Managing Participants on Canvas

Overview

Students are automatically enrolled in Canvas courses as it is synchronized with the student registration system. This article explains how instructors can manually (if needed) add participants to their site.

Adding Participants

This process can be used to add TAs, course guests and others who need site access.  And, during the Add/Drop period, since there can be a delay from the time an Add is processed through the registrar's office and then fed to Canvas (a once daily process), we recommend that faculty use this process to add those students to their Canvas site manually to ensure their timely access to course materials.

1. Log in to Canvas at https://stlawu.instructure.com
2. Click your course
3. Select People (left)
4. Click [+People] button
5. In the following window, leave the "Add user(s) by" set to 'Email Address'
6. Then type the email address(es) of the individuals you want to add
   • Note you can place each entry on its own line (using Enter or Return on your keyboard) or separate them with commas
7. Choose the Role and the section (if more than one)
8. Click Next
9. On the following window, if the information is correct, choose Add Users 

Editing or Removing Participants

Please note: Students can be added to the class along with other roles such as TA's. Instructors cannot delete students who are enrolled via the registration system. If/When students drop the class, they will be removed form the course automatically. Instructors can manage user roles and access to sections (if more than one) for users they enroll manually. 

1. Log in to Canvas at https://stlawu.instructure.com
2. Click your course
3. Select People (left)
4. Scroll down to the Participant List
   • To edit role, select the ⋮ to the right of the appropriate name and choose Edit Role (see note above)
   • For TAs, if multiple sections, to edit section access select the ⋮ to the right of the appropriate name and choose Edit Sections
5. Click Update Participants