When to Use?
Learn the access levels for users in Blackboard courses and organizations.
Information
- Instructor: Has full control of the course. Instructors can add, edit, and delete all course content, manage grades, adjust course settings, and control tool availability. Instructors appear in the course roster and on the course card with their profile photo.
- Teaching Assistant: Has access to most course features, including creating and managing content, grading student work, and communicating with students. Teaching Assistants cannot remove Instructors and do not display in the course card.
- Grader: Graders can view and grade student submissions, access the gradebook, and assist Instructors with assessment management. They cannot edit course content or adjust course settings.
- Course Builder: Can create and manage course content, including learning modules, assessments, and discussions, but does not have access to the gradebook or student submissions.
- Student: The default role for learners in a course. Students can view course materials, submit assignments, take tests, participate in discussions, and view their own grades.
- Course Leader (CrsLeader): Has full control of the course, including the ability to manage all content and add or remove users. This role can only be used in template (non-term) courses.
FERPA NOTICE
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) protects the privacy of a students’ educational records. Information in a student's educational record is considered private and confidential. This private information can be accessed by faculty and staff in order to perform their legitimate educational and duties for business purposes. By being enrolled in a course that you are not assigned to as the official instructor of record gives you access to student records which are protected under FERPA.
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- Organization Leader (Org Leader): Has full control of the organization, including the ability to manage all content and add or remove users.
- Leader: Has full access to the organization, including the ability to create and manage content, grade participants, and communicate with members. Leaders cannot add or remove users. Leaders appear in the course roster and on the organization card with their profile photo.
- Assistant: Has access to most organization features, including creating and managing content, grading, and communicating with participants. Assistants cannot remove Leaders and do not display in the organization card.
- Grader: Graders can view and grade student submissions, access the gradebook, and assist Instructors with assessment management. They cannot edit course content or adjust course settings.
- Organization Builder: Can create and manage organization content, including learning modules, assessments, and discussions, but does not have access to the gradebook or participant submissions.
- Participant: The default role for members in an organization. Participants can view organization materials, submit assignments, take tests, participate in discussions, and view their own grades.