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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 Existing Instructor

  1. Click Dashboard in the top menu to see your courses.
  2. Click edit for the course you want to edit.
    To display options for the course, hover over the course.
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  3. Under Add publisher materials, click Choose Instructor and select an instructor at your school.
    Add publisher materials section with the option to choose an instructor.
  4. Select an instructor from the list of instructors at your school.
    List of instructors at the school. The instructor editing the course cannot be selected.
    If the instructor is not listed, see Add New Instructor.
  5. Click Save.

Add New Instructor

  1. Select a course in Spark.
  2. Click User Management.
  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.