Adding Students
All students enrolled in a course are automatically registered as users for that course's Blackboard site approximately two weeks before the semester begins. Students who add a course during the semester will be automatically added to that course's Blackboard site based on daily updates from the Registrar. Students who drop a course during the semester will not be removed as users for that course's Blackboard site; instead they will be automatically denied access to the site.Manually adding or removing students from a course site is not recommended. This will place them outside the automatic update system. Manually-added students will not be automatically expelled should they drop the course, and manually-removed students will be automatically re-add if Registrar records show them as still enrolled in the course.
To add a user to a Blackboard course site:
The User Management control panels are where you can add existing users to your course, see a list of users and modify their role in the course if necessary, remove users, and set up/modify student groups.
To add a user to your course, click Enroll User in the control panel. This allows you to choose from and add any existing Blackboard user to your course site. If the user’s role is other than “Student” be sure to modify their user account in your course after adding them, by clicking List/Modify Users.
Available user roles include:
· Student: User is able to access all available Course content and will be graded on Assessments.
· Instructor: User is able to control all aspects of the course through the Control Panel.
· Teacher’s Assistant: User has the same accessibility as an Instructor except the option to modify a user with the role of instructor. This role is best used for Graduate Assistants and Teaching Assistants who may assist you in creating and managing your course.
· Grader: User has access to the gradebook section of the Control Panel. They can enter or delete grades, but cannot create or modify assessments or pools. From the "front end" of the course, they can access all the content areas, including the communications sections (email, discussion groups, etc.).
· Course Builder: User has access to all Control Panel functions except the Assessment section (gradebook, assessment manager, etc.) and the course enrollment. From the "front end" of the course, they can access all the content areas, including the communications sections (email, discussion groups, etc.).
· Guest: Guests are able to view areas of the course made available by the instructor, but cannot participate in any way.
To remove a user from a Blackboard course site:
1. Click "Remove Users from the Course" in the User Management area of the Control Panel to open the Remove User from the Course page.
2. Select the check box next to the names of the users to remove and type Yes in the field at the bottom of the page. A message will appear verifying that the user should be removed. This action is irreversible.
3. Only 20 names will appear on a page. If more the 20 users are found during the search, multiple pages may be viewed. Instructors may only select and remove users from one page at a time. For example, if the search returns three pages of users, the Instructor must select the users to remove on the first page and click Submit before continuing to the next page.