Purpose
The purpose of this article is to demonstrate how to add groups and groupings to a Moodle course to facilitate small group activities
Procedure
To create groups, click the Participants tab
From the dropdown menu below, select Groups
Select Create group
Name your group and (optional) type a description in the description box. Click the Save changes button at the bottom of the page
On the next page that appears, click the Add/remove users button. The group you are adding to will be highlighted
In the box on the right, which will display your registered students, click the name of the student you want to add and then click the Add button. That student will then appear in the box on the left. Repeat as needed. Clicking the Back to Groups button will allow you to see the group you just created
You may then want to set up Groupings. Groupings will allow you to change the group participants for different projects, e.g., Project 1 = Groups A + B and C + D but Project 2 = Groups A + C and B + D
Select Groupings from the same dropdown menu as before
Click the Create grouping button
Name your Grouping and click the Save changes button
Click the user icon (farthest icon on the right) in your Grouping row to add members
Select the membership group you already created to be a part of this grouping Highlight the potential member and click the Add button
If you go back to Groupings by clicking the button on the bottom left of the page, you will return to the Groupings page where your change will be displayed
You are now ready to assign groups for different activities in your course. Note the user icon changes based on group assignment
You can edit your Groups by again selecting Groups from the dropdown menu under the Participants tab, clicking the Edit group settings button with the specific group highlighted, and make your changes, e.g., password for group, group name, et cetera, on the following page
After selecting the Groupings option from the dropdown menu under the Participants tab, you can edit your groupings by choosing the gear icon to change the grouping name or the user icon to add grouping members