Adding users to a Brightspace Organization

Introduction:

Easily manage your organization roster by adding users in Brightspace!

This step-by-step guide walks instructors through the process of enrolling students, teaching assistants, or other roles into a Brightspace organization. Follow these simple steps to ensure the right people have access to your organization's content and tools. You can find more information on roles and permissions here. 

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. 1. Select the Brightspace course you want to enroll a user in. Then, on the top navigation bar, click on Course Admin.
2. 
3. 2. In Course Admin, select Classlist
4. 
5. 3. Click on [a] Add Participants, and choose [b] Add Existing Users.
6. 
7.  
8. 4. Enter a name, username, or UTRGV email address in the search field. Click the search icon
9. 
10. 5. Locate the correct person, and [a] check the box to the left. [b] Assign the person a role or verify, and [c] click Enroll Selected Users. You will be taken to a confirmation page.
11. 
12. 6. After verifying the process is complete, select Done or Add More Participants.
13. 
14. Alternatively, if a user needs a role change, or a role has been accidentally assigned...

    1. In the classlist menu, [a] check the user(s) needing the appropriate role change.

    • Then select [b] Enrollment.

15. 

16. 2. In the Change Enrollments Settings, you can:

    • Bulk change roles with [a] Set all roles to: ... to have all roles changed to a single one.

    • OR Navigate to [b] New Role, then --Select a New Role-- to access the drop-down menu of provided roles. (if it only applies to one user)

17. 

18.  

19.  

20.  

Additional Resources:

• • Enroll existing users with the Classlist tool | D2L Brightspace Community