Adding a User to Brightspace Course

To add users to your course:

Please Note: Instructor and learner roles cannot be added or removed using this method.
  1. On the homepage navbar, click Manage Courses, then Add User from the dropdown menu.

Brightspace Navbar "Manage Courses" Dropdown Menu

  1. Choose a term from the dropbown box. For West Plains campus courses, check the West Plains box. 
  2. Enter the M-Number of the user you want to add to the course. The user must already have a Brightspace account in order to be added through this tool. If they do not yet have an account you will receive an error when you attempt to submit the request. 
  3. Choose the appropriate role for the user:
    • Teaching Assistant: similar access to instructor, allows content to be added or changed and grades to be updated
    • Grader: provides access to gradebook, limited access to course content with no permission to edit
    • Course Builder: provides access to edit course content, without grading permissions
  1. Choose a course from the table.
Please Note: Courses that have been created within the last 24 hours will not be displayed, but they will appear after courses are synced overnight.
  1. Click Add user to course to submit your request. If your addition was processed, you will receive a message that the user was successfully added. You will see the user reflected in your Classlist within a few minutes.

Success indicator

 

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