Blackboard (Faculty) - Groups: Create Group Assignments
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Blackboard's Assignment can be set up to accept group submissions. With group submissions, only one member of the group submits the assignment on behalf of all of the members. Faculty then grade the one submission and the grade is distributed to all members of the group. Instructors have the option to change any individual member's grade if necessary.
Create a Group
Groups allow smaller numbers of students to collaborate on course work. Only members of the group and the faculty can see the group.
Group Types
There are two types of group creation options:
- Single Group - create one group at a time.
- Group Set - create multiple groups with same settings and titles (which can be changed later).
Group Enrollment
There are three types of Group Enrollment to choose from:
- Manual Enroll - allows you to assign each student to a group
- Random Enroll - automatically distributes students based on number of students in each group or based on number of groups. This is only available in group sets.
- Self Enroll - allows the student to select the group for themselves.
Create a Single Group
- From the Control Panel, click on Users and Groups , then click Groups .
- Click Create , then under "Single Group," select Self-Enroll or Manual Enroll .
- Type in a group name and optional description.
- Make sure the group is visible to students. Select Yes . Students will see their assigned group and tools below the left navigation.
- Select the tools that you wish for your students to access.
- Self-enroll : "Sign-up Options" - Type in a name for the signup sheet and provide instructions. "Maximum Number of Members" - Type in the maximum number of students that you wish to sign up for this group. Once the maximum number of students have signed up, the group will no longer accept additional members. Students must then select a different group. This option prevents group membership from being unbalanced. "Create smart view for this group" - Check this box if you wish a smart view to be added to the Grade Center for this group. NOTE: Students cannot un-enroll themselves from "self-enroll" groups. OR Manual-enroll : "Create smart view for this group" - Check this box if you wish a smart view to be added to the Grade Center for this group. "Membership" - Click the Add Users button. Check the box to the left of the students names to be added to this group. Click the Submit button when you have selected all the students.
- Click Submit at the bottom of the page.
Create a Group Set
- Click Create , then under "Group Set," select Random Enroll, Self-Enroll or Manual Enroll .
- Type in a group name and optional description. This group name will be distributed among all the groups with a number. For example, if you select the name "Team" the groups will be named "Team 1," "Team 2," etc. Note: The Group Set name cannot be edited once you click submit on the Create Group Set page. The group set description and individual group names can be edited.
- Make sure the group is visible to students. Select Yes . Students will see their assigned group and tools below the left navigation.
- Select the tools that you wish for your students to access.
- Random enroll : "Membership" - Determine the number of groups by the number of students per group or by the number of groups. For example, if you have 5 topics you would select "Number of groups" = 5. A course with 20 students would have 4 students in each group. If you have one topic and you want no more than 3 students in a group, "Number of Students per Group" would be 3. A course with 20 students would have 7 groups (6 groups with 3 and one group with 2). Determine how to enroll any remaining members: Select the option for remaining members.
- Self-enroll : "Sign-up Options" - Type in a name for the signup sheet and provide instructions. "Maximum Number of Members" - Type in the maximum number of students that you wish to sign up for this group. Once the maximum number of students have signed up, the group will no longer accept additional members. Students must then select a different group. This option prevents group membership from being unbalanced. "Number of Groups" - designate how many groups will be created. "Create smart view for this group" - Check this box if you wish a smart view to be added to the Grade Center for this group. NOTE: Students cannot un-enroll themselves from "self-enroll" groups.
- Manual-enroll : "Number of Groups" - designate how many groups will be created. "Create smart view for this group" - Check this box if you wish a smart view to be added to the Grade Center for this group. Students will be added in the next step.
How to Identify Individual Groups from Group Sets
Create a Blackboard Assignment
- Navigate to the course area or folder where you want to create the assignment.
- Type a name and instructions. Optionally, attach a file: In the Assignment Files section, attach a file using the Browse Local Files , Browse Content Collection, or Browse Cloud Service buttons.
- On the Due Dates section, enter a date and time that assignment will be due. This will trigger notifications in the Calendar and Global Navigation area. This does not set a release date.
- In the Grading Section, enter the point value for the assignment. This is a numeric number, not a percentage. Optionally, attach rubric: Attach a rubric for this assignment. See Create A Rubric for more information.
- In the Availability Section, set the Display After and Display Until dates and times. This is the dates and times the assignment link is visible to your students.
Designate a Group Assignment
- Follow the steps above to create Groups in Blackboard and to create an Assignment.
- In the "Grading" section of the assignment, click on the Submission Details link.
- Click the Group Submission radio button.
- Two boxes will appear under the Group Submission selection: an "Items to Select" box on the left and "Selected Items" on the right. In the left box, you will see all available groups in your course (if you do not see groups here, you will need to create them ). The right box will be blank at first.
- From the left-hand "Items to Select" box, click on the name of the group that should be submitting the assignment, or click the Select All to select every group listed.
Instructions
In a Content Area or folder, select Assessment.
Then select Assignment from the drop down menu.
On the next screen, complete the Assignment information:
Name: The assignment name will also show in the grade center column.
Instructions : This information will appear on the screen. Use the functions in the content editor to format text, embed images or videos, create tables, etc.
Add a due date .
Due Date : Assignments with due dates automatically show in the course calendar and will be marked late in the grade center. Late submissions are also tracked by the Retention Center.
Enter a point value for points possible .
Expand the Submission details section. Choose Group Submission .
Highlight groups in the left box and use the top arrow to move them to the right-side box. This assigns this assignment to these groups.
Choose other assignment options as needed (date/time availability).
Click Submit .
Only one student will need to submit for their group. When you grade the submission, the grade will populate for all members of that group.
Important Reminders
Students who aren't enrolled in the course at the time that a group assignment has been submitted will not have access to that activity or the submission.
If a student registers for the course after groups are set, you must manually add them to a group for access to the assignment details.
If you edit the assignment between creation and the due date, groups may lose any work already in progress.
If you delete a group from the assignment after students have started an attempt but before submission, they'll lose access to the assignment.
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Create a group assignment. On the New Assignment page, select the Settings icon to open the Assignment Settings panel. Provide a due date and select the settings you want to apply to the group assignment: You can allow class conversations for a group assignment. Students can choose between a conversation with the class as a whole or among only their group members.
On the Create Assignment page, expand the Submission Details section to deliver an assignment to groups. Select Group Submission. In the Items to Select box, select the group or groups to receive this assignment. Select the right-pointing arrow to move the selection into the Selected Items box. To select multiple groups at once on a Windows ...
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Designate a Group Assignment. Follow the steps above to create Groups in Blackboard and to create an Assignment. In the "Grading" section of the assignment, click on the Submission Details link.; Click the Group Submission radio button.; Two boxes will appear under the Group Submission selection: an "Items to Select" box on the left and "Selected Items" on the right.
Instructions. In a Content Area or folder, select Assessment.. Then select Assignment from the drop down menu.. On the next screen, complete the Assignment information:. Name: The assignment name will also show in the grade center column. Instructions: This information will appear on the screen.Use the functions in the content editor to format text, embed images or videos, create tables, etc.
This tutorial describes how to create a group assignment in a Blackboard Learn course.
Go to a content area in your course, like Course Documents. Click Assessments, and then click Assignment from the drop down menu. Enter a title for the group assignment link, a description of the assignment (perhaps instructions, etc.) in the text box, and attach any relevant files. In this example, we are creating an assignment link for Group ...
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After your group submits an assignment, select the title of the assignment on the Course Content page. A panel appears with the date and time of the submission. Not graded appears if your group submitted the assignment but your instructor hasn't graded it yet. Select the Submission link to view the submission.
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