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      Inviting People to Course

      The purpose of this article is to provide information about inviting people to a course

      Inviting Users to a Course using IllumiDesk

      Inviting an Instructor

      • Navigate to a course
      • In the side navigation panel on the left-hand side, select People
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      • Enter the e-mail addresses of the participantsUntitled design (40)-1
      • Set the Role as InstructorUntitled design (41)
      • The user that has been invited will be provided an email to join as an instructor
      • As an Instructor, the invited user will have access to
        • Create and import new activities
        • Update settings in IllumiDesk Studio
        • Grade submissions and provide feedback to students

      Inviting a Student

      • Navigate to a course
      • In the side navigation panel on the left-hand side, select People

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      • Enter the e-mail addresses of the participants
      • Set the Role as Student
      • The user that has been invited will be provided an email to join as a student
      • As an Instructor, the invited user will have access to
        • Complete Activities
        • View submissions and feedback from the instructor

      Inviting Users to a Course using Canvas

      Inviting an Instructor

      • If you are a Campus Admin, Navigate to Admin->Account
      • On the left-hand side, select People
      • Select the +People Button
      • In the Add a New User modal
      • Add the following and click Add User
        • Full Name
        • Display Name - automatically added based on Full Name but can be modified
        • Sortable Name - automatically added based on Full Name but can be modified
        • IllumiDesk Login - provide an email
        • Email - provide the same email as IllumiDesk Login
        • Check the Email the user about this account creation checkbox so that the user can proceed with creating their account
      • Once you have added your users, in the Side Navigation Panel in canvas, Select Courses
      • Select the course you would like to add your user to
      • Within the course, select People in the side panel on the left-hand side
      • Select the +People Button
      • In the Add People Modal

      • Provide the following information and select Next
        • Add user(s) by
          • use Login ID
        • Login IDs (required)
          • provide an email that you added for the user in Admin->People
        •  Provide Role as Instructor
        • Provide a section
          • by default, this is your course name which is what we will use for this guide
          • you can add additional sections under Course->Settings->Section
        • Canvas will identify the user that you want to add by confirming the user exists under Admin->People
        • Verify the user and select Add Users
        • The User will be sent an invite to the course in their email 
        • Once the user enrolls, they will have access to the course as a Teacher
          • The instructor will have access to the  Application by selecting the IllumiDesk button in the course side navigation bar
          • The instructor can also navigate to assignments by selecting the Assignments button in the course side navigation bar

      Inviting a Student

      • If you are a Campus Admin, Navigate to Admin->Account
      • On the left-hand side, select People'
      • Select the +People Button
      • In the Add a New User modal
      • Add the following and click Add User
        • Full Name
        • Display Name - automatically added based on Full Name but can be modified
        • Sortable Name - automatically added based on Full Name but can be modified
        • IllumiDesk Login - provide an email
        • Email - provide the same email as IllumiDesk Login
        • Check the Email the user about this account creation checkbox so that the user can proceed with creating their account
      • Once you have added your users, in the Side Navigation Panel in canvas, Select Courses
      • Select the course you would like to add your user to
      • Within the course, select People in the side panel on the left-hand side
      • Select the +People Button
      • In the Add People Modal

      • Provide the following information and select Next
        • Add user(s) by
          • use Login ID
        • Login IDs (required)
          • provide an email that you added for the user in Admin->People
        •  Provide Role as Student
        • Provide a section
          • by default, this is your course name which is what we will use for this guide
          • you can add additional sections under Course->Settings->Section
        • Canvas will identify the user that you want to add by confirming the user exists under Admin->People
        • Verify the user and select Add Users
        • The User will be sent an invite to the course in their email 
        • Once the user enrolls, they will have access to the course as a Student
          • The student will have access to the  Application by selecting the IllumiDesk button in the course side navigation bar
          • The student can also navigate to assignments by selecting the Assignments button in the course side navigation bar