It is important to add employees to your courses in the correct role. Use the chart below to determine the best role for the person you wish to add to your course.
D2L Roles Comparison
|
Abilities
|
Observer |
Scribe/
Interpreter |
Advisor | LSP1 | Tutor | Copy Only | Teaching Assistant | Faculty |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| View Content | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| View Quizzes | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| View Assignments | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
|
✔ | ✔ |
| View Discussions | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create/Edit Content |
|
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✔ | ✔ |
| Create/Edit Quiz/Assignment/Discussion |
|
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✔ |
| View Assignment Submissions |
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|
|
✔ |
|
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|
✔ |
| Grade/Edit Submissions |
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|
|
✔ |
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|
✔ |
| Post to Discussions |
|
✔ | ✔ |
|
✔ |
|
✔ | ✔ |
| View Announcements | ✔ |
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Create/Edit Announcements |
|
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|
|
✔ | ✔ |
| Student-View Gradebook | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
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|
✔ | ✔ |
|
| Faculty-View Gradebook |
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|
✔ |
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|
✔ |
| Create/Edit Gradebook |
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|
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|
✔ |
| Create/Edit Grades |
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|
✔ |
| Export Grades |
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|
✔ |
| Access Inactive Courses |
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|
✔ |
|
✔ |
| Access Course outside Start/End Dates |
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|
✔ |
|
✔ |
| View Class Progress | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
|
✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Email Students via Classlist/ Gradebook |
|
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✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
NOTE: Please refer to Add a User to a Course for more info on D2L roles.