Adding Users > Enrolling / Removing Students
Adding Users
To add users into your course site you should always first check that they are not yet there by searching for them under "Control Panel>List/Modify Users"— only if they do not show up there should you attempt to "ENROLL" them. The Blackboard system currently has an account created for every NetID at UIC, so if you'd like to give a student or instructor access follow these steps:
1 - Log in to your site and click on "Control Panel>Enroll User"
2 - In the subsequent screen type in either the last name or NetID of the person you wish to enroll. If you do not know a person's NetID look them up in the on-line phonebook. After you have typed in their name, click the button labeled 'Search'.
Be sure to select the appropriate radio button for the item that you are searching upon.
3 - If the name you wish to enroll in your site appears in the resulting list place a checkmark in the box next to that name, scroll to the bottom of the page and then click "Submit".
4 - If the user does not yet have an account you will receive an error message stating "None Found". Be sure to verify that you have spelled the name correctly, and also that you have selected the correct radio button for what you were searching by, ie. last name or username (=netid).
5 - If the student that you are searching for is not listed then they most likely have not yet activated their UIC NetID. Please have them visit the ACCC Accounts page to set up their NetID and ACCC common password. Shortly thereafter you will be able to "enroll" them into your Blackboard site. In order to add a user account for someone not affiliated with UIC please visit the "Adding External Users" pages.
Removing Users During the Start of Semester Enrollment Period
The process is quick and easy. However, before you remove a student from your Blackboard course site they need to be removed from the Banner system first. If they are not removed from Banner first they will be re-enrolled after you remove the student from your Blackboard course.
- Please wait 48 hours for the student drops to make it to Banner (otherwise, our Banner-driven overnight student enrollment process would re-add them again)
- Click "Remove Users from Course" under User Management on the top right of the Blackboard Control Panel
- Type the student's name in the search field and click Search
- Check the Remove Student checkbox next to the student's name and type the world "Yes" in the text box to confirm that you want the student removed -- be careful: as removing students is an irreversible process; see below.
- click Submit
PLEASE NOTE: Be careful when removing students from Blackboard course sites as all information associated with the student (inc. grades and homework assignment submissions) will be deleted. Before removing students, make sure you do not need to refer back to these students' grades, assignments, quizzes, etc. from the Blackboard course site.
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Related FAQ's
Q: When will my students be enrolled?
Students are enrolled into your site based upon the call numbers you specify in your site request. The batch enrollment process is run two weeks before the semester begins, and then on every Tuesday and Friday until the Add/Drop deadline has passed. The batch enrollment will add students into your course site, but you will need to remove students that drop.
If you are running a course site that does not have a call number you can send a list of the netids of the students that you'd like enrolled to blackboard@uic.edu.
If the students or users you wish to enroll in your site are not affiliated with UIC or do not have netids please contact us by sending an e-mail to blackboard@uic.edu.
If for some reason your students did not get captured by the batch upload you can enroll student accounts already on the system into your course site. Please review the "Adding Users" section for more information.
Q: Why can't my students login?
There are a few reasons why a student is unable to login. To determine what is wrong follow these steps.
1 - Login to your course site and click on "Control Panel>List/Modify Users". Perform a search for the students username or last name. If you see their name display then you can determine that they are already enrolled in your site and are having password problems. If this is the case tell them to visit the password changing utility on-line at http://passwords.accc.uic.edu to change their password.
If they are unable to use this utility due to the fact that they have forgotten their password they will need to visit the CSO consultants. These consultants are located in a few different locations on campus:
Client Services Office (Room 2267 SEL)
BGRC Consultant's office (Room 181 BGRC)
ACCC Network Operations (Room LL55 BGRC)
If their name does not display this means that they are not yet enrolled in your site - proceed to step 2.
2 - Login to your site and click "Control Panel>Enroll User" and perform a search for the username or last name. If the name displays place a check mark in the box next to their name and click submit to enroll them in your class. If you again receive the message "None Found" this means that they do not yet have an account and they will need to have one created. E-mail blackboard@uic.edu if this is the case.
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If a user does not have a valid UIC netid and is having problems logging in to blackboard please send an e-mail to blackboard@uic.edu.
Q: How do I add a TA, grader, or developer staff to my site?
First, enroll the user in question to your site as previously described via "Control Panel>Enroll User". Then search for him under "Control Panel>List/Modify Users" and click on the "Properties" button next to their name. There you will be able to change the user's access level (role) to TA, Course Builder, or Grader. return to top |
