I need to add a user who can view course material for all the courses but not change anything. Can anyone please help with this?
Hey there, @stuartp ...
Check out this blog posting that I wrote back in 2017 on how your Canvas administrator can create a "Viewer" role (based on the "Teacher" role type) and then configure the permissions accordingly.
Our Custom "Viewer" Role for "Master" Courses
Hopefully this will meet your needs, but let me know if you have any questions (or just post your question on the link I've provided...that works, too). Take care...
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