Canvas Roles
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Canvas Roles
LTI generally recognizes that users make use of the integrated functionality offered by tools to platforms. These users typically come with a defined role with respect to the context within which they operate when using a tool.
The role represents the level of privilege a user has been given within the context hosted by the platform. Typical roles are "learner", "instructor", and "administrator". Note that it's entirely possible that a user might have a different role in a different context (a user that is a "student" in one context may be an "instructor" in another, for example).
The IMS role vocabularies are derived from the LIS specification
LTI 1.1 using the LIS 1.1 Roles
user
System role
urn:lti:sysrole:ims/lis/User
siteadmin
System role
urn:lti:sysrole:ims/lis/SysAdmin
teacher
Institution role
urn:lti:instrole:ims/lis/Instructor
student
Institution role
urn:lti:instrole:ims/lis/Student
admin
Institution role
urn:lti:instrole:ims/lis/Administrator
observer
Context role
urn:lti:role:ims/lis/Learner/NonCreditLearner
observer
Context role
urn:lti:role:ims/lis/Mentor
AccountUser
Institution role
urn:lti:instrole:ims/lis/Administrator
StudentEnrollment
Context role
urn:lti:role:ims/lis/Learner
TeacherEnrollment
Context role
urn:lti:role:ims/lis/Instructor
TaEnrollment
Context role
urn:lti:role:ims/lis/TeachingAssistant
DesignerEnrollment
Context role
urn:lti:role:ims/lis/ContentDeveloper
ObserverEnrollment
Context role
urn:lti:role:ims/lis/Learner/NonCreditLearner
ObserverEnrollment
Context role
urn:lti:role:ims/lis/Mentor
StudentViewEnrollment
Context role
urn:lti:role:ims/lis/Learner
Source: LTI 1.1 - Role vocabularies
LTI 1.3 using the LIS 2.0 Roles
user
System role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/system/person#User
siteadmin
System role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/system/person#SysAdmin
teacher
Institution role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/institution/person#Instructor
student
Institution role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/institution/person#Student
admin
Institution role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/institution/person#Administrator
AccountUser
Institution role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/institution/person#Administrator
TaEnrollment
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Instructor
TaEnrollment
Context sub-role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership/Instructor#TeachingAssistant
StudentEnrollment
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Learner
TeacherEnrollment
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Instructor
DesignerEnrollment
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#ContentDeveloper
ObserverEnrollment
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Mentor
StudentViewEnrollment
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Learner
Source: LTI 1.3 - Role vocabularies
LTI 1.3 using the LIS 2.0 LTI Advantage Roles
user
System role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/system/person#User
siteadmin
System role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/system/person#SysAdmin
fake_student
System role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lti/system/person#TestUser
teacher
Institution role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/institution/person#Instructor
student
Institution role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/institution/person#Student
admin
Institution role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/institution/person#Administrator
AccountUser
Institution role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/institution/person#Administrator
TaEnrollment
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Instructor
TaEnrollment
Context sub-role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership/Instructor#TeachingAssistant
StudentEnrollment
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Learner
TeacherEnrollment
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Instructor
DesignerEnrollment
Context sub-role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#ContentDeveloper
ObserverEnrollment
Context sub-role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Mentor
StudentViewEnrollment
Context sub-role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Learner
StudentViewEnrollment
System role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lti/system/person#TestUser
:group_member
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Member
:group_leader
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Member
:group_leader
Context role
http://purl.imsglobal.org/vocab/lis/v2/membership#Manager
Source: LTI 1.3 - Role vocabularies
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