MyFIRE allows instructors to preview courses as a student
would experience a course, with a few exceptions. The benefits of viewing a
course as a student are that instructors will be able to review course content
placement and test release conditions. Instructors will not be able to view
content that has restrictions or release conditions unless the release
conditions were attempted during the preview session. Instructors will not be
able to view individual grades, quiz attempts, or any content for a specific
student. This tutorial demonstrates how to view a course as a student within
MyFIRE.
1. Locate and access the desired course in MyFIRE.
2. At the top right-hand corner of the screen,
select your name or profile picture.
3. A drop-down menu will appear. Select View as
Learner (Access). Learner (Access) is
the role when students have access to the course content.
a. If there is a need to view the course as another
role, select Change from the drop-down menu.
b. There are four learner roles within MyFIRE:
i. Learner (Enroll) - This role is given to
students once they have enrolled in a course. They are not able to access the
course content with this role.
ii. Learner (Access) - At one week prior to the
start of the course, students’ roles change to a learner (access) role. This
role provides access to the course content, and students are able to actively
engage in the course.
iii. Learner (Withdrawn) - If a student withdrawals
from a course, their name will still show in the classlist. However, their role
will be listed as a learner (withdrawn). These students will no longer have
access to the course content and will not appear in the course gradebook.
iv. Learner (Extended) - If a student is granted an
incomplete grade in JICS, then 30 days after the end of the course, the
student’s role will change to a learner (extended) role. These students have
access to the course content.
4. The page will refresh to show the course from
the student view. However, the student view is a general view and is not
specific to any student. When previewing the course as a student or another
role, your profile picture and name will change.
a. Profile pictures will change to an orange icon
with diagonal arrows.
b. The role that is being utilized and viewed will
be listed under your name.
5. Once finished viewing the course as a learner,
select the profile picture with arrows or your name.
6. A drop-down menu will appear. Notice that the
current view states: viewing as Learner (Access). Select the X to the right of
viewing as Learner (Access) to exit the Learner (Access) view.
7. The page will refresh and return to your normal
view.