For an assignment where students can choose between working in small groups or working independently, I need to know how to set-up the assignment in Canvas. Should I select "Group Assignment" with students self-selecting groups? How would those students working in a group know which group is theirs since students created their group on their own outside of Canvas earlier in the semester? Would students working independently need to create a group of 1?
Another nuance is that I need students to individually be assigned 5 submissions to peer review. Those 5 submissions should not include their own group's submission, but instead will be a submission by any of the students working independently or other groups' submission. Does checking the "Allow intra-group peer reviews" button help me achieve what I want? For those students working in a group, will the automatically assigned 5 submissions go to their group or to each group member independently? I would love it if the students working as a group to complete the assignment, would be assigned a different 5 documents instead of the members of the group all receiving the same 5.
My main goals are to have:
* those working in a group to all be able to see my grading and comments on their group submission
* each student in the class automatically assigned 5 submissions for use on a review process done independently.
