Create, edit, and delete instructor accounts with the Instructors section.
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Search for an instructor account and view options in the Actions Menu
Click the Search link in the Instructors section to search for a instructor account. The Search for Instructors section displays a list of instructors in all classes. To show instructors in a specific class, click the Class drop-down list and select the class in which you want to search. You can scroll the list in the Results section or type in one of the heading boxes to search by User Name, Last Name, First Name, or Role.
To see a list of options for each instructor, expand the corresponding Actions Menu in the Actions column.
Select Snapshot to navigate to the Instructor Details tab. Here, you can find the instructor's personal and contact information as well as their username. The Snapshot also shows a read-only version of the classes and campuses assigned to the instructor on the Assigned Classes and Assigned Campuses tabs.
Select Print Snapshot to print the instructor's information.
Select Send Message to send a message to the instructor.
Select View History to see a detailed list of the instructor's actions within the Course Manager.
Select Delete to permanently delete an account. SIMnet will ask you to confirm the deletion before actually removing the instructor.
Note: Deleting an instructor account does not delete any of the classes, lessons or exams created by that instructor. However, the lessons and exams will be "orphaned" – that is, only the account Administrator will be able to edit or delete them. The Administrator can re-assign another instructor as the "owner" by editing the lesson or exam.
Import multiple instructors at one time
SIMnet allows you to import multiple instructors at one time and assign them an instructor role as well as a username and password. In order to batch import instructors, you must first create and save a file (.csv or .txt format only) with a list of the instructors you wish to import.
Click the Import link in the Instructor section to import multiple instructors.
Your file should show instructor information as follows: Last Name, First Name, User Name, Password, Email address, Phone (optional). Click the Download Sample .csv button to download a sample import file to use with generated passwords. Click the Download Sample with Passwords .csv button to download a sample file to use with imported passwords.
Expand the drop-down menu to select a role for the instructors you are importing. All instructors will be assigned this role when the import is complete.
Select Generated if you want SIMnet to generate secure passwords for the new users. Select Imported if you want to include assigned passwords in your import file for the new users.
Note: When importing with assigned passwords, the password must meet the minimum complexity requirement and not be reused within the same import file.
Click the Choose File button to the find file you created and double-click that file to select it. You can upload files in the .csv or .txt formats only.
Click the Import button to import the selected file and create the new instructor accounts.
Note: When the import is complete, the Status section will appear at the bottom of the page and display the total number of imports, if they were successful, as well as any errors.
Create an instructor or administrator account
Create a new instructor or administrator.
Note: Only Administrators can create other Administrators and Instructors.
Note: Instructor accounts cannot be promoted to an Administrator. We recommend Administrators have both a Full Instructor and Administrator account if they teach any courses.
Note: Administrators cannot be demoted to an Instructor Role.
Click the Create link in the Instructor section to create a new instructor account.
Enter the instructor's personal and contact information in the first and second columns. In the third column, create a username for the instructor to use when they log in to their account. If you want SIMnet to generate a random password for the instructor account, click the Generate button. The password will be included in the registration email sent to the instructor. If you want to enter in your own password, click the Create button and enter the password in the boxes that appear.
Explaining Instructor roles and permissions in SIMnet
There are six instructor roles in the SIMnet Course Manager:
Administrators can create other administrators and instructors and have full access to all classes, lessons, exams, and SIMpaths they're assigned to teach. Only Administrators have access to the account settings pages and archiving functions. It is highly recommended that you use the Administrator account for administrative functions only. If you are both the account Administrator and you are an instructor, please create a Full Instructor account for yourself to use when managing your class and creating learning objects and assignments. Once you create an Administrator account, that account cannot be downgraded to an instructor account.
Campus Administrators are similar to a regular Administrator except they can only administer courses, lessons, exams, and SIMpaths that reside on their Campus.
A Full Instructor can do everything the Administrator can do except create other instructors and edit other instructors’ materials. Instructors cannot change the account settings nor can they access archiving functions.
A Limited Instructor does not have permission to create new learning objects. Limited Instructors can only create lessons and exams from templates. They do not have the right to edit the content or preferences of lessons and exams created from templates.
Assistants can only view classes, students, lessons, exams, and reports. They cannot create anything.
Inactive Instructors cannot login to the course manager. Their information is saved in SIMnet but they are unable to access it.
If you created the lesson, exam, resource, or SIMpath, you can edit, copy, and delete it.
If you did not create the object, you cannot edit or delete it, but if your account has proper permissions, you can make a copy (which you then "own").
If you did not create the lesson, exam, resource, or SIMpath, and it is not assigned to one of your classes, it does not appear in your list of lessons or exams.
You can only create lessons from exams if you have the right to create lessons and vice versa.
Administrator accounts can edit, copy and delete anything.
SIMnet is designed to help you create the exact course you want. This flowchart is designed to help you select the correct Instructor Role for your course.
Select Edit/Assign to navigate to the Assign Classes tab. See the Edit/Assign Instructors section for more information.
Visit the Roles & Permissions topic for details on selecting an appropriate Role.
Click the Next button to save the instructor record and add class assignments. See the Edit/Assign Instructors section for more information on assigning classes to an instructor.
How to edit instructor information and assign classes to an instructor
You can edit an instructor's information and/or assign the instructor to a specific class by selecting the Edit/Assign option in the Actions Menu for the instructor account you want to change.
Click the Instructors section to navigate to the main page.
Expand the Actions Menu for the instructor account you want to edit and select Edit/Assign to navigate to the Instructor Details tab.
Click the Edit button to change any of the instructor details (including changing the instructor's role or password). Click the Save button when you have finished editing the instructor details.
If you want to add or remove classes from the instructor's account, click the Assign Classes tab. A list of available classes appears on the left and a list of classes that have already been assigned appears on the right.
To add a class, click the class name in the Available Classes list and then click the Add button. To remove a class, click the class name in the Assigned Classes list and click the Remove button. SIMnet saves the class assignments automatically.
Success: You can assign multiple classes at once by clicking and dragging to select multiple classes. To select noncontiguous classes, press the Ctrl key and click each of the classes you want.