Canvas Course Roles in Academic Courses

Overview

To support the growing needs of our Canvas community, Academic Innovation has introduced additional Canvas Course Roles in academic courses. For a more detailed version of these roles, please view our Canvas Course Role Permissions Chart.

Instructor Roles

Role	Primary Use	Permission Highlights	Granted Access Via
Teacher	Official instructor(s) of record for the course only. IMPORTANT: Users with this role will appear in Simple Syllabus, Course Evaluations, and other applications that pull data from Canvas.	Full Add/Edit/Delete Access Add/Remove Designers, TAs, and Teachers.	Banner
Secondary Teacher	For individuals who are not listed as the instructor of record in Banner but share teaching responsibilities and/or have a legitimate need for permissions equivalent to those of the Teacher role.	Full Add/Edit/Delete Access Add/Remove Designers and TAs.	Teacher

Note: Teachers cannot add students to a course; all student enrollments are managed by Banner.

Course Support Roles

Role	Primary Use	Permission Highlights	Granted Access Via
TA (Teaching Assistant)	Teaching assistants who will be supporting the instructor(s) for a course.	Manage Content View/Reply to Discussion Replies Send Individual and Class Messages Post Announcements View/Edit Gradebook No User Management	Teachers / Secondary Teachers via Canvas
Designer	Designers, or course builders, who will assist in the design and development of a course.	Manage Content View/Reply to Discussion Replies Send Individual and Class Messages Post Announcements No Gradebook Access No User Management	Teachers / Secondary Teachers via Canvas
Grader	For individuals who need access to perform grading in a course.	View Published Content View Discussion Replies View/Edit Gradebook Cannot Send Messages No User Management	Teachers / Secondary Teachers via Canvas
SDS Provider	The purpose of this role is to enable service providers (Student Disability Services staff and associated service providers) to review published and unpublished course content. Individuals with this role will be able to provide services for students registered with Student Disability Services (such as ASL interpreting, live captioning, SDS Adaptive Testing Center, and SDS Alternative Format).	View Published Content View Unpublished Content View Discussion Replies Cannot Send Messages Cannot Post Announcements No Gradebook Access No User Management	Teachers / Secondary Teachers via ServiceNow Request Form

Student/View-Only Roles

Role	Primary Use	Permission Highlights	Granted Access Via
Student	Students officially enrolled in myUTSA Account/Banner.	View Published Content View/Reply to Discussion Replies Send Individual Messages View Own Grades	Banner
Participant	For individuals who need view-only access to a course, but are not officially enrolled via myUTSA Account/Banner. For example, Course Reviewers.	View Published Content View Discussion Replies View Announcements Cannot send Course Messages	Teacher / Secondary Teacher via ServiceNow Request Form
Tutor	The purpose of the role is to allow Supplemental Instruction (SI) Leaders/Tutors to view published course content.	View Published Content View Discussion Replies Send Individual Messages Cannot Post Announcements No Gradebook Access No User Management	Teacher / Secondary Teacher via ServiceNow Request Form, Office for Student Success

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