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.
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This video shows you how to set up a group Blackboard assignment in your Blackboard course space. It gives step by step instructions on creating the group assignment, adding files and due dates, adding points, attaching and managing a rubric, adding groups, number of attempts, displaying marks to students, and restricting availability of the assignment.
‘Quick Steps’
- Make sure the relevant groups have been created in Blackboard.
- Go up to the Assessments dropdown menu and click on Assignment .
- Give the assignment a name, add any relevant instructions, attach relevant files.
- Add a due date for the submission.
- In the Marking section, input the points possible.
- Add a rubric if required.
- Click on Submission details to expand this section. Under assignment type choose Group submission .
- Choose the relevant groups.
- Choose the number of attempts allowed.
- To make sure students do not see their marks until a given date, make sure you untick the ‘Show to students in my marks’ option, as this will hide the grade center column. Even with this option unticked, students might still be able to work out their mark from the total column, to avoid this make sure you untick the ‘Include in Grade Centre Calculations’ option.
- Make the assignment available or restrict availability as required.
- Click Submit when done.
Additional Resources
Blackboard Help: Create Group Assignments
Creating and managing groups in Blackboard
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This guide shows instructors how to create a group assignment in Blackboard.
Groups must be created in the Blackboard course before creating a group assignment.
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 an assignment (this resource will walk you through the steps).
- When you are finished, select Save.
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Before you select Submit, be sure that you've attached any required files. On the course menu, select the link that holds the group assignment, such as "Assignments." Select the name of the group assignment. In the My Groups panel, select your group name. On the group homepage, select the name of the assignment in the Group Assignments section.
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.
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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Only when all files that make up the submission have been added should one member of the group click the 'Submit' button. Click on the paperclip on the next page (see below) to attach the file. Locate the final version of the group assignment on your computer and click on it to add.
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 ...
Creating Group Assignments in Blackboard Ultra You can use group assignments to teach students how to effectively work in teams. This type of assignment helps students realize that each team member can contribute something useful to solving a problem and that the group's result can be more than the sum of its parts.
Make sure the relevant groups have been created in Blackboard. Go up to the Assessments dropdown menu and click on Assignment. Give the assignment a name, add any relevant instructions, attach relevant files. Add a due date for the submission. In the Marking section, input the points possible. Add a rubric if required.
Group assignments may also appear in the My Groups panel after the course menu. More on accessing and submitting group assignments. Your instructor may make some assignments available after a certain date or after you complete a certain task. For example, you might have to mark a lecture as reviewed before you may access an assignment. Contact ...
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 ...
Navigate to where you want the assignment to appear and click the plus sign (+). Click Create. Click Assignment Settings. Create a Group Set or select a previously created set to assign student groups. Click Save. Now your Assignment will show the groups selected. Blackboard Help has detailed instructions on how to Create Group Assignments.
You will need to have your student Groups created in your course before you can create a group assignment. The students do not need to be enrolled in these groups before you build the assignments, you only need to have the Groups created. When students enroll into their Groups, make sure each student is enrolled in only one group, or they will ...
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Creating Group Assignments in Blackboard Ultra. You can use group assignments to teach students how to effectively work in teams. This type of assignment helps students realize that each team member can contribute something useful to solving a problem and that the group's result can be more than the sum of its parts. Students demonstrate ...
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.
Create an assignment (this resource will walk you through the steps). In the Assignment, select the Settings icon. Optionally, if you want to provide groups with some group communication tools, select Allow Class conversations. This feature provides groups with a Collaborate Ultra room and a discussion area where they can chat and share files.
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 ...
Click the name of the file. You can add a comment to your group assignment submission [3]. Comments on group assignments that are not graded individually are sent to the whole group. If you have access to upload a file from Google Drive, you can submit a Google file by clicking the Google Drive [4]. Note: If you want to submit a file that was ...
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To upload a file, you can either drag and drop it from your computer into the Submission box, or select Attachment - represented by the paper clip icon- and browse for a file from your computer. A status window appears to show the progress of the file upload. Your assignment will be automatically saved after 2 seconds.
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