{"id":1161,"date":"2012-10-31T16:06:09","date_gmt":"2012-10-31T21:06:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elon.edu\/technology\/?p=3017"},"modified":"2012-10-31T16:06:09","modified_gmt":"2012-10-31T21:06:09","slug":"moodle-qa-how-to-collect-assignments-from-groups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elon.edu\/teaching\/2012\/10\/31\/moodle-qa-how-to-collect-assignments-from-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Moodle Q&#038;A: How to collect assignments from groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/joerg73\/4138156008\/in\/photostream\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3043\" style=\"margin-left: 2px; margin-right: 2px;\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elon.edu\/technology\/files\/2012\/10\/Group-Working-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"A group working together.\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a>In this Moodle Q&amp;A post on groups, faculty ask how to collect particular assignments from different groups.<\/p>\n<p>Collecting assignments from groups is advantageous because it allows you to view submitted assignments from specific groups rather than from the class as a whole. For example, imagine you have assigned a group project in your class and want one team leader from each group to submit his or her group\u2019s work. By using group assignments, you can quickly view the submitted assignments and the members of the group. This is what you would see:<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-3017\"><\/span><strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elon.edu\/technology\/files\/2012\/10\/groupassignment.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3046\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elon.edu\/technology\/files\/2012\/10\/groupassignment.jpg\" alt=\"group assignment\" width=\"532\" height=\"178\" \/><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a previous post, we <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elon.edu\/technology\/moodle-qa-create-groups\/\">discussed the basics of Moodle groups<\/a> by defining what groups are, why we should use them and how to create them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q: How do I collect assignments from groups?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>A: <\/strong>It\u2019s easy. There are basically two steps: Create groups then create the assignment. <a href=\"https:\/\/wiki.elon.edu\/display\/TECH\/How-To+Make+Groups+in+Moodle\" >Learn how to create groups<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Review the <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.elon.edu\/x\/HIXqAQ\" >step-by-step instructions\u00a0on our Technology wiki<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Read <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.elon.edu\/technology\/category\/teaching-and-learning\/moodle-musings\" >other Moodle Musings posts<\/a>, which include FAQs and tips on how to enhance teaching and learning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/joerg73\/\" >Image by Flickr user J\u00f6rg Weingrill<\/a> \/\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/2.0\/deed.en\" >Creative Commons licensed BY-CC 2.0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this Moodle Q&#38;A post on groups, faculty ask how to collect particular assignments from different groups. Collecting assignments from groups is advantageous because it allows you to view submitted assignments from specific groups rather than from the class as a whole. 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