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Switching Roles

Switching roles to View as Learner

As a course leader, you will sometimes want to view a course site from the student’s/learner’s perspective.

It is possible to switch to “learner view” to see what the student is seeing.

To view the course side from a learner's perspective, complete the following steps:

Note: The Learner view is not 100% accurate as it does not show everything from a Learner perspective. E.g. Some instructor tools still show on the nav bar.

1. In the minibar, click your username.

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Brightspace minibar with user profile highlighted

2. Click View as Learner.

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Screenshot of View as Learner option displayed in dropdown menu

Result

You are now in learner view. This will be reflected next to your name on the minibar.

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View as Learner displayed next to username

To return to normal view, click your username and click the X next to Viewing as Learner.

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Arrow pointing to x to return to normal view

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