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University class & seminar group generator

Seminar leaders and TAs — paste the attendance list and split into project groups in seconds.

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Use case

When to use this

TAs and lecturers organising group work in seminars of 15–40 students. The local-only design means you can paste real student names without an FERPA / GDPR review.

How to use it

Step by step

  1. 1

    Paste the attendance list

  2. 2

    Generate groups of 4

  3. 3

    Export CSV

Lock groups for the term

Generate once at the start of term, export CSV, paste into your gradebook. Re-use the same groups all semester.

Mid-term reshuffle

If a group implodes, generate fresh ones for the second half. Two clean groupings beat one dysfunctional one.

Why a generic generator works for this audience

There's a temptation to think a sport-specific or classroom-specific tool would be 'better' than a generic generator. In practice the opposite is true: the rules of fair team-splitting are the same whether you're dividing a Year 7 PE class or a Sunday-league football squad. What changes between audiences is the framing — the language used in the guide, the typical group size, the kinds of ratings people record. The underlying maths (Fisher–Yates shuffle, snake-draft balancing) is identical. That's why this site uses one generator across many audience-specific pages: the same engine, with copy and presets tuned to the context.

Save your roster between sessions

If you'll regenerate teams from the same roster repeatedly — every Tuesday training, every Friday game night — paste the names once, click 'Copy as text', and save the result in a note app or a pinned message. Next session, paste it back. There's no account system to maintain and nothing to forget; the names live wherever you keep your other notes. For coaches managing multiple squads, prefix each name with a one-letter squad tag (e.g. 'A Alex', 'B Sam') and use the filter step to keep only the relevant tag before generating.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can I save and re-load groups?

Export as CSV and store with your course materials. Re-pasting the same names with the same seed gives the same groups (the tool is deterministic by paste order).

Is it appropriate to use this with under-18s?

Yes. The generator doesn't ask for personal information, doesn't display ads inside the tool itself, and runs entirely client-side. Many teachers use it weekly. See the trust and safety page for the full position on under-16 use.

Can I export the roster to a spreadsheet?

Yes — the 'Export CSV' button gives you a two-column file (team, name) that opens cleanly in Excel, Google Sheets, and Numbers. From there you can pivot, filter, or merge with attendance records.

What if someone arrives late?

Add their name to the textarea and regenerate. If you want to preserve the existing teams and just slot the latecomer in, use the 'Add to smallest team' shortcut instead of regenerating — it places them on whichever team currently has the fewest members.

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