How to create, manage and join a Group

This guide will show you how to setup, manage and join Groups in LMS.  

Contents

• Create a Group
• Manage a Group
• Joining a Group
   

Create a Group

Creating groups is a way to categorise areas of interest for your users, where they can share information and ask questions to get support from other group members, providing an inclusive learning environment, similar to the class room learning.

1. From the menu, select Admin > Manage Users > Manage Groups
2. Click on Add New Group

3. Type in a Group Name and Group Description in the relevant field
4. Group Rule  information will be displayed in a pop-up when a user attempts to join the Group, and they must click Agree to be able to join

5. To add a Group Image, click on the Upload button and locate the image you wish to add
6. To make the Group accessible to specific members, click on Add Assignment
7. You’ll then be presented with a list of options so that you can assign the Group to a specific collection of users
8. Click on the section to expand it and tick the checkbox next to the appropriate group of users

Note: To check every box in a section, choose the option Select All. When you have finished, click OK The Group Members section will populate with users who have joined the group When you have finished, click on Save

Manage Groups

1. To edit a Group, click on the Cog icon

2. If a post in a Group has been reported where it may be deemed inappropriate, you can click on Reported Posts to manage this

3. Next to the post that has been reported, you’ll have a set of icons:

Approve		Click this to approve the post and allow it to remain in the Group
Delete		If this post is inappropriate or goes against the Group Rules, click the Delete button to remove the post
Reported		This icon indicates that the post was Reported

Joining a Group

1. From the menu, select Community > Groups
2. Click on the Group you want to join and then click Join Group

3. Once you have read the Group Rules, click Agree

4. You will now be able to create posts, comment on other posts and report posts
5. To create a post, type into the text field and then click on Post

6. You can interact with a post, by typing in the text field directly below a post and clicking Reply