Create Groups in a Merged P.L.A.T.O. Course Site

Overview

Groups can be created in a merged P.L.A.T.O. course site based on section enrollment. If a student switches to a different section within the merged site, the instructor will have to manually update the group enrollment.

Instructions

1. Log in to the merged P.L.A.T.O. course site and navigate to the Manage Tab.
2. Select Groups from the Learner Management category.
3. Select the New Category button and enter "Sections" as the Category Name and appropriate text into the Description box, as shown in Figure 1 below.
4. Choose "# of Groups- No Auto Enrollments" as the Enrollment Type.
5. Enter the number of sections in the merged course site in the "Number of Groups" box.
6. Enter "Section" in the Group Prefix box.
7. Select the "Save" button to continue.

Figure 1. Creating the category for sections

8. Edit the Group names to reflect the section number of each of your sections. 
9. Select the Sections "Action for Sections" drop down menu and choose "Enroll Users", as shown in Figure 2 below.

Figure 2. Enroll Users into the Groups

10. Select a check box for each student according to the section he/she is enrolled in, as shown in Figure 3.
11. Select the "Save" button to continue.

Figure 3. Enroll "All" Users into the Groups