Group Management

This guide will walk you through the process of creating, modifying, and removing groups within your course.

Creating a Group:

Step 1: Click on the Control Panel link and choose Manage Groups.

Step 2: Next, click on the Add Group button.

Step 3: Fill in the Name of the group and the description of the group and set the group options:

· Discussion Board functions - Enables users to create Discussion Board Forums for their group.

· Virtual Classroom functions - Users may create Collaboration Sessions for their Group and view session archives.

· Group File Exchange functions - Enables users to exchange files with members of the Group.

· Group Email functions - Users may send email messages to other Group members.

Step 4: Click on the Submit button to add the group. You will receive a receipt message that lets you know that your addition succeeded. Click on the button to return to the Group Management page.

Modifying a Group:

Step 1: Click the Control Panel link.

Step 2: Click Manage Groups.

Step 3: Here all of the groups for the course will be displayed. Click on the Modify button for the one you want to modify.

Step 4: You will then have four options; click on the first option: Group Properties.

Step 5: You will now see the name, description, and options that were set when the group was created. The options are:

· Discussion Board functions - Enables users to create Discussion Board Forums for their group.

· Virtual Classroom functions - Users may create Collaboration Sessions for their Group and view session archives.

· Group File Exchange functions - Enables users to exchange files with members of the Group.

· Group Email functions - Users may send email messages to other Group members.

Step 6: Click on the Submit button to modify the group. You will receive a receipt message that lets you know that your modification succeeded. Click on the button to return to the Group Management page.

Changing Users Within a Group:

Step 1: Click the Control Panel link.

Step 2: Click Manage Groups .

Step 3: Here all of the groups for the course will be displayed. Click on the Modify button for the one you want to modify.

Step 4: You have the option to add, list, or remove users from the group.

Step 5: A conformation receipt will be displayed. Hit to return to the Group Management main page.

Removing a Group:

Step 1: Click the Control Panel link.

Step 2: Click Manage Groups.

Step 3: Here all of the groups for the course will be displayed. Click on the checkboxes next to the groups you want to remove and hit the Remove Group button.

Step 4: The groups you selected will be displayed. Click Submit to remove those groups.

Step 5: A conformation receipt will be displayed. Hit to return to the Group Management main page.