Canvas@Illinois, Roles
This page describes custom institutional course roles, and includes a link to Canvas documentation on default course roles maintained by the vendor.
The following contains information on course roles in Canvas and the default privileges associated with each: Canvas Course Role Permissions. These are delivered by the vendor and cannot be modified. However, There are a number of custom course roles available to courses across the institution. These are built and maintained by the Canvas@Illinois team within Technology Services.
Please note: The role of an enrolled user cannot be changed once a course has been concluded (either manually or by falling outside of the course/term dates). If you need to change someone's role in a concluded course, please submit a ticket to the Technology Services Help Desk at consult@illinois.edu.
Canvas@Illinois Custom Institutional Course Roles:
| Permissions | Librarian | Grader |
| Analytics - view pages | X | |
| Announcements - view | X | X |
| Conversations - send messages to entire class | X | X |
| Conversations - send messages to individual course members | X | X |
| Course Calendar - add / edit / delete | X | |
| Courses - change visibility | ||
| Discussions - create | X | |
| Discussions - moderate | X | |
| Discussions - post | X | X |
| Discussions - view | X | X |
| Grades - edit | X | |
| Grades - select final grade for moderation | X | |
| Grades - view all grades | X | |
| Grades - view audit trail | X | |
| Groups - view all student groups | X | X |
| Item Banks - manage account | ||
| Learning Outcomes - add / edit / delete | X | |
| Learning Outcomes - import | X | |
| Manage Assignments and Quizzes - add / delete / edit | ||
| Manage Course Content - add / delete / edit | X | |
| Manage Course Files - add / delete / edit | X | |
| Manage Course Sections - add / delete / edit | ||
| Manage Courses - conclude / delete / publish / reset | ||
| Manage Groups - add / delete / manage | ||
| Manage LTI - add / delete / edit | ||
| Manage Pages - create / delete / update | X | |
| Outcome Mastery Scales - add / edit | ||
| Outcome Proficiency Calculations - add / edit | ||
| Question banks - view and link | X | |
| Reports - manage | X | |
| Rubrics - add / edit / delete | ||
| SIS Data - read | X | |
| Student Collaborations - create | X | |
| Submission - Submit on behalf of student | ||
| Users - Designers - add / remove in courses | ||
| Users - Observers - add / remove in courses | ||
| Users - Students - add / remove in courses | ||
| Users - TAs - add / remove in courses | ||
| Users - Teachers - add / remove in courses | ||
| Users - allow administrative actions in courses | ||
| Users - generate observer pairing codes for students | ||
| Users - manage students in courses | ||
| Users - view list | X | X |
| Users - view login IDs | X | X |
| Users - view primary email address | X | X |
| Web Conferences - create |