{"id":10371,"date":"2020-05-28T17:48:45","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T17:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/?page_id=10371"},"modified":"2025-06-20T11:49:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T14:19:56","slug":"grant-special-access","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/assessment\/quizzes\/grant-special-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Granting Special Access"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class='content-column one_third'><div id=\"bellows-main-quizzes\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-vanilla bellows-type- bellows-expand-current\"><ul id=\"menu-quizzes\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-21653\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-home bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-21653 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Home<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-21657\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-21657 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/assessment\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Assessment<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-21661\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-21661 bellows-item-level-2\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/assessment\/quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Quizzes<\/span><button class=\"bellows-subtoggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Submenu\"><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-expand fa fa-chevron-down\"><\/i><i class=\"bellows-subtoggle-icon-collapse fa fa-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/button><\/a>\n\t\t<ul class=\"bellows-submenu\">\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-31905\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-31905 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/quizzes-synchronous-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">NEW: Synchronous Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-28941\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-28941 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/quizzes-tool-creating-a-quiz\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Setting Up a Quiz<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-21663\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-21663 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/assessment\/quizzes\/creating-quiz-questions\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Available Question Types<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-28043\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-28043 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/quizzes-adding-questions-to-a-quiz\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating Questions in a Quiz<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-24965\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-24965 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/import-quiz-questions-from-a-file\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Importing Questions from a File<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-21667\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-21667 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/question-library\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Using the Question Library<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-28221\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-28221 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/randomizing-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Randomizing Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-21669\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-21669 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/assessment\/quizzes\/grant-special-access\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Granting Special Access<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-30633\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-30633 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/quizzes-granting-an-accomodation\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Granting an Accomodation<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-21671\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-21671 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/assessment\/manually-grading-quizzes\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Manually Grading Quizzes<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-21673\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-21673 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/assessment\/quizzes\/publishing-quiz-grades-to-gradebook\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Publishing Grades &amp; Exporting to Grade Book<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-21675\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-21675 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/assessment\/create-a-quiz-report\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Creating a Quiz Report<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li id=\"menu-item-21677\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-21677 bellows-item-level-3\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/brightspace-guides\/assessment\/quizzes\/citl-sample-quiz\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">CITL Sample Quiz (downloadable)<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\t<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><\/div><div class='content-column two_third last_column'><h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Granting Special Access<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>Instructors often receive requests from students, directly or via the Blundon Center, for <strong>Special Access<\/strong> to a quiz, an assignment, or an exam. Students may require an alternative date for completion, additional time, or more than one attempt on a quiz. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This resource outlines the process of granting a student, or multiple students, <strong>Special Access<\/strong> to a quiz in Brightspace. A short how-to video is also provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background\" style=\"background-color:#d9f0fe\"><strong>NOTE<\/strong>: If a student requires <strong>Special Access<\/strong> for every quiz in a course, you can set an <strong>Accommodation <\/strong>in Brightspace for that student \u2014 a one-step adjustment that will grant special access to all quizzes for the duration of the semester. For more information, please visit our <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/special-access-versus-accommodation\/\">Special Access versus Accommodation<\/a> resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Log in to <strong>Brightspace<\/strong> and go to your course site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In the course navbar, click <strong>Assessment <\/strong>and select <strong>Quizzes<\/strong> from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"565\" height=\"191\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/03\/pic-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24745\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/03\/pic-1.png 565w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/03\/pic-1-300x101.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Accessing the Quizzes tool<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Locate the quiz to which you want to give <strong>Special Access<\/strong>. Click the downward arrow next to it and select <strong>Edit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"358\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/10\/Quiz-pic-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28063\" style=\"width:359px;height:269px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/10\/Quiz-pic-9.png 478w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/10\/Quiz-pic-9-300x225.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Editing a quiz<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"3\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Expand the <strong>Availability Dates &amp; Conditions<\/strong> box on the right, and select <strong>Manage Special Access<\/strong>. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"457\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4-1024x457.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4-1024x457.png 1024w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4-300x134.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4-768x343.png 768w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4-1536x685.png 1536w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2023\/05\/accommodation4.png 1585w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: &#8216;Manage Special Access&#8217; in the quiz creation\/editing window<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"4\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In the <strong>Special Access<\/strong> section, make sure that <strong><em>&#8216;Allow selected users special access to this quiz&#8217;<\/em><\/strong> is selected (it is the default option), and click the <strong>Add Users to Special Access<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default border\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"757\" height=\"261\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/10\/Quiz-pic-11.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-28073\" style=\"width:568px;height:196px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/10\/Quiz-pic-11.png 757w, https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/files\/2022\/10\/Quiz-pic-11-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 757px) 100vw, 757px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image: Allowing &#8216;Special Access&#8217;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<ol start=\"5\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Adjust quiz parameters for <strong>Special Access<\/strong>. You can modify the following:\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Due Date<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Start Date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>End Date<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Timing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Number of attempts allowed<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When you finish making adjustments, scroll down the page and select the student(s) whom you want to grant <strong>Special Access<\/strong>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click <strong>Save, <\/strong>then <strong>Save and Close<\/strong>, and you will return to the <strong>Edit Quiz<\/strong> page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Video Instructions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Granting special access in a quiz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Grant Special Access to Users for a Quiz  | Instructor\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jpPQMqCsr54?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure><\/div><div class='clear_column'><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":134,"featured_media":0,"parent":707,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[43,53],"class_list":["post-10371","page","type-page","status-publish","tag-quiz","tag-special-access"],"featured_image_src":null,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10371","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/134"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10371"}],"version-history":[{"count":41,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10371\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":35653,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10371\/revisions\/35653"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10371"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10371"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10371"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}