How do I find and join a group or hub in the Instructure Community?

In the Instructure Community, interest groups and hubs provide a place for users to interact and collaborate with other members of the Community.

Note: To join and participate in groups, you must first log in with Canvas or Mastery Connect. Learn more about joining the Community without a Canvas account.

Open Groups and Hubs

In the Navigation menu, click the Groups tab [1].

The Groups menu displays a list of Groups and Hubs and Language Groups [2]. To select a group or hub, click a name link [3].

To view all list of all Groups and Hubs sorted by topic, in the Community Resources drop-down, click the All Groups and Hubs link [4].

Note: Clicking the Products tab or the Explore tab also displays the Community Resources drop-down menu.

Locate a Group  

The Groups page displays all groups and hubs sorted by interest, user feature, language, and Canvas LMS role. Scroll through the list to locate a group. Then, to view more information about the group, click the group tile.

Join Group

To join the group, click the Join Group Hub button.

View Group Page

On the group page, the Success! banner displays [1] and the Discussions tab opens by default [2].

To join a conversation, click a discussion title [3].  

To start a discussion, click the Start a Discussion button [4].

To view and create blog posts, click the Blog tab [5].