Tiered Permissions Resources
What are the faculty system roles in Anthology SIS?
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Faculty
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Tier 3 Faculty
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Hybrid/Onsite Faculty
The standard Faculty role limits editing in course assignments, quizzes, and instructional materials (Content). Faculty will have access to:
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Customize discussion prompts
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Post announcements (text, video, images, attachments, etc.)
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Manage dates (due dates, start dates, end dates)
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Add calendar items
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Create intelligent agents
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Schedule and record Zoom sessions
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Provide grades/feedback (text, video, audio, inline feedback)
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Manage groups
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View classlist and class progress
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Email from classlist and grades
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Release final grades ​
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What is the role of faculty with “Tier 3 Faculty” access?
The Tier 3 Faculty role is for faculty who have completed the Tier 3 Advanced Course Editing training. This role gives faculty advanced course editing permissions. Tier 3 faculty will support their schools in making hotfixes and curriculum updates between course development cycles.
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Tier 3 Faculty role will not be available in NCUOne due to differences in system architecture.
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Faculty are nominated by their school dean’s office to complete Advanced Course Editing training. Each school determines its own strategy for Tier 3 faculty use and course maintenance.
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Why is NU adopting a tiered approach for faculty system roles?
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Consistency across individual and group faculty
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Ensure alignment with the expectations of our regulatory agencies (WSCUC, Department of Education, ADA, program-specific accreditation, etc.)
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Establish consistency/quality across courses for a positive student experience
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Adequately train faculty for their responsibilities within the LMS
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Navigate Resources Coming Soon!
Navigate is the new unified instance of the D2L Brightspace learning management
system (LMS). It will replace NU Brightspace and NCUOne. To learn more, visit the
Navigate FAQs
Review these FAQs to learn more about the Navigate implementation.
Faculty Tour of Brightspace
This 5-minute video provides an overview of the updated faculty experience in NU Brightspace.
For more video tutorials and job aids see the info below.