If your students can log into Blackboard but can't see your course, you may have forgotten to make the course "available." To make the course available, click on Control Panel > Course Options > Settings > Course Availability > YES > Submit. Without this step, students enrolled in your course cannot access the course.
The Faculty Member's written permission is required to transfer course materials. If the Faculty Member has left the university, then permission is required from the department chair, supervisor or designated representative. There may also be some copyright issues if the developed materials are original works of the Faculty Member. Obtain the necessary written permission from the Faculty Member or the department chair (if the Faculty Member has left the university) and then contact the ITS help desk at 815-753-8100 to find out more information on how to gain access to the course materials.
No. One great feature of Blackboard is the ability to add documents to a course and make them currently unavailable to students. When adding a folder or item, Blackboard will ask: "Do you want to make item visible." Answer NO to hide the material. When you want to make it available, Modify the item and select YES. You can also select specific dates you want the document available for students. Additionally, the Faculty Member can set restrictions on who may access files and when. See Adaptive Release for details.
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Last Updated: 09/26/2007