How to add a user to a site

In Brightspace you can add students and staff to sites.

It might not be part of your role, but in case you need to add users to sites for some reason, the steps below describe how you can go about it.

The responsibility for adding users to sites might vary within areas at Charles Sturt University. If you are unsure whose responsibility it is for adding users to subject sites, discuss with your line manager.

How to

  1. Log into Brightspace and the site you want to provide access to.
  2. Click on Subject Admin.

    Screenshot showing Subject Navigation bar
  3. Under Learner Management, click on Classlist.

    Screenshot showing the Subject Administration screen with Classlist circled in red
  4. Click on Add Participants and then click on Add existing users.

    Screenshot showing the Add Parcipants button and the Add existing users option
  5. Under Add Existing Users, search for the name or email of the person you are adding and then press enter or the magnifying glass (please note that only staff with @csu.edu.au emails can be added).

    Screenshot showing the Name search field circled, the checkbox next to the name circled, and the Role drop-down circled
  6. Find the user’s name on the list and click on the checkbox to the left of their name.
  7. Choose the correct role in the Select a Role dropdown under the Role column. For more information about roles refer to Roles and permissions.
  8. Click Select a Section under the Section column and choose the section appropriate for your site.
  9. Click the Enrol Selected Users button at the bottom of the screen.
  10. Click the Done button on the final screen.

Please log a DIT Cherwell request to bulk enrol users in a site.

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