More section control for group creation

[peter_kupfer]

This idea has been developed and deployed to Canvas

For additional information, please read through Canvas Production Release Notes (2016-12-10).

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When creating groups with the option to "Split Students into X Groups" that should also have an option to restrict to same section.

Also, when viewing the groups and who is not in a group. There should be a filter by section option.

[johnpj]

When the new Canvas Community was launched we were told that 30 votes in 3 months was the threshold for review. Is the 100 votes threshold a recent change in policy?

If so, I'm certain we can get 100 votes for this capability. Do you suggest resubmitting this idea (perhaps with a more intuitive title and tighter focus)?

[kona]

johnpj, for more information on the 100 vote change see the following discussion - Re: Was there an announcement about the voting on Feature Ideas changing from 30 to 100?

[canvas_admin]

I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who missed the announcement.

[jordan]

John, you are correct about the initial threshold. We did post an announcement to the community re: the change but I think that many people missed it, so we apologize for not being more vocal about the revision. There were a lot of unknowns that we faced as we rolled out this new feature idea process in this new community. We quickly realized that 100 votes is a more viable threshold to help us understand the sentiment of the masses. Thanks for your patience as we are getting over these growing pains along the way 😉

Here's some info about resubmitting that should be helpful.  Based on our suggestions there, I would say that you could definitely resubmit your feature idea, make reference to this idea, and rally the troops behind it!

Here's a few things that may help with submitting this feature idea again:

1. Have a focused and clear title to help increase visibility
2. Have a focused and clear, yet descriptive outline of the feature idea to help others (and Instructure) see the value it would offer
3. Include use-case scenarios to help Instructure and other users see the value of your idea
4. Include pictures and/or video to illustrate your vision for the feature idea can be helpful (mockups, etc.)
5. Share your feature idea in some of the relevant Community Groups​ in which you are a member.

Here's a link to check out our main suggestions on How do I write a good feature idea submission

[jbuchner]

I missed this idea entirely, but I want to give it another (late) vote up. Even manual group creation used to have a *students must be in the same section option* or at least I remember it that way. Building groups off of sections, or giving sections their own home pages seems would be fantastic.

[johnpj]

Thank you Jordan.

Based on you recommendations I have submitted:

I will work to solicit some use cases and experiences from other institutions as to how this capability would enhance our ability to support rich instruction in Canvas.

[johnpj]

The revised version of this idea is now open for voting at:

We have received 57 votes in just a few days, so it seems to have some traction this time around!

[Renee_Carney]

This idea has been resubmitted and will open for voting on Feb. 3rd.

[RobDitto]

A related idea, " modifiedtitle="true" style="color: #2989c5;" title="Automatically assign groups within sections of...​, opens for voting in July 2016.

[Renee_Carney]

Comments from Instructure

When instructors create a group set from the People page, the group structure supports randomly assigning students to a group by section. This feature allows instructors to specifically limit groups to users within a specific section.

For more information, please read through the  Canvas Production Release Notes (2016-12-10).