Creating Groups in Moodle

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Groups allow instructors to assign a particular activity, resource, or topic section to just one class or set of users, which can be hidden from students not in the groups. There are three group modes: - No groups - There are no sub groups, everyone is part of one big community - Separate groups - Each group can only see their own group, others are invisible. - Visible groups - Each group works in their own group but can also see other groups. (The other groups' work is read-only.)

Screenshot of a Moodle course page titled “NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense.” The main content area shows a “Welcome” section with subsections: Course Overview (1 activity), Instructor Introduction (text introducing Taylor Johnson as the instructor and SpongeBob fan, with 0 activities), Announcements, and New subsection (0 activities). The left sidebar menu lists course sections such as Course Overview, Instructor Introduction, New subsection, Course Syllabus, and others. The top navigation menu includes tabs for Course, Settings, Participants, Grades, Reports, More, and Open LMS.

Click "Participants".

Screenshot of a Moodle course page titled “NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense.” The main section shows the “Welcome” area with Course Overview (1 activity), Instructor Introduction (with instructor text about being a SpongeBob fan, 0 activities), Announcements, and New subsection. At the top navigation bar, a pink circle highlights the “Participants” tab, located between “Settings” and “Grades.” The left sidebar lists course sections, including Course Overview, Instructor Introduction, New subsection, Course Syllabus, and others.

Click "Enrolled users".

Screenshot of a Moodle course page titled “NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense.” The “Participants” tab is active, showing the “Enrolled users” section. A pink circle highlights the “Enrolled users” dropdown menu. Below, a table lists course participants with columns for first/last name, email address, roles, groups, last access to course, and status. Visible participants include Lindsey Baker (student, no groups, last accessed 5 days 22 hours ago, active) and Taylor Johnson (teacher, no groups, last accessed now, active). The left sidebar menu lists course sections such as Course Overview, Instructor Introduction, Course Syllabus, and Quiz.

Click "Groups".

Screenshot of the Moodle course page “NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense” under the Participants tab. A dropdown menu labeled “Enrolled users” is expanded, showing options: Enrollments, Enrolled users (selected), Enrollment methods, Role renaming, Groups, Groupings, and Overview. A pink circle highlights the “Groups” option. Below, a table lists participants with names, email addresses, roles, groups, last access to course, and status.

Click "Create group".

Screenshot of the Moodle “Groups” management page. Under the “Manage” section, three options are visible: “Create group,” “Auto-create groups,” and “Import groups.” A pink circle highlights the “Create group” button. Additional options above include editing group settings, deleting, and enabling or disabling messaging. The left sidebar menu shows course sections such as Course Overview, Instructor Introduction, Course Syllabus, and Quiz.

Add a group name, optional description (displayed above the list of group members on the participants page), and enrollment key (if needed).

Screenshot of the Moodle page for creating a new group in the course “NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense.” The form includes fields for Group name (filled with “New Group”), Group ID number, Group description, Enrollment key, and Group membership visibility. Green arrows highlight the Group name field, Group ID number field, Group description text editor, and Enrollment key field. The left sidebar menu lists course sections such as Course Overview, Instructor Introduction, Course Syllabus, and Quiz.

Click "Save changes".

Screenshot of the Moodle “Create group” settings page for the course NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense. Options shown include Enrollment key, Group membership visibility (set to Visible), Group messaging (set to No), and New picture upload area with drag-and-drop functionality. At the bottom, a pink circle highlights the “Save changes” button next to the “Cancel” button.

Click "Add/remove users".

Screenshot of the Moodle “Groups” management page. On the left, under “Groups,” a newly created group named “New Group (0)” is listed. On the right, the “Members of: New Group (0)” box is empty. A pink circle highlights the “Add/remove users” button below the members box. Additional buttons under “With selected” include Edit group settings, Delete, Disable messaging, and Enable messaging. The left sidebar menu lists course sections such as Course Overview, Instructor Introduction, Course Syllabus, and Quiz.

In the Potential members list, select the users you want to add to the group. Multiple users may be selected using the Crtl key. Click the **Add** button to add the users to the group.

Screenshot of the Moodle “Add/remove users” page for the course NAUT 420: Advanced Nautical Nonsense, showing group management for “New Group.” On the left, the “Group members” box is empty (None). On the right, the “Potential members” list includes four students (Lindsey Baker, Lorne Lee, Joshua Moore, Marci Moore) and one teacher (Taylor Johnson). A pink circle highlights the “Add” button between the boxes, and green arrows point to the list of potential members.

The names will be moved into the Group members list. Next, select **Back to Groups**. The members of the group will appear in the **Group member** section. That group can now be used when creating activities and resources.

Screenshot of the Moodle “Add/remove users: New Group” page. On the left, the “Group members” box lists Teacher (Taylor Johnson) and Students (Lindsey Baker and Joshua Moore). On the right, the “Potential members” box lists Students (Lorne Lee and Marci Moore). A pink circle highlights the “Back to groups” button at the bottom of the page. The interface also includes Add and Remove buttons between the two lists.

If you need any assistance, please feel free to reach out to the Center for Learning and Teaching by emailing [clt@occc.edu](mailto:clt@occc.edu) or by calling 405-682-7838!