Groups allow you to work with some of your classmates to collaborate on assignments, projects and presentations. Follow the visual steps by step guide below or jump to the video at the bottom for an audio-visual guide!

Step by step visual guide

You can assign yourself to a group from the Courses link, followed by clicking on the People link, and finally clicking on the Groups tab.

Image showing the cursor hovering over the Courses link in the Navigation menu, and then the People link within the course

On the Groups tab, you will see a list of all course groups. Click the arrow next to any group name to view group participants. If there are any self sign-up groups available to join, you can join the group by clicking the Join link. If you want to leave a group, click the Leave link next to the group name. Please note that you may not be able to leave groups that you are assigned to by your instructor.

If you want to switch to another group, click the Switch to link next to the group you wish to switch to.

To access the groups you are already a part of, you can do so easily from the Groups link in the Navigation menu.

Audio-visual guide

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Resources:

Gothenburg University Canvas information for students (Links to an external site.).

Canvas video guides for students on Groups Overview (Links to an external site.).