Library Staff Guide: The staff enroller tool enables different types of staff to more easily manage their access to Blackboard courses.
This tool is in Beta. Please let us know if you have any issues or questions not covered by the guide.
This tool will only work for staff who have been set up with permissions to access it. Please talk to your team administrator or raise a ticket with ServiceLine if you need access.
The staff enroller tool enables different types of staff to more easily manage their access to Blackboard courses.
Access
You need to be logged into Blackboard to use the Staff Enroller tool. The tool can be found in Blackboard under “Tools”.
You will see two or three tabs at the top of the page depending on the permissions you have.
Enrol
Search for any Blackboard course. Select the course ID of a course and you will automatically be enrolled on the course as “Library Staff”. You will also be taken directly to that Blackboard course.
You can search for course ID, course name or just key words. The search will return the latest academic year at the top of the list. The search will return a maximum of 100 courses.
Use the check boxes on bulk enrol onto courses quickly.
Unenrol
This shows the list of courses you have enrolled on using this tool. Select “Unenrol” to remove yourself from the course.
A maximum of 100 courses will be listed.
Admin Tools
User enrolments
Search for a user (by username) to bring up a list of their enrolments. You can unenrol them from courses.
User permissions
Only staff with the correct permissions can access the course enroller. You can add/remove permissions on this page.
Library Staff
All staff given this role will be able to use the course enroller tool, and add themselves to Blackboard courses with a “Library Staff” course role.
- Search for a user by username
- You should now be able to see all the courses they are enrolled on (using this tool). A maximum of 100 courses will be listed.
- “Remove” to remove the user from a Blackboard course
Library Administrator
All staff given this role will be able to see and use the course “Admin Tools” tab. They will be able to view Library staff enrolments, unenrol Library staff from courses, and delegate Library staff user permissions.
- Search for a user by username
- You should now be able to see and add roles to a user
- Use the drop-down menu to select a role
- Select “Submit” to apply the role
- “Remove” to remove the role
If you search for your own username, it is possible to remove your own permissions. This will only take effect when you refresh the session. Please ask another Library Administrator or ServiceLine to reinstate your permission if you remove them by accident.
You can find someone’s username by searching for them in Microsoft Teams