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
    • 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