How do I join a group as a student?

You can sign up for a group in your course if your instructor has enabled the self sign-up option.

Note: If your instructor has disabled the People link in Course Navigation, you cannot join a group.

00:07: How do I join a group as a student? 00:10: In Course Navigation, click the People link. 00:14: Click the groups tab Or to access 00:18: your groups through the options menu, click the options icon and then click 00:22: the view user groups link. 00:25: Next to the name of an available group, click the Join link. 00:29: A message appears at the top of your browser verifying you signed up for the group. 00:34: To access a group you joined. Click the visit link. 00:38: This guide covered how to join a group as a student.

Open People

Open People

In Course Navigation, click the People link.

Open Groups

Open Groups

Click the Groups tab [1].

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

Join Group

Join Group

Next to the name of an available group, click the Join button.

Note: You can also join a group by switching to it. You can learn more about switching groups.

Verify Group Sign Up

Verify Group Sign Up

A message appears at the top of your browser verifying you signed up for the group.

Visit Group

Visit Group

To access a group you joined, click the Visit link.