8 Creating Groups 

Any group sets that you created during the previous semester will not be copied over and you will need to create new ones. Note that it is best practice to wait until drop/add is over before assigning students to group sets. If you will have any group discussions or assignments in your course, be sure that they do not open until after the drop/add period has ended and students have been placed into groups.

If you need to create groups and assign students before drop/add is over, make sure you manually assign any new students to their respective groups so they can participate in any discussions or assignments associated with those group sets. You can learn how to create them by following the Canvas guide on how to create Group Sets.

Once group sets are created, follow the instructions in the following sections to associate group sets with corresponding group discussions and assignments.