You can create a group assignment by using the Group Assignment checkbox. Canvas uses group sets to assign group assignments, and each group within the group set that is assigned to the assignment is required to complete the assignment. When creating or editing a group assignment, you can assign an assignment to specific groups. You can also set different due dates and availability dates for a group within an assignment that is assigned to the rest of the class.
You will need to assign a group set as part of the assignment. You can add an existing group set, or you can create a new group set as part of the assignment and add students to groups later. However, if you create a group set with self sign-up or manual group assignments, you will not be able to use the group set until users have been added to the subgroups. Student-created groups cannot be used for group assignments.
When Multiple Grading Periods are enabled in a course, assignments are also respected against closed grading periods.
In Course Navigation, click the Assignments link.
Click the Add Assignment button.
Click the This is a Group Assignment checkbox.
You can choose to assign grades to students individually by selecting the Assign Grades to Each Student Individually checkbox.
If this box is left unchecked, all the students in the group will receive the same grade.
To select an existing group set, click the Group Set drop-down menu [1]. To create a new group set, click the New Group Category button [2].
Note: Groups created by students cannot be used for Group Assignments and do not appear in the drop-down menu.
Peer reviews can be used with group assignments. If you want to assign peer reviews, click the Require Peer Reviews checkbox.
By default, the assignment is assigned to everyone in your course. To add different due and availability dates for specific groups or users in your course, click the Add button [1].
Then start to type part of the group name in the new Assign To field [2]. Click the group's name when it appears [3]. Lists are not scrollable.
You can include more than one group in the Assign To field as long as the groups are to be assigned the same due and availability dates.
To create an assignment that is only for a specific group in the group set, click the Remove icon next to the Everyone label [1].
Start to type the name of a group in the Assign To field [2]. Click the group's name when it appears [3].
Note: Students can only view the assignment if they are a member of an assigned group, an assigned user, or if you assign to Everyone or to Everyone Else. Otherwise, the assignment does not appear in the student's Assignments page. You cannot grade students who have not been included in the assignment, and assignments that are not assigned to a student are not factored into overall grades.
In the date fields, add your preferred date(s) with the following options:
Note : Beneath the Due Date and Availability date fields, Canvas displays the time zone date and time according to context. If you manage courses in a time zone other than your local time zone and create or edit a due date for an assignment, the course and local times are displayed for reference.
You can also delete additional dates by clicking the Remove icon next to the appropriate date.
To save the assignment access details, click the Apply button.
Even when you aren't adding sections, you will see a warning message asking you if you want to add sections.
You can click the Continue button [1] if you don't want to add any other sections to the assignment, or click the Go Back button [2] to go back and add sections.
Note : This warning message will not appear if everyone in the course or all course sections are assigned.
If you are ready to publish your assignment, click the Save & Publish button [1]. If you want to create a draft of your assignment and publish it later, click the Save button [2].
If you submit an invalid string of due dates and try to save the assignment, Canvas generates an error notification. Such invalid entries include not unlocking the assignment before it is due, not placing the due date inside the range of availability dates, or assigning a date that is outside the course or term dates.
Correct the date and then update the assignment again.
View the dates and users assigned to the assignment.
On the Assignments Index Page, the assignment displays. If there are multiple users and dates assigned to the assignment, you can hover over the text to view date availability.
On their Assignments page, students can view their group assignments along with all other assignments.
