What this article covers
This article outlines how to manage users in your Canvas course through the Add People button in the course navigation. In this article, the following is covered:
- Add someone to your course
- Remove someone from your course
- Change the role of a person in your course
Notes:
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This option is only available to those with the Role: Teacher
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The “+ People” button on the People page is no longer available for Canvas courses.
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The “+ People” button is still available for Canvas communities/groups.
Add someone to your course
1. Click the Add People link in the Course Navigation.
2. Select + Add New Person.
3. Complete the Add New Person to Class Form.
To add a new person, you must first enter their FGCU email address. Wait for the system to locate and
verify the email address. You may need to click anywhere in the white space of the form to start
the locate and verify process.
If the email is located and verified, you will receive the following message:
Success! User in Canvas. Please continue.
If the email cannot be located, you will receive the following message:
The user cannot be found in Canvas. Please verify the email address is typed correctly. If this is a new user or external user, complete the Add User Request Form. For additional support, contact the FGCU Helpdesk at (239) 590-1188.
4. When the email is located and verified, select a Role from the drop-down list (More about
Canvas User Roles and Permissions).
OPTIONAL - Choosing a section from the drop-down and checking the box for “Can interact with
users in their section only?” is optional.
5. Acknowledge that you have read and understand the FERPA statement.
6. When you are ready, click the Add button.
Notes:
• Before you can complete the Add process, you must acknowledge that you have read
and understand the FERPA statement provided.
• For a review of FERPA, view the FGCU FERPA Video
A confirmation will display if the user was successfully added to the Canvas course.
Remove someone from your course
1. Click the Add People link in the Course Navigation.
2. Click the Trash can icon from the enrollment list.
3. Confirm your request to delete the user from the course.
4. A confirmation will display if the user was successfully removed from the Canvas course.
Change the role of a person in your course
To change the role of a person in your course, you must REMOVE the person from the course,
then ADD the person back into your course and assign the new role during the Add process.
Follow the steps in this article to REMOVE SOMEONE FROM YOUR COURSE and ADD SOMEONE
TO YOUR COURSE.
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