How Do I Change the Role of iTunes Course Members

By default, students and teaching assistants enrolled in or affiliated with your "private" iTunesU course space will have "user" access to the content you upload there. This means they can access the content, but not contribute to it. You can change the role of all staff (TAs, Graders, Course Managers, etc), all Students, or a specific TA or student to enable them to "manage" content in your course space. In granting this level of access, the designated individuals will not only be able to upload files, but they could also perform other access management tasks such as uploading an image, naming or renaming tabs, or editing meta data associated with media files. If you simply want to allow students to upload content to your iTunesU course space, consider setting up a Drop Box there (See How Do I Create and Use a Drop Box for Student Submissions? [1])

Change the Role of All Staff Affiliated with a Course

To enable all of the staff affiliated with your course to upload media to your iTunesU course space, use the Manage Access tools available when you click on the Manage Space [2] link at the iTunesU course request and management site.

1. Locate the user group whose role you want to change in the course space in the SIS Enrollments table (e.g., Staff [TA, Grader, Course Builder]).
2. Click on the Delete button to remove that group.
3. Next, select the Term and Course you are teaching from the pull-down menus in the Add SIS Enrollments field. Click on the appropriate Section(s).
4. Click in the checkbox to the left of the User Group you wish to add (e.g., Staff).
5. Select the role of Manager from the iTunesU Role menu.
6. Click on the Add Group button.

Change the Role of All Students in the Course

To enable all of the students in your course to upload media to your iTunesU course space, use the Manage Access tools available when you click on the Manage Space [2] link at the iTunesU course request and management site.

1. Locate the user group whose role you want to change in the course space in the SIS Enrollments table (e.g., Students)
2. Click on the Delete button to remove that group.
3. Next, select the Term and Course you are teaching from the pull-down menus in the Add SIS Enrollments field. Click on the appropriate Section(s).
4. Click in the checkbox to the left of the User Group you wish to add (e.g., Students).
5. Select the role of Manager from the iTunesU Role menu.
6. Click on the Add Group button.

Change the Role of One Person (Staff or Student)

To enable a specific TA or student to upload media to your iTunesU course space, use the Manage Access tools available when you click on the Manage Space [2] link at the iTunesU course request and management site. The new role you will designate will supersede the role that was originally assigned to the individual by default.

1. Enter the Directory ID of the TA or Student in the User's Directory ID field located under the Individual Enrollments area at the bottom of the page.
2. Select the role of Manager from the iTunesU Role menu.
3. Click on the Add User button.