Blackboard Resources

Blackboard Learn is our campus Learning Management System (LMS) that is used for distance, blended, face-to-face and adhoc courses. Blackboard allows for online teaching and learning, content management and distribution, communication and collaboration. Blackboard offers many built in applications and tools such as Portfolios, SafeAssign, and Rubrics. We also have several integrated applications.

Vendor Resources

• Blackboard Learn Help Site
• Calendar
• Course Content
• Course Files (add, modify, move)
• Course Availability
  Note: Your course is set to Unavailable by default. You can open the course (make it available) at your discretion.
• Discussion Boards
• Roster/Users
  Note: The 2nd option on this page is the easiest and most helpful. It shows all users in the course (Instructor, Student, TA, etc) as well as whether they are set to available/unavailable.
• Assignments
• Assessments/Tests
• Tests Options (test settings)
  Note: We highly recommend not using the Force Completion setting.
• Edit Tests and Questions
• Release Content (adaptive release)
• Grading
• Grade Center
• Understanding Decimals and How Blackboard Calculates Grades
• Download/Upload Grade Center
• Groups (create and manage)
• Grade Statistics, Reports and Student Submission Receipts
• Student Preview (preview user)

Notable Features and Tools

• Portfolios
• SafeAssign
• Rubrics
• Instructor Feedback with Audio and Video Recording
• BB Annotate (Inline Grading)
• Achievements
• Best Practices and Tips from Academic Computing