Inviting Users to a Course using Canvas
A Step-by-Step Guide to Adding Users to Your Course in Canvas
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
- 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
- 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