Groups
Groups enable you to work collaboratively on projects. As a group member, you can share your portfolio pages with other members and participate in group activities such as discussion forums. College administrators will add you to relevant groups.
The two types of groups to which you might be added are:
Cohort groups: These include all students in your cohort. In these groups, you can access portfolio assignment templates.
Project groups: These include students working on a particular project.
View your groups
Select the Main menu icon
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Select Collaborate > Groups.
The Groups page appears and displays the groups you are a member of. You can also access the Groups page by selecting Collaborate on your dashboard.
In the Results area, select the group name.
A page with the following tabs appears:
Select each tab to view details about the group.
Tab | Description |
About | Lists the date the group was created, members, administrators, forum posts, portfolios, and pages or collections shared with the group |
Members | Lists the group members and the date they joined the group |
Forums | Lists any forums created in the group |
Pages and collections | Lists any pages and collections shared with the group |
Journals | Lists any journals shared with the group |
Files | Lists the folders and files to use within your group's pages |
Download a template from a group
Select the Main menu icon
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Select Collaborate > Groups.
Open the group from which you want to download a template.
On the About tab, under Pages shared with this group, you will see the template shared with you.
Select the template name.
On the far right of the screen, select the More options icon
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Select Copy.
Update the details as required and select Save.
You will see your copied template on the Pages and collections page, which you can access by selecting the Main menu icon > Create. You can also access the Pages and collections page by selecting Create on your dashboard.
Create a topic within an existing forum
Select the Main menu icon
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Select Collaborate > Groups.
Open the group to which you want to add a forum topic.
Select the Forums tab.
Open the forum to which you want to add a topic.
Select New topic.
Update the Subject and Message boxes.
Add an attachment if you want.
If you want to post the message immediately instead of waiting 30 minutes for it to post, select the Send message now option button to change it to Yes.
Select Post.
Reply to a forum topic
Select the Main menu icon
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Select Collaborate > Groups.
Open the group containing the forum topic that you want to reply to.
Select the Forums tab.
Select the forum name.
Select the forum topic that you want to reply to.
On the lower right of the topic, select Reply.
To change the subject, select Click to set a subject.
Update the Message box as required.
Add an attachment if you want.
If you want to post the message immediately instead of waiting 30 minutes for it to post, select the Send message now option button to change it to Yes.
Select Post.
Edit a forum topic that you created
Select the Main menu icon
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Select Collaborate > Groups.
Open the group containing the forum topic that you want to edit.
Select the Forums tab.
Select the forum name.
Select the topic name.
Select Edit topic.
Update the Subject and Message boxes as required.
Select Save.