ARTICLE INTENDED FOR
This article is intended for Penn State faculty and staff who teach or manage courses in Canvas.
INTRODUCTION
There are several different roles in a Canvas course for non-student accounts. Assigning the correct roles controls access and ultimately protects the privacy of you and your students. To ensure you select the correct roles in Canvas, please review the descriptions below.
ARTICLE BODY
The following user roles and associated permissions are available in Canvas:
- Teacher: Access to all available features in a course, including: content building, student data, assignments, grading, communications, and the ability to add other staff to the course.
- Course Admin: Identical access to a Teacher, but more appropriate for designers, department heads, etc. to avoid student confusion.
- Teaching Assistant (TA): Similar to Teacher, with access to all student interactions and communications. Can grade and manage course calendar, announcements, and groups. Cannot edit pages, files, quizzes, or assignments, publish or unpublish content, or resolve final grades.
- Designer: Access to content editing features only.
- Observer: View-only access to published course content.
LINKS
Canvas: Manage Your Course Roster via the People Page
Canvas: View Course Enrollment Count
Canvas: Unenroll Yourself from a Course