How can I organise communication for a small group of students rather than a whole class?
• The best way to facilitate group communication is to set up a group discussion forum. For a detailed tutorial on creating groups read the Managing Groups in LearnJCU FastGuide. • In summary, you must: • Create a group. Go to Control Panel > Manage Groups > Add Group. Type in a Group name. Click the Enable Group Discussion Board Function (and any other desired communication options). • Add members. Go to Control Panel > Manage Groups > Modify button (next to the group you created) > Add Users to Group > Search button. Select members by checking Add to left of the members names. Click Submit. • Create a Group Discussion Board. Go to Groups (You must have this area button enabled) > Click the name of the group > Group Discussion Board > Add Forum. Create the forum as you would a whole class forum. • Only students belonging to the group can access the Group Discussion Board by going to Groups > Click the name of the group > Click the name of the forum.
