How I would establish ground rules for learners would depend on age and experience of the learning group.
I would expect an older and more experienced group of learners to be more mature and establish ground rules based on how they would expect people to behave in a group-learning environment, for example a popular mantra is “treat others how you would expect to be treat yourself”.
Ground rules provides a structure for people who may be nervous about returning to an educational environment, as they know what to expect and what is expected from them.
Treating the group as adults, and respecting their