A group set is a set of student groups to use for group activities.
Group sets can be rearranged at any time.
You can have multiple group sets in a course.
If you are creating groups at random, group’s are automatically assigned a leader, who will be responsible for submitting the Creation on behalf of their group for between-group activities.
If you are uploading predetermined group sets, you are able to identify the group leader when uploading your group sets
If you wish to switch the group leader, you must do this manually after the group set has been uploaded.
You can allow the Kritik system to generate group sets automatically at random based on the students enrolled in your course OR you can upload a pre-existing group set from your own files.
To Generate a Group Set at Random:
Navigate to the Student Manager page.
Click on the ‘Course Roster’ tab on your course navigation bar
Click the Groups tab
Select ‘Create Group Set’
Select ‘Generate Group Set’
Enter Group Set name
Enter number of students per group
Select ‘Create Groups’
To Upload a Group Set:
Navigate to the Student Manager page
Click on the ‘Course Roster’ tab on your course navigation bar
Click the Groups tab
Select ‘Create Group Set’
Select ‘Upload Group Set’
Enter Group Set name
Upload a CSV file of your groups following this format:
You can download the template by selecting ‘Download Template’
NOTE: Make sure that the csv file follows the template headings exactly with the upper and lower cases (ex. groupName). You can rename the group names to your preference.
Groups with Pending Students
Instructors no longer need to wait for students to enroll in their Kritik course before assigning them to groups.
Pending students that have been invited to the course but have not yet signed in to enroll will appear in the Group Set with a yellow clock icon beside their name
Once students enroll, they will automatically be placed into the groups that were set for them in advance.
How to Manage and Edit Group Sets
Adding unassigned students to groups:
Students who enroll in the course after a group set has been created have to be manually assigned to a group.
If there are too many students unassigned, it might be easier to delete the created group set and recreate a new one that automatically assigns all enrolled students into groups.
Navigate to the Course Roster page
Click the Groups tab
Under the ‘Unassigned Students’ heading, select the 3 dots beside the student’s name.
Select ‘Move to Group’
Select the group you wish to add the student in
Changing leadership of a group:
Select the 3 dots beside the student’s name you wish to make the leader
Select ‘Make Leader’
Moving students to a different group:
Select the 3 dots beside the student’s name you wish to move to a new group
Select ‘Move to Group’
Select the group you wish to add the student in
Creating a new group:
Select ‘Add Group’ either at the top under the heading ‘Group Sets’ or at the bottom of the page, select ‘+ Add a Group’