Canvas Roles Permissions

When adding a participant (user) to your Canvas course, you will be asked to assign that user a role. There are several roles available in Illinois State's instance of Canvas, and each role has different permissions. This table lists the roles and the permissions associated with each. A green check mark indicates that the permission is enabled, while a red X indicates that the permission is disabled.

To learn how to change participant roles, please consult this help guide.

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Permissions	Student	Student (Unofficial / Auditor)	Teacher	Co-Teacher (Unofficial)	TA	TA Grades Only	Designer	Observer
Analytics - View Pages
Announcements - View
Conversations - Send Messages to Entire Class
Conversations - Send Messages to Individual Course Members
Course Calendar - Add/Edit/Delete
Courses - Change Visibility
Courses - Publish
Discussions - Create
Discussions - Moderate
Discussions - Post
Discussions - View
Grades - Edit
Grades - Select Final Grade for Moderation
Grades - View All Grades
Groups - View All Student Groups
Learning Outcomes - Add/Edit/Delete
Learning Outcomes - Import
Manage Assignments and Quizzes - Add/Edit/Delete
Manage Course Content - Add/Edit/Delete
Manage Course Files - Add/Edit/Delete
Manage Groups - Add/Delete
Manage LTI - Add/Edit/Delete
Manage Pages - Create/Delete/Update
Outcome Mastery Scales - Add/Edit
Outcome Proficiency Calculations - Add/Edit
Question Banks - View and Link
Reports - Manage
Rubrics - Add/Edit/Delete
Sections - Add
Sections - Delete
Sections - Edit
Student Collaborations - Create
Submission - Submit On Behalf Of Student
Users - Add/Remove in Courses
Users - Allow Administrative Actions in Courses
Users - Manage Students in Courses
Users - View List
Users - View Login IDs
Users - View Primary Email Address
Web Conferences - Create