Before students can access an assignment and begin writing, they need to be enrolled in your Puddin course. Puddin gives you three ways to bring students in: a direct email invitation, a bulk CSV import for larger cohorts, or an LMS integration that syncs your existing roster automatically. Choose the method that fits your institution’s setup — or combine them if needed.
Manual Email Invite
CSV Import
LMS Enrolment
Use manual invitations when you need to add individual students or a small group quickly.Open the Students panel
From your course dashboard, select Students in the left sidebar, then click Invite Students.
Enter student email addresses
Type or paste one or more student email addresses into the invite field, separating multiple addresses with a comma or a new line. Each address will receive a separate invitation email.
Set the student role
Confirm the role as Student. If you are adding a teaching assistant who needs access to submissions without full teacher permissions, select Reviewer instead.
Send the invitation
Click Send Invitations. Each student receives an email with a personalised link to create their Puddin account and join the course. The link expires after 7 days.If a student does not receive the email, ask them to check their spam or junk folder. University email filters sometimes block invitation links from new senders.
Resend an invitation
From the Students panel, find the student whose status shows Invited (meaning they haven’t yet accepted). Click the ⋯ menu next to their name and select Resend Invitation. A fresh link is generated and sent; the previous link is invalidated.You can resend an invitation as many times as needed. Each resend generates a new link and cancels the old one.
Use CSV import to enrol a full class roster in one step without sending individual invitations.Download the CSV template
In the Students panel, click Import CSV, then select Download Template. The template contains the required columns: first_name, last_name, email. Optional columns include student_id and group.
Populate the template
Fill in one row per student. Ensure email addresses match the accounts your students will use to log in — mismatched emails will result in separate accounts.Do not add extra columns to the template. Puddin’s importer reads fixed column positions; additional or reordered columns will cause the import to fail.
Upload the CSV file
Return to Import CSV and drag your completed file into the upload area, or click Choose File. Puddin validates the file and shows a preview of the rows to be imported.
Review and confirm
Check the preview for any flagged rows (highlighted in amber). Common issues include duplicate email addresses or missing required fields. Correct errors in your file and re-upload, or skip flagged rows and add them manually later. Click Confirm Import to complete enrolment.
Connect Puddin to your Learning Management System (LMS) to sync your course roster automatically. Supported platforms include Canvas, Moodle, Blackboard, and D2L Brightspace.LMS integration is configured at the institution level by your Puddin administrator. If you don’t see an LMS option in your course settings, contact your administrator to enable the integration.
Open course settings
Go to Course Settings → Integrations and locate your institution’s connected LMS under Available Integrations.
Link your LMS course
Click Connect next to your LMS. A dialogue will prompt you to authenticate with your LMS credentials and select the specific course to sync. Select the matching course and confirm.
Sync the roster
Once the course is linked, click Sync Now to import the current enrolment list. Students who are enrolled in the LMS course are automatically added to Puddin with Active status — no invitation email is sent; students access Puddin using their existing LMS login (SSO).
Enable automatic sync (optional)
Toggle Auto-sync on to keep rosters updated. Any student added or removed from the LMS course will be reflected in Puddin within 24 hours, or immediately when you trigger a manual sync.
Students added via LMS integration access Puddin through your institution’s SSO. They do not receive a Puddin-specific password or separate account — their LMS credentials are used.
Managing enrolment status
The Students panel shows every enrolled student and their current status. Use this panel to monitor who has accepted their invitation, who is actively writing, and who has not yet joined.
To change a student’s status, click the ⋯ menu next to their name in the Students panel and select the appropriate action.
Removing a student from a course does not delete their submission records or writing process data. All evidence captured before removal is retained and remains accessible in the assignment’s submission view.
