Blackboard Tutorials for Instructors and Course Designer

Refer to the links below for on-line tutorials for Blackboard course designers and instructors. The Blackboard Basics Review provides a review of basic course design for instructors and course designers who have previously attended the classroom based Blackboard Basics training course. Refer to the schedule of classroom training to register for a free live session. Refer to the Blackboard Support page for further assistance.

 

Blackboard Basics for Instructors

Best Practices and Requirements for Blackboard Employee Education

Blackboard Functions and Information

Blackboard Assessments: Tests, Quizzes, and Surveys

Blackboard Grade Center

Communication Tools in Blackboard

Next Steps

 

Blackboard Basics: Tutorials for Instructors and Course Designers

• What's New in Blackboard Version 9.1 for Instructors (1:24) [Flash]
• Blackboard 9: Course Environment (3:01) [Flash]
• Blackboard 9: Tests and Surveys (3:50) [Flash]
• Blackboard 9: Improved Collaboration (1:14) [Flash]

Tutorial for all students and Blackboard users:
• Blackboard Version 9? Student Survival Tutorial (4:43) [Flash]

Best Practices and Requirements for Employee Education Courses

• Preparing your PowerPoint file for a Narrated Presentation Video (3:43) [Flash]
• Getting Started with Blackboard Employee Education [PDF]
• Course Design and Quality Assurance for Employee Education [PDF]
• Test and Survey Configuration for Employee Education [PDF]
• Adaptive Release Rules, Certificates, and HRMS Bridge Monitoring [PDF]
• Creating a Self-Enrollment URL for your Course (3:34) [Flash]
• HRMS Querying for Managers and Administrators [PDF]
• Hiding Courses [PDF]
• Using Blackboard to Track Skills Demonstrations [PDF]

Blackboard Functions and Information

• Course Management Tips [PDF]
• Adding Course Content [PDF]
• Managing Student Interactions [PDF]
• Electronic Reserve Instructions [PDF]

Blackboard Assessments: Tests, Quizzes, and Surveys

• Conducting Assessments [PDF]
• Uploading Test Questions from an Excel Spreadsheet [PDF]
• Question Pools [PDF]
• Viewing and Downloading Survey Results [PDF]

Blackboard Grade Center

• Getting started with the Grade Center [PDF]
• Organizing the Grade Center Video (1:39) [Flash]
• Grading Assignments [PDF]

Communication Tools in Blackboard

• You've Used Wikis and Blogs in Blackboard 9.0
• Exporting Wikis and Blogs from Blackboard 9.0
• Creating a Blog in Blackboard 9.1 (2:04) [Flash]
• Creating and Editing a Blog in Blackboard 9.1 (2:07) [Flash]
• Commenting on a Blog in Blackboard 9.1 (1:27) [Flash]
• Creating a Wiki in Blackboard 9.1 (2:46) [Flash]
• Editing a Wiki in Blackboard 9.1 (1:36) [Flash]
• Linking Wiki Pages in Blackboard 9.1 (1:43) [Flash]
• Viewing Wiki Page History in Blackboard 9.1 (2:37) [Flash]
• Grading a Wiki in Blackboard 9.1 (1:43) [Flash]
• About the Discussion Board [PDF]
• Creating a Discussion Board Thread [PDF]
• Responding to a Discussion Board Thread [PDF]

Next Steps

• Request a new course