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Step-by-step Guide

To switch roles:

1. Go to User Menu > Switch role to...

2. Select the role in question

Once you are done, you can go back to the User Menu and click on "Return to my normal role"Image Removed

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Is switching roles perfect?

Switching roles is not perfect because you remain the same user, and your user may not have things like grades, which will make some student views look different than a real student might see. To get an 100% accurate view, the best thing to do is create a test student account and enrol it in your course. It is useful to have this logged-in on another browser so you can quickly switch back and forth.

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Dual Code Administrator: 

• The capability moodle/role:switchroles is required for the role so you can see the role switch in the user menu. The capability is allowed for the default roles of manager and teacher.

• The list of roles that you can switch to is set in the "Allow role switches" tab in 'Define roles' in the site administration.

• Another way to see a student view is to "Log in as" one of your real students. You need the special capability user:loginas  for this, and you do need to be careful that you don't accidentally change things for that student.

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• Emulating Another User

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