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Blackboard Quick Start Checklist for Staff Users
Target audience: New Blackboard Course Instructors / TAs / Supporting Staff Estimated time for going through this checklist: 30 minutes About This checklist lists out basic features of Blackboard. If you would like to go through the tasks in ...
Blackboard Instructor Guide (Original Course View)
Overview Blackboard is a full-featured learning management system (LMS). It provides an integrated set of tools to support course delivery, learning communities, content management, and assessment. Teachers can set up courses in Blackboard for s...
Sharing course materials on Blackboard
Introduction Wanting to share a resource with your students but not knowing how or where? This article introduces features in Blackboard which you can use to share the following content items with your students: lecture notes, which are in .do...
Creating a supportive learning environment on Blackboard
Instroduction Teachers often wonder how they can create a supportive learning environment on Blackboard.  This article will introduce features in Blackboard which you can use to create a supportive e-learning environment and engage students sta...
Online Assessment and Evaluation on Blackboard
Introduction Assessment is about more than just grading. It's about gaining insight into student progress, getting feedback to improve teaching and learning, and measuring the effectiveness of a course. In this article, you can learn about feat...