9.3. Manage institutions

Institution administration → Manage institutions

In the section Manage institutions you can:

  • change the settings for the institution(s) for which you are administrator
  • add to, invite or remove users from your institution(s)
  • make institution members staff or administrators
  • create institution pages and share them with your members
  • upload institution files
  • confirm pending registrations of new accounts for your institution(s)

9.3.1. Settings

Institution administration → Manage institutions → Settings

You can change a number of settings for your institution on the Settings page.

See also

Please refer to the “Add institution” section in the site administration for further details as the actions you can take are very similar. The only differences are:

  • you cannot add an institution yourself as institution administrator.
  • you cannot change the institution name but only its display name.
  • you cannot add or remove authentication methods for your institution.
  • you may not be able to determine or update the user file quota if the site administrator does not allow that.

9.3.2. Members

Institution administration → Manage institutions → Members

As institution administrator you can invite and remove users from your institution(s).

See also

Please refer to the “Members” section in the site administration for further details as the actions you can take are very similar. The differences are that:

  • you may not have a drop-down menu from which you can choose an institution if you are the administrator for one institution only.
  • you cannot add members to your institution but only invite them unless they requested membership.

9.3.3. Institution staff

Institution administration → Manage institutions → Institution staff

You can give users staff rights in an institution in which they are members. The staff role will allow them to create course groups for example. This page allows you to do that in bulk for many users at once.

See also

Please refer to the “Institution staff” section in the site administration for further details as the actions you can take are very similar. The only difference is that you may not have a drop-down menu from which you can choose an institution if you are the administrator for one institution only.

9.3.4. Institution administrators

Institution administration → Manage institutions → Institution administrators

You can give users administrative rights in an institution in which they are members. The administrator role will allow them to manage users in your institution. This page allows you to do that in bulk for many users at once.

See also

Please refer to the “Institution administrators” section in the site administration for further details as the actions you can take are very similar. The only difference is that you may not have a drop-down menu from which you can choose an institution if you are the administrator for one institution only.

9.3.5. Admin notifications

Institution administration → Manage institutions → Admin notifications

The Admin notifications page lists all users with institution administrator access in your institution(s). It shows their selected notification preferences for all admin notifications. There should be at least one administrator receiving each type of message generated.

See also

Please refer to the “Admin notifications” section in the site administration for further details as the page looks very similar.

9.3.6. Institution pages

Institution administration → Manage institutions → Pages

You can create pages for your entire institution. Although you could always create pages under a regular user account that other users could copy into their own portfolio, the advantage of institution pages is that new members in the institution can receive a copy upon joining the institution.

See also

Please refer to the “Institution pages” section in the site administration for further details as the actions you can take are very similar. The only difference is that you may not have a drop-down menu from which you can choose an institution if you are the administrator for one institution only.

9.3.7. Share

Institution administration → Manage institutions → Share

You can see a list of all institution pages for your institution and change the access permissions.

See also

Please refer to the “Share” section in the site administration for further details as the actions you can take are very similar. The only difference is that you may not have a drop-down menu from which you can choose an institution if you are the administrator for one institution only.

9.3.8. Institution files

Institution administration → Manage institutions → Files

The files area in an institution holds all files that are uploaded by institution administrators as institution files. The uploading process works like the one in the personal files area.

9.3.9. Pending registrations

Institution administration → Manage institutions → Pending registrations

When you turn on Confirm registration for your institution in the institution settings, no user account in this institution is created without you knowing it. If a user is rejected, no account is created. If the option Confirm registration is not turned on, a user account is created in the “No institution” institution but not in your institution.

See also

Please refer to the “Pending registrations” section in the site administration for further details as the actions you can take are very similar. The only difference is that you may not have a drop-down menu from which you can choose an institution if you are the administrator for one institution only.