Canvas - Groups

Groups

Groups How to: Canvas Groups How to Video (No Audio)

• Canvas Groups are mini-courses for student collaboration.
• Within groups, instructors and students can upload files via the Groups navigation.
• Watch Canvas Video: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Video-Guide/Groups-Overview-Instructors/ta-p/381842

How to set Groups & Group Sets

• For group work. Within groups, instructors and students can upload files via the Groups navigation.
• Watch Canvas Video: https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Video-Guide/Groups-Overview-Instructors/ta-p/381842 (video expires Dec 2025, but best one right now)

1. Go to the "People" page in your Canvas course
2. Click "+Group Set." (A group of groups. Need at least 1 set.)
3. Create Groups later" works NOW to manually add students.
4. Automatically add students? Use either "Split students by number", or "Split by number of students by group"
   1. Within groups, instructors and students can upload files via the Groups navigation.