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Canvas Roles

Canvas has various course-level roles with permissions that allow a user different course-level access. This resource provides an overview of the permissions associated with each role at Ramapo College on Canvas.

Available Roles & Intended Use

Role	Intended Use
Teacher	Instructor for the course
TA (Teaching Assistant)	Faculty or Graduate Students assisting in teaching/grading the course
Course Manager	Faculty or Staff who are are managing a course in its entirety (i.e. manually created courses that *do not* go through Banner and Blueprints)
Designer	Faculty, Staff or Graduate Student providing assistance with designing or uploading content
Observer	Any Ramapo member who needs Read Only access to a course.
Peer Aide	Student assisting in the course (no access to grades)
Student	Student enrolled in the course

Role Permissions

Canvas Function	Teacher	TA	Course Manager	Designer	Observer	Student	Peer Aide
Publish Course	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Announcements – view	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Discussions – create/post	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Discussions – view	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Discussions – moderate	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Grades – edit	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Grades – view all grades	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
Manage Course Content add / delete / edit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Manage Course Files add / delete / edit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Manage Assignments & Quizzes add / delete / edit	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Manage Pages create / delete / update	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Manage Courses conclude / publish	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
Groups – manage	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
*Add / remove all users in course	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	No

* Teachers are limited to adding people in the roles of TA and Observers. Teachers cannot add students to a course. Student enrollment is controlled by Banner. Course Managers can add any type of user. For instructions on adding users, visit the Canvas Instructor Guide.

Canvas Roles

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