It’s definitely possible to add another instructor to a Canvas course that has concluded IF you know this trick:
- Go to Settings in the Course Navigation of the past term Canvas course.
- In the Course Details tab, change the Participation: dropdown from “Term” to “Course”.
- Type tomorrow’s date (or any date in the future) as the End date.
- Scroll down and click the “Update Course Details” button on the right.
- Go to People in the Course Navigation.
- Click on the “+ People” button on the right.
- Add the email address of the faculty member you want to add. Choose “Teacher” in the Role dropdown.
- Go back to Settings in the Course Navigation.
- Change the Participation: dropdown back to “Term”.
- Scroll down and click the “Update Course Details” button on the right.
- Tah-dah! You did it! Pat yourself on the back.
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