Blackboard – Using Staff Enroller to enrol Learning Support Assistants

Staff Guide: How to enrol Learning Support Assistants onto modules.

What is Staff Enroller?

Staff Enroller is an in-house tool that lets Staff with certain permissions enrol others or self enrol on any Blackboard module. Staff Enroller will not overwrite an existing Blackboard enrolment.

Only Student Disability and Inclusion (SDI) Team staff who have been given permissions to access the tool will be able to use Staff Enroller to enrol LSAs. If you are a member of SDI Team and you think you should have access to Staff Enroller then log a ticket with ServiceLine.

Find Staff Enroller in the Tools section on the main Blackboard navigation menu.

Screenshot of Tools menu in Ultra showing Staff Enroller

If you work remotely, you must be connected to the Virtual Private Network (VPN) via GlobalProtect to use Staff Enroller.

How to enrol LSAs on Blackboard courses

Log on to Blackboard, select Tools from the lefthand menu then Staff Enroller. You will now see the Blackboard Course LSA Enrolment Tool. Select the tab Lsa Enrolment at the top of the page for two options:

  • Enrolments: Allows SDI Team to enrol LSAs onto modules
  • Manage LSAs: Allows SDI Team to assign the role of LSA to usernames

LSA Manager

When you select LSA Manager, you can search for usernames and assign them the role of LSA.

  • Select LSA Manager
  • Type the username of individual into the Search box (must be an exact match)
  • Press Enter or Search
  • Select Assign LSA Role
  • Check notification for confirmation of Assigned Role
  • Check notification for confirmation that the role has been assigned
  • Option: You can remove LSA role by selecting Remove LSA Role.
    Please note that this does not unenrol users from the modules.

Enrol LSA on module

  • Select Lsa Enrolments then Enrolments
  • Type Course ID into the search box e.g. ARCH1001 and press enter or select Search
  • Courses that match the Course ID for each year will be shown in the table below
  • Type the username in the box under LSA Enrolment
  • Check the box for either Permanent Enrolment (default) or Temporary Enrolment (24hrs)
  • Select Enrol
Screenshot showing steps for adding LSA to module

LSAs will appear in the Blackboard module’s class register with the role of Learning Support Assistant. The class register is only available to instructors and other staff roles to view.

Screenshot of Class Register

Unenrol LSAs

To unenrol an LSA from a module, simply search using the Course ID. You will see a list of LSAs enrolled via Staff Enroller. Select Unenrol to remove individuals from modules.

Self-Enrol as an LSA on a Module

If you work remotely, you must be connected to the Virtual Private Network (VPN) via GlobalProtect to use Staff Enroller.

When requested to, Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) are able to self-enrol onto Blackboard Modules. If you are an LSAs and are unable to access Staff Enroller then contact a member of the Student Disability and Inclusion (SDI) Team who will be able to assign you the LSA role on Blackboard.

When you log onto Staff Enroller you will be able to see a list of Modules that you are enrolled on with the role of LSA.

How to Self-Enrol on Blackboard Module

  • Find Staff Enroller in the Tools section on the main Blackboard navigation menu.
  • This opens up Staff Enroller LTI.
Screenshot of Tools menu in Ultra showing Staff Enroller
      • Search for a course with the Module ID, for example, ARCH1001. Select Search or Press Enter.
      • Check that the course searched is correct, the enrolment defaults to Permanent Enrolment but you can change to 24hrs enrolment if preferred).
      • Select Enrol.
      Screenshot of Staff Enroller for LSAs showing course search and enrolment options
      • You will receive a notification of successful enrolment along with a list of courses that you are enrolled on.
      Screenshot of self enrolment success notification.

      How to remove yourself from a Module

      When you log onto Staff Enroller, you will be able to see all the module on which you are enrolled on as a Learning Support Assistant. To remove yourself from a module you can just select Remove next to the module you wish to be removed from.

      Screenshot of Staff Enroller for LSAs showing the list of courses enrolled on.

      You will see a notification confirming from which module you have been unenrolled.

      Screenshot of unenrolment confirmation

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