There are multiple roles available in the system:

  1. Manager
  2. Course creator
  3. Teacher
  4. Non-editing Teacher
  5. Student

This article will outline the steps to upgrade an account to the Course Creator role. Course Creators have the same permission level as students with the ability to add new courses.


  1. Click Site Administration
  2. Click Users
  3. Click Assign system roles
  4. Click Course Creator
  5. Start typing the person's name on the right Search box until you see it
  6. Select the name
  7. Click Add