Creating Groups using group self-selection

The Group self-selection activity can be used to give students an opportunity to organise themselves into groups. Alternatively, if teaching staff have already organised students into groups, the Group self-selection activity can be used to display the group membership to students.

Why?

The Group self-selection activity is a means for students to organise their own groups. This contributes to or promotes learner autonomy and a sense of ownership among students and can contribute to social presence. Giving students a choice in selecting groups is also beneficial when exploring specific topics and students can choose groups aligned with their interests.

The Group self-selection activity creates a visual representation of group memberships for staff and students and can output a downloadable spreadsheet of groups for teaching staff.

How?

To set up the Group self-selection activity, follow the steps in the IMTS Knowledgebase Article - Create a group self-selection activity. 

Enrolling in and Viewing Groups 

Once set up, groups will appear in rows with the group name, description, current number of members and maximum number of members allowed. Students will be able to see the other members of the group and click the Become a member of button, enabling them to enrol in groups.

Managing Group membership

There may be instances where the membership of groups needs to be moderated or adjusted. 

To manage and reconfigure groups, click Manage groups from within the Group Self-selection activity.

This will take you to the Moodle Groups and Groupings page, where you can add/remove users from each of the groups.