How can I set up student groups in my Canvas course?

Watch a short video or read a tutorial to learn the basics of group creation and management in your course:

• Groups: Creation and Management (7 min) (transcript)
• How do I create a new group set?

Use either of the following tutorials to automatically or manually create groups within a group set:

• How do I automatically create groups in a group set?
• How do I manually create groups in a group set?

Use the following resources to edit, delete, and manage student groups in your course:

• How do I edit a group set?
• How do I move a student into a different group?
• How do I delete a group set?

You can enable students to create their own groups in your course by following the steps below:

Allowing students to create their own groups

• Select Settings in the Course Navigation Menu.
• In the Course Details menu tab, click More Options at the bottom of the page.
• Check the Let students organize their own groups checkbox.
• Click Update Course Details.