Canvas: Prides

Canvas Prides are informal collaborative spaces available in Canvas. Prides share most features of other Canvas courses, with some key differences detailed below.

Policies and Specific Features

• Any faculty, staff, or student with access to Canvas can create Prides.
• Friends of Penn State account holders cannot create Prides or be enrolled in Prides.
• A single individual can create a maximum of 10 Prides.
• There is no way to delete or archive a Pride at this time.
• An individual can be enrolled in an unlimited number of Prides.
• The maximum number of users in a Pride is 1,000.
• The storage limit of a Pride is 300 megabytes.
• Grades and the gradebook are not available in Prides.
• Assignments and quizzes cannot be created or accepted in Prides.

Creating a Pride

Use the following steps to create a Pride in Canvas with you as the Pride Admin:

1. On the bottom right of the Canvas Dashboard under Request Course Spaces, click the Request a Pride button.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Click the Request a Pride button.
2. Click the blue +Create Pride button.
3. In the pop-up window that displays, enter a Pride Name.
4. Enter a Short Title.
5. From the Pride Type drop-down list, select the appropriate purpose of the Pride.
6. If you would like to enable individuals to search for and enroll in the Pride themselves, select the Searchable for self-enroll check box.
7. Click the Submit button.

Enter Pride Name and other information, then click Submit.

NOTE: If you choose to allow individuals to self-enroll, you can use the generated Enrollment Pass Code or create one of your own. The pass code cannot exceed 10 characters (letters and numbers) and the Pride must be published before individuals can self-enroll. You will need to provide users with the pass code for self-enrollment. When someone self-enrolls, they will automatically be added to the Pride with the role of student.

Publishing a Pride

Prides must be published for enrolled users to access them. When you are ready to publish your Pride:

1. In the global navigation menu on the left, click Courses.
2. Select the name of the appropriate Pride.
3. On the Pride home page under Course Status, click the Publish button.

Enrolling Users in a Pride

If you need to enroll users in a Pride:

1. From the dashboard, select the Pride.
2. In the course navigation menu, click People.
3. Click the blue +People button.
4. In the Add Person pop-up window that displays, enter the User ID of the person you want to enroll.
5. Click the Retrieve User button.
6. Select the person's Role using the drop-down menu.
7. Click the Add User button.

Self-Enrolling in a Pride

To enroll in a Pride that is open for self-enrollment:

1. On the right side of the dashboard under Request Course Spaces, click the Request a Pride button.
2. To search for a Pride, enter the Pride ID and/or Name.
3. Click the Search button.
4. Select the Pride from the list generated by the search.
5. Click the Enroll button.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Click Enroll.
6. In the Self Enroll pop-up window that displays, enter the Pass code.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   Enter the pass code.
7. Click the Enroll button.