Co-Instructor Sharing
Overview
Co-Instructor Sharing lets a course author invite other instructors to collaborate on their course. Shared instructors get full access to view and edit the course content, see enrolled students, and clone the course — all from their own dashboard.
How to Share a Course
- Go to My Dashboard > My Courses.
- Click Edit on the course you want to share.
- In the course editor, find the Share Course field.
- Search for instructors by name and select one or more from the dropdown.
- Save the course.
Only users with the Instructor role appear in the sharing dropdown. You cannot add administrators, group leaders, or students as co-instructors through this field.
Who Can Share
| Role | Can share courses? |
|---|---|
| Administrator | Yes — can share any course |
| Instructor (course author) | Yes — can share their own courses |
| Co-instructor | No — only the original author or an admin can modify sharing |
What Co-Instructors Can Do
Once added as a co-instructor, the shared course appears in the instructor’s My Courses tab with a blue Shared badge.
| Capability | Available? |
|---|---|
| View the course in My Courses | Yes |
| Edit course content (lessons, topics, quizzes, questions) | Yes |
| View enrolled students via My Students | Yes |
| Clone the course | Yes |
| Remove themselves as co-instructor | No (only the author or admin can) |
| Share the course with others | No |
| Delete the course | No |
Access Badges
Throughout the dashboard, content items show colored badges indicating your relationship:
| Badge | Color | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Your Content | Green | You are the original author |
| Shared | Blue | You are a co-instructor with edit access |
| View Only | Gray | You can see but not edit this content |
These badges appear on courses, lessons, topics, quizzes, and questions.
Course Content Library
When editing a course, a Course Content Library sidebar appears. This lets you drag and drop or add previously created lessons, topics, and quizzes into the course.
| Role | What the library shows |
|---|---|
| Administrator | All lessons, topics, and quizzes on the site |
| Instructor | Only their own authored content |
Each item in the library displays its title, category tags, and an Add button. Use the search field to find specific items, and the Load More button to browse further.