Blackboard Learn courses are automatically created approximately 10 days before the first day of classes of each semester/session/term. After late registration, the courses are updated and students are enrolled. In case you don’t see your course, you are able to:

Create a Service Request on the IRM HelpDesk

OR

• Send an e-mail to IT Helpdesk for ACG’s Technologies support: [email protected] 
• Send an e-mail to Blackboard Administration: [email protected]

Original View

When the Bb courses are created are by default set to be “Unavailable” for students. That is, the students are not able to view the Bb course until you make it visible for them.

To make a Bb course available for the students to see follow the steps below:

• Make sure Edit Mode is ON.
• Click “Control Panel” > “Customization” > “Properties”.

While on the Customization page, you can modify your course’s availability.

• Set Availability: Click Yes to make this course available (visible) to users. If No is selected, users in this course cannot access it. To view a video tutorial on course Availability, click here.

From the main course view, you can now easily see an open or closed padlock icon representing the availability of the course to students and quickly change the availability with one click, saving both time and effort. This new feature can be seen below, next to tools such as Student Preview and the Edit Mode toggle.

• Set Course Duration: Time the user can interact with the course. “Continuous” means the course is always available, “Select Dates” means the course is available only on a specific date, and “Days from the Date of Enrollment”  means a time limit is set from the day the student enrolls. The best solution is to select the last choice so the course is available only during the term – “Use Term Duration”.
• Select Language Pack: The suggested default package language is English.
• “Submit”: Click Submit to save changes.

Ultra View

In the new Blackboard environment the courses are created are by default set to be “Available” for students. That is, the students are able to view the Bb course .

To make a Bb course unavailable for the students to see follow the steps below:

• After you have selected the Courses page you will click the three dots at the top-right side of your course.
• Click “Make course private”.
• A message is going to pop-up at the top of the page asking a second time if you want to make the course private.

To make a Bb course available for the students to see follow the steps below:

• Again you will click the three dots at the top-right side of your course.
• Click “Open Course”.
• A message is going to pop-up at the top of the page asking a second time if you want to make the course available.

1. Export and archive your course

Note: User-created export and archive packages will automatically expire and be deleted 30 days after they are generated. 

You can export your course content for use in the future. This content is included in an export/archive package:

• Course content
• Rubrics associated to assignments
• Calendar events, including office hours and course schedule
• Discussions
• Gradebook settings
• Manual gradebook items
• Goals alignments
• Attendance for archives only
• Course announcements

To export the entire course, open the “Course Content” page and open the menu on the right side above the content list. Select “Export Course Package”.

Note: The system prompts you to decide whether to include student activity data in your export, which serves as an archive. Student activity data comprises assignment submissions, grades, attendance records, and discussion posts. Select “Yes” if you wish to include student enrollment information and activity data. Choose “No” if you only want to copy the content without any student enrollment or activity data.

When the export or archive package is ready, a ZIP file will be available. Click on the file name to download the package to your computer. Both export and archive packages are downloaded as compressed ZIP files, and they should be imported or restored in the same format. Please do not unzip the package or delete any files from it, as this will prevent the contents from being imported correctly.

2. Import Course Packages

You have the option to import a course package from a prior course or one offered by another instructor. During the import process, all content is transferred collectively, meaning the entire course package is imported simultaneously. This procedure is applicable to organizations as well.

When you export and subsequently import a course, a column for attendance is automatically generated in the gradebook. However, this column does not contain any attendance information and cannot be removed.

To import content, navigate to the Course Content page and access the menu above the content list. Select Import Content > Import Course Content and choose the course package (ZIP or IMSCC file) from your device. All content is added to the end of the content list, excluding student enrollments, grades, and discussion data.

Additionally, you can import files from cloud storage or include items from the Content Collection.

3. Copy Content from Courses

To include content in your course, begin by going to the Course Content page of the target course. Click on the three-dot menu near the search option and choose “Copy Items” from the dropdown list.

You will be presented with a list of your courses. If the course you’re seeking is not visible on the first page, use the navigation arrows or the search bar to locate it. To find Organizations, click on the “Organizations” tab.

To initiate a complete course copy, mark the box next to the course you wish to copy. This action will transfer all the content from the selected course to your current one without deleting any existing materials.

When you carry out a full course copy, all settings—including due dates, visibility statuses, and release conditions—will remain intact. However, course links within learning modules that have enforced sequencing cannot be copied as this would permit navigation outside of the required sequence. When a course link is copied, all associated content will also be included.

After making your selections, click “Start Copy” to continue.

Note: You must exit the current course before initiating a full course copy.