What groups can be in a course?

Groups are a good place to collaborate on projects. Each group gets a calendar, a wiki, its own (private) group discussion area and space to save files. Groups in a course can be created either by the instructors or by you (student group). If the group is created by the instructor, he/she may assign you to a group, appoint you as a group leader so that you can add people to the group, or groups may be open and all people can join.

View Course Groups

In a course, click the Groups tab under People. If groups have been created by the instructions, you may have the following options:

If you are assigned to a group, you can see where you are a member and you have the option to Visit the group's workspace from here or to Leave the group again (1).
You can also see which group you have not been assigned to (2). These groups are marked with a lock symbol.
You can Join the groups that are still open for self-registration (3).
A Switch to (4) appears if you are already a member of a group and this other group is now a possible alternative (e.g. an alternative choice of topics or alternative times for the group meetings). When you switch, you will be removed from one group as a member and enrolled in the other.

It may be that the instructors have appointed you as the group leader. You can recognize this by the fact that in the group view, under People, there is a Manage next to a group (see screenshot):

If necessary, a group leader can be assigned certain tasks by the instructors. By default, however, group leaders can change the name of the group and remove people as members.

Student Groups

In addition to the groups that are created by instructors, you also have the option to create your own group (Student Group) if the entry Persons in the course is (still) activated.

In a course, under People, click the Groups tab and select +Group Set.
Enter a Group Set Name.
Specify how others can join this group (open membership or by invitation only).
Invite (optional) colleagues to the group.
Click Save.

The group is now created and you can use it.

NOTE: Before creating student groups, please consult with instructors to determine if creating student groups is allowed in this course environment.