{"id":4339,"date":"2018-06-21T12:37:57","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T12:37:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources-dev\/?page_id=4339"},"modified":"2026-07-07T11:01:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T13:31:23","slug":"understanding-roles-in-brightspace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/learner-management\/understanding-roles-in-brightspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Roles in Brightspace"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><button class=\"bellows-menu-toggle bellows-menu-toggle-skin-vanilla\" aria-controls=\"bellows-main-263\"><i class=\"fa fa-bars\"><\/i> <span class=\"bellows-menu-toggle-text\">Section Menu<\/span><\/button><div id=\"bellows-main-263\" class=\"bellows bellows-nojs bellows-main bellows-source-menu bellows-align-left bellows-skin-vanilla bellows-type- bellows-expand-current bellows-mobile-collapse\"><ul id=\"menu-learnermanagement\" class=\"bellows-nav\" data-bellows-config=\"main\"><li id=\"menu-item-42755\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-has-children bellows-menu-item-42755 bellows-item-level-0\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/learner-management\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Learner Management<\/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-42757\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42757 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/learner-management\/brightspace-attendance\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Attendance Tool<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42759\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42759 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/learner-management\/class-progress-tool\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Class Progress Tool<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42761\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42761 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/learner-management\/course-site-enrollment-tool\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Course Site Enrollment Tool<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42763\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42763 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/learner-management\/understanding-roles-in-brightspace\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Roles in Brightspace<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42765\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42765 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/learner-management\/brightspace-groups\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Groups Tool<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li id=\"menu-item-42767\" class=\"bellows-menu-item bellows-menu-item-type-post_type bellows-menu-item-object-page bellows-menu-item-42767 bellows-item-level-1\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/blog.citl.mun.ca\/technologyresources\/learner-management\/classlist\/\" class=\"bellows-target\"><span class=\"bellows-target-title bellows-target-text\">Classlist Tool<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column pagecontent is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Roles in Brightspace<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group note-container has-base-background-color has-background\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Note<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To <strong>manage<\/strong> a tool means to be able to set up, create, edit, delete items and otherwise change all available settings within a tool.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-16\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-16\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\"><b>Tool<\/b><\/th><th class=\"column-2\"><b>Instructor<\/b><\/th><th class=\"column-3\"><b>TA<\/b><\/th><th class=\"column-4\"><b>Student<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Content<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">View content<br \/>\nManage content<br \/>\nApply release conditions<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">View content<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">View content<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Assignments<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">View submissions<br \/>\nGrade submissions<br \/>\nManage assignments<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">View submissions<br \/>\nGrade submissions<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Submit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Quizzes<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage quizzes<br \/>\nGrade quizzes<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Grade quizzes<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Take quizzes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Rubrics<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">View rubrics<br \/>\nManage rubrics<br \/>\nUse for grading<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">View rubrics, Use for grading<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">View rubrics<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Discussions<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Author\/Reply view<br \/>\nManage discussions<br \/>\nGrade discussions<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Author\/Reply view<br \/>\nGrade discussions<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Author\/Reply view<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Online Rooms<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">View recordings<br \/>\nParticipate in sessions<br \/>\nManage online rooms<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">View recordings<br \/>\nParticipate in sessions<br \/>\nManage online rooms<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">View recordings<br \/>\nParticipate in sessions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Announcements<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage announcements<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">View\/dismiss<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">View\/dismiss<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Groups<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage groups<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Manage groups<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Be in groups<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Video Assignments<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage video assignments<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Manage video assignments<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Submit video assignments<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Grade Book<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">View grades<br \/>\nManage grade book<br \/>\nEnter grades<br \/>\nTransfer to Banner<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">View grades<br \/>\nEnter grades<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">View own grades<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Manage Files<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage files<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">No access<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">No access<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Course Administration<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage course<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">No access<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">No access<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Awards and Badges<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage awards and badges<br \/>\nAward awards and badges<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">No access<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Receive awards and badges<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Surveys<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage surveys<br \/>\nView survey results<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Take surveys<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Take surveys<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Competencies<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage competencies<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Manage competencies<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">See competencies and be evaluated <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Intelligent Agents<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage Intelligent Agents<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">No access<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">No access<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Attendance<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage attendance, Assign attendance<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Assign attendance<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">No access<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Checklists<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage checklists<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Complete checklists<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">Complete checklists<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-20\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Glossary <\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Manage glossary<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">No access<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">No access<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-21\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Course Builder and Course Design Accelerator<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Use course builder and course design accelerator<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">No access<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">No access<br \/>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-22\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Quick Eval<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Access Quick Eval<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Access Quick Eval<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">No 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