This page is for faculty who teach face-to-face and blended courses and are responsible for designing their course in Blackboard Learn (not a course through OCDE, not an Accelerated Learning course).

If you teach AL courses, click here to find related Blackboard Learn resources.

Blackboard Learn: Video Tutorials to Help Faculty Get Started

Four Foundational Videos: 

• Here is a link to 4 videos that demonstrate how to use the most common Blackboard tools faculty use to develop courses: 4 Videos

Blackboard Basics Video:

• This is a recorded session from August 2020: link to video (see video description for time stamps of specific topics)
• Downloadable document tutorial that is referred to throughout the above video.

Blackboard Assessments and Respondus Videos:

• Blackboard Assessments video is here. This is condensed from the full session (link below) from July 2020.
  • Downloadable document tutorial that is referred to throughout the video.
• Respondus LockDown Browser video is here. This is condensed from the full session (link below) from July 2020.
  • Handout that is referred to throughout the video.
• For a full recording of the Blackboard Assessments and Respondus session with all related resources, please click here.

Asynchronous Tools Video (Discussion Boards, Groups, Group Discussion Boards, Group Assignments, Journals):

• Asynchronous Tools video is here. This is condensed from the full session (link below) from July 2020.
• Full recording of the Asynchronous Tools session with related resources is here.

How to Avoid Running Out of Space in Your Course

• The most common reasons that the course size maximum is reached is due to uploading video files or voiceover PPT files.
• Link to session recording and resources to reduce course size.

Blackboard Learn Tutorials from A to Z

Click to browse and search by key word all of our Blackboard Tutorials

 

Help for Students

There is also a Blackboard Learn channel on the portal, under the Student tab, with resources for students.

Here is a link to 24-videos playlist, made by Blackboard to assist students: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLontYaReEU1seUE3ACG3sEc3zR7Br7URU

Short video tutorials for various actions are below:

• How to take a test
• How to submit an assignment
• How to use the discussion board
• How to check your grades

Handouts to share with students

• Blackboard Basics for Students
• How to Use Discussion Forums
• Find Instructor Feedback and SafeAssign Reports
• View Online Quiz Results and Answers