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Groups and Grouping
Using groups in Moodle

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Let's go through the basics of using groups.

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If group work is done in the course, students need
to be in 'groups'.

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For example, a project that is done
in pairs requires groups of 2.

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If there are multiple tasks in the course
that use groups, you need 'groupings'.

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For instance, if the course includes group work
for assignments like pair work, reading circles, and projects,

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you can use them as groupings.

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Each grouping has its own
groups, such as pairs and teams.

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By creating groupings, you can easily specify in activities
that groups in the project grouping do the project or in the pair work grouping,

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those in the pair work grouping
submit group feedback.

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If groupings are not set up,

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it's difficult to determine which groups have
access to which tasks,

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since the same individuals
are in multiple different groups.

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To utilize groups, they need to be enabled in activities,
for example, you don't need to create separate ones for each

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group; by enabling groups on a single discussion area,
groups can function within a single activity.

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Group Division

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When dividing into groups, the teacher can create
group assignments by placing students

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in groups or randomly assigning them
alphabetically to groups,

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or dividing students into 3 groups
or forming 5 groups.

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Alternatively, students can
self-select their own

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groups using the group choice activity,

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where students choose which
group they want to belong to, or

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students form their own groups

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using the group formation activity.

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Groups are also automatically created
in the Moodle course area,

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and they can be utilized without needing to
recreate group divisions in Moodle.

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with the group formation activity.

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The groups also automatically become
part of the Moodle course area,

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and they can be utilized without having to
recreate group divisions in Moodle.

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So either the teacher creates the groups,

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or the teacher creates the groups and
students choose their own groups.

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Or the teacher adds a group
formation activity to the course,

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where students create their own groups.

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Group Creation

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In Moodle, groups are created by selecting
participants from the course pages

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and from the drop-down menu, select groups.

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By default, there are no groups in the course
unless you have created the course through Sisu.

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Groups can be created manually

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by selecting 'create group',
which allows you to name the group.

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For example, Anna's group.

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Groups can thus also be created automatically, and the group

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name can end with an @ symbol
or a hashtag (#).

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Then, the name will end with an @ symbol
with pair A, pair B, pair C... or

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using a # symbol will result in
pair 1, pair 2, and pair 3.

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Next, I choose whether I want to define

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the division of groups

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for example, by dividing
the course participants into 5 different groups

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or if I want each group to always have 3 different members.

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I choose that each group will have 2 members.

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I can also choose that the group
will consist only of students,

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meaning teachers are not assigned to groups.
If I want

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that in the case of odd numbers

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of students, the last group does not end up with just one

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student, but becomes a group of three,

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I can choose 'prevent the last small group'.

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I can choose 'prevent the last small group'.

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By default, only participants in active status
are included in the groups.

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So if a student were inactive,
they would not be added to these groups.

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I can also set pairs
into a new grouping

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which I name 'Pair Work'.
Select send.

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Now I see that I have formed

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Pair groups, one of which
has 3 students

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so that no one has to
work alone in a group.

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I can view the overall picture
by selecting summary

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where I see what kinds of groups
are in each grouping.

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I notice that 'Anna's group' has not

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used any kind of grouping,
so let's add one there.

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I select 'groupings',
'Create grouping'

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I name this 'Teachers' Own Groups' in case
there is another teacher on the course

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who uses a group
named after themselves.

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I add by clicking the character icon

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'Anna's group' as a member to this grouping.

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I will also show how to add people
to individual groups.

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Click on the group
and 'Add or remove users'.

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Now I see all the course participants
and I can add

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by clicking either individual
students

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or using shortcut keys

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I can add several students at once.

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Let's go back to groups again.

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Now I see both the groups by name, and also
which students belong to which group.

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And from the summary section I see

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What groupings, groups, and
participants each group has.

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Adding Grouping Activities to a Moodle Course

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Grouping activities are added
to the course like any other

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activity by first turning
editing mode on.

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Add an activity or resource.
Select 'Group Choice'.

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Give it a name.

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You can choose whether
to allow enrollment in multiple groups;

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Whether to limit the size of groups,
for example

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pair work might not allow participation of more than 3
people could be such;

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whether to show students'
details to other students;

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whether choices can be updated;
and so on.

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For groups, it's advisable to choose

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one of the existing
groupings

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from which students
choose their groups.

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For example, if I now add
the pair work grouping for use

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then I get directly to this
for selection as groups

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those pairs just created.

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After saving, I can see the groups

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and if now the students
want to switch groups

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among themselves, it
is also possible through this.

