{"id":2115,"date":"2021-08-09T17:50:02","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T17:50:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/?p=2115"},"modified":"2021-09-01T11:22:28","modified_gmt":"2021-09-01T11:22:28","slug":"blackboard-make-a-course-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.reading.ac.uk\/tel-support\/2021\/08\/09\/blackboard-make-a-course-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard: Make a Course Available"},"content":{"rendered":"

Why do I need to do this?<\/h2>\n

When a new course is created in Blackboard it is always set up as unavailable. In the Courses<\/strong> list it will be labelled (Private)<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Instructors and other staff can access an unavailable course, but students cannot.<\/p>\n

This is quite deliberate. It prevents students being frustrated by being given access to empty course spaces. It prevents students from accessing incomplete or out-of-date course sites which you are still in the process of developing. It also gives lecturing staff control over what students can see, and when.<\/p>\n

This guide will show you how to set a course to Available, so that students are able to access it.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

How to do it<\/h2>\n

From the Courses page<\/h3>\n

On the Courses page, in the ‘more options menu’ for a course, you can select Open Course<\/strong> to make the course available to students.<\/p>\n

\"Showing<\/p>\n

Use the padlock icon<\/h3>\n

Go into any content area of your course and you will see a padlock icon, top right.<\/p>\n

Just hover over the icon and click on Make Available<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\"Make<\/p>\n

The icon will change as shown, to indicate that the course is now available.<\/p>\n

\"Padlock<\/p>\n

This icon only appears in content areas e.g. ‘Learning Materials’ and ‘Assessment’. It does not appear on the ‘Announcements’ page.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Via the Control Panel<\/h3>\n

Step 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>
\nIn your course go to<\/p>\n

Control Panel > Customisation > Properties<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Step 2<\/strong>
\nOn the Properties<\/strong> screen go to Set Availability<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Next to Make Course Available<\/strong>, choose Yes.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n

Click Submit<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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