Blackboard Learn is the University of Alabama’s Learning Management System (LMS).
With Blackboard, instructors deliver course content such as PDFs, images, and videos; as well as assignments and tests to students which can be graded within Blackboard. Discussion boards, email, and course messages provide a means for conversation between students, and with instructors and TAs.
Upcoming Blackboard Workshops
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Preparing to Use Blackboard
About Supersections – Combined & Cross-Listed Courses
Create or Combine Blackboard Learn Courses
Combine Blackboard Learn Courses (video)
Set Course Availability
Blackboard Basics for Instructors – Getting Started (video)
Blackboard Basics for Instructors – Course Set up (video)
Blackboard Basics for Instructors – Grading and Retention (video)
Add a Syllabus to a Course
Add an OIRA/OSM Syllabus Link to Your Blackboard Learn Course
Add an OIRA/OSM Syllabus Link to a Blackboard Supersection
Tests and Testing Tips
Creating Tests in Blackboard
Creating Tests in Blackboard webinar (recorded Mar 25, 2020)
Creating Extended Time or Make-Up Exams in Blackboard (ODS Accommodations)
Testing Tips for Instructors
Testing Tips for Instructors (video)
Testing Tips for Students
Importing Testing Services Results into Blackboard Learn Grade Center
Copy a Test Between Blackboard Courses
Test Security with Respondus Lockdown Browser & Monitor
Respondus Test Management Tool (PC Only)
The Blackboard Grade Center
Blackboard Advanced for Instructors – Setting Up the Grade Center (video)
Download a Copy of the Grade Center from Blackboard
Hide Grade Center Columns from Students
Hide Grade Center Columns from the Instructor
Blackboard Grading Schemas
Importing Testing Services Results into Blackboard Learn’s Grade Center
Using the Attendance Tool
Entering Midterm or Final Grades in Blackboard Grade Center
Blackboard and myBama
Importing Final and Midterm Grades from Blackboard into MyBama
Assigning Non-Attendance Grade Reason in MyBama
Non-Attendance Grade Requirements (from Registrar)
Blackboard Features
Creating Assignments
Inline Grading with BB Annotate
Using the Attendance Tool
Change Availability and Due Dates with Date Management Tool
Create a Rubric
Create a Rubric Evaluation Report
Embed a Twitter Feed in a Blackboard Course
Hide Courses in the My Courses Module
Set a Course Entry Point
Submission Receipts in Blackboard
Monitor Student Success with The Blackboard Retention Center
Using the Blackboard Calendar
Blackboard Calendar and Notifications (Video)
Communication Features in Blackboard Learn webinar (Recorded Mar 27, 2020)
Blackboard’s Text Message and Email Notification Settings
Add a Zoom Meeting to Your BBL Course
Add a Flipgrid to Your Blackboard Course
The Blackboard Instructor App
Blackboard Browser Checker
Clear Your Cache (CIT Video)
Blackboard Ally
Blackboard Ally for LMS helps make digital course content more accessible by automatically providing alternative formats (such as semantic HTML, audio, ePub, and electronic Braille) and providing instructor feedback and guidance on fixing accessibility issues in a course.
Ally for LMS Help for Students
Ally for LMS Help for Instructors
Downloading Student Work from Blackboard
Download Discussion Board Posts from Blackboard Learn
Download Turnitin Assignments
LMS Retention Policy
LMS Course Retention Policy & FAQ
How to Back Up Blackboard Content as an Instructor
How to Back Up Blackboard Content as a Student
Blackboard Integrations
Information on Blackboard Integrations
Blackboard Integration Request Guidelines
Collaborate Ultra Synchronous Video Conferencing
Gradescope for Grading Hand-written Assignments
Hypothes.is for Collaborative Annotation
Packback Questions Online Discussion Platform
Panopto Lecture Capture
Turnitin Plagiarism Detector and Feedback Studio
Turning Technologies Interactive Polling
Flipgrid for Asynchronous Collaboration and Interaction
Blackboard Tutorials for Students
Blackboard Learn Student Tutorials
Blackboard Basics for Students (video)
Blackboard Tutorials for Distance Education Students (from College of Continuing Studies)
Blackboard Browser Compatibility Checker
Clear Your Cache (CIT Video)
Testing Tips for Students
View Test/Quiz Grades in Blackboard
View Assignment Grades in Blackboard
How to Back Up Blackboard Content as a Student
Hide Courses in the My Courses Module
Export your Blackboard calendar to your Gmail/iCal Calendar
Blackboard’s Text Message and Email Notification Settings
The Blackboard App for Students
Pearson Student Account Registration
RedShelf and Access Granted FAQs (from SUPe Store)
Adding RedShelf to Your Blackboard Learn Course (from SUPe Store) (PDF)
Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation
Ultra Base Navigation for Blackboard Learn offers a new way to navigate and access your Blackboard Learn course content that will save you time and help you stay on top of what’s most important. Although the look is new, the course features and workflows remain the same.
Base Navigation for Instructors
Base Navigation Video for Instructors
Base Navigation Guide for Instructors (PDF)
Base Navigation for Students
Base Navigation Video for Students
Base Navigation Guide for Students (PDF)