techsupport:moodle:groups
Moodle Groups
Adding Lab Sections to Moodle
- Get the latest version of the class list. Instructors can request this through help@socs.uoguelph.ca.
- Modify the class list to have the username as the first column and the lab section as the second column.
- In the Administration menu on the right side of the screen choose Users > Import Enrols.
- Options should be set as follows:
- User Field: Username
- Role: Students
- Assign to Groups: Yes
- Use Group: User file data
- Create Groups: Yes
- Add the newly created groups to a grouping. In the Administration menu choose Users > Groups.
- Click the Groupings tab and choose Create Grouping
- Add the Grouping Name (ie Lab Sections) and save changes.
- Below Edit choose the people icon (mouse over is show groups in grouping).
- Click on each groups you want to add to the grouping, then click add.
Optional: You may wish to add a description to each group to more easily identify them.
- Under the Administration menu, choose Users > Groups
- Click on the group you wish to modify and chooose Edit Group Settings.
- You can now add a description.
- Choose save changes to save your new description.
Adding Lab Sections to an Assignment/Lab
- Create a new Assignment or navigate to an existing one.
- Under the Administration menu choose Edit Settings.
- Expand the Common Module Settings tab and select the following settings:
- Visible: Show
- ID Number: Unset
- Group mode: Visible Groups
- Groups: Choose the grouping you previously created
- Click Add Grouping/grouping access restriction
- Save and return to course
- If successful the assignment will display Not available unless: You belong to a group in <Your Grouping>.
techsupport/moodle/groups.txt · Last modified: 2017/09/25 17:42 by kjohns23