Adding Users to Your Course

Overview

You are able to add another instructor or a TA (with or without grading permissions) to your course. Make sure you have their SJU email address in order to add them.

Steps

  1. Go to the "People" page using the course menu in the course you would like to add someone to. 
    1. Screenshot of the People page within a Canvas course
  2. Click the "+ People" button on the right-hand side of the page.
    1. Screenshot of the People page of a Canvas course
  3. Type or paste the email address(es) of the user(s) you would like to add to the course. 
  4. Use the drop-down menu under "Role"
    1. Teacher - enroll another instructor who will be able to see and edit all content in the course
    2. TA - enroll a teaching assistant who will be able to see all course content except the grade book
    3. TA w/ Gradebook - enroll a teaching assistant who will be able to see all course content including the grade book
  5. Click "Next"
  6. Review the users you have entered. If correct, click "Add Users."
    1. Screenshot of the Add Users page in a Canvas course

 

 

Video

Screenshot of a video depicting how to add a user to a Canvas course

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Article ID: 143541
Created
Fri 12/16/22 4:18 PM
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Tue 10/1/24 11:44 AM

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