Audience
This article is intended for any non-IC faculty or staff member that is teaching a course in Canvas. The instructor could be an alumnus, retiree, professor emeritus, or guest.
Platform
Canvas LMS
Access to Canvas
All Ithaca College faculty, staff, and students have an account in Canvas in order to access assigned courses and coursework. In unique situations, a Guest Account may be needed for a non-Ithaca College user. To obtain a Guest Account in Canvas, the individual will need an IC Affiliate account. If the Guest Account is granted, IT will submit the paperwork for an IC Affiliate Account on behalf of the Requestor and an IC email address will be created on behalf of the Guest.
Screening Guidance for Canvas Guest Account
Canvas course sites are generally reserved for named, identified instructors and students. However, under some instructional circumstances, a Guest may need access to a Canvas site. Requests for a Guest Account will be evaluated using the following criteria.
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A Guest Account should be granted for instructional purposes, for example, a guest instructor who is not an Ithaca College employee and is teaching a course in Canvas. Note a Guest Account is needed when the guest instructor needs access to confidential course information for instructional purposes such as Discussions, Assignments, Quizzes, and Gradebook.
In order to request a Guest Account in Canvas, a Department Chair, Director, or Associate Dean should complete the Request a Canvas Guest Account form. In the form, please provide as much detail as possible including the name of the individual, address, phone number, non-IC email, gender, and start date, the name of the Course, and the CRN (if available).
Alert: It can take the various IC departments, software systems, and services up to 72 hours (Monday-Friday) for all paperwork to be processed and for access and enrollment in Canvas to be completed. Please plan accordingly.