For students who want to sit on the course or be able to view the course content. It could also be used for students who need to make up an incomplete.

 Can do everything that the teacher can do, and this role is suggested to use if you are manually adding another instructor to the course.

 Can do most things an instructor can do, including adding and editing content. Cannot edit course settings or people (course members). Cannot publish course. 

Can enter grades in the Gradebook and grade items in the Assignments, Discussions, and Quizzes tools; cannot add, delete, or edit content in most tools

Can view most things and can create and edit content 

Observers cannot be added by an instructor. This role is used to enroll mentors, guests, or other users who need to observe a student's progress. Observers can be linked to specific students, and can view a student's grades, assignments, and posts, but cannot edit or post on behalf of the student.  

You can find more information about the permissions of each of these canvas roles by viewing Canvas Roles Permissions on the Center for Integrated Professional Development's website. 

1. Open Course
2. Select People from the left navigation bar
3. Select the +People button
4. Select the Login ID radio button
5. Type in a user's ULID@ilstu.edu or ULID@ilstu.edu, ULID@ilstu.edu, ULID@ilstu.edu for multiple users who need to be added.
6. Select the Role from the Role drop-down menu
7. Select the Section from the Section drop-down menu
8. If you want to limit the user/s interaction to a particular section, select the check box next to "Can interact with users in their section only" 
9. Select Next
10. Select Next
11. Select Add Users

1. Select the three more dots menu to the right of the users name
2. Here you can choose the following to edit the participant: 
   1. Edit Sections (for all users in course)
   2. Edit Role (for users manually added to course in unofficial role i.e. Co-Teacher)
   3. Remove From Course (for users manually added to course in unofficial role i.e. Co-Teacher)
3. Make your selections for your edits and select Update 
4. If you chose to select Remove From Course select OK from the pop up notification to delete the user. 

Since secondary instructors are automatically added in as TA-Grades Only users, you may want to elevate these users to Teachers Assistant or Co-Teacher. You would do this by following the Edit Participants section above. Note: Canvas may show multiple roles for a user. Whatever Role is higher will be what Canvas gives them permission for. 

If a user in the "Teacher" role needs to be added or removed from a course, they would need to be added or removed in Campus Solutions. This process is completed by the Registrar's Office. If you have an issue with this role that needs to be reviewed please contact the Registrar's Office at 309-438-2188.