This page provides help and guidance for administrative staff supporting Schools’ curriculum delivery in Blackboard.

Programmes Managers and Senior Programme Administrators in Support Centres are assigned certain admin roles in Blackboard for the School which they support, and these permissions can be extended to other staff on request.

Course and user management

Guides for staff with the ‘Senior Programme Administrator‘ and ‘Programme Administrator’ permissions:

See also our staff user guides on the Getting Started page of the site e.g.

 

Updating courses for the new academic year

 

Users and Groups

 

How and when are students enrolled on courses? For an explanation see this interactive model.

RISIS-Blackboard integration
Access to Blackboard for non-UoR staff:

 

Assessment in Blackboard

See the EMA Help pages of this blog for guidance on

 

Blackboard Portal Administration

School Portals came to an end in August 2021 with the instalation of Blackboard Ultra base navigation.

The information to student on Portals is now diseminated via Organisations for specific student groups.

Blackboard Fileshare (Content Collection)

The Blackboard Fileshare is a content management system which allows you to upload files to a central location, and make them accessible to students on multiple courses, or via your School’s portal tab.

Fileshare guide for admins

Supporting Students with Blackboard/Turnitin

This guide outlines how student-facing staff in the Support Centres can assist students with Blackboard and Turnitin queries; either by providing the answer directly, by giving advice, or by directing students to the relevant support available.

Guide for Student-facing staff