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Hi Anthony Would you know if this tool is compatible with Blackboard Version 8? I notice is says it been tested on Blackboard Academic Suite 7.1 only Thanks Sian Sian Westcombe Learning Technology Support Officer Information Services Cardiff University CF10 3BB Tel: 029 20870261 From: Anthony Leonard <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Date: 29/04/2009 11:30 Subject: Re: Creating Groups In Bb Hi Steve, This tool does originate from York. After an age this thread has prompted me to fix the broken link for this in the Blackboard catalogue and provide a slightly updated release for Blackoard 9 compatibility - two things I've been meaning to do for ages. For those interested the correct link for downloading the tool is: http://projects.oscelot.org/gf/project/grouptools/frs/ As ever feedback is welcome! Best wishes, Anthony. 2009/4/28 McKinnell, Stephen <[log in to unmask]> Hi Arthur We have what I assume is a building block in our installation of BB called “Batch Allocate Groups”. This allows a CSV file to be uploaded. This file consists of two fields (columns), the first being username and the second being group name. Using Excel it is relatively easy/quick to populate the group name column with various group names e.g. these ten students are red group, these green group etc. Uploading the CSV file both creates the groups and adds the users (users have to be already enrolled on the course). I think (but it predates my involvement) that the building block originally came from the University of York. Yours Steve Dr Stephen McKinnell e-Learning Sub-Dean & Director of the e-Learning Support Unit Faculty of Medicine The University of Liverpool 1.058 The Duncan Building Daulby Street Liverpool L69 3GE 0151 706 4590 From: Blackboard/Courseinfo userslist [mailto: [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Arthur Loughran Sent: 28 April 2009 14:49 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Creating Groups In Bb Hi, I need to advise on how to create groups in a course to enable staff to use adaptive release. The student numbers are approximately 1000 and we need varying groupings. Is there an easy way of doing this? I have the Advance Group Tool Building Block but that is still a lot of work for these numbers. I am hoping that there is a "batch group create" option out there somewhere. thanks, Arthur Loughran -- Dr Anthony Leonard System Integrator Computing Service University of York Heslington, York YO10 5DD +44 1904 434350