Cohorts in Moodle are groups of users that can be enrolled in courses together, making it more efficient to handle large groups and streamline enrollment and administration.
How to Create a Cohort and Add Members in Moodle
1. Log in to Moodle as a site administrator.
2. From the Dashboard, click on Site administration in the left navigation menu.
3. In the Site administration menu, click on Users.
4. Under Accounts, select Cohorts from the options.
5. Create a Cohort.
- Click Add new cohort.
- Fill in the following details:Name: Enter a name for your cohort (required).Context: Choose the context where the cohort will be available.
Cohort ID (optional): You can assign a unique ID for the cohort, useful for identification.
Description (optional): Add a description to provide more information about the cohort. - Click Save changes to create the cohort.
6. Add Members to the Cohort
- After creating the cohort, locate it in the Cohorts list.
- Click the three-dot menu (⋮) next to the cohort and select Assign.
- In the Potential users section, use the search box to find the users you want to add to the cohort.
- Select users from the search results and click Add to move them to the Current users list.
- Once users are added to the cohort, you can enroll the entire cohort into courses as needed.
