How to Add Collaborators

NOTE: The video below is from the Kaltura Learning Links to an external site. library and some steps my look different in Canvas. The steps are the same, but they may have a different appearance, be located in a different place or show features that are not available to UAB users. Please see the guide below for exact steps within Canvas.

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Adding Collaborators

  1. Login to Canvas and go to "My Media", located in your Account Menu (your picture) in the Global Navigation menu.
  2. Click on the "Pencil" icon to the right of the media you would like to edit.
  3. Click on the "Collaboration" tab.
  4. Click the "Add Collaborator" button.
  5. Type in the BlazerID of the person you want to grant permissions to and select their correct name from the drop down option.
  6. Select the level of permission you want to grant to the person.
    1. Co-Editors can edit the entry's details and metadata. They can also trim media, replace media, edit captions, edit chapters and edit slides. Co-editors can not delete media or add new co-editors and co-publishers.
    2. Co-Publishers can publish media to their course gallery or embed it into their course items. Co-publishers cannot make changes to the media or delete it. 
    3. Co-Viewers can watch the media. Co-Viewers cannot publish, make changes to the media or delete it.
  7. Click the "Add" button.

 

Modifying Collaborators

  1. Login to Canvas and go to "My Media", located in your Account Menu (your picture) in the Global Navigation menu.
  2. Click on the "Pencil" icon to the right of the media you would like to edit.
  3. Click on the "Collaboration" tab.
  4. In the list of collaborators, you will see the persons name, UserID, permission level and options to edit or remove the collaborator.
  5. To change the permissions, click the "Pencil" icon, select the new permission level and click "Update".
  6. To remove permissions, click the "X" icon and click "Delete" on the confirmation screen.