When users are enrolled into a course, their default role is that of a Student. The role of a Guest can be added by course Faculty Members to allow a user to have limited access to course materials. Guest users can only see the areas Faculty Members allow them to see. And certain secure content, such as the Gradebook or communication area, can never be accessed by guest users.
By default, Guest access is disabled. There are several things that need to be enabled to allow Guest access.
1. Go to Control Panel click Settings click Guest Access and then click Allow Guests.
2. Select "Yes" and click on "Submit":
1. Go to Control Panel click Course Options click Manage Course Menu. Click "Modify" after that.
2. Make sure Guest access is checked and then click "Submit" and "OK". Repeat the step for each of the content areas you want to turn Guest access either on or off.
3. For some areas Guest access cannot be turned on. For example:
1. Go to Control Panel click Course Options click Manage Tools and then click Tool Availability.
2. Check the Content Area in the Allow Guest column. And click "Submit"
1. Go to Control Panel click User Management and then click Enroll User.
Search for the user by last name (type in user's last name and click the "Search" button).
2. Place a check mark in the "Add" box on the left hand side of the screen to add users and click "Submit"
3. Modify student role. The user was added to the course as a student. To change User Role to Guest you must next select "List/Modify Users", search for the user name and click "Submit"
4. In the next window, select Properties.
5. Change user role to Guest and click "Submit"
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Last Updated: 09/05/2007