When adding an individual to your course, use the following chart to determine the most appropriate role for them.
| Permissions | Student | Teacher | TA | Grader | Testing Assistant |
Resource Assistant |
Designer | Observer | Participant* |
| Analytics – view pages | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Announcements – view | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Conversations – send messages to entire class | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| Conversations – send messages to individual course members | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| Course Calendar – add / edit / delete | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Course Content – add / edit / delete | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| Courses – change visibility | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Courses – view usage reports | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Discussions – create | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ |
| Discussions – moderate | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Discussions – post | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ |
| Discussions – view | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Grades – edit | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x |
| Grades – select final grade for moderation | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Grades – view all grades | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | x |
| Groups – view all student groups | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Learning Outcomes – add / edit / delete | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Learning Outcomes – import | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Assignments and Quizzes – add | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Assignments and Quizzes – delete | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Assignments and Quizzes – edit | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Course Files – add | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Course Files – delete | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Course Files – edit | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Courses- publish | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Courses – reset | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Groups – add | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Groups – delete | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Groups – manage | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Pages – create | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Pages – delete | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| Manage Pages – update | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x |
| Question banks – view and link | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Rubrics – add / edit / delete | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Student Collaborations – create | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | ✓ |
| Users – Designers- add | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Users – Designers – remove | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Users – Observers – add | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Users – Observers – remove | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Users – Students – add | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Users – Students – remove | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Users – TAs – add | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Users – TAs – remove | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Users – Teachers- add | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Users – Teachers- remove | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Users – allow administrative actions in courses | x | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Users – manage students in courses | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | x |
| Users – view list | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | ✓ |
| Users – view login IDs | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Users – view primary email address | x | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Web Conferences – create | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | x | x | x | ✓ | x | ✓ |
- A teacher/TA cannot remove those enrolled via UDSIS.
- *The Participant role is only available in special non-catalog course sites where enrollment is maintained by the instructor.
- Course content affects: assignments, attendance, calendar, chat, collaborations, commons, conferences, course home page, course settings, discussions, modules, pages and syllabus.
- The ability to create/edit/delete course sections is controlled by the automated course creation process. You can contact the LMS team (canvas-info@udel.edu) for any questions related to sections in a course.
- If you want more detailed information regarding the features affected by any of the above permissions, please review the Canvas Course Role Permissions page.