On-Boarding Documentation

The intention of the document below is to on-board new hires at the Center for Innovation in Teaching and Learning. Even though that’s not my department, we need to work together often. This document provides an overview of the topics new hires need to be aware of, and serves as an agenda for further discussion when we meet for the first time.

 CITL – Blackboard Onboarding Topics

Admin access tab for CITL node

    • This is how you add yourself to courses
    • You can search for courses by Instructor NetID, course name, or by Course ID (CID).
    • The space request number is the last part of the CID
    • There’s a Course Admin role but you can use the Quick Enroll button to enroll as an Instructor

Having a problem? Check the KB:

Roster loads

    • Twice daily (approx. 5:30 am&pm) starting the Thursday before the start of the term.
    • Need a roster loaded early, email: [redacted]
      • or include the date you need the roster loaded in the Special Instructions on the Space Request App.
    • Adding/deleting rosters from a Compass space (KB 54611)
    • Deleting a space (KB 54609)

CSS banners and customization

    • CITL courses use a CSS “hack” in the course menu for course banners

STAGE – for testing/experimenting/previewing

    • [redacted]
    • Data is refreshed the first weekend of the month.

Course Restores

    • If something gets deleted by accident we can request an archive of the course from the previous day

Blackboard Collaborate

    • Collaborate Classic is turned off by default see KB 59349 to enable
      • There’s a “back-end” for old Collaborate called “SAS” where there can be standalone Collaborate sessions and recordings.
    • Collaborate Ultra is turned on by default

Guest accounts for non-uiuc affiliate access to courses