Roles in Brightspace
Depending on your role (Instructor, Teaching Assistant, or Student) in the Brightspace course site, you will have access to certain components and tools in the course, such grading, editing and creating content. The table below is a guide to help you understand the privileges associated with each role.
Note
To manage a tool means to be able to set up, create, edit, delete items and otherwise change all available settings within a tool.
| Tool | Instructor | TA | Student |
|---|---|---|---|
| Content | View content Manage content Apply release conditions | View content | View content |
| Assignments | View submissions Grade submissions Manage assignments | View submissions Grade submissions | Submit |
| Quizzes | Manage quizzes Grade quizzes | Grade quizzes | Take quizzes |
| Rubrics | View rubrics Manage rubrics Use for grading | View rubrics, Use for grading | View rubrics |
| Discussions | Author/Reply view Manage discussions Grade discussions | Author/Reply view Grade discussions | Author/Reply view |
| Online Rooms | View recordings Participate in sessions Manage online rooms | View recordings Participate in sessions Manage online rooms | View recordings Participate in sessions |
| Announcements | Manage announcements | View/dismiss | View/dismiss |
| Groups | Manage groups | Manage groups | Be in groups |
| Video Assignments | Manage video assignments | Manage video assignments | Submit video assignments |
| Grade Book | View grades Manage grade book Enter grades Transfer to Banner | View grades Enter grades | View own grades |
| Manage Files | Manage files | No access | No access |
| Course Administration | Manage course | No access | No access |
| Awards and Badges | Manage awards and badges Award awards and badges | No access | Receive awards and badges |
| Surveys | Manage surveys View survey results | Take surveys | Take surveys |
| Competencies | Manage competencies | Manage competencies | See competencies and be evaluated |
| Intelligent Agents | Manage Intelligent Agents | No access | No access |
| Attendance | Manage attendance, Assign attendance | Assign attendance | No access |
| Checklists | Manage checklists | Complete checklists | Complete checklists |
| Glossary | Manage glossary | No access | No access |
| Course Builder and Course Design Accelerator | Use course builder and course design accelerator | No access | No access |
| Quick Eval | Access Quick Eval | Access Quick Eval | No access |