Hi Kate
You make this sound so straight forward. If only...
The problem is I do not know who all the users are - as staff have been added
an various ways - and may not necessarily even be on our staff records system
- let alone using the same username. And there isn't an easy way for me to
extract all instructors and teaching assistants from the system. Even with
level 3 (learning System ;) - there isn't a built in way to extract data about
users or courses from the Bb system. I guess this is therefore going to be an
on-going frustration for us? I think it may require a total rethink of our
procedures - so we link the Bb users with staff records. Now just need to
make sure our staff record system is reliable. And then work out how to
manage the transition... and try and make sure staff don't end up with
duplicate accounts. I guess the only real problem will be that during this
process any personal information that the user has entered that is not
contained in our records will be removed?
If anyone works out another way of doing this - set the PIR of all instructors
and teaching assistants on the system to staff (sounds even easier now :( -
then please let me know.
cheers,
ben
Kate Boardman wrote:
> Batch create accounts with role set. No way of updating existing users if
> you have upgraded them with the system. Take 'em out and recreate as batch
> with roles included.
>
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> Kate Boardman
> Learning Technologies Team
> IT Service
> University of Durham
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> Durham DH1 3LE
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: A list to promote discussion amongst MLE Blackboard/Courseinfo
> users in UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of ben
> hyde
> Sent: 27 March 2002 15:40 PM
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> Subject: primary institution role
>
> Just got my hands on our new version (L3/LS) of Bb up and running and I
> am busily tinkering with the customisable features.
>
> However, for them to work effectively, you need to set the users primary
> institution role. Hence my gripe - when you create a new instructor (say
> when you create their course site) you cannot designate their role and
> it is set as student!! Anyone know a way round this?
>
> ben
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