Course Administration

How do I make my courses available to my students?

1. In your blackboard course, select Manage Course.
2. Select Settings from the Manage Course screen.
3. Under Administration, select Learning Context located on the far right and set values to Always available for Course availability for Students.
4. Select Save Values to complete the activity.
  Your students can now get into your course.

Can development courses be deleted?

Yes. You can submit the Development Course request form located under the Special Request form link on the faculty resource tab at http://learn.nmsu.edu. Please copy and paste the names of the courses you would like deleted from your Course List. Also, note in the miscellaneous field that you would like the courses deleted.

How are rosters managed in Blackboard?

Banner does all user loads. This includes all Students, Section Designers and Section Instructors. Banner also does all unenrollment. If a student drops a class in Banner, he/she will be removed within a few minutes from the Blackboard section. If an instructor is changed in Banner, that change is reflected in the course within a few minutes.

What happens to an unenrolled student’s content?

Nothing. All data that a student entered into the course prior to being unenrolled is retained. The student’s record in the grade book will turn red to indicate he/she has been unenrolled. As soon as the student is re-enrolled in the course, he/she can pick up right where he/she left off.

What happens to a student that is manually enrolled by the instructor?

This user is treated as the role it is assigned by the Blackboard system and is not recognized by Banner. This user must be manually managed unless the user is added to the roster in Banner, either as a registered student or as the Section Designer/Instructor. Once that happens, Banner will take over management of the user.

If a student is unenrolled by the instructor, will Banner add the student back in?

No. Banner will only re-add the student when an event for that user is triggered in Banner.

What happens to students that are not part of the academic roster?

The instructor must manually manage them.

How does cross-listing work?

Cross-listing takes two or more sections that are identified as cross-listed (this means they meet at the same time, in the same place, at the same time) in Banner and combines the rosters under one Parent section. The instructor then accesses this parent section, and all content is loaded into it. Each student then accesses the section he/she is registered for and are then “redirected” into the parent section where he/she completes his/her course work.

How does merging courses work?

A merged course is defined as any academic course that is combined with other courses. When courses are merged, associated rosters are populated in one Blackboard course.

What happens if a course is listed with a TBA instructor?

The course is created and the students are loaded. As soon as the instructor has been identified in Banner, he/she will be added to the course in Blackboard.

How do I back up my Blackboard course?

For instructions on backing up your course, click here.

How do I back up and download my grade book?

From the Teach tab, click on the Grade Book.
Click the Export to Spreadsheet button.
At the Export to Spreadsheet screen, select the options you wish to export.
Click the Export button.
You should them be prompted to download the file to your computer. This file can now be opened in Microsoft Excel.

Can I request Blackboard courses be deleted that I am not using?

Yes. You can submit the Development Course request form located under the Special Request form link on the faculty resource tab at http://learn.nmsu.edu. Please copy and paste the names of the courses you would like deleted from your Course List. Also, note in the miscellaneous field that you would like the courses deleted.

How do I add individual users to a course?

To add individual users to a course:

From the Teach tab, click the Grade Book.

Click the Enroll Members button.

Enter the user’s NMSU Username in the User name field.

Select the role or roles for this user.

Click the Enroll button.

Click the Save button.

Are my past courses, Fall, Spring, Summer, still available to my students?

Yes they are. You will need to make the course unavailable to your students if they no longer need access to the content.

How do I remove students’ access to my past Blackboard courses?

In your blackboard course, select Manage Course.
Select Settings from the Manage Course screen.
Under Administration, select Learning Context located on the far right.
Set values to Never available for Course availability for Students.
Select Save Values to complete the activity.
Your students no longer have acess to your course.