Blackboard Ultra (All Users) - User Roles in a Blackboard Organization

Understanding User Roles in a Blackboard Organization

Blackboard Organizations allow instructors and students to collaborate and share information. Each user within an Organization is assigned a role, which determines their level of access and permissions.

Available User Roles

Here's a breakdown of the available user roles and their capabilities:

• Organization Leader: Organization Leaders have full access to the Organization Settings, Roster, Gradebook, and all areas of the organization. They can add, edit, delete content and can add and remove* users. They have the highest level of permissions in organization. 
• Leader: Leaders have many of the same privileges as Organization Leaders, allowing them to manage content. They have access to the Gradebook and Organization Settings, have ability to view and edit grades, and can edit and add content. This role appears as Leader to others in organization and they can interact with others and submit feedback. However, this role cannot add or remove users. 
• Organization Builder: This role has the same level of permissions as the Leader. However the Builder cannot access the Gradebook or Evaluation components in the Control Panel
  
• Participants: Participants are typically students or members in the Organization. They can access content, participate in discussions, and submit assignments, but they cannot create or manage content.
• Grader: Graders have similar access as Leaders, but cannot add or edit content. This role is primarily used for individuals who need to grade or have access to evaluative components, such as reporting.
• Assistant: Assistants have similar access as Graders, but they also have the ability to add, remove, or change roles of users. However, this role cannot add or edit content.
• Guest: Guests only have access to content specifically made visible to guests. This is not a recommended role. instead, the Participant role is recommended for users who need to view content without being able to access the Organization settings, the Gradebook, or other administrative functions.

* Organization Leaders can only remove Leaders or other Organization Leaders after changing their role to Participant.

Checking Your User Role

To determine your user role in a Blackboard Organization, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Blackboard Ultra.
2. Navigate to the Organization.
3. In the left-hand navigation, click the View everyone in your organization link in Details & Actions.
4. Your role will be displayed next to your name in the list of users.

Changing User Roles

Only Organization Leaders have the ability to change the roles of other users within the Organization. To change a user's role, follow these steps:

1. Log in to Blackboard Ultra.
2. Navigate to the Organization.
3. In the left-hand navigation, click the View everyone in your organization link in Details & Actions.
4. Click on the user's name whose role you want to change.
5. Choose the new role from the drop-down menu.
6. Click Save.

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