Learn Tutorial - Set Group Mode

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TUTORIAL Learn (ver. 2.7) How to set group mode To control whether groups you have created work separately or are visible to each other, you need to set the group mode. You can set the group mode at two levels: Activity level Course level How to set group mode at activity level You can set the group mode for an individual activity to be to visible or separate. E.g. for a forum, a wiki or an assignment. 1. Select course module 2. Select ‘Add activity or resource ‘ 3. Select e.g. “Forum” 4. Select the option “Common module settings” 5. Select the option “Group mode” and set a mode.

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TUTORIAL  Learn  (ver.  2.7)  

How  to  set  group  mode    

 To  control  whether  groups  you  have  created  work  separately  or  are  visible  to  each  other,  you  need  to  set  the  group  mode.  

You  can  set  the  group  mode  at  two  levels:  

•   Activity  level  •   Course  level  

 

How  to  set  group  mode  at  activity  level    You  can  set  the  group  mode  for  an  individual  activity  to  be  to  visible  or  separate.  E.g.  for  a  forum,  a  wiki  or  an  assignment.  

1.   Select  course  module  2.   Select  ‘Add  activity  or  resource  ‘  3.   Select  e.g.  “Forum”  4.   Select  the  option  “Common  module  settings”  5.   Select  the  option  “Group  mode”  and  set  a  mode.  

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There  are  three  group  modes:  

•   No  groups  There  are  no  sub  groups,  everyone  is  part  of  one  big  community  

•   Separate  groups  Each  group  can  only  see  their  own  group,  others  are  invisible.  Only  students  in  the  same  group  can  see  and  participate  in  discussions  within  a  particular  forum.  

•   Visible  groups  Each  group  only  participates  in  own  group’s  discussion,  but  can  see  other  groups’  discussions.    (The  other  groups'  work  is  read-­‐only)  

Using  groups  with  discussion  forums  allows  teachers  to  restrict  interaction  between  students.  With  visible  groups,  students  can  see  which  other  groups  are  doing  the  same  activities  as  they  are;  with  separate  groups,  they  do  not  know  which  other  groups  are  doing  the  same  activities.  

 

 

 

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How  to  set  group  mode  at  course  level    

The  group  mode  defined  at  the  course  level  is  the  default  mode  for  all  activities  defined  within  that  course.    

1.   Click  the  ‘Edit  settings’  button  in  Administration  >  Course  administration  >  Edit  settings    

2.   Select  the  option  ‘Groups’  on  the  page  “Edit  course  settings”  (list  at  bottom  of  page)  

 

If  you  set  “Force  group  mode”  to  “Yes”,  group  mode  is  applied  to  every  activity  in  the  course.  This  overrides  any  settings  for  individual  activities.  And  if  you  set  “Group  mode”  to  e.g.  “Separate  groups”,  this  will  be  default  mode  for  all  activities.  

If  you  only  want  some  activities  to  be  set  to  group  mode,  you  should  set  “Force  group  mode”  to  “No”  and  then  set  specific  activities  to  group  mode  at  activity  level  as  described  above.