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)