Canvas - Group Assignments

Group Assignments

  1. Go to the "People" page in your Canvas course. 
    1. Next to the "Everyone" tab at top.
    2. If other tabs, they are "Group Sets" (groups containing other groups). 
  2. NOTE the Group Set Names you have.
  3. Create Groups if you do not have them.
  4. THEN, go to "Assignments" page in the course.
  5. Find & click an assignment & click "Edit."
  6. Scroll down to "Group Assignment".
  7. Select from the "Group Set" the group you want.

IMPORTANT: There's no way to test group assignments with Student View as you could in Bb Learn.

Note: Assignment Groups are not for Group Assignments 

  • Not for student groups. No student team work here.
  • Assignment Groups are boxes on the Assignments page that group together assignments.
  • USEFUL & NECESSARY for Weighted Totals! 
  • Post Bb Learn export/import? 
  • - Assignments page shows empty Assignment Group boxes
  • - Often manually created Bb Grade Center columns or categories 
  • Delete empty/unused ones or rename