Group Work in Canvas (with AI agent coach for students)

Thursday 3 July 2025

This 90-minute workshop focuses on developing scaffolded group assignments using Canvas. The workshop will cover the rationale for group work, a brief overview of options to scaffold group assignments to produce meaningful and productive collaborative learning. We will provide some basic technical help to set up Canvas for these purposes to support efficient administration of group work. We will also demonstrate an AI Group Work Coach that you can incorporate in your group assessment. 

 

Workshop Outline: 

This workshop is for you if you need:   

A brief orientation to group assignments, supporting collaboration with authentic approaches including peer feedback.  

Basic technical help to set up Canvas for group tasks or assessment. 

 

Learning goals:  

Awareness of approaches to support collaborative work   

Awareness of Canvas features for group assignments   

Awareness of Canvas features for peer feedback  

  

We will cover:  

Considerations when designing group assignments.  

Overview of Canvas features for group assignments  

Considerations when using peer feedback and other alternatives to support collaboration.  

Using the AI Group Work Coach for students

 

Event details


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