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Add Users to your Course (Original)<\/h3>
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When students register for your course, BU automatically adds them to your Blackboard Learn course site. However, you can also manually add additional users to your course through the Control Panel<\/strong>. To manually enroll a user:<\/p>\n

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  1. Log in to learn.bu.edu<\/a> using your BU login name and Kerberos password.<\/li>\n
  2. Locate and select your course in the list.<\/li>\n
  3. In the navigation menu to the left, look under the Control Panel<\/strong> and expand the Users and Groups<\/strong> menu.
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  4. Select Users<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  5. Hover over Enroll User<\/strong> and click Find Users to Enroll<\/strong>.
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  6. Enter the BU username in the Username<\/strong> box and move to step 8 below (do not include @bu.edu<\/strong> when adding by Username).
    \nIf you would like to add more than one user at the same time<\/strong>, enter all of these BU login names in the Username text box, separated by commas.\u00a0 Note: It is recommended that you do not click ‘Browse’ as there is a known issue where the user is entered into the box twice and will not successfully enroll<\/em><\/strong>
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  7. Select an appropriate role from the drop-down menu.<\/li>\n
  8. Select Yes<\/strong> for the Enrollment Availability<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  9. Click the Submit<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n
  10. To verify the new user’s enrollment status or their role:\n
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    1. Go back to the Users<\/strong> page.<\/li>\n
    2. Search for the new user by username, email address, or first\/ last name.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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      See Student Pronouns and Name Pronunciations (Original)<\/h3>
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      All Blackboard users, including faculty and students, can specify their pronouns and the pronunciation of their name on their Blackboard profile. For instructions and more information about how to add details to your profile, check out this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

      Where to See Student Pronouns and Name Pronunciation<\/strong><\/p>\n

      If a student has specified their pronouns and\/or name pronunciation on Blackboard, they will be visible in your course’s Users<\/strong> page.<\/p>\n

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      1. Log in to learn.bu.edu<\/a> using your BU login name and Kerberos password.<\/li>\n
      2. Locate and select your course in the list.<\/li>\n
      3. In the navigation menu to the left, look under the Control Panel<\/strong> and expand the Users and Groups<\/strong> menu.
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      4. Select Users<\/strong>. On this page, you can see a list of all students in your course.\"image<\/li>\n
      5. By clicking over the avatar icon\/picture of a student\/user, their profile card will pop up. On this card will display the student’s name, and underneath their name will be their pronouns and phonetic pronunciation of their name if they have specified either or both. If a student has also created a recording of how their name should be pronounced, this will be indicated by a purple sound icon under the student’s name, and clicking on it will play the student’s recording of how they would like their name pronounced.
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      6. A student’s profile card can also be accessed elsewhere in your course, wherever their avatar icon\/picture can be seen, such as in various course tools. Anywhere the icon\/picture is displayed, clicking on it will bring up their profile card.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Remove Users from your Course (Original)<\/h3>

        \nWhen students drop your course, their Blackboard accounts will be made Unavailable<\/strong> in your course. Unavailable users cannot access your course or view it in their My Courses<\/strong> list. These users can be removed at your discretion. Deleting a user removes all data associated with their account, including Grades, Assignments, Discussion Posts, as well as any other work they may have completed in your Blackboard course. This action cannot be undone<\/strong>, so take care when removing a user from your Blackboard site. To remove a user from a Blackboard Original course:<\/p>\n
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        1. Log in to learn.bu.edu<\/a> using your BU login name and Kerberos password.<\/li>\n
        2. Locate and select your course in the list.<\/li>\n
        3. In the navigation menu to the left, expand the Users and Groups<\/strong> menu under Control Panel<\/strong>.
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        4. Select Users<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
        5. Select the checkbox(es) next to the user(s) you would like to remove from your course.
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        6. Click Remove Users from Course<\/strong>, located at the top or bottom of the user list.
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          Change a User's Role in your course (Original)<\/h3>

