Managing Individual Groups
This section explains certain tasks you might need to complete if you are the leader of a group.
Manage This Group Screen
In order to take several types of administrative actions with a group, you use the Manage This Group screen.
Generally, you use this feature instance to do any of the following:
Modify message templates that are specific to the group.
Modify the membership settings for the group by:
Changing the maximum number of group members.
Making the group public or private.
If the group is public, changing the requirements for enrolling in the group.
Manage the actual membership of the group by doing any of the following:
Adding members instantly to the group (if it is private).
Inviting members (if the group is public), rescinding an invitation, or re-sending one.
Dropping a member from the group.
Assigning a member to the Leader role (or another role).
View pertinent users lists, including:
A list of all members and the dates that they joined the group.
A list of users who have applied for membership (if this is an application-only group).
A list of users who have been invited to join.
Navigate to the context for the appropriate group. For example, you can do this by clicking the name of the feature within the My Groups feature instance on your My Pages tab.
The system displays the default page of the course context.
In the left sidebar, click the link that says Manage This Group.
The system displays the Manage This Group screen.
At times you may want to change the membership settings for a group, such as whether or not the group is public or private, the maximum number of members, and so forth. Use this procedure to make any of these types of changes.
To manage membership settings for a group:
Navigate to the Manage This Group screen, as described in Navigate to the Manage This Group Screen.
Click Edit membership settings.
The system displays a form that lets you make the group public or private, or change the maximum number of members. If the group is public, you can also change the enrollment settings for the group. For help understanding any of the options, see the appropriate section in Applying to Create a Group.
Public or Private
Public Group Enrollment
Maximum Number of Members
Make any changes that are necessary.
Click Save settings.