On the Control Panel Menu, under Users and Groups, select Groups. On the Groups page, click Create on the Action Bar to access the drop-down list. Select Self-Enroll.
On the Groups page, select Sign Up or View Sign-up Sheet to Join a Group. When you select Sign Up again on the Sign Up Sheet page, you're automatically added to the group.
Hover over the course/organisation you need, click the arrow next to the course ID (1), then click Enrol (2). You may be required to enter an access code, do so on this screen. Then Click Submit to confirm your enrolment. Click OK to be taken to the course/organisation.
To access the group area, click on the link on the Course Menu. Your instructor may also include a link to the group tool inside your course's content areas (i.e. Learning Modules, Content Folders, etc.). Once you are a member of one or more Groups, they will appear in a panel called My Groups under the Course Menu.
Faculty can create a Single Group with either manual enroll or a self-enroll option or they can create a Group Set. A Group Set allows for several enrollment options: self-enrollment, manual enrollment or random enrollment. Group members also have access to a variety of collaboration tools that faculty can enable.