What is the difference between the student role and the participant role?

[Chris_Hofer]

Hello @prousimb ...

I am not familiar with a "Participant" role in Canvas.  The roles that come "out of the box" with Canvas are outlined in this Canvas administrator Guide:

What user roles and permissions are available in Canvas?

Maybe your school's Canvas administrator created an additional role called "Participant" that has some special configurations/permissions.  You'd want to have a conversation with that person at your school to see what the difference is.

Hopefully this will be of help to you.  Let Community members know if you have any questions.  Thanks!

[jramirez91]

In Canvas there are only five roles,

Student, Teacher, Ta, Designer, Observer

If you have a different role, it is important to contact the administrator.

[julie3]

It is true that in my FFT canvas, I can choose the participant role. What is it for? Is it for someone who is auditing the class?