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Canvas Access Guidelines

Guidelines

This document contains procedures, processes and related policies that govern the administration and use of the enterprise learning management system (LMS) at James Madison University, which is currently Canvas. Canvas is centrally supported by JMU Libraries.

Procedures

Several weeks before the start of the semester, official enrollment data about students and instructors is uploaded to each Canvas course. Changes in course information are then populated to Canvas from the JMU student database twice daily.

Instructors may independently add additional instructors, teaching assistants, guest lecturers, AUHs/administrators, and students to their Canvas course. The instructor of record for a course may also request support from the Learning Technology Services team in JMU Libraries to add additional accounts to the course. Requested enrollments are processed upon email confirmation from the instructor of record to LIDDesk@jmu.edu. Libraries will ordinarily add another account only at the direct request or with the awareness and consent of the instructor of record.

Standard Canvas access procedures are subject to exception in limited circumstances when required to comply with university policy or to support confidential matters addressed by JMU Legal Counsel or Human Resources. 

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