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Blackboard Help

Here are some resources to help you use Blackboard at UO more effectively.

UO Blackboard general information

Blackboard home page: https://blackboard.uoregon.edu
Start here for access to the Blackboard system at UO!

Blackboard FAQ: Simple answers to common questions, with sections for both students and instructors.

Blackboard news: The latest information from the UO blackboard blog.

Browser setup: Make sure you have a browser that works well with Blackboard, including required plugins and configuration options.

Downtime Schedule: Find out when the Blackboard system is scheduled to be unavailable.

Blackboard Learn+ Version 9 User Manual: In-depth information for blackboard users (152pp; 1.1MB).

Need Help Logging In? Some hints for people who are having difficulty logging in to the UO Blackboard server.

Bug reports

For system status information, see http://status.uoregon.edu/.

Send bug reports by email to blackboard@ithelp.uoregon.edu. You can also report urgent system-wide blackboard problems such as system unavailability by calling 346-1942 (after hours, call Library Systems at 346-3049).

Especially for students

Online help

Using Blackboard 9: Some hints for students familiar with older versions of Blackboard.

Blackboard 9 student guide -- a YouTube video from Teesside U in Britain.

Assistance in person for students:

The Information Services (Computing Center) Help Desk in 151 McKenzie Hall (346-4412) can assist with browser problems or email logins.

Visit the Knight Library Learning Commons -- especially the  Computer Help Desk -- for additional help using blackboard.

Especially for instructors

All About Blackboard: Guides from the Teaching Effectiveness Program. 

Blackboard 9 for Instructors:  some quick tips and references about our new 2009 version.

Blackboard 9.0 Instructor's Manual: In-depth information for instructors, also available in HTML format on the "Help" menu of the control panel.

Blackboard and i>clicker at UO: How to use Blackboard with i>clicker personal response systems, including registering student clickers using a blackboard form and uploading grades from i>grader into the blackboard grade center.

Blackboard, Inc. Faculty Documentation has an extensive collection of vendor-written manuals and tutorials. See in particular the Bb-provided flash based "quick tutorials," and the "quick start guides" for Release 9.0.

We also recommend a useful book, available from the Knight Library (LB1028.68 .B53), CMET Consulting, or local bookstores.  Unfortunately, this book discusses Blackboard 7, and so is somewhat out of date:  Southworth, Howie, et al. (2006). Blackboard® for Dummies®. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. 356pp.

View the "Quick Tutorials" available in the Help section of the Control Panel.

Assistance in person for instructors:

CMET Consulting can provide training for faculty and staff in designing and using a blackboard coursesite. Instructors can visit Room 19, Knight Library, or call 346-1942 for an appointment.

If you need assistance with instructional design or would like to build a learning object for your course, CMET Interactive Media may also be able to assist. And you can get additional help from the Teaching Effectiveness Program in using blackboard to meet your teaching goals.

We offer Blackboard workshops for instructors by request. Schedule one for instructors in your department, customized to your specific needs.

Some additional materials

There's lots of other material available about blackboard, both from the UO and other sites.  Try using google and search for "blackboard 9 quick tutorial".  We're starting to build a library of UO tutorials as well:

 

Maintained by: JQ Johnson, jqj@uoregon.edu
Last Modified: 10/08/2009