Canvas - Self Enrollment
Need a unofficial course to reach an external audience (even ones that do not have a NetID)? This page will show you how to get started.
Self-Enrollment
Self-enrollment courses are courses that create a special URL you can use to invite potential students into your course. You don't necessarily have to have a NetID to participate in a self-enrollment course. Some uses of a self-enrollment course might be; professional resource and content sharing, clubs and student organizations and continuing education courses. These custom courses live in our TD,SP and CE environments. You can make a request to the UW Oshkosh help desk to have one created.
Courses NOT Eligible for Self-Enrollment
- Official SIS (Student Information System) courses.
Course Eligible for Self-Enrollment
- Courses that live in the TD ( Training and Development environment ) environment ( NetID access ONLY )
- Courses that live in the SP ( Instructional Supplemental ) environment ( NetID access ONLY)
- Courses that live in the CE ( Continuing Educational ) environment ( Off campus access & NetID access)
Requesting a Self Enrollment Course
Send an email to the UW Oshkosh help desk (helpdesk@uwosh.edu) requesting a self enrollment course. Please provide the name you would like for the course and who should be the "Teacher" in the course.
Turn on Self-Enrollment
After you receive your course you can turn on self-enrollment by
- Select "Settings > General (tab)"
- Scrolling to the bottom of the page and select "More Options"
- Check the checkbox for "Let students self-enroll by sharing with them a secret URL".
- Choose "Update Course Details" button
- Refresh the browser window you will then see your custom self-enrollment link at the bottom of the page.