How Do I Add a Blackboard Integrated Course When the Course is already in Blackboard?
If you would like to ALIGN a Course into GoSignMeUp that is already in Blackboard, follow the steps below.
1. In Blackboard - Be sure your course has the appropriate Availability setting
The "Availability" Section is found in the "Course Settings" area in your Blackboard Course.
If you want your students to have IMMEDIATE access to your course, select the "Continuous" option (Number 1). This is the recommended setting so that students can enroll in the course and start it right away.
If you want your students to only have access to the course between a SPECIFIC DATE RANGE, then select the "Select Dates" option (Number 2). This will allow students to enter the Blackboard System, but they will not see this course on their list of current courses until the specified date.
2. In Blackboard - Allow students to "Self Enroll" in your Blackboard Course
The "Enrollment" Section is also found in the "Course Settings" area of your Blackboard Course. If courses are not marked as Self-Enrolled, then students are not given the right to sign up for the course without an Administrator. We recommend not limiting the enrollment dates so GoSignMeUp Enrollments can be enrolled in real time, but you can set specific dates if you need to.
3. In Your GoSignMeUp System - Go to the "Courses" Tab and choose "Add a Course"
Add all of the Course information, including the instructor, name of the course, date, time, etc.
Note: We would recommend keeping the course name and course number consistent with the information assigned in Blackboard.
4. In the "Blackboard" Section of the "Add a Course" area follow the following steps:
1. Type the BB Course ID into the BB Course ID field
2 Press the "Verify BB Course ID availability"
This will search both the GoSignMeUp System and Blackboard to let you know if the BB Course ID you entered is in use already
5. Verify the information to see if want to adjust the Course ID or not
1. This course already exists in Blackboard - in this case, that is fine because I want to align to a pre-existing course and this is the correct course, so I will continue.
2. This course already exists in GoSignMeUp - I already have a course with the course number "BB12345" so I may want to change it now before I move on.
6. Press the "Check if Course Exists in Blackboard to Align" button to complete the process
Once you have confirmed the course IDs are accurate, press the "Check if course exists in Blackboard to align" button.
This will connect this new GoSignMeUp Course with the pre-existing Blackboard Course
7. The system will find the course that you set up in Blackboard and let you know the Name of the Course
This is one more opportunity to confirm that you are aligning to the course you intended to connect to.
Be sure to complete the rest of the Course information and press "SUBMIT" to complete the alignment process.
Note: The system will automatically fill in the word "shell" into the "template" field, but the course will align to the pre-existing Blackboard course, so it will not utilize the template for duplication.
Now your Blackboard Course is ready for students!
Any student who enrolls in this course will now also be automatically enrolled in the same Course in Blackboard.
