Setting up Moodle groups

The following steps outline how to set up basic groups in Moodle using the manual enrolment method (random enrolment and student self-enrolling are also options).  Once created, these groups can be combined with many other activities in Moodle.

Creating groups

  1. Login to Moodle and enter the course area
  2. Scroll down to the Settings block, expand Users and click on Groups
  3. In the main section of the screen, click Create Group
  4. Complete the form on the following screen and click Save Changes
  5. Repeat process as necessary

Adding group members

  1. Login to Moodle and enter the course area
  2. Scroll down to the Settings block, expand Users and click on Groups
  3. Click on a group in the Groups column on the left
  4. Click the Add/Remove Users button beneath the right column
  5. On the following screen, locate and select potential members in the right column, then click the Add button between the two columns
  6. The screen will refresh, displaying the new group members in the left column (these changes are saved automatically)
  7. Repeat this process as necessary

You can also create groups by importing, see creating groups via an imported excel spreadsheet.