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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 Graduates 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 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
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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 users in course Yes No No No No No No

* The ability to Add People is limited to adding people in the roles of TA and Observers. Teachers cannot add students to a course. All student enrollment is controlled by Banner.

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