Canvas - How can I add users to a past course?

At the end of the semester, Canvas courses are marked as “concluded,” which puts the course into a read-only mode. This prohibits instructors from adding users, which can be frustrating if you want to provide access to others in the future. Luckily, the Canvas Wizard allows you to add users to concluded courses.

Adding User to Concluded Couse

The process for adding a user to a concluded course with the Canvas Wizard is very straightforward.

  1. Navigate to the Canvas Wizard. You can find a direct link under the Help button in Canvas.
  2. From the Wizard menu, select Enroll people in a Canvas course.

Screenshot of Canvas Wizard, showing "Enroll people in a Canvas course" highlighted.

  1. Select the course to which you want to add the user(s).
  2. In the first field, enter in the CWRU Network ID (abc123) for the user to add. You can add multiple users at once by separating their IDs with a comma.
  3. Select a role for the user(s).
  4. Select Update enrollment to add the user(s) to your course.

Screenshot of Canvas Wizard, showing example CWRU Network IDs entered (separated by a comma), a role selected, and the "Update Enrollment" button highlighted.

Once users have been added using the Canvas Wizard, they can find the course on their Canvas Dashboard. If they don’t see the course listed there, they may find it under the Past Enrollments section of their All Courses list, under the Courses button on the side of Canvas.

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