{"id":23221,"date":"2023-07-24T12:08:22","date_gmt":"2023-07-24T16:08:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ltsadev.sheridanc.on.ca\/apps\/wordpress\/learning-and-technology-portal\/?p=23221"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:44:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T14:44:53","slug":"create-a-group-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ltsa.sheridancollege.ca\/digital-learning-support-hub\/create-a-group-category\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">The <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\">Groups<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial;font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif\"> tool in SLATE allows instructors to organize students into smaller teams for collaborative activities, projects, discussions, and assignments. Groups can have their own dedicated discussions, assignment submission folders, and other shared workspaces, making it easier to manage group-based learning activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<h4>New Groups Interface<\/h4>\n<p>D2L has introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/kb\/articles\/3483-create-and-manage-categories-and-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>new Manage Groups experience<\/strong><\/a>. This updated interface allows instructors to view all group categories on a single page, review group configurations more easily, and quickly access related assignments, discussions, and other group activities. The new layout also provides streamlined options for creating, editing, importing, exporting, and managing groups.<\/p>\n<h4>Using Groups in SLATE<\/h4>\n<p>Groups can be used to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create teams for collaborative projects and assignments.<\/li>\n<li>Provide private discussion spaces for group work.<\/li>\n<li>Allow students to self-enroll in groups.<\/li>\n<li>Restrict activities or resources to specific groups.<\/li>\n<li>Organize large classes into smaller working groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Learn More<\/h4>\n<p>For detailed information about creating and managing groups, understanding the difference between Groups and Sections, and configuring group enrollment options, refer to the official D2L documentation:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/kb\/articles\/3340-about-groups-and-sections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>About Groups and Sections<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For step-by-step instructions on creating and managing groups, including information about the new Manage Groups experience, see:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/kb\/articles\/3483-create-and-manage-categories-and-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Create and Manage Categories and Groups<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The appearance of the Groups tool may differ from screenshots in older documentation because D2L is rolling out the new Manage Groups experience.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Version with embedded links:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Groups<\/strong> tool in SLATE allows instructors to organize students into smaller teams for collaborative activities, projects, discussions, and assignments. Groups can have their own dedicated discussions, assignment submission folders, and other shared workspaces, making it easier to manage group-based learning activities.<\/p>\n<h3>New Groups Interface<\/h3>\n<p>D2L has introduced a <a href=\"https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/kb\/articles\/3483-create-and-manage-categories-and-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>new Manage Groups experience<\/strong><\/a>. This updated interface allows instructors to view all group categories on a single page, review group configurations more easily, and quickly access related assignments, discussions, and other group activities. The new layout also provides streamlined options for creating, editing, importing, exporting, and managing groups.<\/p>\n<h3>Using Groups in SLATE<\/h3>\n<p>Groups can be used to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Create teams for collaborative projects and assignments.<\/li>\n<li>Provide private discussion spaces for group work.<\/li>\n<li>Allow students to self-enroll in groups.<\/li>\n<li>Restrict activities or resources to specific groups.<\/li>\n<li>Organize large classes into smaller working groups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Learn More<\/h3>\n<p>For detailed information about creating and managing groups, understanding the difference between Groups and Sections, and configuring group enrollment options, see: <a class=\"fui-Link fai-bebop ___1v1lyro f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl f16muhyy f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv f1mo0ibp fjoy568 ff5ikls f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f33ey8m f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 feiuef2 f1eh06m1 f54796x fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f132whgj f1v74mp6 f1tsf1ni fnq52rx f16zlvvm\" href=\"https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/kb\/articles\/3340-about-groups-and-sections\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-tabster=\"{&quot;restorer&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:1}}\">About Groups and Sections<\/a><\/p>\n<p>For step-by-step instructions on creating and managing groups, including information about the new Manage Groups experience, see: <a class=\"fui-Link fai-bebop ___1v1lyro f2hkw1w f3rmtva f1ewtqcl f16muhyy f1k6fduh f1w7gpdv f1mo0ibp fjoy568 ff5ikls f1s184ao f1mk8lai fnbmjn9 f1o700av f13mvf36 f33ey8m f9n3di6 f1ids18y f1tx3yz7 feiuef2 f1eh06m1 f54796x fhgqx19 f1olyrje f1p93eir f1nev41a f132whgj f1v74mp6 f1tsf1ni fnq52rx f16zlvvm\" href=\"https:\/\/community.d2l.com\/brightspace\/kb\/articles\/3483-create-and-manage-categories-and-groups\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-tabster=\"{&quot;restorer&quot;:{&quot;type&quot;:1}}\">Create and Manage Categories and Groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> The appearance of the Groups tool may differ from screenshots in older documentation because D2L is rolling out the new Manage Groups experience.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Groups tool in SLATE allows instructors to organize students into smaller teams for collaborative activities, projects, discussions, and assignments. 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