Observer Role in eCampus

The Observer role allows student athletic advisors a limited course view to track student progress. To obtain the Observer role, an athletic advisor cannot have any other active role (ongoing courses) in eCampus, e.g., instructor, course builder, teaching assistant, or student.

Accessing the Observer Dashboard

1. Log in to eCampus as an Observer.

2. Click Tools, listed near the bottom of the Base Navigation.

3. Click Observer.

4. Click the student’s username to go to the Observer Dashboard Details and list all courses for the selected student.

5. Click the chevron icon to the right of the Course Name.

6. Click Observe to access the course.

Observers only have access to specific tools within a course, and these tools are only available if the instructor has provided a link on the left navigation menu and set the course to Permit Observer.

Observer tools in Original courses

• Announcements

• Calendar

• My Grades

• Tasks

• Tools Area

Observer tools in Ultra courses

Observers currently only have access to the student’s grades and information on the student’s progression through the course.

• Last access date

• Overall grade

• Upcoming and past due dates

• Late submissions

• Any exceptions that have been made for the student.

• Completeness and progress indicators for items, folders, and learning modules

What will I see as the instructor of a student being observed?

Instructors will notice that the Users option under Users and Groups has a column titled Observer. The athletic advisor’s username will show in the Observer column for any student they are observing.