Impersonate an Active Learner
On occasion an LMS Admin may decide to impersonate an Active Learner.
This can be done to review a Learner's LMS display or to help a Learner complete an assignment.
To impersonate an Active Learner;
- Click on the LMS Admin tab.
- Click on the My Courses tab.
- Once in My Courses, click on it's Configuration tab.
- Go to General Settings.
- Check box for Show Active Learner.
- Scroll to bottom and click Update.
*Waving your mouse over information icons will display helpful tips.
Important Note; the Active Learner Impersonation feature must always be specifically activated for each Admin Type prior.
To Activate Learner Impersonation for any given LMS Admin Type;
- Ensure the proper Active Team is selected by using the associated dropdown menu; should more than one Active Team exist.
- Click on the LMS Admin tab.
- Click on the Teams tab.
- Click on the desired Team to open it's context menu.
- Select LMS Admin Types from it's menu.
- Click the pencil icon next to the LMS Admin Type you want activate Learner Impersonation for.
- Expand the Feature Permission section.
- Next to Learner Features, check box for Active Learner Selection.
- Scroll to bottom and click Update to save changes.
To use this feature:
- Navigate to My courses.
- Input a valid username in the Active Learner Field.
- Click the circling arrow.
Important Considerations;
- While this feature is enabled, any User assigned to this LMS Admin Type will maintain the ability to impersonate a Learner.
- Admin utilization will track all activity as the impersonated Learner.