Adding People in Canvas
Add a Teaching Assistant (TA), Grader, Designer, or Observer to Your Canvas Course
Note: An instructor cannot add TAs, or Designers after the course end date. You can go into the Settings and change the course end date to a date in the future and update the settings. If you are concerned about students seeing the course as active, Contact CIDI for assistance. After the added user has accepted the invitation you can change the date back to the original end date.
From your Canvas course, click on People from the left-hand navigation
Then, click on the + People button
If you don't see the + People button (or it is grayed out), you will need to change the course end date in the course settings first. However, if you don't want students to have access to the course after the end date, contact CIDI for help in adding Observers.
Change the "Add user(s) by" selection to Login ID
Type the A-number of the person you would like to add and select a role
- Designers have access to edit content or copy it to another course, but can't see the Grades page or student information
- TAs have access to edit content and grade student submissions
- Observers are similar to a student role and can see course content, but can't see the People page, send Inbox messages to other students in the class, or submit assignments
Before proceeding, check to make sure Login ID is still selected in the "Add user(s) by" section at the top of the window.
Click Next
Verify the user's name, then click Add Users
Add a Student
As of Spring 2020, if you are teaching a credit-bearing course, you do not have permission to add students to Canvas. Students can get access to your course by registering for your course in Banner.
Students Making up an Incomplete
If students are making up an incomplete, CIDI is happy to extend the due dates of the original class for the student making up the work. This will allow you to set future due dates and allow the student to submit assignments. Contact our office at (435) 797-9506. Be prepared with the student's A number and the end date for the extension.
Club or Student Organization Courses
If you are an "instructor" for a club or student organization course, you may add students on the People page of your course. Simply:
Click the + People button
Change the "Add user(s) by" selection to Login ID
Enter the student's A-number or a list of A-numbers, then select Student for their role
Click Next
Verify the user's name, then click Add Users