The following article details how to make group assignments in Brightspace.
Please note that the course layout, steps, and screenshots shown below may differ slightly for your campus.
This article provides instructions for the creation of Assignments for Groups in Brightspace. For instructions on how to create Groups, which we highly recommend doing before creating the Group Assignment, please see this article on Group Creation and Editing.
Section 1 Creating a New Group Assignment
- Go to the Assignments page and then click New Assignment.
- Click "Submission & Completion," located on the right side of the page.
- From that menu, click on the box under Assignment Type, which defaults to Individual Assignment. From the drop down, select Group Assignment.
- Click the box below "Group Category" to select the Groups that will take the Assignment.
- Save and Close
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Section 2 Editing an Existing Assignment to be a Group Assignment
Note: An Assignment that has already received submissions cannot be edited to become a Group Assignment.
- From the Assignments page, click the chevron to the right of the assignment.
- Select "Edit" from the dropdown menu.
- Click "Submission & Completion," located on the right side of the page.
- From that menu, click on the box under Assignment Type, which defaults to Individual Assignment. From the drop down, select Group Assignment.
- Click the box below "Group Category" to select the Groups that will take the Assignment.
- Save and Close
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