Here are the necessary steps for an instructor to record student attendance:
- Click the Self Service link on the Blackboard Ellucian page.
- Once logged in to Self Service click the Faculty menu.
- Select the course section you would like to submit attendance.
- Click on the Attendance tab.
- Click on Select Date to choose the date to report attendance for your roster. For online sections, select the Sunday of the week for which you are reporting.
- Click the dropdown arrow in the Select Attendance field. Select the attendance type (Present; Absent, no excuse; Absent, excused; Late or Left Early). Repeat for each student.*
- *To report the same attendance record for every student at once, click the dropdown arrow on the right-hand side of the Update All field above the roster on the left-hand side. Select “Update Records to Present” or “Update Records to Absent.”
- Additional comments regarding attendance can be entered into the Comments for your records, if needed (not required). To access, click on the chat icon to the left of the Select Attendance field.
- OPTIONAL (for your records/notes only): Enter comments into the Comment field in the dialogue box.
- Attendance submissions are automatically uploaded and recorded. No additional steps are required.
*Online Attendance: Use the last day of each week (Sunday) to report attendance. Students who have not submitted any assignments or engaged in any content-related activity should be reported as absent. Please also use the Retention Alert to report any student who is not engaging.
Click the following link for a step-by-step guide: Submitting Grades and Attendance in Self-Service_Undergraduate.pdf.