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. In Course Navigation, click the People link. Click the Groups tab. You can also access your User Groups through the Settings menu. Click the Options icon and click the View User Groups link. Click the Add Group button. Enter the details about the group and click the Submit button to create a new group. To learn more, click here.

You can sign up for a group in your course if your instructor has enabled the self-sign-up option. In Course Navigation, click the People link. To access your User Groups, click the Groups tab. You can also access your User Groups through the Options menu. Click the Options icon and click the View User Groups link. Next to the name of an available group, click the Join link. A message appears at the top of your browser verifying you signed up for the group. For more information on this topic, review this link.

If you are able to join a group in your course, you can leave the group at any time. You cannot leave groups that are not self-sign-up groups. In Course Navigation, click the People link. Click the Groups tab. You can also access your User Groups through the Settings menu. Click the Options icon and click the View User Groups link. A message appears at the top of your browser verifying you left the group. A message appears at the top of your browser verifying you left the group. To learn more, click here.

You can see the current groups where you are enrolled using the Global Navigation Menu. If you do not see any groups listed, you have not joined a group or been enrolled in a group by your instructor. Previous groups are listed under the Previous Groups header. In Global Navigation, click the Groups link, then view your current groups. To view all your groups, click the All-Groups link. Groups are organized into Current Groups and Previous Groups. For more information on this topic, click here.

As a student group leader, you can help manage a group in a course. Group leaders are assigned automatically or manually by your instructor. You will not receive any notification that you have been added as a group leader. In Course Navigation, click the People link. Click the Groups tab. You can also access your User Groups through the Settings menu. Click the Options icon and click the View User Groups link. Click the Manage link to edit the group name and add or remove members. Click the Visit link to view the group dashboard.

Note: If you visit the group dashboard, you will see an Edit Group link for quick access to edit the name of the group. To learn more, review this link.

As a student, you may be added to a group within your course. Groups files include any content uploaded to your group workspace. Click the Groups link, then click the name of the group. In Group Navigation, click the Files link. All your group folders display in the left panel. View files in the right panel by clicking the name of a folder. To learn more, review this link.