When you want to have a specific number of groups with a specific number of students per group and you want to populate the groups with students of your choice, you would use the following steps:
- Select Edit Course from the navbar.
- Click on Groups on the lower left side of the Course Administration screen under the Administration section.
- Creating a group category will start the group creation process. Click on the New Category link beneath Manage Groups or the link titled Create Group Category beneath the Categories label.
- On the New Category screen, enter a name for the category.
- From the Enrollment Type drop-down menu select # of Groups - No Auto Enrollment.
- Enter the number of desired groups in the Number of Groups text box.
- If you want to create a discussion forum for these groups while setting up the groups, click on the box next to Set Up Discussion Areas.
- If you want to create a dropbox for these groups while setting up the groups, click on the box next to Set Up Dropbox.
- Click on the Create button.
- The total number of groups that you want are created. You now need to enroll the students in the groups using Enroll Users.
Enrolling Students
- On the Edit Category screen, click on the Enroll Users link.
- At the bottom of the Enroll Users screen, you will see a table of the students displayed with check boxes under the numbered Group columns.
- Check the box next to the student you want to enter in the group column.
- When you are finished, click Save.
