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Blackboard Downtime Scheduled Sat. Morning, July 18 2-5 AM

Essential system updates & routine maintenance expected

Blackboard engineers will perform essential system updates and routine maintenance on Saturday morning, July 18, 2015 from 2 AM - 5 AM. Blackboard will be offline during this period.  This...

Posted: July 13, 2015, 10:53 AM

Faculty, Staff Prepare for Blackboard's Annual Conference

Keep up with Bb World via FREE live streaming sessions

Once a year Blackboard hosts the BbWorld conference over four days for faculty, students, administrators, instructional technology specialists, training professionals, developers, and system...

Posted: July 1, 2015, 12:05 PM

Collaborate with Classmates via Virtual Study Spaces

Powered by Blackboard Instant Messenger

This summer, students have a new option for virtual collaboration: Study Spaces powered by Blackboard Instant Messenger. Blackboard Instant Messenger (IM) is an academic-centric instant...

Posted: June 12, 2015, 3:12 PM

June Technology of the Month

Blackboard Assessments & Test Exceptions

The online assessment tool in Blackboard can be utilized to facilitate meaningful and memorable learning activities for students. These online assessment tools include: surveys, tests, and...

Posted: June 1, 2015, 5:42 PM

Badges, Points, Levels… Oh My! Rewarding & Engaging Students

Instructor adds Blackboard achievements to engineering class

Josh Enszer, a lecturer in the Chemical, Biochemical & Environmental Engineering department, has used homegrown achievements in his courses for the past three years as part of his research...

Posted: May 6, 2015, 12:55 PM