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7.If the instructor will be performing administrative or course design tasks in addition to facilitating the course, select Manager from the Instructor Access pop-up list. Otherwise, select Editor.

Tip If you are not sure of the scope of a particular instructor’s role in a course, assign Editor access. If it becomes apparent that expanded access is needed, you can change the access level at any time.

8.To designate course administrators, type their names in the Administrators Names field or click the pop-up list button and select their names from a Name & Address book.

Designating administrators assigns them the [LSAdmin] role in the Access Control Lists for the all course databases and Central.

9.Click OK.

10.Click Close.

If you’re asked whether you want to save your changes, click Yes.

About open and closed course environments

There are two types of course environments: open and closed.

An open environment allows any user with access to the Domino server to participate fully or audit a course. An open environment might be appropriate for a course that trains people in how to use a particular commercial product if universal access to the course would be advantageous.

To create an open environment where anyone can participate in a course (create and edit their own documents), set the Default Access for the course databases to Author. To create an open environment in which anyone can audit a course (read documents), set the Default Access for the course databases to Reader. In a course with an open environment, you do not have to maintain student enrollment.

In most cases, you will use a closed environment. In a closed environment, only the students you specify as being enrolled in the course have access to the LearningSpace databases.

Students enrolled in a course are automatically given Author access to the Schedule, MediaCenter, CourseRoom, and Profiles databases. Author access allows them to create documents and edit only the documents they create.

To create a closed environment for a course, set the Default Access for the course databases to No Access. In closed course environments, you or other administrators or instructors must maintain course enrollment. For more information, see “Managing course enrollment” in this chapter.

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Contents Installation Administration Guide Copyright Contents Course databases Administering a Course with LearningSpace CentralParticipants Getting Started With Lotus LearningSpaceAbout this Guide About LearningSpace Chapter Getting StartedRoles of LearningSpace participants About creating a LearningSpace course What you need to perform installation and course creationDomino server platforms Supported hardware and software requirementsProfiles.nsf Profiles What’s on the LearningSpace CD?LearningSpace documentation LearningSpace Instructor Guide Installing files on the server Chapter Installing the LearningSpace Files onto a ServerIf you are upgrading from Release 2.0 to Release Shut down and restart the Notes server process Open Install.nsf from the CDInstalling the LearningSpace Files onto a Server LearningSpace Directory Structure Update server document Assigning access to LearningSpace filesUsing more than one Central on a server Establishing access for the LearningSpace Admin groupChapter Creating a Course with LearningSpace Central About creating a new course using Central Creating a new course New Course Options CoursePack filename Course Information Course Locations CourseRoom options Schedule optionsAssessment Manager options MediaCenter optionCourse Access Creating a Course with LearningSpace Central Additional options Summary Course creation is completeLearningSpace Installation and Administration Guide Upgrading a Release 2.0 course Chapter Upgrading a CourseShut down and restart the Domino server Replacing the design of Central Installing LearningSpace files on the serverAutomatically upgrading the course databases Replacing the design of the Multimedia LibraryInstructing students to recover their private documents Creating new local replicas of the upgraded course databasesUpgrading a Release 2.0 Design Library About using Central to administer a course Chapter Administering a Course with LearningSpace CentralDeferred creation of course databases LearningSpace Installation and Administration Guide Adding database icons to your workspace Enabling Web browser access to coursesServer Name & Address book Guidelines for setting instructor access levels Setting access levels to coursesAssigning instructor and administrator roles About open and closed course environments Creating an open or closed course environment Adding participants to the Name & Address book Managing course enrollmentAdding students to a course Removing students from a course LearningSpace Modules Access and Uses