{"id":1788,"date":"2021-01-29T17:14:11","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T22:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/?page_id=1788"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:18:58","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:18:58","slug":"roles-and-permissions-in-brightspace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/roles-and-permissions-in-brightspace\/","title":{"rendered":"Roles and Permissions in Brightspace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every user in D2L Brightspace is assigned a role that specifies their access permissions in a course and in Brightspace LMS. The main user roles are described in more detail below. Users can be added to a course via the Classlist in the course Tool; however, some user roles can only be enrolled via request to TLS Support. For instructions on adding users to a course, visit the page <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/brightspace\/instructors\/enrolling-users-adding-a-ta\/\">Enrolling Users in a Course.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The following roles are available to assign in Brightspace courses:<\/strong><\/p>\n<table style=\"height: 3596px; width: 100.889%; border-collapse: collapse; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\" border=\"1\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px; background-color: #f5f5f5;\">\n<td style=\"width: 29.9873%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Role and Use Cases<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.1194%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Permissions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6557%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Access Restrictions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 29.9873%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Instructor<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Instructor is the default role assigned to teachers in charge of courses.<\/li>\n<li>The Instructor is the manager of the course.<\/li>\n<li>Instructors can edit the content and activities of the course and perform all grading functions.<\/li>\n<li>This role also controls course access by adding new users, making the course visible or hidden and controlling access to content.<\/li>\n<li>Appears in classlist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses:<\/strong> Instructors are usually academic course managers. Instructor roles are assigned by default to the assigned teacher in charge of the course.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.1194%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Announcements &#8212; full access<\/li>\n<li>Assignments and Assignment grading&#8211;full access<\/li>\n<li>Attendance&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Calendar&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Checklists&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Classlist&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Enrol some users with lesser permissions<\/li>\n<li>Classlist&#8211;view and enroll any role with lesser permissions<\/li>\n<li>Content&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Grades&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Discussions&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Grades and Grading&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Groups and Group enrollments&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Homepages and Widgets&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Import\/Export\/Copy Components to and from org units<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Role switch \u2013 learners, non-registered students, guest, notetaker-PMC<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6557%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Can only impersonate Demo Learners<\/li>\n<li>Cannot enrol Learners<\/li>\n<li>Cannot un-enrol users in a course<\/li>\n<li>Can be enrolled in Teams as a team owner<\/li>\n<li>Can access inactive courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 29.9873%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Facilitator<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Facilitator is typically assigned to non-academic course managers, such as those teaching Professional Development courses or resource courses.<\/li>\n<li>The Facilitator is the manager of the course.<\/li>\n<li>Facilitators can edit the content and activities of the course and perform all grading functions.<\/li>\n<li>This role also controls course access by adding new users, making the course visible or hidden and controlling access to content.<\/li>\n<li>Appears in classlist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses:<\/strong> Users who need Instructor-level permissions but are not formal instructors. Professional Development or HR courses might use the Facilitator role.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.1194%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Announcements &#8212; full access<\/li>\n<li>Assignments and Assignment grading&#8211;full access<\/li>\n<li>Attendance&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Awards &#8211;create, issue, revoke<\/li>\n<li>Calendar&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Checklists&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Classist&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Enroll users with lesser permissions<\/li>\n<li>Classlist&#8211;view and enroll any role with lesser permissions<\/li>\n<li>Content&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Grades&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Discussions&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Grades and Grading&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Groups and Group enrollments&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Homepages and Widgets&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Import\/Export\/Copy Components to and from org units<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes&#8211; full access<\/li>\n<li>Role switch \u2013 learners, non-registered students, guest, notetaker-PMC, read only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6557%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enrol\/unenroll users<\/li>\n<li>Can use badges\/awards<\/li>\n<li>Can be enrolled in Teams as a team owner<\/li>\n<li>Can access inactive courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 29.9873%; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Lab Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lab Coordinators have the same abilities as the Instructor role.<\/li>\n<li>This role is able to view\/edit\/add course content and perform all grading functions.<\/li>\n<li>Lab Coordinators can also communicate with students through forums, email and other communication tools.<\/li>\n<li>Appears in Classlist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses: <\/strong>Lab Coordinators who are enrolled into the main course page by the Instructor.