how to unenroll a cohort from a course in moodle

by Prof. Glenda Cartwright MD 6 min read

There are two ways to unenroll a cohort from a course. First, you can go to the course's enrollment methods page and delete the enrollment method. Just click on the X button located next to the cohort sync field that you added to the course. However, this will not just remove users from the course, but also delete all their course records.

Go to Course Administration > Users > Enrolment Methods. If you have enrolled a cohort, the cohort will be listed on the page. Click the X to remove it.Jan 6, 2011

Full Answer

How to enrol a cohort in a course?

There are two ways to enrol a cohort in a course: With cohort sync, if users are later added or removed from the cohort, they are automatically enrolled or unenrolled from the course. For further details, see Cohort sync . Manual enrolment of the cohort however is a one-time action.

How do I manually enrol users in a course?

Manual enrolment of the cohort however is a one-time action. Adding or removing users from the cohort later has no effect on course enrolment. To manually enrol all members of a cohort in a course: Select a cohort then click the 'Finish enrolling users' button.

How do I restore an unenrolled user's grades?

If a user is unenrolled accidentally, their grades can be restored by going to Administration > Course administration > Users > Enrolled users, clicking 'Enrol users' and making sure that the 'Recover user's old grades if possible' checkbox is ticked in the enrolment options before re-enrolling the user.

What is a cohort in Moodle?

The purpose of cohorts is to enable all members of the cohort to be easily enrolled in a course. This can be done using Cohort sync, which, as the name suggests, synchronises cohort membership with course enrolment. Alternatively, a cohort can be manually enrolled in a course. How can I add groups to my Moodle? (cohorts)

How do I Unenroll participants in Moodle?

Removing ParticipantsRepeat step 1 above to display the Participants list for your course.Find the user you wish to remove, go to the Status column, and click the trashcan (Delete) icon.Click Unenroll on the confirmation page to approve the change.

How do you leave a class in Moodle?

You should see, when you login and enter the course, an option under the Administration block on the side of the page to "unenrol me from..." You could also try entering the course and then clicking on your name at the top of the page. You should then see a button that says "unenrol me from..."

What is the difference between cohort and group in Moodle?

So cohorts are sitewide groups you can bring into your course. But they are not "groups" as we know them in an individual Moodle course. Indeed - you could enrol a cohort and then split them into several different groups if you so wished inside your course.

How does cohort work in Moodle?

Cohorts are site-wide or course category-wide groups. The purpose of cohorts is to enable all members of the cohort to be easily enrolled in a course. This can be done using Cohort sync, which, as the name suggests, synchronises cohort membership with course enrolment.

How do I Unenroll from elearning?

Directions for removing a student/participant from a course.Step 1 - Communications. Select "Communications" from the tool bar. ... Step 2 - Select Particiapant(s) Click the box next to the student you wish to unenroll. ... Step 3 - Unenroll. Choose "Unenroll from the drop down menu. ... Step 4 - Confirmation. A box will pop up.

How do you delete old classes in Moodle?

To Remove Unwanted Courses:Log on to Moodle.Click the Unwanted link, located in the Course Preferences block at the bottom of the front page of Moodle.Click the check box to mark any courses as unwanted.Click the Save Changes button.

How do I add a cohort to a group in Moodle?

Create a cohortLog in with your administrator account.From the left panel (the Navigation drawer) click Site administration.Click the Users tab.Click Cohorts and then Add a new cohort.Give your cohort a name meaningful to you.In Context, you can make the cohort available site wide or within one category.More items...•

What are cohorts?

The definition of cohort In mobile marketing, a cohort is a set of users grouped together because of a common identifier. As long as there is commonality, a cohort can be anything: from users in a certain geographic location to users who installed an app within the same period.

What does Cohort B mean?

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for January 10, 2018 is: cohort \KOH-hort\ noun. 1 : companion, colleague. 2 a : band, group. b : a group of individuals having a statistical factor (such as age or class membership) in common in a demographic study.

What is the difference between groups and groupings in Moodle?

Groupings are a collection of groups, and you can assign activities to specific groupings as needed. To assign a specific activity to a grouping, you must first set up the grouping. For instructions on making a grouping, refer to Create Groupings in Moodle. On your course page, click Turn editing on (top right).

How do you create a cohort in Moodle?

