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*[[Groups]]: On the Course level can you assign a user to one (or more) 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.
*[[Groups]]: On the course level can you assign a user to one (or more) groups. 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.
*[[Import groups]]
*[[Import groups]]
*[[ Groupings]] are a collection of groups.  If you had 10 groups, you could combine or mix and match the smaller groups into 2 or more groupings. You can assign a grouping to a context like an assignment.   
*[[ Groupings]] are a collection of groups.  If you had 10 groups, you could combine or mix and match the smaller groups into 2 or more groupings. You can assign a grouping to a context like an assignment.   
*[[Cohorts]]: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 loses its identity once the individuals enter a context of a course but gains it back when they leave.  
*[[Cohorts]]:On the site or category 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. If you wish the cohort to be members of a group within the course you will then have to add them to a group in a further step.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 19:42, 1 October 2012

  • Groups: On the course level can you assign a user to one (or more) groups. 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.
  • Import groups
  • Groupings are a collection of groups. If you had 10 groups, you could combine or mix and match the smaller groups into 2 or more groupings. You can assign a grouping to a context like an assignment.
  • Cohorts:On the site or category 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. If you wish the cohort to be members of a group within the course you will then have to add them to a group in a further step.

See also