Question

How do I add people to a Canvas course site after the term is over?

Overview

When a term has concluded the +People button becomes disabled (greyed out) in the People tool. The current method for adding instructors  or other participants after a term concludes is to extend the course end date, add the individuals, and then reset the course end date.

Answer

Follow these steps to add people to your courses after the term has concluded.

• Go to your course site.

• Click Settings in the course navigation menu.

• At the top of the page, click on "Course Details" if it is not already selected.

• Part way down on this page you will find the entries for Participation.
• Click the "Term" pulldown menu and select "Course". 

• Click on the calendar widgets in the "End" field to enter a date/time selection that is the current date or a date in the future.

• Click the Update Course Details button at the bottom of the page.
  
  • You should get a Course was successfully updated verification message at the top of the window.

• Click People tool in the course navigation menu.

• Click the +People button.

• Add additional users
  
  • Guide on how to add users to a course site
  • Knowledge base article explaining the permissions for each role
  • Use the Teacher or Lead TA role if you want them to be able to import content from your site into their new course shells.

Next, reverse the date change that you may have made in earlier steps

• Click Settings again in the course navigation menu.

• Remove or reset the "End" date.

• Click the Update Course Details button.
  
  • You should get a Course was successfully updated verification message at the top of the window.