1/24/20021 Using Stellar 1.3 Staff List Michael Barker 9/2002
1/24/20022 Key Concepts 1.Faculty and TAs are listed as Staff 2."Local" information overrides "Global" information 3.You can only change your own "Global" information 4.Profs and TAs are listed in the Staff List; Administrators have the same access, but are not listed
1/24/20023 Staff List
1/24/20024 Change Staff Details Select "change staff details"
1/24/20025 Edit Staff Details "local" information overrides "global" information (e.g., the Office Hours entered here are specific for this course)
1/24/20026 Change Staff Membership
1/24/20027 View Groups World Access off (visitor) Stellar User Access off No Students
1/24/20028 Give Profs and TAs Access E.g., under "Profs for xxx", select "Add members to this group" or "Edit this group membership"
1/24/20029 Edit Group Type in net OR Use search with family or partial name
1/24/ Edit Group Notes You can put any number of names in the large text box at once. They should each be on a separate line. For example, you can copy and paste from an excel spreadsheet or other text list, and add all the names at once. The search will find "imbedded" names. For example, search for "Lai" will find "Claire" and other names.
1/24/ Edit Group (examples)
1/24/ Key Concepts: Stellar Users MIT Community: all MIT community members have Stellar accounts. They use X.509 certificates (see ) to access Stellar. Non-MIT individuals may be given a Stellar Account. They must be "sponsored" by MIT faculty. Contact for
1/24/ View Groups World Access on (Visitor) Stellar User access on Students
1/24/ Key Concepts: Groups 1.Several different groups: 1.Profs: read and post materials, discussion board, in staff list 2.TAs: same access as Profs, in staff list 3.Students: read all materials, post to discussion board, in class list 4.Learners: same as students, but not in class list 5.Administrators: same access as Profs, not in staff list 6.Guests: read materials, read discussion board, not in lists
1/24/ Staff List
1/24/ Summary 1.Add/remove faculty from Profs group 2.Add/remove TAs from TAs group 3.Edit Staff Details for this class Note: All Stellar accounts use -style names For non-MIT individuals, an MIT faculty member can sponsor a Stellar account. Contact for details.