moodle has several flexible ways of doing this. Here is a simple overview of things that can create a complex structure.
 
*Group: On the Course level you assign a user to a group. Basically, in a course you can assign a context(activity) to a group. When members of the group leave the course, they lose their identity with the group.
 
*Cohort:On the site level you assign a user to a Cohort group.  Cohorts are used in the enrolment process.  You can enrol a cohort in one or more courses.  A cohort looses it's identity once the individuals enter a context of a course but gains it back when they leave.   
 
*A Grouping is a collection of groups.  If you had 10 groups, you could combine or mix and match the smaller groups into 2 or more groupings.

Revision as of 22:25, 9 August 2011


It is useful to put students(or users) in group. Moodle has several flexible ways of doing this. Here is a simple overview of things that can create a complex structure.

  • Group: On the Course level you assign a user to a group. Basically, in a course you can assign a context(activity) to a group. When members of the group leave the course, they lose their identity with the group.
  • Cohort:On the site level you assign a user to a Cohort group. Cohorts are used in the enrolment process. You can enrol a cohort in one or more courses. A cohort looses it's identity once the individuals enter a context of a course but gains it back when they leave.
  • A Grouping is a collection of groups. If you had 10 groups, you could combine or mix and match the smaller groups into 2 or more groupings.