Creating Groups in Blackboard Ultra

Current Issues & Bugs:

The following are known issues with this feature in Blackboard Ultra. For workarounds and estimated fix timelines please refer to the Blackboard Ultra Issues and Workarounds Cheat Sheet.

• Group tools: Groups must be attached to an assignment to access a group Collaborate rooms and discussion area.
• Groups member visibility: For instructor-created groups, groups must be attached to an Assignment, Discussion, or Test to see group member names within the activity item. For self-enrollment groups, members will see group member names in Course Groups on the Details & Actions menu.

The following shows how to create groups. For help and information on group assignments, refer to Creating a Group Assignment.

To create Groups:

1. Under Details & Actions > Course Groups, select View sets & groups.
   
   
2. On the Course Groups page, select New Group Set.
   
   
3. On the New Group page, select the name or the pencil icon to edit the name of the group.
   
4. Select the Group students field and choose how you want to divide your students into groups. (Click the link for more help with a specific group type.)
   1. Custom– You manually assign students to specific groups. Use the plus sign below the student names.
   2. Randomly assign – Students are automatically randomly assigned to number of groups you identify in the Number of groups field. 
   3. Self-enrollment – Creates a sign-up sheet for students to choose their group.
   4. Reuse groups – You can reuse an existing course group or group set you had previously created in your course.
      

Additional Resources

• Creating Group Assignments
• Creating a Custom Group 
• Creating a Randomly Assigned Group
• Creating a Self-enrollment Group
• Reusing Groups
• Manage groups and membership