How do I add someone to Brightspace?

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All participants in a Brightspace course must have campus sponsored documentation to be added to the course.  

Faculty/Staff Access:

  • Brightspace Observer Access (PDF Form)
    This form is used to provide access to SUNY Cortland instructors, supplemental instruction leaders, tutors, and assistants with student auditing level access to a Brightspace course.  Observers do NOT have editing or faculty-level access.
  • Co-Instructor Authorization (PDF Form)
    Department chairs and instructors will use this form to authorize multiple instructors for a course. This will grant access to the course in Brightspace, in addition to listing the instructor as a co-instructor on the official schedule.
  • Help Center Confidentiality Agreement for Teaching / Graduate Assistants (Web Based Form)
    Provides student access to Brightspace using specialized roles for students. Students should not be granted INB and SSB instructor access unless they are adjunct instructors. 

Student Access:

TA/GA Confidentiality Agreement  (Web Based Form)
Provides student access to Brightspace using specialized roles for students. Students fill out the form which is then emailed to the Instructor.  The Instructor fills in the level of access the student receives and to which course.  Once submitted it will be processed in approximately 48 hours.

Petition to Audit (Web page) 
Auditing permission may be granted to current SUNY Cortland students, faculty and staff.

Incomplete

If you are a student making up an incomplete grade (policy) your faculty member may want you added to a current semesters course. 

 

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If you need forms for co-instructor authorization or for students to audit your Brightspace course, please find them on the Registrar Office homepage.
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Provides student access to Brightspace using specialized roles for students. The TA/GA initiates the form and the faculty member approves the role of the student.