Hello,
As an admin, is there any way to create a generic login credentials, so people outside of my institution can access a specific course on our Canvas instance? Please advise!
Thank you!
Hello @sima_tarokh
If you want to give course access to users that do not attend your institution, the easiest way is to go to the course and add them there directly. Presuming they would be "students" in the course? Go to people + people in the top right corner. Add them by email and give them a role - it will ask if you want to create a new user since they can't be found. Then, they should receive an email inviting them to the course. They can always use the generic "forgot password" option to create a new one. You can also give them a password under Admin - People. Similarly, you could create them there first but it may be easier to add them in bulk to the course by emails separated by commas. Hopefully this helps!
Hi. It might depend on your institution. At my school, it's not possible. No one can access our Canvas courses without an institutional email address - no exceptions. If that's the case for you too, here are some possibilities:
It just depends on what you need (type & duration of access, number of people, etc.). Good luck!
@Chris_Hofer
Thanks again! 🙂
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