Understanding Roles in Canvas Dens

The main roles for Canvas Dens:

Den Leader

The Den Leader(s) is the person who administers or maintains the Den. They have the broadest permissions. Den Leaders can be anyone with a Chapman email address and can be Chapman students, faculty, instructional staff, staff, or administrators. 

  • view/add/remove users and see email addresses of users.
  • create conferences
  • see analytics and usage reports
  • create announcements
  • create assignments, quizzes
  • create conversations and send messages to all users through the Inbox
  • add/edit/delete calendar events
  • add/edit/delete content
  • add/edit/delete files
  • manage the course
  • change visibility of items and the course
  • create, post, and moderate discussions
  • create Groups

Den Participant

Participants are those who are participating in the Den. Den Participants may be anyone with a Chapman email address and can be students, faculty, instructional staff, staff or administrators. Participants can

  • view the list of other participants if the Leader leaves the People tab open for view
  • attend conferences if invited by the Leader
  • read announcements; respond to announcements if allowed by the Leader
  • submit assignments and quizzes
  • send messages to Den Leaders
  • view calendar events
  • view content
  • view files if the Files tab is left open for view
  • post to Discussions if they are created by the Leader
  • participate in Groups if they are created by the Leader

Other Roles

Other roles are available depending on various needs. Many default roles in Canvas are available such as:

  • Teacher
  • Student
  • Tutor & SI Leader (same permissions apply)
  • TA
  • Observer
Tips about roles
⚠️ We highly recommend you use the Den Participant role and NOT the student role. The student role allows all course members to email each other using the Canvas Inbox. The Den Participant role has removed that ability. In most cases, Den Leaders do not want the participants to be able to email each other. 

You can read more about these roles in this Canvas Guide on Role Permissions. Links to an external site.

If you are a Den Leader and have questions about roles, please contact Educational Technology Services at edutech@chapman.edu 

 

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