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How to Change an Instructor in an SI Portal Course

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If the instructor does not come up when you try to "Choose Instructor", make sure they are in the system first. How to Search for an SI Portal User.

If the instructor has not been added to SI Lab Portal please follow How to Create an Instructor or TA Account in SI Lab Portal.

If they do exist in the SI Lab Portal, they are likely ALREADY ENROLLED in this course as an additional instructor (not the primary). Proceed to the steps under #2 to remove the instructor before completing the steps under #1.

Expand or collapse content 1. How to Assign an instructor as the Primary instructor on a Portal course.

1.2. Select "Choose Instructor."

1.3. Select "Advanced Search", then search for the user you wish to make the primary instructor. Select the Search button.

If the instructor does not come up when you try to "Choose Instructor", make sure they are in the system first. How to Search for an SI Portal User.

If the instructor has not been added to SI Lab Portal please follow How to Create an Instructor or TA Account in SI Lab Portal.

If they do exist in the SI Lab Portal, they are likely ALREADY ENROLLED in this course as an additional instructor (not the primary). Proceed to the steps under #2 to remove the instructor before completing these steps.

1.4. Select the checkbox next to the instructor you wish to make the primary. Then, select "Enroll."

1.5. The primary instructor has now been changed.

If the user who was listed as primary originally still needs to retain access, enroll them as an additional instructor. Proceed to the steps under #3.

Expand or collapse content 2. How to remove an instructor before assigning the instructor as the Primary instructor.

2.1. Select "Class User Manager".

2.2. Select "Remove Users" from the drop-down.

2.3. Select "Advanced Search", then search for the user you wish to remove.

2.4. Select "Search."

2.5. Select the checkbox next to the user you wish to remove from the course. Then, select "Remove".

This removal is only TEMPORARY, don't panic!

2.6. Proceed back to the steps under #1.

Expand or collapse content 3. How to add an additional instructor or TA to a course.

3.2. Select "Enroll Users" from the drop-down.

3.3. Select "Advanced Search", then search for the user you wish to Enroll. Select the Search button.

If the instructor does not come up when you try to "Enroll User", make sure they are in the system first. How to Search for an SI Portal User.

If the instructor has not been added to SI Lab Portal please follow How to Create an Instructor or TA Account in SI Lab Portal.

3.4. Select the checkbox next to the instructor or TA you wish to add to the class. Select the permissions you wish to grant the user.

Use "Instructor" for users who need full instructor permissions. Use "TA" for users who need teaching assistant-level permissions. 

3.5. Select "Enroll". The user has now been added as an additional instructor to the course.

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