Blackboard Ultra (Faculty) - Groups: About Groups

Instructors can create formal groups of students to provide space for students to collaborate on work.

Using Groups 

• Groups can be created one at a time or in sets. Group sets allow the instructor to create multiple groups, each with the same group tool availability.
• Instructors can manually add members to groups, use previously established groups, allow students to self-enroll, or enable automatic randomized group enrollment.
• Each group has its own space, with links to tools to help students collaborate, including
  • The content related to a group assignment (if applicable)
  • A list of members
  • The option to message group members
• Instructors can also create Group Assignments, where one student submits a paper on behalf of the group, and all members receive the same grade.
• Only the instructor and the group members can access the group tools for any given group.

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