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Canvas@Illinois Course Role Permissions
This article details the entitlements assigned to available course roles within the Canvas@Illinois service.
Below is a grid detailing the available course roles and entitlements within the Canvas@Illinois service as of February, 2022. This is subject to change without notice.
Details about the Canvas course permissions: Canvas Course Role Permissions PDF - Instructure Community (canvaslms.com)
| Permissions | Teacher | Student | TA | Designer | Grader |
| Analytics - view pages | |||||
| Announcements - view | |||||
| Conversations - send message to entire class | |||||
| Conversations - send messages to individual course members | |||||
| Course Calendar - add / edit / delete | |||||
| Course Content - add / edit / delete | |||||
| Courses - change visibility | |||||
| Courses - view usage reports | |||||
| Discussions - create | |||||
| Discussions - moderate | |||||
| Discussions - post | |||||
| Discussions - view | |||||
| Grades - edit | |||||
| Grades - select final grade for moderation | |||||
| Grades - view all grades | |||||
| Grades - view audit trail | |||||
| Groups - view all student groups | |||||
| Item Banks - manage account | |||||
| Learning Outcomes - add / edit / delete | |||||
| Learning Outcomes - import | |||||
| Manage Assignments and Quizzes - add / edit /delete | |||||
| Manage Course Files - add / edit / delete | |||||
| Manage Course Sections - add / edit / |
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| Manage Courses - conclude / |
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| Manage Groups - add / edit / delete | |||||
| Manage LTI ** | |||||
| Manage Pages - create / delete / update | |||||
| Outcome Master Scales - add / edit | |||||
| Outcome Proficiency Calculations - add / edit | |||||
| Question banks - view and link | |||||
| Rubrics - add / edit / delete | |||||
| SIS Data - read | |||||
| Student Collaborations - create | |||||
| 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 | |||||
| Users - view login IDs | |||||
| Users - view primary email address | |||||
| Web Conferences - create |
* some permissions are not available due to the SIS load process for users/courses (see strikethrough text)
** LTIs (and general external integrations) are managed through a separate process: https://answers.uillinois.edu/illinois/87867
*** the Observer role and supporting functions are disabled within our institution