1.5.3. Right Groups

Course authors can assign rights to other OLAT users regarding their course; all they have to do is invite those users to join their right group. Similar to learning groups such right groups are linked with a specific course.

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Right groups are suitable if you do not want to appoint an OLAT user as course owner (co-author) but nevertheless want him to hold certain rights (e.g. permission to use the group management, the course editor or the assessment tool).

Creating Right Groups

In the course view please open the rights management, top right. Then create a new right group before giving it a name. Finally save your settings.

Configuring Tools of Right Groups

After creating a right group you can provide it with collaborative tools in the tab «Tools.» If you want to modify your configuration later on (e.g. if you prefer to deactivate some tools) please go to the rights management and select «All right groups;» then click on the link «Edit» right next to the corresponding right group.

In the tab «Tools» of the context-sensitive Help all available OLAT tools will be explained in more detail.

Configuring Authorizations of Right Groups

In the tab «Authorizations» you determine the rights your group members should have.

  • Group management: Members are allowed to use the group management of their course and do what a course author is permitted to do.
  • Course editor: Members are allowed to use the course editor along with all its features.
  • Data archiving: Members have access to data archiving, i.e. they are allowed to archive course data such as forums, etc.
  • Assessment tool: Members can assess and comment on the progress of course participants by means of the assessment tool.
  • Glossary tool: Members are permitted to administer the glossary.

Managing Members of Right Groups

In the tab «Members» you determine if members should see other group members or not. How to add members is explained in the section below. It does not matter which role a member holds, i.e. you can grant ordinary users (without any author rights) access to OLAT tools. Members of a right group will hold those rights you have configured beforehand in order to be able to use all collaborative tools.

When clicking on the icon «Download table» (underneath the button «Add users») an Excel file will be generated containing all members of your right group.

Using Tools of Right Groups

After activating all tools of a right group, group participants will see the same menu items as described in the section project group .

Leaving and Deleting Right Groups

Participants of right groups cannot leave such a group on their own; they will have to ask the course author to delist them.

The owner of a right group can delete such a group by clicking on the link «Delete» in the right management, next to the relevant group.