How do I Create Groups in Canvas?
Student groups are like a smaller version of your course and are used as a collaborative tool where students can work together on group projects and assignments.
You can create groups to:
- Set up student group configurations for assignments and in-class work, both graded and ungraded.
- Facilitate semester-long projects so that students can communicate and work on documents together.
- Facilitate student-run study groups within courses.
- Collaborate on projects and assignments.
How do I create Groups (and Group Workspaces)?
To create Groups to begin working on Collaborations or other group projects:
- Click on the 'People' Tab in the Navigation Menu for your course.
- Click on the 'View User Groups' button in the top right corner of the page.
- Create a Group Set. (see image below.)
- Create a list of Groups under that Group Set (see image below.)
Within Groups, instructors can:
- View all activity within all the groups within their course, including groups created by students as noted in the instructor's Student Groups tab (by default students will be allowed to create their own groups as noted by the Groups Course Settings checkbox)
- View all created groups within the course
- Create a new group set and create subgroups automatically or manually
- Assign students to subgroups automatically or manually
- Allow students to sign up for their own groups
- Expand and collapse subgroups
- Move students into different subgroups
- Create group collaborations
- Edit or delete group sets
How do I create Collaborations for a Group?
To create Collaborations (or add announcements, content pages, discussions, or files) for a Group, click on the gear icon next to a selected Group (see image above.) Then select 'Visit Group Homepage.' Once you are here, you can create Collaborations or other Group information and lesson materials.
To learn more about Groups, you can watch Group Creation and Management for Instructors (Video) and Group Creation and Interaction for Students (Video).