Blackboard

Boise State's Learning Management System

Training and Documentation

Instructors use Blackboard to manage student learning from a single, online location. This one-stop-shop for teaching and learning provides an easy means of sharing course materials, robust integrations with 3rd party content, tools for messaging class members, mechanisms for assessing student learning, and a means of recording student grades.

Schedule Training

Review our training and support options

Read Support Articles

Explore our knowledge base

Review Best Practices

Learn best practices for Blackboard

Request Features

Contact the Learning Technology Solutions team

Blackboard is Moving to the Cloud

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An improved environment is on its way

On December 21, Boise State’s Blackboard environment will move to the Cloud. Our academic community will benefit from new features, up-to-date fixes, and improved stability by moving to the Software as a Service (SaaS) model. Direct any questions about SaaS migration to the Learning Technology Solutions team.

Frequently Asked Questions

SETTING UP YOUR COURSE

How do I request a course site?

Review our support article about Requesting a Blackboard Course Site

How do I add a teaching assistant, fellow instructor, or other user?

Review our support article, Add or Remove a Teaching Assistant or Other Role in Blackboard

USING BLACKBOARD

How do I create weighted grades?

Review our knowledge base article, Weighted Total with Categories and/or self-enroll in the following Blackboard tutorial: Weighted Grades 101

How do I set up groups?

Review our support article, Create and Manage Groups

How do I create Smart Views in Grade Center?

Review our support article about Grade Center Smart Views

BLACKBOARD SUPPORT

Is in-person help available?

Yes! Schedule a one-on-one consultation with a technologist through our Consultation Calendar