CE 6 Resources
Educational Technology Services

Group Manager Tool

Description:
  • The Group Manager tool allows you to create and edit groups. CE6 groups facilitate online collaboration and cooperative work between students.
  • The Group Manager is only available from the Teach Tab.
Who can do what?

  • Instructors can.....

    • Create custom groups, multiple (random) groups, or groups with sign-up sheets.

    • Create groups where students are individually or randomly assigned.

    • Send mail messages to all members of one or more groups.

    • Create discussion topics and chat rooms for groups to allow group communication.
Tip:

Use Sign-Up sheets to allow students to sign up for projects or topics they're interested in, or to choose who to work with them. Either way, students are motivated by having choice, and instructors save time by automating the co-ordination of groups.
How To's:
Demo Show me how to create sign-up sheets...?

How to Create a Single Group
  1. Create custom groups if you want to select the members who are assigned to the groups, and if you want to give groups distinct group names. 

    To create a single custom group:
    1. From the Teach Tab, under Instructor Tools, click Group Manager.
    2. Click Create Groups.
    3. Select Create custom group and click Continue.
    4. Under Settings, enter the Group name. You can also enter a Group description.
    5. To select the group members, click Add Members. (You can add members now, or later.)
    6. Select the check box next to the members you want to add and click Add Selected.
    7. Click Save.

 

How to Create Multiple Groups
  1. When you create multiple groups, you can either create empty groups and add members later, or you can create groups with randomly assigned students. You give the groups a base name, and then a different number is appended to each. 

    To create multiple groups and assign members later:
    1. From the Group Manager screen, click Create Groups.
    2. Select Create multiple groups and click Continue.
    3. Under Group Information, enter the word or phrase that all group names will start with. Optionally, add a default description for the groups.
    4. Under How Should the Groups Be Created, select Create empty groups, and add members later.
    5. Enter the number of groups you want to add. Ignore the remaining options in this area and click Continue.
    6. Verify the base group name and description and click Save.

 

How to Edit Groups
  1. Under Instructor Tools, click Group Manager.
  2. Click on ActionLink next to the Group title.
  3. Select Edit.
  4. Click Save after you made the necessary changes.