LabBuddy | How to manage students groups in LabBuddy
This manual explains how to import student groups from Brightspace. Before importing new groups in LabBuddy, it could be needed to empty groups from previous years.
This article shows how to:
Remove old groups from the ExperD
Before importing new groups, it is handy (but not necessary) to remove old groups from the ExperD. Take the following steps to remove groups from the ExperD:
Open the ExperD you want to grant students access to:
- Click on Edit icon of the ExperD
- Click on Users/Groups
- Scroll down to the Groups section
- Select the groups in the [right box]
- Move these groups to the [left box] using the arrow
- Scroll down and click on the Save button
The groups are removed from the ExperD, but the groups and the data still exist. To bring the groups back to the ExperD, follow the same steps. In step 5, move the groups from the left box to the right box and click Save.
Import student Groups from Brightspace
In general, lecturers want students to work in ExperD in groups. Create these groups in Brightspace (self-enroll or made by lecturer). To avoid confusion, it is strongly recommended to give these groups unique names. For example: group 1 - ABC10306 - 22/23
For more information on how to create a Group in Brightspace, please visit: Groups | How to create a Brightspace Group
When groups with a unique name are made in Brightspace (self-enroll or made by lecturer), you can import them in LabBuddy.
Importing student groups from Brightspace can be implemented only to ExperD’s that do not have the box Allow access for all users to this ExperD ticked. More info here: Students work in LabBuddy individually.
Open the ExperD you want to grant students access to:
- Click on Edit icon of the ExperD
- Click on the Import Brightspace groups tab on the LabBuddy page
- Click on the downward arrow to select your Course
- Select the Groups Category you determined in Brightspace
- Select the groups you want to import to this particular ExperD (leave selection empty to import all groups in this list)
- Click on Import Groups
A new window will appear with all the selected imported Groups
- Click on View to go back to the ExperD
- Click on the downward arrow next to the Select group/user heading to check if the import of Groups was completed successfully
Add/remove existing students from group
Sometimes, students want to change groups and lecturers adjust the groups accordingly.
This method only applies to students that have an account on your LabBuddy page. An account is automatically created when students open LabBuddy via the LTI link in your Brightspace course.
Go to your LabBuddy page:
- Click on Access
- Choose Groups
- Click Groups overview
Search for the group that needs to be changed
3. Click on the name of the group that needs to be changed
On the page that opens
4. Click on the +Add button to add existing users
5. Click on Remove to remove users
This info can also be found on: https://docs.labbuddy.net/node/12318
Students work in LabBuddy individually
In some cases, students work in LabBuddy individually.
Open the ExperD you want to grant students access to:
- Click on Edit icon of the ExperD
2. Click on the Edit tab
3. Click on the Users/Groups tab
4. Check the box Allow access for all users to this ExperD
5. Scroll to the bottom of the page
6. Click on the green Save button
All users that open the ExperD via a link within LabBuddy will now automatically get individual access to that ExperD.
This info can also be found on: https://docs.labbuddy.net/experd_access_all
Now you know how to manage students groups in LabBuddy!
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