          \nInstructors can adjust the role of a user enrolled in a Blackboard Learn course. To change a user’s role:<\/p>\n
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            1. Log in to learn.bu.edu<\/a> using your BU login name and Kerberos password.<\/li>\n
            2. Locate and select your course in the list.<\/li>\n
            3. In the navigation menu to the left, expand the\u00a0<\/span>Users and Groups<\/strong>\u00a0menu under\u00a0<\/span>Control Panel<\/strong>.<\/span>
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            4. Select Users<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
            5. Locate the user whose role you wish to modify and select the drop down menu next to their name.
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            6. Select Change User’s Role in Course<\/strong> from this menu.<\/li>\n
            7. On the resulting page, select the role you would like to grant the user. \u00a0 \"image<\/li>\n
            8. Click the Submit<\/strong> button in the lower right-hand corner to save your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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              Change a User's Availability in your Course (Original)<\/h3>

              \nWhen students drop your course, their Blackboard accounts will be made Unavailable<\/strong> within your course. Unavailable users cannot access your course or view it in their My Courses<\/strong> list. Instructors can adjust the availability of users enrolled in their Blackboard Learn courses. To change a user’s availability:<\/p>\n
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                1. Log in to learn.bu.edu<\/a> using your BU login name and Kerberos password.<\/li>\n
                2. Locate and select your course in the list.<\/li>\n
                3. In the navigation menu to the left, expand the\u00a0<\/span>Users and Groups<\/strong>\u00a0menu under\u00a0<\/span>Control Panel<\/strong>.<\/span>
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                4. Select Users<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
                5. Locate the user whose role you wish to modify and select the drop down menu next to their name.<\/li>\n
                6. Select Change User’s Availability in Course<\/strong> from this menu.
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                7. On the resulting page, you can select Yes<\/strong> or No<\/strong> under Available (this course only)<\/strong>.
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                8. Click the Submit<\/strong> button in the lower right-hand corner to save your changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  Ultra<\/h3>\n

                  Enroll Users in Your Course (Ultra)<\/h3>
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                  When students register for your course, BU automatically adds them to your Blackboard Learn course site. However, you can also manually add additional users to your course:<\/p>\n

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                  1. Log in to learn.bu.edu<\/a> using your BU login name and Kerberos password.<\/li>\n
                  2. Locate and select your course in the list.<\/li>\n
                  3. On the right navigation panel, select View everyone in your course<\/strong> under “<\/strong>Roster”<\/strong>. This will bring you to the\u00a0<\/span>Roster<\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>page, where you can access all users in your course.<\/li>\n
                  4. Select the\u00a0<\/span>Enroll People<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0icon (the plus sign) at the top of the roster to open the\u00a0<\/span>Enroll People<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0panel.
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                  5. In the search box, type a name, username, or at least two letters to reveal a list of matches. People already enrolled in your course don’t appear in the search results.<\/li>\n
                  6. Select one or more people. They immediately appear in the roster list. To reverse a selection, select a person’s name again.<\/li>\n
                  7. Choose a role for each selected person.<\/li>\n
                  8. Select\u00a0<\/span>Save<\/span><\/strong>. The panel closes. At the bottom of the roster, a message appears with the names of the people you added.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                    See Student Pronouns and Name Pronunciations (Ultra)<\/h3>
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                    All Blackboard users, including faculty and students, can specify their pronouns and the pronunciation of their name on their Blackboard profile. For instructions and more information about how to add details to your profile, check out this page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

                    Where to See Student Pronouns<\/strong><\/p>\n

                    If a student has specified their pronouns on Blackboard, they will be visible in your course Roster.<\/p>\n

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                    1. Log in to Blackboard (learn.bu.edu) with your Kerberos username and password.<\/li>\n
                    2. Find your Blackboard Ultra course in the Courses page and open it.<\/li>\n
                    3. Click on Roster<\/strong> on the right side of the page.<\/li>\n
                    4. Course staff and students should appear in a tiled array on the page. If a student has specified their pronouns on Blackboard, they will appear directly under their name and under the pronunciation of their name if that has also been specified.
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