Manage Roles and Permissions

Manage the roles specific to the Professional Learning application.

Get Started

1. Choose Professional Learning from the main menu.
2. Click Configuration then Roles and Permissions.

Add an Office-Based Role

Define roles that will create and approve courses and manage learning at the office level. Assign users to these roles during office setup.

1. Click Add/Edit Roles.
2. Click Add Role.
3. Name the new PL role.
4. Click Back to Role Assignments.
5. Select the appropriate permissions for each role. Selections save automatically.

Define Instructor Permissions

Define the tasks instructors have permission to perform. When a user is added as an instructor to a section, they are granted instructor permissions.

Click Instructors, then select the appropriate permissions. Selections save automatically.

Assign PL Super Users

The PL superuser is a district-level role with administrator access to Professional Learning functions for all offices.

1. Click PL Super Users.
2. Click Add Users.
3. Find and select the applicable users.
4. If necessary, click Add Users and Search Again.
5. When finished, click Add User(s).

Assign Badging Roles

1. Choose Badges, then Dashboard from the main menu.
2. Click Settings.
3. On the Badges Permission tab, the current assignments will be listed. Click the pencil icon to change a role.
4. To assign a new user role, click Add User.
5. Enter a name in the search field to locate the desired user.
6. From the results, select the correct permission level for the desired user(s), then click Save.

These roles support the creation, management, and earning of badges.

• • Badge Super User - This role is responsible for setting the badge issuer information and assigning badging role permissions for the organization. Users with this role can also perform all functions of a Badge Creator.
  • Badge Creator - This role is responsible for creating and managing badges. This role also has the responsibility to approve badge submissions for manual badges they create.
  • Badge Earner - This role represents the badge recipient. Anyone who has been given access to the Badges Library can assume the role of Badge Earner. Functions include selecting badges for My To-Do list, completing badge criteria, and submitting evidence for earning manual badges.