As long as you are an Instructor on both courses, you can copy materials as follows:Click on the origin course (containing the materials you wish to copy)Click on Control PanelClick on Course CopyClick on Copy Course Materials into an Existing Course

Before you batch enrol users you need to  reate in Notepad (or a similar text editing tool) a plain text (.txt) file with the specifications of the users you wish to enrol and the group(s) you would like to enrol them in.  You need to inclu

To recycle a course simply <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> Access the Control PanelSelect Recycle (bottom left area)Follow the onscreen instructions <!--[if !supportEmptyParas]--> <!--[endif]--> Wa

To enrol another instructor onto your course:Click on Control PanelEnroll UserSearch for the userClick in the tick box next to their name (right side)Click on SubmitTo change their status to instructor:Click the Control PanelList/ Modify UserSearch f

On a few courses post upgrade we have encountered a problem where the staff information has been added, however, when you access it from the course view through the staff information button the area is empty. We aren’t sure why and this has bee

Over the last few years we have been tightening up the roles of those with system administration on Blackboard, this has been driven by concerns over data protection and security of the system. There are now two primary system roles, system support a

To create a course you need system admin rights on Blackboard - if you need to be able to do this then please email bb-help@bristol.ac.uk.Access the system admin tab, and click on courses. Then click on the Course+ button in the top left corner. You

FYI - we have heard reports that there has been an issue with data transfer from SITS to the Datahub which has meant that the students / units for the new academic year are still being updated. This may result in some of the data in your courses bein

The default view announcement tab is “view last 7 days”. Therefore, if the announcement was uploaded earlier than seven days ago it will disappear from view. A student would need to click on the “view last 30 days” or “v

You can remove courses if you have the appropriate system admin status. The most important point to remember if you remove a course then you can’t undo this, you can’t get it back!Before removing the course make sure you have archived the

You are strongly recommended to clean up old courses and in some cases remove these from the Blackboard system. For instance, when you look at your course codes there might be many units which are still on Blackboard that are not running, or courses

Before you batch create groups you need to create in Notepad (or a similar text editing tool) a plain text (.txt) file with the specifications of the group you wish to create. Remember to include the title of the group and whether you want the group:

The primary responsibility for archiving courses is with the course instructors. That said, all active courses (courses modified in the last academic year) will be archived at the end of the academic year and stored centrally. To request these course

Your course will remove information that you do not need. For instance, at the end of the course you may wish to remove the students, or your announcements or the clear boards.Other faq's are available from the Blackboard Service Blog - simply go

An archive is an exact copy of all interactions on the course, ie. content, discussion boards, file exchange, quizzes, surveys etc.,To archive a course simply;   1. Access the Control Panel,   2. Select Archive (bottom left area)&