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And by clicking 'show group members'
it lists which students are

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in each group.

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Similarly, a group formation activity
can be added.

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For the grouping, you can choose,
once again

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from which grouping
the groups are selected

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or where new groups are created.

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I now choose the teachers' own groups.

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I continue with the default settings.

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And now I see that
there is already

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'Anna's group', which has 3 students.

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Students can now join this
group or create new groups for themselves.

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By default, when I created a new group,
I joined it as a member

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but on the other hand, I can also change groups.

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In the group formation settings

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I can also define a password
for the groups

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with which they can ensure that
really only their group is accessible

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to the members who have
been given this password.

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This can be a useful
feature, for example, when

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group divisions are agreed upon during a lecture
and you want to avoid accidental joining of other groups.

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Using groups in Moodle, i.e., group modes

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Once the groups are divided

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they must still be enabled
in activities. With group mode

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you can, so to speak, bundle all groups into one
activity, for example

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if you enable group submissions in an activity.

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Based on these divided groups,
group work can be distributed so that

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one person from the group
submits the work for the whole group and

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everyone receives the same assessment for the work.

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Similarly, in a discussion area,
you can enable groups, where

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each group discusses
within their own group.

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You can choose to use 'no groups' for group mode,
where each

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discusses in discussions

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as themselves with the whole course group
or 'visible groups' or 'separate groups'.

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Visible groups mean
that each student

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can write and discuss
with their own group, but can

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also read
other groups' writings.

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'Separate groups' mean that
students discuss with their own group,

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and they have no view
of other groups' writings.

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The operation of group mode
depends very much on

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which activity you are using.

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I just described how it works
in a discussion area, but.

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I just recorded how it works
in the discussion area, but...

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Regarding other activities,
it's worth checking how

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group modes function.

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Now let's go through an example of how
to enable group modes for an activity.

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I turn on editing mode and select

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the activity where I want to utilize

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group modes.

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I choose the discussion area.

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And from the general module settings,
there's an option for group mode,

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where we can choose whether to use

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separate or visible groups. In separate groups,

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each group sees only their own content,

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while in visible groups,

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each student group works independently but can also see

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other groups' content.

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I choose separate groups.

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And for this purpose, I select pair work.

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So now I don't need to create multiple

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discussion areas for each group; all groups

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participating in this grouping can discuss

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through this discussion area.

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As a teacher, I can either follow all participants' discussions or

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choose which group discussions I want to preview.

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If I want students to submit assignments as a group,

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I can create an assignment on the course site

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and enable group submissions.

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Let's name the assignment "Group Submissions."

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Then, in the assignment settings,

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I choose that students submit as groups.

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Additionally, from the general module settings, we can select the group mode.

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For the assignment activity, whether you choose visible groups or separate

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groups doesn't matter much, as only the teacher sees

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students' submissions. Save the changes.

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Restricting access with groups

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In Moodle, entire topics can be restricted
to a single student group by using

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access restrictions. Choose
editing mode on the course area

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and select 'edit' from the three dots
at the end of the topic.

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At the bottom of the page is 'restrict access',
where a restriction can be added.

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The restriction can use a group.

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Let's choose, for example,
pair A. From the eye icon

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we can select,

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that no one other than the members of group A
or pair A's members

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can see the content.
Save the changes.

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Now below topic one it reads that
it is available only when you belong to group

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'pair A', and otherwise,
it is hidden from students.

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This applies to all content,
activities, resources,

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that are added inside topic one.

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If you want to hide an individual
activity or resource,

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you can do it from the settings of the individual activity.
I'm now adding a page, for example,

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to which I add some content.

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And at the bottom of the page is
'restrict access'. I'm adding here

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an access restriction for
Group 'pair B'.

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And I select from the eye icon
that no one other than

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the members of 'pair B' can see the content.

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Now when I look at the course page,

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below the respective activity or resource
it reads that it is available

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only when belonging to group 'pair B',
and otherwise it is hidden.

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In summary,

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course participants are divided into groups in Moodle
through the participant list settings.

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Groupings compile
groups into a certain category,

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such as practice groups or pairs.

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The teacher can divide into groups
automatically, manually,

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or the teacher can create groups and use
the group choice activity, where students

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choose their own groups, or
the teacher creates only the grouping

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and the group formation activity,
which uses that grouping,

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and students can create their own group.

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Groups are used by activating them in different
resources, activities, or on the course area.

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For group work, remember to enable
groups by selecting

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group mode, and on the course area,

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you can restrict access topic by topic.