Types of Roles and Accounts in Canvas

	Canvas Roles in NUS	Canvas Usage	Account Creation Process in Canvas

	Canvas Roles in NUS	Canvas Usage	Account Creation Process in Canvas
LEARNERS
NUS Student	Student	Accessing Canvas course as a student	Use official NUS accounts
NUS Alumni	Student	Accessing Canvas course as a student or CET course as a student	Use official NUS Alumni account, personal or corporate account Auto-creation via OAP integration for CET learners Manual creation via Excel upload for Non-Academic
Non-NUS Student	Student	Accessing Canvas CET course as a student	Auto-creation via OAP integration for CET learners Manual creation via Excel upload for Non-Academic
INSTRUCTORS
NUS staff	Teacher	Course coordinator – teach course; manage marks and grades	Use official NUS account
NUS staff	Tutor	Helping instructor to manage the course; BUT not involved in grade; marks	Use official NUS account
Alumni	Tutor	Helping instructor to manage the course; BUT not involved in grade; marks	Use official NUS Alumni account
Non-NUS Staff	Teacher or Teaching Assistant	Longer term roles and helping NUS staff to manage the course over a semester and involved with grades and marks for course	Apply for NUSNET visitor accounts
Non-NUS Staff	Teaching Assistant	Shorter-term roles and helping NUS staff manage the course over a few days or weeks and involve grades and marks for course	Apply for non-NUS local Canvas accounts with email/authenticator 2FA 2FA is not set at the point of application, it is set up by the users themselves. The course owners should inform their guest instructors to set up 2FA for security.
Non-NUS Staff	Tutor	Roles that help NUS staff manage the course but do not involve grades and marks	Apply for non-NUS local Canvas accounts without 2FA