This article is for instructors who want to know about the new Courseware Roles and Permissions feature. With Roles and Permissions, you can:
- Create custom roles for your institution and edit permissions to best fit your course.
- Assign any user to a role you choose, such as a fellow instructor, TA, or IT specialist, and change them at any time.
- Assign or restrict permissions for Course Options, Announcements, Class Roster, Instructor Resources, Gradebook, and Assignments.
- Choose settings to contribute to a course without being seen in the banner of the course.
- Manage roles and permissions in a new, easy to find centralized management location in the left navigation panel.
You can watch the video below for a quick overview:
Default Admin Role
Note: The default Admin Role cannot be edited, duplicated or deleted.
The Courseware Admin can view, create, edit, and duplicate all other roles. The Admin role has access to all instructor features, and can set up types of roles with restricted permissions. Admins can set new permissions for the default Instructor role, but the default Instructor role cannot be deleted.
The Admin sidebar “Roles and Permissions” tab on the left navigation panel allows role access. To request Admin role access for your institution, contact your Visible Body Rep or Customer Engagement Specialist.
Manage roles
Admins have access to the Roles and Permissions page, where they can
- Create new roles
- Add users to a role
- Edit an existing role
- Duplicate a role
- Delete a role (except Admin and default Instructor roles)
Note: If a user is removed from a role, or a role is deleted, that user or users who had that role will be added back to the default Instructor role.
Edit permissions
Categories of permissions the Admin can edit for Instructor role within the permissions area include:
- Course Options
- Assignments
- Gradebook
- Announcements
- Class Roster
- Course Resources
Features of the "Edit Your Permissions" page include:
- The role name will be pre-populated, but Admins can edit the role name here. You can select permissions for Course Options, Announcements, Class Roster, Instructor Resources, Gradebook, and Assignments.
- Toggle permission for students to view the username and email address of the selected role in the course banner.
Note: this setting will apply to all users, including Admins. - The ability to add users to this role.
Future releases will include:
- New Student Roster management tools
- More controls on the Admin sidebar to manage courses
- Access to users and courses throughout the institution
- The ability to set and manage course-specific roles
- The ability to manage people in each course
- Additional permissions to several existing categories
Need more help?
Check out other support articles or contact our support team!