Blackboard Learn is an application for online teaching, learning, community building, and knowledge sharing. Articles are specifically for faculty use.

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Pinned Article Blackboard Ultra: Introduction to Blackboard Learn with Ultra Experience - Faculty

The Blackboard Learn learning management system brings efficiency to day-to-day tasks for students and instructors. Empower instructors with tools that excite learners. Blackboard Learn is flexible and easy to use for managing content and assessing outcomes.

Pinned Article Submitting Final Grades to Banner

The article will explain how to submit final Blackboard grades to Banner.

Accessibility: Ally for Blackboard

Ally for Blackboard reports a rating of accessibility for content loaded into a Blackboard course shell.

Blackboard Ultra: Setting Up Your Grading Scale

This article outlines the steps of creating a new grading scale in the Blackboard gradebook and assigning the grading scale to the Overall Grade column.

Webex LTI for Blackboard: Start a Meeting

Start your virtual meeting for your Blackboard course using the Webex LTI.

Webex LTI: Configure the Webex LTI for Blackboard

Configure Webex's LTI in Blackboard to schedule virtual meetings and office hours for your course!

Blackboard Ultra: Ultra Course View Navigation

This article illustrates how to utilize the course content page in Blackboard.

Blackboard Ultra: Adding a TA/GA to Your Course

This article explains how to add a TA /GA to a Blackboard course.

Blackboard Ultra: Setting Up Student Accommodations

This article explains how to set up student accommodations on Blackboard.

Blackboard Ultra: Copying a Course in Blackboard Ultra

This article explains how to copy class content into a course on Blackboard.

Blackboard Ultra: Entering Student Preview Mode

This article explains how to enable student preview mode in Blackboard.

Blackboard Ultra: Creating Learning Modules

You can use learning modules in your course as containers for your content.

Blackboard Ultra: Adding Course Content

This article offers a step-by-step guide on how to add course content to Blackboard.

Blackboard Ultra: Inserting External Links

This article provides instruction on how insert external links to Blackboard.

Blackboard Ultra: Inserting Videos

This articles offers instruction on how to insert a video to Blackboard.

Blackboard Ultra: Creating Assignments

This article offers instruction on how to create an assignment in Blackboard.

Blackboard Ultra: Creating Tests

Use tests to measure student knowledge, gauge progress, and gather information from students

Blackboard Ultra: Importing Test Questions

This article explains how to import test questions in Blackboard Ultra.

Blackboard Ultra: Adding Test Exceptions

This article explains how to add test exceptions in Blackboard Ultra.

Blackboard Ultra: Creating Announcements

This article explains how to create announcements in Blackboard Ultra.

Blackboard Ultra: Sending Messages

This article explains how to send messages in Blackboard Ultra.

Blackboard Ultra: Creating Discussions

This article explains how to create discussion boards in Blackboard Ultra.

Blackboard Ultra: Creating Groups

This article explains how to create groups in Blackboard Ultra.

Blackboard Ultra: Grading Assignments

This article explains how to grade assignments in Blackboard Ultra.

Blackboard: Creating and Assigning Gradebook Categories

This article explains how to create gradebook categories and how to assign assessment items to those categories.

Blackboard Ultra: Grading Discussion Boards

This article explains how to grade discussion boards in Blackboard Ultra.

Blackboard Ultra: Grading Tests

This article explains how to grade tests in Blackboard Ultra.

Blackboard Ultra: Setting Up Your Gradebook (Points)

This article explains how to set up gradebook points in Blackboard Ultra.