This document provides instructions for creating self-enroll groups in a virtual learning environment (VLE) to allow students to sign up for electives, workshops, or events. Key steps include creating a group set or single self-enroll group, adding descriptive information, setting tool availability and group capacity, linking the group set to a content area, and previewing the sign-up process for students. Once students sign up, their name will be added to the group members list and they will have access to available tools.

1. Create sign-up groups
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2. Self-Enrol groups are an easy
way to allow students to sign
up for electives, workshops or
events.
In the Control Panel, choose
Users and Groups > Groups.
Click Create Group Set > Self-
Enrol.
N.B. You can also create a single Self-Enrol group by clicking Create
Single Group > Self-Enrol.

3. Add a name for the group set,
and any descriptive text.

4. If the purpose of using the Self-
Enrol groups tool is purely to
populate class lists, Tool
Availability can be de-selected.
However, you may also wish
students to give students
access Journals or Blogs, for
example. This can be edited at
any stage.

5. Add a name and any descriptive
information to be displayed on
the sign-up sheet.
If you have a capacity for
certain group sizes, you can
specify here.
You can also set the number of groups
you wish to create here. So if there are
5 different workshops for students to
choose between, create 5 groups.

6. The 5 groups have been created.
Settings can be edited (e.g. if you wish
to make the group name more specific)
by clicking the arrow to the right of the
name and choosing Edit Group.

7. To make the Self-Enrol groups available
to students, navigate to a content area
(e.g. Learning Materials). Click on the
Tools menu and choose Groups.

8. Click on Link to a Group or
Group Set and select the Group
Set you have created. Click
Next.

9. Add a name for the link and any
information you wish.
Set availability and click Submit.

10. A sign up link now appears at the
bottom of the content area. This can be
repositioned by clicking and dragging.

11. Click Edit Mode off to preview what
students will see. Click the sign-up link.

12. This is a preview of what students will
see. Once they have received
information on the different options,
they can sign up by clicking a button.

13. When a student signs up, they
will see their name on the
Group Members list and the
name of the group under My
Groups.
They will also have access to
any Tools that have been left
available to the group.

14. Create sign-up groups
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