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Joining a Group

Your instructor may ask you to join a group where you will work together with classmates on projects and assignments. Or, your instructor may assign you to a group and you may not have the option to join a group. You will not be able to sign up for a group if the "People" tab is not available in your course navigation.

Creating a Group

As a student, you can create your own Student Groups for study groups, discuss an assignment, etc. You can be part of more than one student group.

➜ If you cannot see the People tab in your course, or if you cannot see the Add Group button, your instructor has restricted this feature.

Watch the video below to learn how to create a group.

Use the toolbar on the bottom of the video to customize your viewing experience. You have the ability to adjust the volume, view the video in full screen, adjust the play speed, turn the closed captions on/off, pause the video, or use the forward and back buttons.

Joining Groups

If your instructor has enabled the self sign-up option, you can sign up for a group in your course.

➜ If your instructor has disabled the People link in Course Navigation, you cannot join a group.

Switching Groups

Should you be part of a group that belongs to a group set, you have the option to exit your current group and enter a different one within that same set.

Watch the video below to learn how to switch groups within a group set.

Use the toolbar on the bottom of the video to customize your viewing experience. You have the ability to adjust the volume, view the video in full screen, adjust the play speed, turn the closed captions on/off, pause the video, or use the forward and back buttons.

Leave a Group

You can leave self sign-up groups at any time. However, you cannot leave groups that your instructor assigned you to or student groups that are by invitation only.

➜ When a course is concluded, all associated groups will be shown as previous groups in your groups list.

Watch the video below to learn how to leave a group.

Use the toolbar on the bottom of the video to customize your viewing experience. You have the ability to adjust the volume, view the video in full screen, adjust the play speed, turn the closed captions on/off, pause the video, or use the forward and back buttons.

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