Instructors can create Groups in a course to enable Students to collaborate with each other. These groups usually consist of a smaller group of Students in a class, such as study groups or project groups. From a Group page, users may:
· send email to Group members
· exchange files
· enter discussion forums
· enter Collaboration Sessions
All of the functions available from Group pages, with the exception of the File Exchange, act in the same way in the course Web site. Additional features of the Collaboration Tools are also available when accessed through Groups.
Follow the steps below to open the Group page.
Step 1 Open a course Web site.
Step 2 Click Communication on the course menu.
Step 3 Click Group Pages from the CommunicationCenter.
Step 4 Select the name of a Group in which you are a member.
The following functions are available from the Group page.
Note: Instructors may limit which of these functions are available to Groups.
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Group members can enter discussions within various Group forums. | |
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Group members can meet their classmates and Instructors for real-time discussion or class lessons. | |
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Group members can exchange files. | |
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Group members can send email to one or all of their group members. | |
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Group Members |
The names of all members of the Group will appear along with their email address. |