View as enables you to see, and to a certain degree act as a student on your Brightspace course.
In addition, several tools has a Preview feature that enables you to view and/or act as a student. The Preview function is particularly useful if you want to view content as a student before you have made it visible.
View as Student means that you are still “you” – This means if you post a discussion message or send an email while using View as Student, those will appear as if they come from YOU (i.e., with your name attached).
View as Student as a preview. View as Student is useful for previewing Content, Assignments, Discussions, and other tools. Using this view, you as a student will not be able to see Draft items in Content, Hidden Assignments, or tools that are not available yet (based on date) to students.
Quiz. To see a preview of Quizzes, you can choose the Preview function in the Quizzes menu without changing the View as Student, and actually take the quiz and get a grade as if you were a student.
Groups. Groups or any tool where the view is specific to an individual student will not work with View as Student option. You cannot test group enrollment – you can neither be enrolled as a student in a group, nor can you self-enroll into a group when viewing as a student.
Grades. In Grades, you can use the View as Student to see your own grades as a student. It is useful, especially if you’re trying to check and make sure that your grade calculation is correct or not, or if you can see the final calculated or final adjusted grade after you release it.
Assignment. In Assignments, you can use the View as Student to submit an assignment as a student. It is useful to see how your student would submit an assignment and see their score and feedback after you grade the assignment. You will be able to see the rubric and Inline Feedback (Annotation tool) as well.
