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Add an Instructor

Add an individual instructor to your course.

To add multiple instructors, see Import Multiple Instructors.

Note
Ask your co-instructor if they have an Spark account before adding them to your course. If they have an account, edit your course to add their existing account. If they do not have an account, create a new account for them.

Add an Existing Instructor

Video Tutorial: Add an Existing User to a Course

  1. Select a course in Spark.
  2. Click User Management.
  3. Click Existing Users +.
  4. Click the All Roles dropdown menu and select Instructors.
  5. In the Search field, enter the first few letters of the instructor's name, username, or email address.
    A list of matching instructors displays.
  6. Scroll to the instructor you want and click Add.
    The instructor is added to your course.

Add a New Instructor

  1. Select a course in Spark.
  2. Click User Management in Spark.
  3. Click New User +.
  4. Enter the following information.
    First Name

    User's given name.

    Last Name

    User's family name.

    Email

    Optional: An email address where Spark can send the user a link to set their password, or verify their identity if they forget their password.

    Note Without an email address, the user cannot set, or reset their own password.
    Role
    Select Instructor.
    Username
    The username for the account.

    Usernames can include the following characters:

    A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
~ ` ! @ # $ % ^ & * ( ) _ - + = { [ } ] | \ : ; " ' < , > . ? /
    Password

    Select Use the default institution password.

    Or, select Send the teacher an email with a link to set their password.

    Upload an avatar

    Optional: Upload an image that will appear with the user's account.

    To let users upload or change their own avatars, turn on Allow upload/edit avatar.

  5. Click Create.