Connecting to a multi-section (coordinated) Edfinity course from Blackboard

This advanced article explains how to integrate multiple Blackboard master courses with a multi-section (coordinated) Edfinity course (one coordinator section and multiple member sections). This article assumes:

• You are already familiar with how to integrate Edfinity and Blackboard. If necessary, please read Connecting to an Edfinity course from Blackboard first. 
• You have already set up a coordinated course. See Getting started with coordinated (multi-section) courses for more information.

Concepts

A coordinated course allows each instructor to one coordinator section to manage assignments and multiple member sections, each with a distinct student roster and assignment availability. To integrate an Edfinity coordinated course with Blackboard, you will need one Blackboard master course for each member section in Edfinity. 

Setup

If you are setting up an Edfinity coordinated course and integrating it with Blackboard, please carefully read and follow these instructions to ensure that the integration works properly.

1. Create your Blackboard courses.
2. Create your Edfinity coordinator section.
3. Create one member section for each Blackboard course. See Creating a member section in a coordinated course for more information.
4. Link each Blackboard course to the appropriate Edfinity member course. Do not link to the coordinated course. You have the option of passing back individual grades (default) or a single course-level grade. See Connecting to an Edfinity course from Blackboard for more information.

Transferring a student between sections

One benefit of using an Edfinity coordinated course is that student transfers can be done without the loss of any student work.

To transfer a student between sections:

1. Within Blackboard, enroll the student in the new course.
2. Within Edfinity, transfer the student to the member section corresponding to the new Blackboard course. See Transferring a student to a different member section in a coordinated course for more information.
3. Remove the student from the old Blackboard course.

If you have configured Edfinity to pass back individual assignment grades, you will need to take additional steps to ensure all grades are transferred.

1. You will need to export and re-import the student's grades between courses in Blackboard. From the Blackboard Grade Center in the old course, download the student's grades, and then upload them into the new course. Make sure your column headers match and the grades are imported into the right assignments.
2. Alternatively, you can ask the student to revisit each of their assignments by clicking on the deep links from Blackboard. This will cause Edfinity to re-post the student's grades to the new course.

The above process ensures that all student work is preserved after the transfer is completed.