Creating a Cohort at the Category Level
From the program category page:
- Click on "Cohorts" on the Action Menu (green gear)
- Click on [Add]
- Enter a unique name in the Name field
- Enter the same name in the Cohort ID field*
- Enter "created by" with your name in the Description field
* Currently, the Cohort ID is not being used, but it may be used in the future.
Adding users to a Cohort
From the cohort list page (accessed by clicking on "Cohorts" on the Action Menu (green gear), while viewing the program category page.
- Click on the add members icon to the far right of the cohort information line
- Below the Potential users box, enter a user name in the Search field
- Click on the user you want to add
- Click on the [< add>] button
- Continue to add one user at a time
- When you've added all users, click on the [back to cohorts] button
Enroling a cohort in a course shell
From the course main page:
- Click on "Participants" on the Navigation Drawer (hamburger menu, on the top-left)
- Click on Enrol users
- On the Enrol users page, click on [Enrol cohort]
- In the pop-up window, ensure that the "Assign roles" option is set to "Student" (this is the default)
- Find the cohort you wish to enrol from the list and click on the [Enrol cohort] button to the left
- Click on the [Finish enrolling users] button on the bottom of the pop-up
- Check the Enrolled users list to ensure that the students have been added as expected
Unenroling a cohort from a course shell
Important: If records of grades or student logs are important, be sure to make a backup of the course for archiving BEFORE you complete the following steps. (See KB1096 - How to Archive Your Moodle Course for more information.)
From the course main page:
- Click on "Participants" on the Navigation Drawer (hamburger menu, on the top-left)
- Click on "Enrolment methods" on the Action Menu (green gear) of the Participants page
- On the Enrolment methods page, click on the trashcan icon to the right of the Cohort you wish to delete