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There are a number of course roles available when you enrol a member of staff on your module (remember, student enrolments should be managed through SITS). The instructor and student roles should both be fairly self-explanatory, but the other options can be a bit confusing. Below we’ve listed each of the roles, some suggestions for when they might be particularly useful, and what each role can (or cannot) do. They are organised from the most permissions to the least.
When assigning roles to members of staff, it can be useful to remember that students can see the full register and the role assigned to each user. You can designate the module lead by selecting the ‘primary instructor’ tick box – this person will be listed first. All other instructors will be listed alphabetically by last name.
Reminder: The 'Guest' role does not work in Ultra. This will not give that user any access to the module.
This role has the highest permissions in a module. Instructors have full access; however, they won’t be able to remove anyone else with instructor permissions from the module. To request the removal of any users, please contact Help4U.
This is a clone of the ‘instructor’ role meant for users who need full instructor privileges on a module but are not actual instructors for the module (such as school administrators, staff from student services, or library staff).
Users with this role won’t be able to remove other users at the same permissions level (e.g. other users with the support role or instructor role). To request the removal of any users, please contact Help4U.
The teaching assistant role has almost all of the same permissions as the instructor, with the following exceptions:
The course builder role is ideal for someone setting up a module as it can integrate with almost all of the features in Blackboard. Two important caveats are that a user with this role cannot set up Turnitin assignments and cannot use the Gradebook.
Here is a list of the things that a use with this role can do:
This is a very locked-down role intended primarily for users who will be marking in the module. However, there are a few more things this role can do beyond just marking:
This is one of Blackboard’s default roles and may be a good option for someone looking for a locked-down role that can still mark and use Collaborate as a moderator. Here is a complete list of what a user with this role can do, and a few notes on what the user cannot do:
The ‘external examiner’ role can do more than access the Gradebook, so this is a complete list of what a user with this role can do and access:
This role is a very locked-down role, and ideal for internal users who are primarily in the module to mark student work. Here is a list of the allowed permissions for this role:
Note that this user role cannot access announcements or Collaborate at all.
This is a role that you should only assign to members of staff. This is not a replacement of “Guest” and therefore should never be assigned to students.
This role is very restricted in the view of the module, the actions the user can take in the module, and the user’s access to external app tools (such as Turnitin).
View:
Actions:
Someone with this role cannot add, edit or delete content. They cannot join Collaborate sessions directly through the page, although they can still join with a guest link.
They can view and participate in discussions.
Restrictions:
Someone with this role cannot access some tools added through the External App area such as Turnitin.
Additionally, anyone with this role cannot access any Blackboard Tests or Assignments.
This is the standard role for students. Other users who need limited access to a module may be enrolled with this role as the ‘Guest’ role does not work in Ultra (e.g. students who are auditing a course, or support staff who only need access to lectures for note-taking purposes).
This role does not work with Ultra, please do not assign this role to anyone if you are in an Ultra module or Organisation.