Introduction

This page will help you learn how to create and manage student groups in your Canvas course.

Create student groups automatically or manually

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

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

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

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, scroll down and click More Options at the bottom of the page.
Put a check mark in the check box for the Let students organize their own groups.
Click Update Course Details.

Click the Next ▶ button in the lower right to continue.