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Different user types have different permissions within the JUNO learning management system (LMS).

Admin groups, Managers, Learners, and Instructors

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Users are organized into Admin groups in the database. An admin group might be a school,or whichever type of grouping makes sense for your organization.

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These user relationships are visualized in the diagram above. User permissions are outlined in detail in the next section.

Permissions for each user type

User type

Who are they?

Which permissions do they have?

Manager

A user who is allowed to manage learners. For example, a school administrator or school teacher.

If the Manager is also the Instructor, they can be given both roles.

  • Only has permissions for learners in their admin group.

  • Can enroll/unenroll learners in a course.

  • Can add/remove learners in a course waitlist.

  • Cannot see anything else in the course editor, unless they are given admin permissions for a course.

Learner

A user who enrolls in an online course.

  • Can enroll themselves in courses that allow self-enrollment.

  • Can take the course.

Instructor

A user who teaches an online course.

If the Instructor is also the Manager, they can be given both roles.

  • Only has permissions for the courses they are attached to.

  • Can edit the course.

  • Cannot see any learner information in the editor.

Note

Instructors cannot edit courses at this time, but they will get access in a future version.

Site Admin

The site organizer or staff.

This user type already exists on JUNO. It’s not specific to the new LMS. They can edit and manage any course, as well as any other content. Learn more about site admins.

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