What is Educator?
What do I do to request an Educator course?
How do I/my students log in to Educator?
Once I've requested a coursesite, how long does it take before you can access it?
How do I make my course available to my students and what do I do if my course is listed as “unavailable”?
How do I manually create a document in Educator?
How do I upload a file in Educator?
Can I add/remove students from my Educator course?
How do I backup my course?
What happens to my course at the end of the semester?
I’m new to Educator or want to learn more about the new Educator features. Where can I go for help?
How do I locate student usernames and passwords in Educator?
What is Educator?
Educator is a course management system (CMS) used for developing and delivering course materials. Educator can be broken down into three main categories: content delivery, communication, and evaluation. Educator is a powerful, yet flexible tool which can be used to enhance teaching and learning.
How do I request an Educator course?
A coursesite request form is available at http://www.oaklandcc.edu/bb/support/blackboardcourse.htm. You can fill this form and an Academic Technology team member will contact you once the coursesite has been created.
Once I've requested a coursesite, how long does it take before you can access it?
Our team usually fills requests within 48 hours and you will receive an email confirmation when your coursesite is ready. If we have questions about your request, we will email to clarify, and this may take longer.
How do I/my students log in to Educator?
You can go to the Distance Learning web @ www.oaklandcc.edu/dl. From there, you will see a link to Enter Ucompass Educator. Click on the link and enter your username and password information.
How do I make my course available to my students and what do I do if my course is listed as “unavailable”?
Once you log into your course, click Syllabus
Click Registration Information
Scroll down to the Student Enrollment section
At the Student Access prompt, choose the On or Off option. (If option is Off, no students will be allowed into this course)
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the Continue button
Please leave all of the other options under this section as is.
How do I manually create a document in Educator?
1.Click Course Materials
2.Click Upload Center
3.Choose a folder in which you wish to store the document.
4.Select Manually Enter a Text or HTML File
5.Add file information.
6.Type or paste content into the text area.
7.Click Submit
How do I upload a file in Educator?
1.Prepare a document offline and save it
2.Click Course Materials
3.Click Upload Center
4.Choose a folder in which you wish to store the document
5.Click Browse
6.Locate the saved file on your drive
7.Highlight the file
8.Click Open (This will make the filename appear in the Browse input box)
9.Click Upload File!
Can I add/remove students from my Educator course?
Since Educator is integrated with Online Services (WebAdvisor), you will not be able to add students. However, you can suspend student access to your course or completely remove students from your roster.
Suspended students will still appear in your roster; however, they will be identified as having a suspended account. This will be clearly labeled in bold, red letters. Suspended students can be reactivated and all of their submitted materials will be in tact. Here’s how:
1.Enter your coursesite
2.Click on Student Management
3.Click on Suspend/Reactivate
4.Select the Suspended or Not Suspended radio button option next to the student
5.Click Submit
Removing students from the course is irreversible and all of their submitted work will also be removed. Please use extreme caution when removing students from your roster. Here’s how:
1.Enter your coursesite.
2.Click on Student Management
3.Click on Remove Student
4.Either check the checkbox at the top of the page to remove all students or place a checkmark in front of individual names that you want to remove.
5.Click the Remove Students button.
6.Check over the names that appear on the next page for accuracy. If you spot an error, click the [back] button and make your corrections.
7.Click Continue to complete the process.
How do I backup my course?
Instructors have the ability to archive their own courses in Educator. When you archive a course in Educator, the course access link will be removed from the course manager list. Here’s how:
1.Click on the Course Manager link in the main navigator column.
2.Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on the Course Archives link.
3.Place a checkmark in front of each course that you wish to remove from the course manager listing
4.Click Submit
Please note that you still have access to archived courses by click on the Archived Courses link at the bottom of the course manager page.
What happens to my course at the end of the semester?
Your course does not go away and you will always have access to it. At the end of the semester, we recommend that you make your course “unavailable” so your students will no longer have access to course materials.
I’m new to Educator or want to learn more about the new Educator features. Where can I go for help?
There are a variety of avenues you can take to learn more about Educator.
1. If you are in your coursesite, click on the ? icon in the Educator tool bar located near the bottom of the screen. This will bring up an online tutorial.
2. We can also enroll you in our online, self-paced faculty orientation course which will guide you through all of the features within Educator.
3. Visit the TLTC on your campus and work with one of our Instructional Technologists.
4. Sign up for our Educator workshops offered through PDTC.
How do I locate student usernames and passwords in Educator?
1. Once you log into your course, click Student Management. This will bring up your course roster with their usernames.
2. Click on a student’s name to bring up an individual student record
3. Click Display Password
