With BCshare Groups, you can create a community and facilitate participation by leveraging its powerful features, such as forums and wikis.
To create a Group in BCshare, you must first create the group in BC Info>Agora>Campus Groups. Go to https://agora.bc.edu/all/browse.groups (BC username and password required) for more information on how create a Campus Group and add members.
PLEASE NOTE: When creating a Campus Group, make sure to check the "Make Group Available in Other Applications" box (see Agora screen shot below).
For example, if you're a professor and want to create a group to use in BCshare, you'd first go to Agora and create the Campus Group (in this example, the course name is "Shakespeare and Sports"). You'd then add the students in your class to the group. Log back into BCshare and click on the "Groups" link in the left menu.
This brings up your Groups page; the top half of this page lists all of your Campus Groups which have not yet been created as BCshare Groups. Here you'll find the Campus Group you created in Agora.
To create a BCshare Group simply click on the Add to BCshare link located next to each Campus Group. Members of your Campus Groups will automatically be added to your group when they log into BCshare. You will also receive an email updating your account: "Your BCshare account has been updated and you are now an administrator for the group "Group Name Here".
Here's how your Group will look initially. Please note the identifying "Group" icon in the upper right.
To begin, you can add a description and welcome message by clicking on the "Edit" tab.
Please note: You cannot change the name of the group inside BCshare.
You can also assign a different theme to identify your group. After you've completed your settings, Click the "Submit" button on the bottom of the page.
Here's an example of a Group page with the Midnight Theme: 
Click on these links to create a Group forum discussion, a Group Blog, a Group Wiki or a Group Album.
For more information and help tips, please go to the BCshare help page.