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Externals
Externals is the term used to describe people from outside of the host organisation who are engaged in assessing or quality-assuring the assets or assessment processes evidenced on a Workspace.
Externals are added to a Workspace by searching for existing Externals within the wider system. If a known External is not found they can, subject to the Manager's permissions, be added. When a new External is added they are added to the Workspace AND the central ATLAS database of Externals. Externals do not have a Pebble+ account - they only have access to the Workspace(s) they have permissions on.
For instructions on Creating an External account, go to Managing the Organisation - Externals
A group of existing externals can be added as a batch using the Add a batch of externals option. A list of usernames is required.
Expiry dates can be added to prevent Externals from accessing the workspace beyond a specified point in time.
Like other roles, the default permissions for this role on this Workspace can modified. Note that Externals can be given a variety of feedback permissions, including adding grades, but some of these may be turned off by default. Always check your External permissions to ensure they have the ones needed to support your workflow.
TIP!
While externals can be given permission to add and release grades, Canvas does not currently support the release of grades by Externals to the Canvas grade book. This is supported for all other LMS platforms.
Details of Externals (username, first name, last name, email address) can only be edited at the Organisation level by an Organisation Administrator.
Shared external accounts (centre-based)
This type of account allows multiple users to sign in using the same account credentials, and an email address is not required. One contact name is listed against the account. For instructions on Creating a Shared external account, go to Managing the Organisation - Externals.
User-selected assessors
This option can be selected on the 'settings' page of the workspace. A tip sheet for user-selected externals is available here.
