Learning System Guides

Course Content and Communication

Create a Test
Learn how to use the Test Manager to create a new test.

Upload Test Questions
Use the "Upload Questions" tool to create a multi-question test from a single text file.

Measure Student Performance
Make assignments, use the discussion board, and administer tests and surveys.

Create a Discussion Board Forum
Follow the steps to create a forum for online discussion about course topics.

Create Discussion Board Threads and Reading Posts
Add discussion threads and messages to your discussion forums.

Collaborate and Communicate
Encourage course participants to interact online by communicating and building communites of learners.

Keep Students Informed
Manage announcements, "What's New" headlines, Blackboard messages, email, calendar items, and tasks.

Create Course Content
Learn how to create custom content, copy content from other courses, and add links to content on the Internet.

Organize Your Course
Learn how to make changes to your syllabus, course menu, and folders.

Present Content to Students
Control the flow of material to your students through learning units and adaptive release of content. Connect materials via course links and tool links.

Import a Web Site into Blackboard
Upload a web page into your Blackboard course.

Universal Design and Accessibility
Ensure that your courses and communities serve all learners, regardless of age, ability, or situation.

Reuse and Reorganize Courses
Learn how to archive material, export course content, and copy and recycle a course.

Administrative Tasks

Make a Course Available
Change whether a course is available or unavailable to students.

Understand User Roles
Learn the five types of users that can be enrolled in a course.

Enroll Students
Learn how to add or remove students from your course.

Enroll Administrative Users
Learn about the available administrative roles which you can assign to your course participants.

Give Guest Access
Enable guests to view your course content.

Accessing a Course as a Guest
Learn how to log in as a guest and retrieve course material to which you have access.

Change Your Password
You may wish to change your password periodically to increase the security of your account.

Configure Your Browser
Make sure that your web browser is set so that you can view Blackboard properly.