User Roles, Manually Enroll Users, Modify User Role

Blackboard User Roles

A user can only be assigned one role within Blackboard.

• Instructor: The instructor has master access over the Blackboard course functions.
• Teaching Assistant: Teaching assistants have almost the same access level that instructors do, with the exception that a teaching assistant CANNOT "Add" instructors and TA's to a Blackboard course.
  NOTE: The role of TA is typically assigned to faculty assistants, teaching assistants, or administrative assistants who help to develop and maintain course materials, communications, assessments, and grades in a Blackboard course.
• Grader: The grader is able to access all areas under Assessments.
• Course Builder: Course builders have access to most content functions. They cannot build assessments or pools, do not have access to the gradebook and digital dropbox, cannot create calendar entries and course tasks, and cannot access course statistics.
• Student: Enrolled students have access to all content, communication areas, and assessments. Students do not have access to the Control Panel. Only those with the role of Student can take assessments and have grades recorded in the Blackboard online gradebook.
  
  Alert: If you change the role of a student enrolled in your Blackboard course to that of TA or Grader they will be removed from the gradebook and will not be able to submit work in Blackboard.

Manually Add/Enroll Users

To add a user to the course who is not already enrolled (such as a TA, guest lecturer, course builder, etc.):

1. Select "Enroll User" from "User Management" in the Control Panel.
2. Enter the user's last name, user name or email address in the Search box.
   NOTE: All users must have an Andrew account to be added to the course. If a user does not have an Andrew account, refer to "how students become enrolled".
3. When the search is complete a list of names will appear.
   NOTE: If the user you are trying to add is already enrolled in the Blackboard course, his/her name will not appear in the search return list.
4. Select the checkbox next to the name(s) of the individual(s) you'd like to enroll.
5. Click "Submit".

NOTE: The default Blackboard role for any user you add is that of "Student". If necessary, you can modify the user's role.

List/Modify Users

To view the list of users who are enrolled in your Blackboard course site:

1. Select "List/Modify Users" from the "User Management" area in the Control Panel.
2. Search for a user by Last Name, User Name, Email address, or list all of the users at once by leaving the field empty and selecting "Search".
3. The search return will include the user's information (name, username, and email) appear, in addition to their "role" in the course. Usually this role is "student", "instructor", or "TA".
4. Selecting "Properties" will allow you to modify a user's role in the course.

Manage Groups

How to set up and manage Groups.

Instructors: For assistance with using Blackboard, contact bb-help@andrew.cmu.edu