Brightspace Course Roles

Overview

Brightspace user accounts are enrolled in courses and assigned a role.  Each role is provided with a set of permissions intended enable the role-designated user to perform tasks in the course that are relevant to their role.

Course Roles

  • Course instructor

  • Can enroll users in the section/course in the following roles:

    • Facilitator

    • Designer

    • Instructor (Guest)

    • Read Only (Guest)

  • Set at the section level (or course if there is only one section)

  • All functions of “Instructor – Regular” role minus any that might cause FERPA issues

  • Able to copy course components to another course in Brightspace.

  • Cannot export the course in which they are enrolled.

  • Cannot enroll users in the section/course

  • Set at the section level (or course if there is only one section)

  • Peer Mentor

  • Course content creator

  • Access to all content creation functions, but not to enrollments, grading, etc.

  • Set at the section level (or course if there is only one section)

  • Grader or Teacher’s Assistant/Aide

  • Have access to enrollment, grading, etc.

  • Access to a subset of the Instructor’s permissions

    • Limited on exporting, copying, etc.

  • Set at the section level (or course if there is only one section)

  • Also known as “Student”

  • User enrolled in the section or course as a student

  • Set at the section level (or course if there is only one section)

Additional Information