Course Roles for Blackboard Learn at UMass Amherst

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Last updated: Aug 25, 2015

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.

Role specs: 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.

Role specs: 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.

Role specs: UMA Teaching Assistant Role


UMA Course Designer:

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.

Role specs: UMA Course Designer

Instructors wishing to add a course designer account to their Blackboard Learn course should contact elearning@cpe.umass.edu and provide the following information:

  • User's first and last name.
  • User's email address.
  • User's NetID (if available).

 

UMA Guest Instructor:

A custom role intended for temporary instructor-level access, i.e. for a guest lecture or one-off session. 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. Guest instructors do not have access to the Grade Center and typically get un-enrolled after the specified window of access.

Role specs: UMA Guest Instructor

Instructors wishing to add a guest instructor account to their Blackboard Learn course should contact elearning@cpe.umass.edu and provide the following information:

  • User's first and last name.
  • User's email address.
  • User's NetID (if available).
  • Suggested window of access. 

 

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.

Role specs: UMass Amherst Auditor Role

Instructors wishing to add an auditor account to their Blackboard Learn course should contact elearning@cpe.umass.edu and provide the following information:

  • User's first and last name.
  • User's email address.
  • User's NetID (if available).