Blackboard Guest Access
It is possible to open your Blackboard course so that "Guests" may view it without requiring iSolutions usernames and passwords. You can restrict which areas Guests have access to as well. Note that Guests cannot interact with your Blackboard course, for example in terms of completing a survey, test or viewing the discussion board. This is a design feature to prevent abuse of student confidentiality. Please also note that when you make an area of your course available to guests, this will be searchable by any user who uses the search tool.
If you require access to your course for external users, for example colleagues at another institution, you should request visitor access for them. See link on the right under "What's Related".
Access the Control Panel
1. Begin by accessing your course's Control Panel.
Manage Tools
2. From the Course Options area of the Control Panel click on Manage Tools.
Tool Availability
3. Click on Tool Availability.
Allow Guests
4. Place a tick in the Guest Access column against all areas available, note that only a small number may actually be ticked.
Submit
5. Click on Submit and go back to the Control Panel.
Manage Course Menu
6. From the Course Options area of the Control Panel click on Manage Course Menu.
Select menus to make available to guests
7. You will see your Course Menu. In this next part you will choose to which parts of your Course Menu guests should have access. Choose the first menu item to which you wish to give access to guests and click on the Modify button beside it.
Allow Guest Access
8. Scroll down to the second section and place a tick against Allow Guest Access.
Submit
9. Click on Submit, now go through the same steps for each of your Course Menu items. When you have done this go back to the Control Panel.
Settings
10. From the Course Options area of the Control Panel click on Settings.
Guest Access
11. Click on Guest Access.
Allow Guests
12. Set Allow Guests to Yes.
Submit
13. Click on Submit to finish. Your course is now available to Guests. Refer to the guide on the right under "What's Related" for details on how a Guest can now access your course. It is recommended to test this yourself first to make sure that Guests will see what you expect them to see.
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