Create groups and groupings in Moodle
In Moodle, groups and groupings are a way of putting students into specific teams. Groups can be used for targeted communication, to manage student activity and interaction and restrict access to activities and resources. For example:
- You can set submission to require all members of a group to sign privacy, integrity, and collaboration documents
- Assignment feedback and results will automatically be available to all group members
- Put all students who failed a test into a single group. You can now send messages to just the members of that group, advising on a make-up test.
- Put students into a group based on their tutorial including their tutor. In a forum, students are restricted to only seeing and discussing topics with their class peers. Tutors can use group filters to view their tutorial group's assignment submissions.
- Put students who are in the evening classes into a group. Provide a PDF outlining evening security that only this group can see.
Groups
Groups can be created in Moodle, either manually or automatically. Students can also choose their own groups with the Group self-selection activity. Students can be part of many different groups at the same time and may already be in groups, for example their Callista Cohort group (Campus) or Allocate+ group(Class, tutorial, tutor). You may wish to create additional groups, for example a student project team group.
Groupings
Groupings are collections of groups. They are needed if you wish to use groups with specific activities. For example, you might have a grouping called Assignment 1 which includes all the student groups for this assignment. This enables you to not use other groups, such as tutorial groups, in this assignment. By using Groupings, you can choose to show a resource or activity only to the groups within the selected grouping. Settings for groups and groupings are set at both the unit and resource/activity level.
NoteSome Moodle activities, including Assignments, require you to create a Grouping for your groups for the group assignment functionality to work. |
Where to find Group and Grouping settings
- Click on Participants in the top menu of your Moodle unit.
- Click on Enrolled users to view the drop down list.
- Select the required option from the drop down list. Expand the accordions below for more information.
Create groups View
Create groupings View
Groups and grouping overview View
Activity and resource group settings View
Import groups View
Export groups View
Group self-selection View
In Moodle, groups and groupings are a way of putting students into specific teams. Groups can be used for targeted communication, to manage student activity and interaction and restrict access to activities and resources. For example:
- You can set submission to require all members of a group to sign privacy, integrity, and collaboration documents
- Assignment feedback and results will automatically be available to all group members
- Put all students who failed a test into a single group. You can now send messages to just the members of that group, advising on a make-up test.
- Put students into a group based on their tutorial including their tutor. In a forum, students are restricted to only seeing and discussing topics with their class peers. Tutors can use group filters to view their tutorial group's assignment submissions.
- Put students who are in the evening classes into a group. Provide a PDF outlining evening security that only this group can see.
Groups
Groups can be created in Moodle, either manually or automatically. Students can also choose their own groups with the Group self-selection activity. Students can be part of many different groups at the same time and may already be in groups, for example their Callista Cohort group (Campus) or Allocate+ group(Class, tutorial, tutor). You may wish to create additional groups, for example a student project team group.
Groupings
Groupings are collections of groups. They are needed if you wish to use groups with specific activities. For example, you might have a grouping called Assignment 1 which includes all the student groups for this assignment. This enables you to not use other groups, such as tutorial groups, in this assignment. By using Groupings, you can choose to show a resource or activity only to the groups within the selected grouping. Settings for groups and groupings are set at both the unit and resource/activity level.
NoteSome Moodle activities, including Assignments, require you to create a Grouping for your groups for the group assignment functionality to work. |
Where to find Group and Grouping settings
- Expand the navigation menu on the left hand side of your Moodle unit.
- Click on Participants.
- Click on the Administration cog, then select Groups.