Canvas User Roles and Permissions

At-A-Glance

updated on 9-22-2020

Permission Student Class Assistant Teacher Associate Teacher Librarian Observer
Analytics – view pages

Announcements – view

Assignments and Quizzes

– add / edit / delete

Conversations

– send messages to entire class

Conversations – send messages to individual course members

Course Calendar – add / edit / delete events

Course Content

– add / edit / delete

Course Files

– add / edit / delete

Course Sections

– add / edit / delete

Course State – manage

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 – add / edit / delete

Groups – view all student groups

LTI – add / edit / delete

Learning Outcomes

– add / edit / delete

Learning Outcomes – import

Manage Pages

Question banks – view and link

Rubrics – add / edit / delete

SIS Data – read

Student Collaborations – create

Users – add / remove students in courses
Users – add / remove teachers, course designers, or TAs in courses
Users – view list

Users – view login IDs
Users

– view primary email address

Web Conferences – create

View Usage Reports

Last Updated September 29, 2023