1:023:30How can I add groups to my Moodle? (cohorts) - YouTubeYouTubeStart of suggested clipEnd of suggested clipTo create cohorts manually your users need to already have accounts on your Moodle. From siteMoreTo create cohorts manually your users need to already have accounts on your Moodle. From site administration click users and cohorts click add a new cohort. Give it a name choose whether you want this

How do I add someone to cohort?

Upload cohort processCreate cohort file for uploading (CSV text file with a 'name' column and the name of each new cohort on a new line)Go to Administration > Site administration > Users > Accounts > Cohorts > Upload cohorts'Add file to upload.Upload cohort preview - review settings and check for any errors.More items...•

Enrolment duration

The default enrolment duration for manual enrolment can be set in Administration > Course administration > Users > Enrolment methods > Manual enrolment. It can be amended from the default value when enrolling users manually in Administration > Course administration > Users > Enrolled users .

Bulk unenrolment

Users who were previously manually enrolled may be unenrolled in bulk via Administration > Course administraton > Users > Enrolment methods then clicking on the 'Enrol' users icon.

Unenrolment and grade history

When a user is unenrolled, their grade history is not deleted.

Suspended or Unenrolled?

Suspended users are not longer able to access any of their courses on Moodle but their data is preserved, so it is possible for them to return to their course at a later time. This might be useful for example, for keeping safe the work of students who have left the establishment but whose data might be needed for inspection in future years.

Unenrolling a single user enrolled via cohort sync

I am testing out the Cohort Sync enrollment method but I have realised that when using this it is not possible to manually unenroll a single user from a single course. The usual edit and delete enrollment icons are gone when using this.

Re: Unenrolling a single user enrolled via cohort sync

John, The workaround for this is to enroll the user in the course using Manual enrollment, so now it has two enrollment methods: Cohort and Manual. You can then remove it from the Cohort and it will be left with the Manual enrollment method only. This works because all the enrollment method does is grant access to the course in a role.

Re: Unenrolling a single user enrolled via cohort sync

Hi John, thank you for that. With manual enrollment though that would mean that you lose the automated benefits of cohort sync since you would need to manually enrol each user. At the moment I am using a plugin that auto adds users to a cohort based on their profile fields, which would no longer work I would think?

Re: Unenrolling a single user enrolled via cohort sync

My solution allows you to "manually unenroll a single user from a single course" as you asked, so if a user is in a cohort enrolled in a course and you need to unenroll the user from a course, swap the method to manual, take then from the cohort, then you can unenroll them from the manual method to get them out of the course, leaving all the other cohort members still enrolled as before. Now, for sure, this is a method for an exceptional use case, though.

Re: Unenrolling a single user enrolled via cohort sync

Could this feature be consider during the next upcoming versions: disable user rights even when they are part of cohot sync?

Re: Unenrolling a single user enrolled via cohort sync

That would be perfect for so many cases! Actually, manual enrollment already has the feature to preserve user enrolled along with his/her roles after enrollment expires so you can see the user in all reports. Why not implement the exact same functionality for cohort sync? User interface is already there in cohort sync enrollment plugin.

Re: Unenrolling a single user enrolled via cohort sync

Hi Randy, thank you for your explanation. The setup that we have is that users self enroll and unenroll themselves, so that they are able to control the learning they have access to themselves. Therefore requiring an admin to do this is not an option unfortunately.

How to manually enrol in a cohort?

To manually enrol all members of a cohort in a course: Go to Course administration > Enrolled users. Click the 'Enrol users' button and then 'Browse cohorts'. Select a cohort then click the 'Finish enrolling users' button.

How to find a cohort in a category?

Cohorts which have been created for a category rather than the system can be located by selecting the appropriate category and then clicking the Cohorts link in Administration > Category (name) > Cohorts .

What is cohort sync?

About cohorts. Cohorts are site-wide or course category-wide groups. The purpose of cohorts is to enable all members of the cohort to be easily enrolled in a course. This can be done using Cohort sync, which, as the name suggests, synchronises cohort membership with course enrolment.

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Enrolment Duration

Bulk Unenrolment

  • Users who were previously manually enrolled may be unenrolled in bulk via Administration > Course administraton > Users > Enrolment methodsthen clicking on the 'Enrol' users icon.
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Unenrolment and Grade History

  • When a user is unenrolled, their grade history is not deleted. If a user is unenrolled accidentally, their grades can be restored by going to Administration > Course administration > Users > Enrolled users, clicking 'Enrol users' and making sure that the 'Recover user's old grades if possible' checkbox is ticked in the enrolment options before re-enrolling the user. Users enrolle…
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Suspended Or Unenrolled?