You can request access to the Blackboard system for non-Sheffield Hallam staff teaching on Sheffield Hallam courses.
Note that Associate Lecturers are Sheffield Hallam staff and a regular IT account should be requested for them by their line manager. External Examiners are also staff members and have accounts which are created when they are appointed. Then they are enrolled automatically onto module sites based on data in SITS, they can be added onto other Blackboard sites using the staff enrolment tool, where needed. For any queries about external examiner accounts, please contact externalexaminers@shu.ac.uk
Requesting an external user account
You can request the external user account from the DTS self-service portal. Once the account has been created, you will be sent an email with the details which you should forward on to the external user. You can also enrol the user onto your site, which you can do using the staff enrolment tool in the site.
Enrolling research students as instructors
Research students, who are being paid to teach part or all a module, may need access to the appropriate Blackboard site as more than just a student.
However, as they are not members of staff, there are a few things you need to do, and consider before you give them access.
Firstly, you need to remind them that they need to comply with Sheffield Hallam's information governance policy, and other rules and regulations. You must get email confirmation from the student that they will adhere to these policies, and you should keep the email as proof that they have been made aware of their responsibilities.
Remember that research students may not have access to the staff intranet, or other information which relates to teaching and learning. When they are enrolled on the site you may want to consider whether there's any other information they might find helpful.
Request access for a research student to have higher access from the DTS self-service portal.
