A Group is a collaborative environment where Instructors and Learners can share multimedia resources, interact within the Wall, and exchange learning materials using tools designed to foster learning.
If you are an Admin or an Instructor and belong to a business Space or a school Space, you can read below how to create a new Group within the Space.
Only Admins and authorized Instructors can create new Groups within a Space. If you are an Admin, you can manage permissions from the Staff section of the Dashboard.
To create a new Group, you have several options:
- You can click on the New Group button on the Homepage of the Space:
- You can click on the + next to My Groups and select Create new Group:
- You can click on the + New Group button in the Groups section of the Dashboard:
- You can click on the Create your first group button after creating a new business Space or a new school Space:
How to create a new Group within your business Space
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After clicking on the New Group or Create your first group button, a window for creating the new business Group will pop up. From here, you can choose to:
- create a new Group starting from scratch
- create a new Group from a WeSchool Template
- create a new Group from a custom Template
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After clicking on Empty Group, you can:
- upload the Group cover in JPEG or PNG format, not exceeding 50 MB, by clicking on the pencil icon
- enter the name you want to assign to the Group
- add a description of the Group summarizing its main objectives or outlining the activities and projects that will be covered
- choose whether to set the Group as self-joinable:
- ✅ if this option is enabled, all members of the Space will be able to join the Group without needing an invitation from an Instructor
- ❌ if this option is disabled, users will be able to join the Group only through an invitation sent by the Instructor
This feature is only available for Pro, Enterprise, claimed K12 school Spaces, and Spaces in Trial.
By setting a Group as self-joinable, employees in your company will be able to access the training courses you have created without needing authorization. In this way, you encourage the sharing of company know-how, enhancing collaboration between teams. Disabling this option, instead, will make the Group accessible by invitation only, making it suitable for confidential projects, specific training, or discussions that require selective and controlled participation.
Make sure you have entered the Group name before clicking on Create Group.
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In this way, you will have successfully created your new business Group!
To find out the next steps ahead, you can read below:- how to invite Instructors and Learners to the Group
- how to create your first training course
How to create a new Group within your school Space
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After clicking on the New Group or Create your first group button, a window for creating the new school Group will pop up. From here, you can choose to:
- create a new Group starting from scratch
- create a new Group from a WeSchool Template
- create a new Group from a custom Template
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After clicking on Empty Group, you can:
- upload the Group cover in JPEG or PNG format, not exceeding 50 MB, by clicking on the pencil icon
- enter the name you want to assign to the Group
- add a description of the Group summarizing its main objectives or outlining the activities and projects that will be covered
- choose whether to set the Group as self-joinable:
- ✅ if this option is enabled, all members of the Space will be able to join the Group without needing an invitation from an Instructor
- ❌ if this option is disabled, users will be able to join the Group only through an invitation sent by the Instructor
This feature is only available for Pro, Enterprise, claimed K12 school Spaces, and Spaces in Trial.
By setting a Group as self-joinable, Learners will be able to access classes without needing authorization. This will streamline Learners’ management activities, making it easier to access educational content. Disabling this option, instead, will make the Group accessible by invitation only, making it suitable for educational projects, remedial courses, or meetings that require selective and controlled participation.
Make sure you have entered the Group name before clicking on Proceed.
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Next, choose from the dropdown menu:
- the subject which refers to the school subject the Group belongs to
- the school type your school belongs to
- the academic course of your school
Make sure you have entered the subject before clicking on Save and continue:
The field What is the academic course? will only be visible if you select Liceo, Istituto Tecnico or Istituto professionale.
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In this way, you will have successfully created your new school Group!
To find out the next steps ahead, you can read below:
- how to invite Instructors and Learners to the Group
- how to create your first Module
- how to create an Exercise or a Test