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Course settings let you fine-tune how your course operates — from grading rules to who helps manage it. Access these settings by opening a course and navigating to the Settings section.
Before you begin: You need an existing course. See Creating a Course if you haven’t created one yet.

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Grade weights

Grade weights determine how a student’s overall grade is calculated. You set the percentage each assessment type contributes:
ComponentWeightDescription
Assignmentse.g., 40%Average of all graded assignment scores
Quizzese.g., 60%Average of all graded quiz scores
The weights must add up to 100%.
1

Open course settings

Navigate to your course → Settings → Grades. You’ll see the current assignment and quiz weight percentages.
2

Set the percentages

Enter the assignment weight and quiz weight. They must total 100%.
3

Save

Tap Save to apply. A confirmation appears, and student grades will be recalculated based on the new weights.
Consider your assessment strategy when setting weights. If quizzes are your primary assessment tool, give them a higher weight. If assignments involve more depth and effort, weight them accordingly.

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Student groups

Student groups let you organize your class into smaller groups for activities, projects, or differentiated instruction.

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Creating a group

  1. Go to Settings → Student Groups
  2. Tap Create Group
  3. Name the group (e.g., “Group A”, “Project Team 1”)
  4. Add students to the group by selecting from your enrolled students list

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Managing groups

  • Edit — Change the group name or add/remove members
  • Delete — Remove a group (this doesn’t remove students from the course)
Student groups settings showing group names with member counts and add button

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Collaborators and co-instructors

You can invite other teachers, assistants, and even students to help manage your course. Each collaborator is assigned a role that determines their level of access:
RoleAccess levelWho it’s for
Teacher / LecturerFull accessAnother teacher at your school
AssistantModerate accessA staff member helping manage the course
Student AssistantLimited accessA student helping with basic tasks
To add a collaborator, go to Settings → Collaborators → Add Collaborator, enter their email address, and choose a role. They’ll receive an email invitation and can accept or decline from the Teacher App.

Managing Collaborators

Full guide on adding collaborators, understanding roles, accepting invitations, transferring ownership, and more.

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Managing enrolled students

View and manage the students enrolled in your course:

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Viewing students

Go to the People section within your course to see all enrolled students. You can:
  • Browse the full student list
  • Search for specific students
  • View student details

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Student information

Each student entry shows:
  • Student name and profile photo
  • School profile details (grade/arm (class section) or faculty/department/level)
  • Enrollment date
People section showing enrolled students with names, profile photos, and enrollment details

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Course information

The Information section in settings shows:
  • Course title and code
  • Entry code (for sharing with students)
  • Description
  • Academic period (the current term or semester your school is in)
  • Academic structure link (grade or faculty/department)
  • Creation date
You can edit the title, code, and description from this section.

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Troubleshooting

  • Make sure the assignment and quiz percentages add up to 100% - Check your internet connection and try again
  • You add collaborators by email address, not by searching names - The teacher must have (or create) a Lena account with that email - They must be part of the same school on Lena - See Managing Collaborators for the full guide