The two main reasons are:
NetIDs are recycled.
Example: John Smith is a student with NetID jsmith. When John graduates, jsmith goes to new student Judy Smith. If we did not delete rosters from Blackboard courses, Judy would have access to John’s old courses.
Due to copyright reasons, [...]
Winter/Spring/Summer 2009 rosters are scheduled to be deleted from Blackboard on Wednesday, November 18. For more information, click here.
2006 courses are scheduled to be deleted from Blackboard on Friday, November 27. For more information, click here.
If you taught a Winter, Spring, or Summer 2009 course and used Blackboard, please read this important announcement carefully!
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On Wednesday, November 18, 2009, we will be deleting all rosters from Winter, Spring, and Summer 2009 Blackboard courses.
If your course falls into either of the following categories, you MUST fill out a request form prior to [...]
Has a student dropped your course and has decided to audit instead? Read on!
When a student drops a course, we place a hold on their account in that course in Blackboard. The student is technically still on your roster, but they are hidden and do not appear in an Enroll User search. Please contact TLT Instructional [...]
On Wednesday, April 1, 2009, we will be deleting all rosters from Fall 2008 Blackboard courses. Course content will remain, but all students and student-generated content will be removed.
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IF YOU:
1. are teaching a class that does not follow the West Campus Semester schedule (perhaps it overlaps semesters),
OR
2. still have students who are completing an [...]
On Friday, November 14, 2008, we will be deleting all rosters from Spring 2008 and Summer 2008 Blackboard courses. Course content will remain, but all students will be removed.
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IF YOU:
1. are teaching a class that does not follow the West Campus Semester schedule (perhaps it overlaps semesters)
OR
2. still have students who are completing an [...]