Set up group work

At a glance

Assignment Groups define how learners are split into collaborative groups. Link a group set to a lesson via Lesson Settings → Group Work.

Prerequisites

• Course Settings → Assignment Groups.

Steps

1. Open Assignment Groups and click Create Group.

   

2. Enter Assignment Group Name and optional Group Members Limit.

3. Choose options:

   • Allow learners to self select groups
   • Require group members to be in the same cohort

4. Under How to assign learners to groups, pick:

   • Manually assign after creation
   • Evenly divide by number of groups
   • Evenly divide by group members limit (limit required)

5. Save, then edit groups from the list as needed.

Common gotchas

• Group work is only supported on standard lesson item types, not every activity type.
• Deleting an assignment group removes its groups and memberships permanently.

Next steps

• Lesson Settings: group work & Student AI Chat
• Edit a lesson: overview of instructor tools