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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 is allowed to edit specific courses. They might be the online course teacher.

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

Note

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

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

  • Can edit the course.

  • Can create new courses.

  • Cannot enroll/unenroll/waitlist learners.

  • Cannot see any learner information in the editor.

Site Admin

The site organizer or staff.

This user type is not specific to courses. Site admins can create, edit, and manage any course, as well as any other content. Learn more about site admins.