Requesting Sites

Where possible Blackboard module sites are bulk created ahead of the upcoming academic year. Sometimes you will be required to request your module site yourself, and you must request any organisation site you require. Both Blackboard module sites and organisation sites are requested using the Request a Blackboard Site tool on the Institution Page. Requested sites are created immediately.

2026/27 module sites

From 10 June 2026, you will be able to access 2026/27 Blackboard module sites that have been created for any active module which had a Blackboard site in the 2025/26 academic year. These will appear when you access the Modules page when you log into Blackboard.

Staff enrolments from the 2025/26 module sites have been copied across to the new 2026/27 module sites. You will need to use the Staff Enrolment Tool to add any new staff or unenrol staff who no longer need access.

The sites have been created with the standard template. No content has been copied into the new sites. You can copy content you require from previous module sites, but do not copy or create any summative assessment submission points or grade columns as these will be set up automatically ahead of the new academic year, and copied or manually created columns will not work with marks transfer. You can set up other assessments such as tests or formative activities.

For 2026/27 there has been a refresh of linked module sites, meaning existing links will not be copied forward due to many incorrect links breaking marks transfer in 2025/26. If you require a linked module site (where you have two occurrences taught together with the same assessment pattern), you will need to submit a site linking request following the guidance below on this page. Requests for linked sites will be evaluated individually.

If you cannot see a Blackboard module site you need, you can request it following the guidance below on this page. It will appear on your Modules page immediately (after you refresh your browser).

If you do not need a Blackboard site which has been created, you can request it is deleted.  

How to request a site

Step 1. On the Blackboard Institution Page, scroll down to the Blackboard Tools section and select the Request a Blackboard Site tool.

Step 2. Select which type of site you want to request. Depending on which site you select you will be asked to provide different information. 

Module Sites - If you are requesting a module site you must provide a valid module code. You will then be prompted to choose the academic year and occurrence of that module. 

Organisation Sites - There are a choice of organisation sites depending on who needs access and the purpose for using the site:

• Student Course Organisation (a site for students on a specific course or programme, pre-populated with the Hallam Mini-Modules). Student Course Organisations can be identified from the prefix "stu" in the site ID.
• Student Other Organisation (a site for students not associated with a specific course or programme). Student Other Organisation IDs are prefixed "stu2".
• Staff Organisation (a site that is only available to staff). Staff Organisation IDs are prefixed "staff".
• Validation/Development Organisation (a module that is under development/prior to validation). Validation/Development Organisation IDs are prefixed "dev". 

Select the type of organisation you require, enter a title, and choose the start and end date

Step 3. Click Create Site.

After you request the site it will be created immediately. You will need to refresh the Modules or Organisation Page for the site to appear

Linking Module Sites

Sometimes students may be attached to different modules or module occurrences but need access to the same Blackboard site, for example where a module is taught at both HND and degree level.

If the students are taught as one group AND the modules share assessment requirements including dates, then you can request a link so that all the students are enrolled on the same Blackboard module site. Requests for linked sites will be evaluated individually. If the groups are found to study at a different pace, are assessed at different times or use different modes of assessment, then any request to link sites will be rejected and the students must be attached to separate Blackboard module sites.

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