1. ROLES WITHIN BLACKBOARD
– WHO CAN DO WHAT?
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Role Privileges
Course Builder No access to student grades
Instructor Access to all areas of the course in the Control Panel
Teaching Assistant (TA) Co-teacher
Marker Assists the instructor with managing the Grade Centre
and in the creation, management, delivery, and grading
of items
Student Student
Guest View only access; no access to Control Panel
External Examiner Can view but not create/edit content; full access to
Grade Centre
Non-UoR Staff View only access; no access to Control Panel, Grade
Centre or personal user information
Editor's Notes
https://en-us.help.blackboard.com/Learn/9.1_2014_04/Instructor/050_Course_Customization/050_Course_Roles
Course roles control access to the content and tools within a course. Each user is assigned a role for each course they participate in. For example, a user with a role of teaching assistant in one course can have a role of student in another course.
The course role is set when a user is enrolled. After enrolment, you can edit the role from the Control Panel.
The following list includes the default course roles:
Course Builder
Instructor
Teaching Assistant
Marker
Student
Guest
Administrators can edit the names, capabilities, and privileges associated with existing course roles. They can also create new course roles. Therefore, some of the information listed here may not accurately reflect your available course roles.
To learn about enrolling users or changing course roles, such as promoting a student to teaching assistant, see Manage Users.
As you view the following roles, remember: the tools and functions within each area of the Control Panel can vary depending on the settings that your institution has put into place. The instructor role can control tool availability. To learn more, see Course Tool Availability.
Course Builder
The course builder role has access to most areas of the Control Panel. This role is appropriate for a user to manage the course without having access to student grades. A course builder can still access the course if the course is unavailable to students. A course builder cannot delete an instructor from a course.
Course builders have access to the following Control Panel sections:
Course Files
Content Collection
Course Tools
Users and Groups
Customization
Packages and Utilities
Help
Instructor
Instructors have access to all areas in the Control Panel. This role develops, teaches, or facilitates the class. Instructors can access a course that is unavailable to students.
Institutions can limit instructor access to the following features of the Control Panel:
List users
Edit users
Create user
Batch create users
Delete users
Enrol users
Settings
Import
Export
Archive
Teaching Assistant
Teaching assistants—or co-teachers—can administer all areas of a course. Their only limitations are those imposed by an instructor or your institution. A teaching assistant cannot delete an instructor from a course.
Teaching assistants have access to most tools and features in the Control Panel.
Even if a course is unavailable to students, teaching assistants still have access to the course. Teaching assistants are not listed in the course catalog listing for the course.
Grader
A grader assists the instructor in the creation, management, delivery, and grading of items, such as tests and discussion board posts. A grader also assists the instructor with managing the Grade Centre. A grader cannot access a course if it is unavailable to students.
Graders have access to the following Control Panel sections:
Course Files
Content Collection
Course Tools
Evaluation
Grade Centre
Packages and Utilities (limited access)
Help
Student
Student is the default course role. Students have no access to the Control Panel.
Guest
Guests have no access to the Control Panel. Areas within the course are made available to guests, but typically they can only view course materials. They usually do not have access to tests and assignments, or have permission to post on discussion boards.
You can assign the guest role to visitors, such as prospective students, alumni, and parents.
