View your course using a different role

Note: You must have the Role Switch > See Role Switch permission granted to your role to view as another role. Contact your administrator for details.

To view your course using a different role

  1. On the course minibar, click your username.
  2. Click View as [role]. Once you select a role, your Brightspace instance displays as it would appear to that role.

    The View as option of the username menu.

    Figure: The View as option of the username menu.
    Your username when viewing as a selected role
    Figure: Your username when viewing as a selected role.
  3. To switch back to your instructor view, click your username and then click X next to Viewing as [role].
    Click X to stop viewing as role
    Figure: Click X to switch back to your role.
  4. If you have the required role permissions, you can also click Change to select from a list of roles to view.
    The Change option of the username menu.
    Figure: The Change option of the username menu.
    Note: The View as [role] options available to you are created and managed by your administrator. To Change the default View as option, you must have the Role Switch > Role Switch '[role name]' permission assigned to you. Your administrator must give you permissions for each individual role.
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