Have you ever wanted to remove an individual from your course site but were unable to do it? There is now a “role” called Removal Request which you can assign to your users. This is found in the Users and Groups section on your site’s Control Panel, then click Users, then hover over the user name you wish to delete to reveal the editing chevron. Then click the Change Users Role in Course (Organisation) to reveal the Removal Request role. Select that role, then click Submit.
If you give a user this role, two things will happen. First: the user will immediately lose access to the site; they will no longer be a member in any real sense. Second: we’ll be able to finish the removal job for you, and automatically remove any users you’ve flagged this way periodically. This has been designed to enable a “soft delete” which provides a short window for reinstatement of the user, as there may have been materials such as that user’s assignments or discussions in the site that would otherwise have been permanently deleted. Now, you have more control maintaining your site and its users!
Note: you do not need to do this for your students registered throughthe SIS, as they are maintained automatically. This is only for users such as support help (GA/TA, Departmental Support, etc.) in your site, or for Organisations which need to be manually maintained.
Remember the frustrating days of manually entering scantron grade results? No need to do that anymore with the Import to Grade Centre tool found in the Course Tools area. You will need to have the scantron results file emailed to you from ITS which contains a .txt file to complete the process. (Note – the .pdf file won’t work in this tool!) If the students have all completed their information properly on the forms, this can be about a 10-minute job to ensure grades are uploaded seamlessly! More on how to use this tool in the Import to Grade Centre wiki article.
For more online self-help for using Blackboard, visit the University of Windsor Help Wiki. To fill in a Service Request for specific help, visit http://www.uwindsor.ca/bbhelp.