Roles 2.0

Moodle 2.0

Overview

The Roles in Moodle 2.0 are substantially the same as they have been in previous versions of Moodle. For information about these roles please review the Roles FAQ and other Roles and Capabilities Moodle Docs.

Are there any different Roles then?

Yes there are. There are two "new" roles. The first change is that the Role of Administrator is now termed "Manager". The other change is that there is a different Role for people who have logged in and are at the Front Page and the Role they have when navigating to a Course. This new Role is called "Authenticated User on Front Page". There are now eight Roles.

Role Name	Description
Manager	Managers can access course and modify them, they usually do not participate in courses.
Course creator	Course creators can create new courses and assign initial Roles.
Teacher	Teachers can do anything within a course, including editing, changing activities and grading students.
Non-editing teacher	Non-editing teachers can teach in courses and grade students, but may not alter activities.
Student	Students can access courses they are enrolled in and generally have few privileges within that course.
Guest	Guests have minimal privileges and usually can not enter text anywhere.
Authenticated user	All logged in users.
Authenticated user on frontpage	All logged in users in the frontpage course.

See also

• Development:Roles administration improvements for Moodle 2.0
• Development:Role archetypes
• Front Page Roles, Capabilities/Permissions