1. How do I add a student to my course site?
2. How do I add another instructor to my course site?
3. How do I add a teaching assistant (TA) to my course site?
4. How do I allow guests (non-Georgetown users) to access my course site?
5. How do I remove a user from my course site?
6. How do I create student groups?
7. What are the differences between the various course roles in Blackboard?

How do I add a student to my course site?

Any user with a valid Georgetown University NetID and NetID Password who is in the university's Blackboard system can be added to any Blackboard course site (the student does not need to be on the registrar's course list).

To add a user to a course:

• Click on the Control Panel for the course site.
• Under "User Management," click on "Enroll User."
• Type in the user's last name, user name (NetID), or email address, select the appropriate radio button, and click "Search."
• Place a check mark next to the user name of your choice and click "Submit."

Tip: If your search does not yield the user you are looking for, check to see if he/she is already in the course roster.

How do I add another instructor to my course site?

Instructors are automatically added to each Blackboard course site based on the information in the registrar's database. If an instructor should be listed for a course but is not appearing in the Blackboard site, please contact the University Registrar's Office at univregistrar@georgetown.edu or 202-687-4020, or contact the Medical Registrar's Office at medregistrar@georgetown.edu or 202-687-4909.

If, however, a person has an ancillary teaching role in the course and/or does not need to be listed in the registrar's course catalogue, you can add him/her by doing the following:

• Click on the Control Panel.
• Under "User Management," click on "Enroll User."
• Type in the user's last name, user name (NetID), or email address and select the appropriate radio button. Click on "Search."
• Place a check mark next to the user name of your choice and click "Submit" to add the user.
• Click "OK" and then click on "List/Modify Users" in the Control Panel.
• Find the user you added and click "Properties" next to the name.
• Under "Role and Availability," change the role to "Instructor."
• Click "Submit."

How do I add a teaching assistant (TA) to my course site?

Adding a teaching assistant is similar to the instructions for "How do I add another instructor to my course site?". The steps are as follows:

• Click on the Control Panel.
• If the user is not already enrolled in the course site (otherwise skip to next step): Under "User Management," click on "Enroll User." Type in the user's last name, user name (NetID), or email address and select the appropriate radio button. Click on "Search." Place a check mark next to the user name of your choice and click "Submit" to add the user. Click "OK."
• Click on "List/Modify Users" in the Control Panel.
• Find the user you want to be a teaching assistant and click "Properties" next to the name.
• Under "Role and Availability," change the role to "Teaching Assistant."
• Click "Submit."

How do I allow guests (non-Georgetown users) to access my course site?

By default, access to your course site is restricted to users in your course roster. It is possible, however, to grant access to your course site to anyone, including non-Georgetown users, by enabling guest access.

There are several steps that need to be taken in order to allow a guest to access your site (you must complete both of the steps below):

• Set guest access to your course: In the Control Panel under "Course Options," click "Settings." Then click "Guest Access," select "Yes" and "Submit."
• Enable guest access in the Manage Tools area: In the Control Panel, under "Course Options," click on "Manage Tools" and then click "Tool Availability." Check "Allow Guest" for the Content Area tool and any other tool you would like guests to be able to access. Click "Submit", then click "OK."

You can also control guest access to some specific course menu items/ buttons: In the Control Panel under "Course Options," click on "Manage Course Menu," pick a content area and click "Modify" next to the chosen area, then check or uncheck "Allow Guest Access" and submit.

Once you have enabled guest access to your course site, non-Georgetown users can find it by going to the Blackboard login page (https://campus.georgetown.edu) and clicking on the "Preview" button in the Guest Access module. Doing so will take them to the Courses page in which they can locate your course site by entering your Georgetown course ID in the Course Search box.

Note: Access to some Blackboard features (e.g., email, discussion board, chat) cannot be made available to guests since they require users to be identifiable.

How do I remove a user from my course site?

To remove a user from your course site:

• Click on the Control Panel.
• Under "User Management," click "Remove Users From Course."
• Type in the user's last name, NetID, or email address and click "Search."
• Place a check mark next to the user name(s) of your choice and type the word "Yes" inside the text box at the bottom of the page.
• Click "Submit."

To remove an instructor from your course site, go the Control Panel and choose "List/Modify Users," and change the instructor's role to "student." Then, follow the steps above for removing the user.

Note: Students who withdraw from a course site before the withdraw deadline date are automatically removed from the site (except in some cases of manually combined course sites). If a student withdraws after the deadline, you can remove him or her from your course site by doing the following:

• Click on the Control Panel.
• Under "User Management," click "List / Modify Users."
• Type in the user's last name, NetID, or email address and click "Search."
• Click on the Properties button to the right of the user's name.
• On the Modify User Properties page under "Role and Availability," in the dropbox under "Available (this course only)" select "No."
• Click "Submit."

How do I create student groups?

To create a student group:

• Click on the Control Panel.
• Under "User Management," click "Manage Groups."
• Click "Add Group."
• On the next screen, fill in the name of the group and a description (optional).
• Check the "Group Options" you wish to make available to the group.
• Click "Submit."
• You will see a receipt page indicating the group was successfully created; click "OK."

Once the group is created, you can add users to it:

• On the Manage Groups page, click on the Modify button next to the group you created.
• Click on "Add Users to Group."
• Click on the Search button to pull up the class list.
• Place a check mark next to each user's name you wish to place in that group and click "Submit."

What are the differences between the various course roles in Blackboard?

Course roles determine the level of access to a course. Each user can have only one role per course. These roles are course-specific, so a single user could be assigned the instructor role in one course and be assigned the student role in another course.

There are six course roles:

• Instructor: The Instructor role has access to everything in the course Control Panel.
• Teaching Assistant: The Teaching Assistant role has access to most functions in the Control Panel, but cannot enroll users, remove users, copy or archive a course, or manage the course menu.
• Course Builder: The Course Builder role has access only to the Content Area section of the Control Panel.
• Grader: The Grader role only has access to the Assessment section, collaboration tool, and the digital drop box in the Control Panel.
• Student: The Student role is the default course role. Students do not have access to the Control Panel.
• Guest: The Guest role has no access to any areas in the Control Panel and limited access to the course site (e.g., guests cannot access communication tools, etc.).