Setting Student Groups and Group Work
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Overview
Replicating student group work online is challenging, but Canvas has some dedicated features that can help.
Having learners interact with one another not only promotes a connection between them - it also strongly correlates with improved student perceptions of your course and overall topic.
Video Overview
Description: This video will review how to create student groups in Canvas.
Additional Resources
- How do I manually create groups in a group set? Links to an external site.
- How do I automatically create groups in a group set? Links to an external site.
- How do I assign an assignment to a course group? Links to an external site.
- How do I create a group discussion in a course? Links to an external site.
Tell students how to work together online
- If applicable, have students set up a Google Collaboration in Canvas.
- Suggest student groups meet using Zoom.