Descriptions of enrollment type options

The following descriptions explain the enrollment type options available when creating a new category and provide conceptual information on when you should use them. Note: Groups have a maximum enrollment of 200 users. If there are more than 200 users in a course, you can create new group categories; there is no limit on the number […]

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Restricting Quizzes to Specific Users or Special Access for Students

There are times when a student(s) may need additional time to write a quiz, or needs to write outside the regular quiz times. There may also be times when you want to release the same quiz to different groups or sections in your course. Note: Once you’ve created special access for a student(s), they no […]

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Groups

Use the Groups tool to create groups and group work areas for your students. You can use groups to help students organize their work on assignments and projects. You can add students to multiple groups within the same course by creating different group categories for different purposes. E.g., a group category for class projects, one […]

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Copying Groups and Workspaces into a new Course

When you copy groups and workspaces (Assignments, Discussion Topics, etc.) into a new course in preparation for a new semester, there are some important considerations based on the type of groups and workspace areas you have set up. It is recommended to wait until students have registered before copying content with groups and group workspaces from another […]

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Creating an Assignment Folder for Group Submissions

Creating a Group Assignment Folder You can create group Assignment folders for existing groups directly from the Assignments tool. Note: Once you have set up a folder as a Group Submission folder, submissions are graded in the same way as individual submissions, but when you leave feedback and grade a group-restricted assignment, all members of […]

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The Group and Section Restrictions Tool

If you have already set up multiple forums or topics for groups, you can restrict them simultaneously using the Group and Section Restrictions Tool. Restricting multiple existing forums or topics Note: To open a forum or topic to everyone, clear the check box in the Restricted column and click Save. Batch creating new restricted discussion Topics for all Groups in a Group […]

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Setting group restrictions for an existing Forum or Topic

You can restrict an existing forum or topic so that it is only accessible to members of a specific group or section. Note:  You must have pre-existing groups before you can set group restrictions on discussions using this method. Restricting a Single Forum or Topic Removing group access to a Topic To remove a group’s access, […]

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Modifying Group Enrollments

Users are enrolled in groups based on the enrollment options selected on the New Category page. Use the Enrol Users page to: Modify Or Add Enrollment Note: Manually enrolling users allows you to exceed the enrollment limit for a group. What happens to Workspaces? What happens when you delete a user from a group? When a user is […]

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