This article covers “Group discussions” in Ultra Course view.

Overview

Groups Discussions allow discussion with assigned group members rather than with the whole class.  

• Group discussions can be set as gradable or non-gradable.

• All Discussions can become Group Discussions using the “Assign to groups” setting.

• Groups that will be used for the Group Discussions can be created in advance. Pre-created groups should be set to “visible” so they can be selected from the Discussion assessment settings.

 Video Instructions

Creating a New Discussion

All discussions are created in the same way. For comprehensive instructions on creating discussions and discussion settings, please see: Creating Discussions in Ultra Course View

Setting Up Group Discussions

1. To turn a Discussion into a Group Discussion, click on the Discussion Settings gear icon.

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Discussion settings can be located towards the top right of a created discussion.

2. Scroll down to Additional Tools and select Assign to Groups.

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3. Select the method you would like to group students in the discussion.

   1. From the “Group students” dropdown, you can create new “Custom” groups.  

   2. Randomly assign students by the number of groups.  

   3. Create Self-enrollment Discussion Groups.  

   4. Or assign students to Groups that you have already created. You will only be able to assign students to a pre-created Group Set that is “visible to students”.

4. After the Grouping method has been selected, click save.

5. Lastly, click Save again to save the discussion settings.