This section is intended for instructors looking for more information regarding groups in Ultra Course View.

Overview

The Groups feature in Blackboard Ultra allows instructors to organize students into smaller groups for collaboration, assignments, and discussions. Groups can be created manually or automatically, and each group gets a private space with tools like file sharing and discussions.

Key Benefits:

Supports group assignments and discussions
Encourages student collaboration
Easy group creation and management
Private group workspaces

Great for projects, peer reviews, and fostering engagement in online and hybrid courses.

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FAQs

Each group has a private space with access to discussions, file sharing, and collaboration tools. This space is only visible to group members and instructors.

Yes. You can manually move students between groups or edit group membership at any time through the group management page.

Instructors need to manually assign new students to a group. Students who drop are removed from their groups automatically.

Instructors can access each group’s workspace to view participation, submitted work, and contributions to discussions.

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