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How do I manage groups as a student group leader?

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.

00:07: How do I manage groups as a student group leader? 00:10: In course navigation click the people link 00:14: Click the groups tab Or to access 00:18: groups through the options menu click the options icon and then click the 00:22: view user groups link. 00:25: To edit the group name and add or remove members. 00:27: Click the manage link. To view the group homepage. 00:31: Click the visit link 00:34: To edit the group name edit the text in the group name field. 00:39: To add or remove group members click the check boxes next to their names. 00:44: When you are finished click the submit button. 00:48: To view the updated group membership. Click the group expand icon. 00:52: View the group members. 00:55: This guide covered how to manage groups as a student group leader.

Open People

Open People

In Course Navigation, click the People link.

Open Groups

Open Groups

Click the Groups tab [1].

Or, to access groups through the Options menu, click the Options icon [2] and then click the View User Groups link [3].

Manage Group

Manage Group

To edit the group name and add or remove members, click the Manage link [1].

To view the group Home page, click the Visit link [2].

Note: If you visit the group Home page, you can click the Edit Group button to edit the group name.

Edit Group Name

Manage Group

To edit the group name, edit the text in the Group Name field.

Add or Remove Group Members

Add or Remove Group Members

To add or remove group members, click the checkboxes next to their names [1].

When you are finished, click the Submit button [2].

Note: You cannot change the list of members to choose from.

View Group Changes

View Group Changes

To view the updated group membership, click the group Expand icon [1]. View the group members [2].

Note: The person icon indicates the group student leader [3].