Within
the Groups tool, instructors can allow students to self-enroll in groups. The
availability of this option is based on the instructor’s discretion. Within
groups, students can discuss, share, and submit work as a group. This tutorial
demonstrates how to manually enroll yourself in a group within a
course.
1. Login
to the desired course in MyFIRE.
2. From
the navigation bar, select the course tools tab.
3. A
drop-down menu will appear. Select groups.
4. When
the page refreshes, select view available groups at the top of the page.
5. The
available groups will be listed on the page. There may be multiple categories
listed. For each category, enroll in one group by selecting join group to the right of the desired group.
a. If there is a number in
the members column, the number represents how many students are enrolled
in the group. Additionally, if the number is selected, you will be able
to view who is already enrolled in the group.
6. After
selecting Join Group, an enrolled successfully message will appear at the
bottom of the screen, and the Groups page will be refreshed to show the group
enrollment under the My groups heading.
7. Once
enrolled in a group, the following options will be available:
a. View group members by
selecting the number under the members column.
b. If the group is
attached to a learning activity (such as an assignment or a discussion),
the activity title will show under the corresponding columns
c. Email group members by
selecting the mini envelope icon under the email column.
d. If available, users can
select leave group under the actions column to unenroll from a
group.
