Frequency Asked Question

Besides manually arrange students into groups, you can also setup a Group Choice activity to let students choose their preferred groups.

You must create at least two empty Groups prior to use the Group Choice activity. Refer to “How to arrange students into groups” for more information on Groups creation.

Once the empty Groups are ready:

1. Switch the course page into editing mode. (Turn editing on)
2. Click “Add an activity or resource” in appropriate section.
3. Choose “Group Choice” under “ACTIVITIES”.
4. Click “Add”.
5. Provide the following information:
   • Group choice name
   • Description
   • Miscellaneous settings
     • Allow enrollment to multiple groups — Not recommended to enable. One Group Choice activity should bind to one Grouping/Activity for easy management.
     • Publish results / Privacy of results / Show column for unanswered — Privacy settings that control whether one student sees other's choices
     • Allow choice to be updated — Whether to allow students change their choices
     • Limit the number of responses allowed — Whether to limit the maximum number of group members
   • Group X
     All Groups under the current course will be listed. Groups that are not supposed to be chosen by students should change the Group setting to “Choose a group”.
   • Restrict answering to this time period
6. Click “Save and return to course”.