| Role Title | Description | Role Specification Page |
|---|---|---|
| Student | The default role for all student enrollments. Students assigned to a CPE course in SPIRE will be placed into its corresponding Blackboard shell under this role. Capabilities include submitting coursework, participating in discussions, and accessing course materials. Tool and content access is restricted to only what is made available by the instructor. | Student Role |
| UMA Instructor | The default role for all instructor enrollments. Instructors assigned to a CPE course in SPIRE will be placed into its corresponding Blackboard shell under this role. Capabilities include building and managing content, changing tool availability, grading student materials, and editing the theme of the course. UMA Instructors may not enroll accounts into the course nor copy the course's content into another shell. | UMA Instructor Role |
| UMA Teaching Assistant | The default role for all TA enrollments. TAs assigned to a CPE course in SPIRE will be placed into its corresponding Blackboard shell under this role. Privileges are identical to the UMA Instructor role. | UMA Teaching Assistant Role |
| UMA Course Builder | A custom role intended for course design. Available to users not on the SPIRE course roster upon the instructor of record's request. Capabilities include adding and editing content, managing tool availability, and reviewing course roster. Course builders do not have access to the Grade Center and cannot edit the theme of the course. | |
| UMA Auditor | A custom role intended for viewing course materials only. Available to users not the SPIRE course roster upon the instructor of record's request. Privileges are identical to the Student role. | UMass Amherst Auditor Role |
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