1.5. Groups

• 1.5.1. Project Groups
• 1.5.2. Learning Groups and Learning Areas
• 1.5.3. Right Groups

In OLAT there are three different kinds of groups: project groups, learning groups and right groups. OLAT users can see their groups in their Home, section «My groups» or whenever they open the tab «Groups» on the top of the main navigation.

Project groups are meant for working in groups outside of OLAT courses. Each OLAT user can create project groups on his own to invite any number of other OLAT users. Learning groups, however, are linked with courses in OLAT and can only be created by course authors. Learning groups are used for enrolments or working in groups within a certain course. Right groups help course authors to allocate rights to certain course participants to grant access to course tools such as the course editor, for example.

This chapter further explains those different group types as well as their purpose of use.