Blackboard
These articles are intended for staff and faculty using Blackboard LMS for course delivery
Manage the Grade Center Display
Use the Filter button to condense the view and navigate to items more quickly. Filtering can help if you have lots...
Tue, Jun 21, 2022 9:57 AM
Retention Center
Here are some common questions instructors have about students in their course:
Who’s logging into the course?
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Wed, Jun 8, 2022 2:44 PM
Using Student Preview
Chances are you’ve experimented with Student Preview already. When exiting student preview, you’re prompted (right) wheth...
Tue, Jun 14, 2022 8:34 AM
Navigation Options for Grading
When grading students you have two primary options for navigation. You can navigate to the previous or next student u...
Tue, Jun 14, 2022 8:35 AM
Drop Lowest Grade
You can drop the lowest grade or grades for categories that
have multiple submissions. For example, discussion forums, homework,...
Mon, Jun 20, 2022 7:58 AM
Factoring Extra Credit with Weighted Grades
When weighting grades, categories are created the assigned weights as shown left. You cannot add an extr...
Tue, Jun 14, 2022 8:37 AM
What is Grading Schema?
In the Grade Center, numeric grades appear by default. A
schema takes the points scored on an item and compares it to the it...
Tue, Jun 14, 2022 8:39 AM
How to Copy a Blackboard Course Content
When copying a course, the process takes place inside the source course - the course you wish to copy. The...
Wed, Jul 6, 2022 2:03 PM
Verbally Record Grading Feedback
Sometimes it can be more effective and efficient to verbally record feedback of students’ work. To do this op...
Mon, Jun 13, 2022 1:03 PM
You can run several types of course reports to view
information about course usage and activity. You can view summaries of course
usage such as which course...
Tue, Jun 14, 2022 8:40 AM