Inactive enrolments

Inactive enrolments

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Student 1 is inactive in the course i.e. he has dropped the course. He cannot access the course.
Student 2 is only inactive in TD06 i.e. he has switched from TD06 to TD18. Refer to note below.

As of May 2023, when students are unenrolled (via EduRec) from academic courses, they are considered inactive enrolments.

Inactive enrolments cannot access the course.

The inactive tag following their name is how Canvas displays it, and the students cannot be removed nor hidden from People.

 

Rationale for the change

We introduced this to prevent data loss associated with user removal and subsequent reinstatement.

Instead of completely removing a student and their associated data from the course (as it was prior to May 2023), their enrolment status is changed to inactive.
Associated data includes the student’s participation in assignments, quizzes, discussions and groups, as well as any grades.

This enables seamless and complete reactivation, if a user needs to be reinstated.

 

Notes on inactive Teachers and inactive sections displayed

Unintended effects of move to display student inactive enrolments:

  1. Instructors removed from a course (via CMIS) are listed also as inactive i.e. they will appear like student 1 in the inactive enrolments screenshot above.

  2. Previous sections for users (staff and students) are still displayed i.e. they will appear like student 2 in the inactive enrolments screenshot above. As of 22 May 2024, inactive sections are indicated with an Inactive text tag.

Do students see inactive users or sections?

Students do not see inactive students, inactive instructors nor inactive sections.

This can be verified by using Student View in People.

How inactive students are treated in a course

The tables below summarise how inactive enrolments are treated in an active course, and what occurs if a previously inactive student is reactivated.

Student enrolment configured as inactive

Inactive students have no access to the course.

Tool

Effect

Tool

Effect

People

Teachers can see inactive students marked as inactive in People.

People

Teachers can see the course activity of inactive students in the student access report via People.

Groups

Teachers cannot assign unassigned inactive students to groups.

Groups

Teachers see inactive students already in groups marked as inactive.

Grades

Teachers can view names and grades of inactive students, if Show Inactive Enrolments is enabled in Grades.

Grades

Teachers can export names and grades of inactive students, if Show Inactive Enrolments is enabled in Grades.

Grades

Teachers can edit grades of inactive students, if Show Inactive Enrolments is enabled in Grades.

New Analytics

Inactive students are not shown in New Analytics.

Inbox

Teachers cannot send messages to inactive students via Inbox.

Assignments

Inactive students are removed from Assign To in Assignments.

If the assignment is assigned solely to inactive students, the Assign To dates are removed.

Assignments

Teachers can view and download assignment submissions of inactive students.

Assignments (Turnitin)

Teachers can view and download Turnitin submissions of inactive students.

Quizzes (Classic)

Teachers can view attempts and responses of inactive students in Classic Quizzes.

Discussions

Teachers can see inactive students marked as inactive in Discussions.

Attendance (Roll Call)

Inactive students are not shown in Attendance (Roll Call).

Calendar

Scheduler appointment slots reserved by inactive students are released but are unavailable for other students to select.

Calendar

Messages cannot be sent via Edit Appointments to inactive students for appointment slots restricted to one student, taken by the inactive student.

If a previously inactive student is reactivated

Tool

Effect

Tool

Effect

People

Teachers view the previously inactive student without the inactive tag.

Assignments, Grades, Groups, Quizzes

Teachers can view submissions and responses of reactivated students.

Assignments

Teachers can view the reactivated student in the respective assignment which s/he was originally assigned to (assuming they were assigned to the assignment individually).