Users

Students who are enrolled in a class in Campus Connection will automatically be added to the corresponding Blackboard course roster within 24 to 48 hours. If they drop or withdraw from a class, they should automatically be made inactive in the course, within 24 to 48 hours of the change in Campus Connection. Instructors who are listed in Campus Connection as the instructor for a course will automatically be added to the corresponding Blackboard course site within 24 to 48 hours.

See the Adding Users to Blackboard KB page for more information.

Users in Blackboard organization sites are all manually added. Please submit a IT Services Ticket for these additions.

Add a Teaching Assistant

All teaching assistant (TA)/graduate teaching assistant (GTA) requests will now be added to Campus Connection for automated population into the Blackboard courses. This process will be the same as adding an instructor to a Blackboard course.

See the Adding Users to Blackboard KB page for more information.

Groups

Students can be placed in groups to allow them to work together on projects and other class assignments. Creating groups in Blackboard gives each group a private workspace where the members can email, exchange files and participate in a group discussion board — activities not visible to students belonging to other groups. Groups can be created one at a time or in sets. Instructors pick which communication options are available to the groups.

Visit Blackboard's Groups page for information on creating and managing groups.

Course Roles

Course roles control access to the content and tools within a course. Each user is assigned a role for each course they participate in. For example, a Teaching Assistant user role in one course can have a Student user role in another course.

• Instructor - provides access to all areas of the course including the control panel for posting content, making users available/unavailable, posting grades, and making the course available/unavailable. This role is generally assigned to the person developing, teaching, or facilitating the class and is automatically populated from Campus Connection.
• Teaching Assistant - provides access to everything included with the instructor role, except changing a user's availability.
• Course Builder - has access to most areas of the course. This role is appropriate for an assistant who shouldn't have access to student grades. If the course is unavailable to students, a course builder can still access the course.
• Grader - The Grader role has limited access to the course. Graders can assist an instructor in the creation, management, delivery, and grading of assessments and surveys. The grader may also assist an instructor with adding manual entries. If a course is unavailable to students, the course appears in the course list for a user with the role of Grader.
• Student - this is the default course user role. A user with the role of Student submits coursework and participates in discussions. Students can't create or grade course items. This role is automatically populated from Campus Connection.

Organization Roles

Organization roles control access to the content and tools within an organization. Each user is assigned a role for each organization they participate in. For example, an Assistant user role in one organization can have a Participant user role in another organization.

• Leader (Same as Instructor role in courses) - provides access to all areas of the organization including the control panel for posting content, making users available/unavailable and making the organization available/unavailable. This role is limited to current university faculty or staff employees. This role is generally assigned to the person developing, teaching, or facilitating the organization site.
• Assistant (Same as Teaching Assistant role in courses)- provides access to everything included with the Leader role, except changing a user's availability.
• Organization Builder (Same as Course Builder role in courses)- has access to most areas of the course. This role is appropriate for an assistant who shouldn't have access to the grade center. If the organization is unavailable to participants, a course builder can still access the organization.
• Grader - The Grader role has limited access to the organization. Graders can assist a leader in the creation, management, delivery, and grading of assessments and surveys. The grader may also assist a leader with adding manual entries. If an organization is unavailable to participants, the organization appears in the organization list for a user with the role of Grader.
• Participant - (Same as student role in courses) - this is the default organization user role. A user with the role of Participant submits coursework and participates in discussions. Participants can't create or grade organization items.

Guest Access

Guest access is not available in the Ultra Course Experience