Creating or Editing Student Groups

1. Access the Groups Tab

• Open the assignment.

• You’ll land on the Summary tab by default.

• Navigate to the Groups tab.

2. Review Group Status

• If any students are unassigned, a warning will appear at the top.

• Options available:

  • Allow students to self-select groups.

  • Randomly assign all unassigned students.

3. Manage Groups and Students

• Unassigned students are listed separately at the top.

• Existing groups are displayed alphabetically.

• You can:

  • Add new groups

  • Search by group or student name

  • Filter groups by status

4. Create New Groups

• Enter the number of groups you wish to create.

• Optionally, schedule groups for a specific time.

• After creation, you can:

  • Rename groups individually

  • Adjust group schedules

5. Assign Students to Groups

• Use the drop-down menu next to each unassigned student’s name to select a group.

• Option to randomly assign students to groups.

• You may choose to fill existing groups first before new ones are created.

6. Edit Existing Groups

• Each group shows:

  • Current members (left panel)

  • Unassigned students (right panel by default)

• You can:

  • Add or remove students between the two lists

  • Toggle the right panel to show all students instead of only unassigned

  • Edit the group name

  • Schedule or adjust the group meeting time

7. Use Bulk Options

• From the Groups tab drop-down menu, you can:

  • Edit grouping sections for the assignment

  • Schedule all groups at once (note: this does not affect groups that have already started or finished).

8. Review Results

• After group sessions are complete, open the Gradebook tab to view results.

• For more details on session results and related features, refer to the additional help links provided.