Roles and Permissions
Easel has three roles: Student, Faculty, and Admin. Your role is set on your account and decides which controls you see. This page is the one place that lists who can do what. Other pages link here instead of repeating it.
Within a course, “faculty” means the people who teach or run that course. A faculty member has student-level access in courses they are enrolled in rather than teaching.
What each role can do
Section titled “What each role can do”| Area | Student | Faculty | Admin |
|---|---|---|---|
| See your own courses | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browse the course catalog | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Create or edit a course | No | No | Yes |
| Manage course sections and groups | No | Yes, for your courses | Yes |
| Read the course Stream | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Post announcements to the Stream | No | Yes, for your courses | Yes |
| Open and download course files | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Upload and organize course files | No | Yes, for your courses | Yes |
| View assignments and turn in work | Yes | n/a | n/a |
| Create assignments and grade submissions | No | Yes, for your courses | Yes |
| View your attendance | Yes | n/a | n/a |
| Mark and edit attendance | No | Yes, for your courses | Yes |
| View the timetable | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Edit the timetable | No | No | Yes |
| Browse and download from the Library | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Upload to the Library | No | Yes | Yes |
| Keep a personal My Files library | No | Yes | Yes |
| Read and post in Community | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Moderate Community content | No | Limited, where authorized | Yes |
| Use the Ask assistant | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| View faculty profiles and records | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Add, edit, import, or export Faculty Records | No | Yes, your own | Yes |
| Manage Groups | No | Yes | Yes |
| Open the Admin Panel | No | No | Yes |
Admin Panel tooling is not covered in these guides yet.
If something you should have access to is missing
Section titled “If something you should have access to is missing”Access follows your role and your academic context, and you do not normally configure it yourself. If a course, file, or other item you expect is not showing, contact the relevant faculty member or an Easel administrator.