Moodle User Roles

Student Role

• is enrolled in a course automatically (within two hours of official registration) or manually by the assigned instructor.
• can see the Participants list.
• sees visible activities and resources.
• can participate in any activities, such as assignments, quizzes, and forums.
• will appear in the gradebook.
• can only see their grades.

Student Role – Incomplete

• is manually assigned by the instructor.
• can access a hidden course.

Student Role – Unlimited Time

• is manually assigned by the instructor.
• is not impacted by any quiz time restrictions.

Teacher Role

• is enrolled in a course automatically or manually by the assigned instructor or administrator.
• can manually enroll students or other teachers.
• sees and may edit all visible and hidden activities and resources.
• can add or delete activities and resources.
• can provide feedback and award grades.
• can access and modify the gradebook.

Substitute Teacher/Grader Role

• is enrolled in a course manually by the assigned instructor or administrator.
• can see but cannot modify the Participants list.
• sees and may edit all visible and hidden activities and resources.
• cannot add or delete activities and resources.
• can provide feedback and award grades.
• can access the gradebook.

Course Content Viewer Role

NOTE: This role grants another instructor access to import course content without the ability to modify the course or view student data.

• is enrolled in a course manually by the assigned instructor or administrator.
• cannot see the Participants list.
• sees but cannot modify visible or hidden activities and resources.
• cannot access forums or the gradebook.

Course Content Editor Role

NOTE: This role provides the ability to modify course content and assist in the design of a Moodle course without providing access to student data, such as grades or enrollments.

• is enrolled in a course manually by the assigned instructor or administrator.
• cannot see the Participants list.
• sees and may edit all visible and hidden activities and resources.
• can add or delete activities and resources.
• will not appear in or have access to the gradebook.

Read-Only Role

• is enrolled in a course manually by the assigned instructor or administrator.
• cannot see the Participants list.
• sees visible activities and resources.
• cannot participate in any activities, such as assignments, quizzes, and forums.
• can see student names and posts in forums.
• will not appear in or have access to the gradebook.

Guest Role

• does not have access to a course by default; guest access must be enabled.
• cannot see the Participants list.
• sees visible activities and resources.
• cannot participate in any activities, such as assignments, quizzes, and forums.
• can see student names and posts in forums.
• will not appear in or have access to the gradebook.