I write courses for other teachers. I want them to be able to copy my courses but not be able to edit the master copy. Can this be done?
Hello @kerryconnolly22 ...
Yup...it sure is! I wrote a blog posting back in February 2017 called Our Custom "Viewer" Role for "Master" Courses. Even though I no longer work at that College, the directions should still apply. There may be some permissions that have changed slightly since I initially wrote that blog entry. However, for the most part, you should be able to apply what I've written to your own Canvas environment...assuming that you are a Canvas administrator and are able to create custom roles in your environment.
Hope this helps!
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