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.1194%; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Announcements \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Assignments \u2013 Full access <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Attendance \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Calendar \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Checklist \u2013 create\/remove checklists<\/li>\n<li>Class Progress \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Classlist \u2013 view Classlist and enroll any role with lesser permissions.<\/li>\n<li>Content \u2013 Full access to manage content and release conditions for content. Can not submit\/delete feedback on content.<\/li>\n<li>Discussions \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Grades \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Groups \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Homepages \u2013 Can see my courses widget, see updates widget, override release conditions on widgets<\/li>\n<li>Import\/Export\/Copy Components \u2013 import\/export\/copy to and from org units<\/li>\n<li>Intelligent Agents &#8211; Full Access<\/li>\n<li>Manage Courses \u2013 Can change banner image and manage dates<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Role switch &#8211; all roles except super admin, admin, admin lite, examinations, instructional designers, designers, instructor<\/li>\n<li>Surveys \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Create\/remove Surveys and Question Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6557%; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cannot unenroll users<\/li>\n<li>Can manage homepages or widgets<\/li>\n<li>Can impersonate Demo Learners<\/li>\n<li>Cannot change course status (activate\/inactivate)<\/li>\n<li>Can be enrolled in Teams as a team member<\/li>\n<li>Can access inactive courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 29.9873%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Designer<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Designer role is essentially the opposite of the TA, in that Designers can add\/edit different components of the course.<\/li>\n<li>Designers cannot, however, engage in any grading functions<\/li>\n<li>Role appears in the classlist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses:<\/strong> Course partners who need access to course setup and design or curriculum development.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.1194%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Announcements \u2013 full access<\/li>\n<li>Assignments \u2013 Full access for assignments<\/li>\n<li>Attendance \u2013 full access<\/li>\n<li>Awards \u2013 full accesss<\/li>\n<li>Calendar \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Checklist \u2013 create\/remove checklists<\/li>\n<li>Content \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Grades &#8212; add\/remove items<\/li>\n<li>Discussions \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Groups \u2013 create\/remove groups<\/li>\n<li>Homepages \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Import\/Export\/Copy Components \u2013 import\/export\/copy to and from org units \u00b7<\/li>\n<li>Manage Courses \u2013 Can change banner image, change dates<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Role switch &#8211; all roles except super admin, admin, admin lite, examinations, instructional designers<\/li>\n<li>Surveys \u2013 Full access at course level. Create\/remove surveys and question library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6557%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Access Grades and Class Progress<\/li>\n<li>Change the status of a course (activate\/inactivate)<\/li>\n<li>Can be enrolled in Teams as a team member<\/li>\n<li>Can access inactive courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 29.9873%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong><a id=\"ta\"><\/a>Teaching Assistant<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Teaching Assistants are able to view course content, grade assignments and add marks to the grade book.<\/li>\n<li>TAs can also communicate with students through forums, email and other communication tools.<\/li>\n<li>TAs do not have the ability to edit or add any content to the course page.<\/li>\n<li>This role appears in classlist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses:<\/strong> Basic TA role for TA assignments<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.1194%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Announcements \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Assignments \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Attendance \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Calendar \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Checklist \u2013 \u00a0Full access<\/li>\n<li>Class Progress \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Classlist \u2013\u00a0 Full access\u00b7<\/li>\n<li>Content \u2013\u00a0 view content but not edit<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Discussions \u2013 Full access to discussions at the course level except unable to edit\/copy or delete any post or create\/add release conditions.<\/li>\n<li>Grades \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Groups \u2013\u00a0 Full access<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Import\/Export\/Copy Components \u2013 import\/export\/copy to and from org units \u00b7<\/li>\n<li>Manage Courses \u2013 Can change banner image and manage dates<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes \u2013 Has access to grade submitted quizzes<\/li>\n<li>Role switch &#8211; can role switch with learner, non-registered student, Notetaker-PMC, read only<\/li>\n<li>Surveys \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6557%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Delete\/add\/edit assignment folders or edit evaluation properties for assignments<\/li>\n<li>Create\/edit\/delete course content<\/li>\n<li>Create\/edit\/delete any posts<\/li>\n<li>Can manage homepages or widgets<\/li>\n<li>No access to intelligent agents<\/li>\n<li>Cannot change course status (activate\/inactivate)<\/li>\n<li>Cannot enroll users<\/li>\n<li>No access to impersonate users<\/li>\n<li>Can be enrolled in Teams as a team member<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes &#8211; Can not access question collections, preview and reorder quiz, enter in-progress quiz as user, manage quiz reports, see stats for any quiz<\/li>\n<li>Can access inactive courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 29.9873%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Teaching Assist<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>(Full Rights)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Teaching Assistants (Full Rights) have the same abilities as the Instructor role.<\/li>\n<li>This role is able to view\/edit\/add course content and perform all grading functions.