TEACHING RESOURCES
BLACKBOARD RESOURCE CENTER
FOR FACULTY
NOTICE: BLACKBOARD UPGRADE
On May 13-14, the Blackboard company upgraded Howard’s Blackboard system to
Version 9 so that faculty and students could
take advantage of the newest features. To learn more about Blackboard 9
(aka "Blackboard Learn"), see
the resources below or register for BB08 Upgrading from Blackboard 8
to 9 via CETLA's calendar..
This site is intended to help HU faculty members set up and successfully manage their HU Blackboard classes. (To find help for your students, click here.) Choose from the following options:
Click the title above to watch a video about the new features of Blackboard 9. Then click here to print out Wayne State University's brief overview of what's new in Blackboard. For more details, you may also click here to read the document "Understanding the Change from Blackboard Academic Suite Release 8 to Blackboard Learn." Please note that Internet Explorer is no longer the preferred browser for Blackboard. Although Blackboard 9 will work with Internet Explorer 7, it works better with Mozilla Firefox.
Click here to watch videos that show and tell you how to use Blackboard's tools. We have organized the tutorials so that faculty who complete CETLA's hands-on workshops can easily find the right ones to review. However, if you can't attend a workshop, you may find that the tutorial is all you need.
Do you want to print out instructions so that you can consult them while you are working in your Blackboard course site? Then click here to print out the pages you need from the Blackboard 9 manual. If you just want to print a Quick Start Guide for the Grade Center, click here. However, if you wish to download or print out the entire manual, click here for a pdf document.
Click here to find answers to some of the most frequently asked administrative questions, for instance, what to do if you can't log in, see your courses, or find a student.
Check here to see whether you need to adjust your computer's settings or to
find "workarounds" for software problems. Please note that
Blackboard 9 does not
work with Internet Explorer 6. It does work with Internet Explorer 7, which
you can get
HERE.
However, Blackboard 9 works best with the latest
version of Mozilla's Firefox. Get it
HERE!
Downloading Files
If, at first, your web browser prevents the file from downloading, look for a message banner above and check the options. Be patient: Even if you authorize the download, you may have to start all over again! If you are using Internet Explorer and continue to have problems, see Information Bar.doc for tips. If you can't download any files (including "Information Bar.doc"), click HELP in your browser's toolbar.
Keep updated copies of your Blackboard site on your hard drive...just in case! Click here for instructions.