I don’t see my course listed for me in Blackboard. What should I do?

Since the integration of the Banner Information System and the SPU Blackboard system, instructors and students who register for and withdraw from courses are automatically added to or removed from course sites.  If you don’t see your course site listed for you in Blackboard, please check to see that you are listed as the official [...]

Making Your Course Available to Students

Watch a demonstration about how to make your course site available to students. By default, course sites are unavailable to students.  Once you have added content and are ready to have students view your course: Log into your course site. Under the Control Panel, choose Customization > Properties. Under Section 3 Set Availability, choose Yes. [...]

Creation of Course Sites

Once a course is created in the main campus system called Banner, a course site will automatically appear in the SPU Blackboard system the following morning.  If you need a Blackboard site that is not tied to a specific course, please contact us.

Understanding How Courses Are Named

The following naming convention is used to identify courses: quarter status, academic year & quarter, CRN, name of course Quarter status is identified by the following: C = Current quarter F = Future quarter P = Past quarter Z or no letter = The course is not tied to a specific course in Banner This [...]

Population of Courses

Once a student registers for a course in Banner, they automatically will be listed in the course site the following morning. Please note:  Students will not be able to see a course site until the instructor makes the course site available. Cross-listed courses: Students enrolled in cross-listed courses will appear in the same course site. [...]

Viewing Your Course Roster via the Control Panel (as an Instructor or TA)

Watch a demonstration about how to view your course roster. In the newest version of Blackboard, instructors may view their roster using the following simple process: Log into your course site. Under the Control Panel, click Users and Groups > Users.  Your roster should automatically appear. If your roster does not automatically appear, 1) set [...]

Adding a TA to Your Course Site

To add someone as a TA to your course site: Log into your course site Under the Control Panel, click Users and Groups > Users. Click the Find Users to Enroll button. Type in the username of the person you want to add (or Browse for the individual). Change the person’s role to Teaching Assistant. [...]

Adding or Removing Users

Since the integration of the Banner Information System and the SPU Blackboard system, instructors and students who register for and withdraw from courses are automatically added to or removed from course sites. WARNING:  Please DO NOT manually add instructors or students to or remove them from your course. Doing so will cause that person’s account to [...]

Modifying a User’s Level of Access

WARNING:  Please DO NOT manually change an instructor or student’s access in a course site that is populated by Banner. Doing so will cause that person’s account to be disabled for that site. You can add someone as a TA to a course site, if desired. To change the level of access a person has within [...]

Making Past Courses Available

Prior to the start of a new quarter, the previous quarter’s courses will be made unavailable to students. Instructors will continue to see current, future, and past courses (up to one year and quarter later). If a student is given an incomplete and needs access to your course after the term, please wait until the [...]