<\/li>\n<li>TAs can also communicate with students through forums, email and other communication tools.<\/li>\n<li>Appears in Classlist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses:<\/strong>\u00a0 TAs who are taking an active part in creation of the course or course materials.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.1194%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Announcements \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit;\">Assignments \u2013 Full access <\/span><\/li>\n<li>Attendance \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Calendar \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Checklist \u2013 create\/remove checklists<\/li>\n<li>Class Progress \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Classlist \u2013 view Classlist and enroll any role with lesser permissions.<\/li>\n<li>Content \u2013 Full access to manage content and release conditions for content. Can not submit\/delete feedback on content.<\/li>\n<li>Discussions \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Grades \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Groups \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Homepages \u2013 Can see my courses widget, see updates widget, override release conditions on widgets<\/li>\n<li>Import\/Export\/Copy Components \u2013 import\/export\/copy to and from org units<\/li>\n<li>Manage Courses \u2013 Can change banner image and manage dates<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Role switch &#8211; all roles except super admin, admin, admin lite, examinations, instructional designers, designers, instructor<\/li>\n<li>Surveys \u2013 Full access<\/li>\n<li>Create\/remove Surveys and Question Library<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6557%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cannot unenroll users<\/li>\n<li>Can manage homepages or widgets<\/li>\n<li>No access to intelligent agents<\/li>\n<li>Can impersonate Demo Learners<\/li>\n<li>Cannot change course status (activate\/inactivate)<\/li>\n<li>Can be enrolled in Teams as a team member<\/li>\n<li>Can access inactive courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 29.9873%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Learner<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Learner role is the default role assigned to formally registered students within Brightspace.<\/li>\n<li>Learners are able to view course content, participate in activities, and to see their own grades (if made visible by the instructor).<\/li>\n<li>This role appears in classlist and gradebook.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses:<\/strong> Default role assigned to all registered students or participants in courses.<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.1194%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Announcements&#8211;view<\/li>\n<li>Assignments&#8211;view and submit<\/li>\n<li>Checklists&#8211;view<\/li>\n<li>Grades and Class Progress&#8211;view own only<\/li>\n<li>Content&#8211;view and download<\/li>\n<li>Discussions&#8211;view and post to<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes and Surveys&#8211;view and take<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6557%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cannot edit\/delete content<\/li>\n<li>Cannot impersonate any users<\/li>\n<li>Cannot access inactive courses<\/li>\n<li>Can be enrolled in Teams as a team member<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 29.9873%; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Non-Registered Learner<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Non-registered Learner role is for students who are auditing a course in Brightspace.<\/li>\n<li>Appears in classlist.<\/li>\n<li>Non-registered Learner is a copy of the Learner role.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses:<\/strong> Assigned to students who are not formally enrolled via the Registrar&#8217;s Office (i.e. auditing students, SaP students)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.1194%; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Announcements&#8211;view<\/li>\n<li>Assignments&#8211;view and submit<\/li>\n<li>Checklists&#8211;view<\/li>\n<li>Grades and Class Progress&#8211;view own only<\/li>\n<li>Content&#8211;view and download<\/li>\n<li>Discussions&#8211;view and post to<\/li>\n<li>Quizzes and Surveys&#8211;view and take<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6557%; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Cannot receive a final grade via E-grades<\/li>\n<li>Cannot be enrolled in Teams<\/li>\n<li>Cannot edit\/delete conent<\/li>\n<li>Cannot impersonate users<\/li>\n<li>Cannot access inactive courses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 29.9873%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Guest<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Guest is a &#8220;read-only&#8221; role that allows users view access to all content, without the ability to participate in course events\/grading.<\/li>\n<li>Appears in the classlist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses:<\/strong> Guest speakers, Community Partners, Carleton Staff (i.e. Co-op presentations)<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.1194%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Announcements&#8211;view<\/li>\n<li>Calendar&#8211;view and manage tasks<\/li>\n<li>Checklists&#8211;view<\/li>\n<li>Content&#8211;view and download<\/li>\n<li>Groups and Sections&#8211;view<\/li>\n<li>Surveys and Quizzes&#8211;view<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6557%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>View or submit assignments<\/li>\n<li>View forums and discussions<\/li>\n<li>Take quizzes or surveys<\/li>\n<li>Cannot see classlist<\/li>\n<li>Cannot see groups and group enrollments<\/li>\n<li>Cannot be enrolled in Teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"height: 24px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 29.9873%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\"><strong>Notetaker&#8211;PMC<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Notetaker&#8211;PMC is a role assigned to individuals who are in the course to assist another student by taking notes.<\/li>\n<li>The role has access to content but cannot engage in course activities.<\/li>\n<li>Appears in the classlist.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><strong>Uses:<\/strong> Notetakers working for the PMC<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 38.1194%; height: 24px; border-style: solid; border-color: #dcdcdd;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Announcements&#8211;view<\/li>\n<li>Calendar&#8211;view and manage tasks<\/li>\n<li>Checklists&#8211;view<\/li>\n<li>Content&#8211;view and download<\/li>\n<li>Groups and Sections&#8211;view<\/li>\n<li>Surveys and Quizzes&#8211;view<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 32.6557%; 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