VCU - Technology Services

Blackboard Organizations for Students

POLICY STATEMENT AND PURPOSE:
This policy explains how students can create organizations under Blackboard.

WHO SHOULD READ THIS POLICY:
All students and faculty members should be familiar with this policy.

RELATED DOCUMENTS:
VCU Web Policies: http://www.vcu.edu/web/
VCU Mailing List Information: http://www.vcu.edu/it/mailing_list.html

CONTACTS:
AT Help Desk: 828-2227 or help@vcu.edu

DEFINITIONS
Blackboard Organization
An online meeting place for different organizations within the VCU community that would like a space for information sharing, collaboration and communication. Organization members can view information about the organization posted by the organization’s faculty sponsor or delegate, such as Announcements, Calendar events, Discussion Boards and Rosters. The Organizations function the same way as Course Web Sites, except they do not become inactive at the end of each semester.

PROCEDURES
Academic Technology requires that student Blackboard (Bb) Organizations be set up under the ownership of a faculty sponsor. The faculty sponsor will be responsible for the Bb organization content.

The faculty sponsor has two management options for Bb Organizations. The faculty sponsor may choose to control membership and content. Or, the faculty sponsor may choose to delegate membership and content control to a member of the Bb Organization. In doing this, the faculty sponsor remains responsible for oversight of membership and said content. The faculty sponsor is required to request the creation of a Bb Organization and may do so by contacting the AT HelpDesk at 828-2227. The faculty sponsor must train the delegated member or send the member to a Bb user class offered by AT before the Bb Organization is created.

Initial Policy Approved: Last Revised: 3/23/05
Revision History: 05/06/05
ATFAC Review and Approval: