Instructor Management
Instructor managers create, edit, and delete approved instructor profiles in Course Catalog. Those profiles and their associated metadata can be associated with courses and offerings.
Create instructor accounts
Instructor accounts are created in Blackboard, not in Course Catalog. Visit the Create user topic for instructions on how to add a user account to Blackboard.
When the instructor account is created, the user's primary or secondary Institution Role must be set to one of the roles configured as "Instructor" in TDM v2 Configuration in Platform Extensions Manager. The System Role should be set to "None."
The Course Catalog Instructor Record includes a field for Job Title, which is filled when the instructor's Blackboard account is created. This field is displayed in the instructor profile in Course Catalog but can only be updated through the Blackboard admin interface.
The Instructor Management screen
The Instructor Management screen lists all instructor profiles currently in Course Catalog. This is where you add, delete, and update instructor profiles.
Select Administration from the home screen.
Select Instructor Management.
A list of instructor profiles will appear. Each row contains the name of the instructor, their job title, categories associated with the instructor, a summary, and the availability of the profile.
Add an instructor profile
Before an instructor can be associated with a course, they must have an instructor profile.
Select Add Instructor Profile.
Type the name of the desired instructor in the search box or choose from the list. Click the plus sign on the instructor row to add the instructor profile to Course Catalog. The plus sign will turn into a green checkmark once you have chosen the instructor.
Add a profile image for the instructor by dragging a file to the drop zone or selecting Upload to navigate to the file.
Note
The recommended dimensions for the profile image are 300 pixels wide by 300 pixels high, with a max file size of 3 MB. The file must be in JPG, PNG, or GIF format.
Complete the instructor profile by filling out the Categories, Language (required), Summary, About Me, and Credentials fields. The First Name, Last Name, Username, and Job Title will be imported from Blackboard.
Select the purple plus sign to configure another language for the instructor profile.
Choose the new Language at the top of the screen.
Enter the Summary, About Me, and Credentials in the new language.
Select Save to save the instructor profile.
Search for an instructor profile
Type the name of the instructor you are looking for into the search box at the top of the list of instructor profiles.
Update an instructor profile
You can update any of the instructor profile fields that are not imported from Blackboard.
Select the instructor name. Alternately, select the three dot menu on the instructor row and choose Edit.
Make the appropriate changes and select Save.
Delete an instructor profile
Select the three dot menu on the instructor row and choose delete. Select Delete in the confirmation dialog.
Note
Deleting the instructor profile only deletes the Course Catalog profile. Deleting or otherwise changing the actual instructor account can have various effects that should be considered.