{"id":6346,"date":"2024-07-22T15:22:31","date_gmt":"2024-07-22T19:22:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/?page_id=6346"},"modified":"2026-04-20T13:57:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T17:57:47","slug":"canvas-roles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ramapo.edu\/idc\/canvas\/canvas-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Canvas Roles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Canvas has various course-level roles with permissions that allow a user different course-level access. This resource provides an overview of the permissions associated with each role at Â鶹´«Ã½ on Canvas.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Available Roles &amp; Intended Use<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-hover table-striped table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Role <\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Intended Use <\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Teacher<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Instructor for the course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>TA (Teaching Assistant)<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Faculty or Graduate Students assisting in teaching\/grading the course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Course Manager<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Faculty or Staff who are are managing a course in its entirety (i.e. manually created courses that <strong><em>do not <\/em><\/strong>go through Banner and Blueprints)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Designer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Faculty, Staff or Graduate Student providing assistance with designing or uploading content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Observer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Any Ramapo member who needs<strong> Read Only<\/strong> access to a course.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Peer Aide <\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Student assisting in the course (no access to grades)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Student<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Student enrolled in the course<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"divider\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/rcnjrd\/images\/icons\/ramapo-arch-icom_rule.png\" alt=\"Ramapo\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Role Permissions<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-hover table-striped table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Canvas Function<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Teacher<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>TA<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Course Manager<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Designer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Observer<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Student<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Peer Aide<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Publish Course<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Announcements &#8211; view<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Discussions &#8211; create\/post<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Discussions &#8211; view<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Discussions &#8211; moderate<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Grades &#8211; edit<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Grades &#8211; view all grades<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Manage Course Content<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>add \/ delete \/ edit<\/em><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Manage Course Files <\/strong><br \/>\n<em>add \/ delete \/ edit<\/em><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Manage Assignments &amp; Quizzes<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>add \/ delete \/ edit<\/em><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Manage Pages<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>create \/ delete \/ update<\/em><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Manage Courses<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>conclude \/ publish <\/em><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Groups &#8211; manage<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>*Add \/ remove all users in course<\/strong><\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td><strong>Yes<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<td>No<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>* Teachers are limited to adding people in the roles of TA and Observers. 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