Groups - Students

Table Of Contents:

• Accessing the Group tool

• Finding your Group members

• Self-enrolling in a Group

• Emailing your Group members

Accessing the Group tool

From the Connect menu in the course navigation bar, select Groups.

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Finding your Group members

After accessing the Groups tool, you will see a list of groups you have been enrolled in. Click on the number under the Members column to see the names of the students in your group.

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You may also see group dropboxes and/or discussions that are associated with your group. 

Self-enrolling in a Group

Your course may have self-enroll groups.

• Click on View Available Groups to see the list of group categories that you are able to self-enroll in.

• You can see how many people are currently enrolled in a group by looking at the Members column. If you click on a number in this column you can review who is enrolled in the group.

• Click the Join Group link beside the group name you want to enroll in.

• Once you have successfully enrolled yourself in the group, the group category will show up under My Groups.

• You will also be able to switch groups if it is before the Self-Enrollment Expiry Date set by your instructor. To leave your existing group, click on the Leave Group link. You will then be able to join a different group within that group category.

Emailing your Group members

• From the Groups page, under My Groups, find the group you would like to email.

• In the column under the Email heading, click on the envelope icon.

• When the message window opens, include a Subject and compose the body of your message.

• Add any attachments you would like to include with your message.

• In the bottom left corner, click Save as Draft if you would like to finish your message later or click Send if your message is ready.