{"id":4484,"date":"2025-10-07T08:35:55","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T07:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/?p=4484"},"modified":"2025-10-24T12:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T11:32:01","slug":"how-do-i-view-the-groups-im-a-member-of-in-canvas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/how-do-i-view-the-groups-im-a-member-of-in-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Guide: How do I view my groups in Canvas?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Groups in Canvas are a way to collaborate with other students on your course. In this article, you\u2019ll learn how to find the groups you\u2019re a member of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Viewing groups you\u2019re a member of<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Access a group collaboration space <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Viewing groups you\u2019re a member of<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

    1. From the global navigation menu<\/strong> on the left-hand side of Canvas, click on Groups<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    2. Once you click on Groups<\/strong>, a sidebar will appear. (In the example below the student is a member of a a group called ‘lab group 2’).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    From the groups menu, you can either:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Click View All Groups<\/strong> to see a full list of your groups.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Click on a specific group to access the group collaboration space for that group.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      3. On the All Groups<\/strong> page, you may see your groups organised under two headings:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Current Groups<\/strong> \u2013 These are linked to your active courses for the current semester or term. Each group shows the group name, the course it belongs to, and sometimes the course dates. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Previous Groups<\/strong> \u2013 These are from courses that have already finished. You\u2019ll still be able to see the group listed, but you won\u2019t be able to access any of the content or interact with members once the course has concluded.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        Note: Some courses may already show under \u201cCurrent Groups\u201d even if the course hasn\u2019t officially started yet. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        Access a group collaboration space<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

        Clicking on a group from the Groups menu opens the ‘group collaboration space’. From here, you\u2019ll see a dedicated menu with tools to help you work collaboratively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Announcements<\/strong> \u2013 post updates for everyone in the group.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Discussions<\/strong> \u2013 create discussion threads where group members can reply.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Pages<\/strong> \u2013 build shared pages with text and media. Click Save<\/em> to publish.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Files<\/strong> \u2013 upload and share documents by clicking the purple Upload<\/em> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Collaborations<\/strong> \u2013 set up shared documents (e.g. notes, group papers) that everyone can edit together.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

          Groups in Canvas are a way to collaborate with other students on your course. In this article, you\u2019ll learn how to find the groups you\u2019re a member of. Contents Viewing groups you\u2019re a member of 1. From the global navigation menu on the left-hand side of Canvas, click on Groups. 2. Once you click on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":59,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[44,46,35,45],"class_list":["post-4484","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-student-guide","tag-access-groups","tag-find-groups","tag-student-guide","tag-view-groups"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4484","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/59"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4484"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4484\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5106,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4484\/revisions\/5106"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4484"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4484"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.elearning.fse.manchester.ac.uk\/getting-started-with-canvas\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4484"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}