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You can create Groups within your course to create special work areas where learners can discuss, share, and submit work as a group/precept.
1. Log in to brightspace.ptsem.edu
2. Click on “Course Tools” on the blue Navbar to find “Groups.”
3. Click to “Create a new category.” Add a Category Name.
4. Under “Enrollment Type” you have the options to select whether students can self-enroll and place other restrictions on the number and size of groups. You can add a description to the entire category or, once the groups are generated, you can click on any of them to add a description to individual groups.
5. Under “Advanced Properties,” you can add an Expiry Date for students to enroll.
6. It is also possible to set up “Discussion Areas” or “Assignment Submission Folders” for the groups under “Additional Options.”
7. Click “Save.”
8. To make it easy for students to find their group options, they can go to Course Tools > Groups.
To see this information in more detail, see this link .