Faculty Blackboard Support


Blackboard is University of Redlands course management system used for the online delivery of course material. Blackboard allows instructors to post their syllabi, lecture notes, announcements, PowerPoint presentations, assignments, quizzes, and grades online for students to access at anytime.  Blackboard also includes interactive features such as discussion boards and virtual chat rooms. 

This site provides text-based tutorials, movie tutorials, and exercise files that cover many of the features that can be utilized in Blackboard. Click on the links below or use the navigation bar on the left to access the learning resources available on this site.

Introduction to Blackboard covers all aspects of Blackboard. This tutorial provides an overview of the most commonly used features within Blackboard, such as logging into Blackboard, accessing and navigating your course, using the announcements page, adding a syllabus, images, assignments, and external links. The Introduction to Blackboard movies are based on the following text-based tutorial.

Text-based Tutorial:
Introduction to Blackboard

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Exercise Files

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Syllabus
Profile Brain
External Brain
Goals
Assignment #1

Movie Tutorials

The following movie files accompany the Introduction to Blackboard tutorial. Each movie is designed to show you visually how to make use of a particular feature in Blackboard. To view a movie, double click on the name of the movie. The movie will open using the Flash player. If you do not have the Flash player - click here to learn more. [top]

Introduction to Blackboard

1. Logging into Blackboard 11. Organizing Your Course  Information
2. The myRedlands Page 12. Adding Course Information (Pictures)
4. Accessing Your Course(s) 13. Adding Your Introduction
5,6,7. Navigating your Course 14. Adding Your Goals
8. Adding An Announcement 15. Adding Course Information-Web links
9. Adding Your Syllabus 16. Adding An Assignment
9a. Adding Your Syllabus-Linked file 17. Adding an External Link
10. Adding Faculty Information 18. Changing the Name of a Menu Item

The Blackboard Communication Tools tutorial provides an overview of five ways to communicate with students using Blackboard. In this tutorial you will learn how to use Blackboard's e-mail function, announcements page, digital drop box, discussion board, and gradebook.

Text-based Tutorial:
Blackboard Communication Tools

Download
Exercise Files

Microsoft Word
or
PDF

Assignment #1

Movie Tutorials

The following movie files accompany the Blackboard Communication Tools tutorial.  Each movie is designed to show you visually how to make use of a particular feature in Blackboard.  To view a movie, double click on the name of the movie. The movie will open using the Flash player.  If you do not have the Flash player - click here to learn more. [top]

Blackboard Communication Tools

1. Adding An Announcement

4. Adding A.Discussion Forum

2. Sending E-mail 5. Using the Digital Drop Box
3. Adding Assignments to Online Gradebook  

Help and Support

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Flash player is needed to view the movie tutorials. If you do not have the current Flash player, click on the Flash player icon below to download the software.

Blackboard Support

Kimberly Perna
(909)748-8316 or ext. 8316
kimberly_perna@redlands.edu

Catherine Walker
(909)748-8321 or ext. 8321
catherine_walker@redlands.edu