add a course on blackboard

Watch a video about the course Home Page

The following narrated video provides a visual and auditory representation of some of the information included on this page. For a detailed description of what is portrayed in the video,

Add a course module page

You can add course module pages to organize modules as you want. Add course module pages on the course menu or in a content area.

Manage modules

Select the Manage Settings icon to change how the content appears. For example, you can select how many days of announcements appear in a module. Select the X to remove a module. Content reported in the module isn't removed. Not all modules have settings you can change.

Add a course module page banner

You can add a banner image that only appears when students open the module page. You can also add and format text in the editor.

How to make a course unavailable on Blackboard?

To make the course available, open the course's menu and select Make Available. To make a course unavailable, open the course's menu and select Make Unavailable.

What is Blackboard Learn?

Blackboard Learn provides several reports to help you monitor user activity in forums, groups, and content areas associated with courses. You can also view reports to see which course items are aligned with specific course standards or objectives.

How to enable course structure?

On the Administrator Panel in the Courses section, select Course Settings. On the Course Settings page, select Course Menu and Structures. On the Course Menu and Structures page, select the check box for Enable Course Structures. To disable them, clear the check box.

What is Quick Setup Guide?

The Quick Setup Guide helps instructors choose elements for their courses such as a course structure and a theme. They can also edit the course name and description, and access topics and video tutorials to help them learn more about building their courses.

How to view child courses?

Child courses have limited options in the menu and need to be managed from their associated master courses. On the Administrator Panel in the Courses section, select Courses. Search for a course. On the Courses page, open the menu and select Edit.

What does separation mean in a course?

Instead, it becomes a distinct course. The course no longer is associated with the merged set, and it contains no material from its former master course. The separated course retains both its content and enrollments from the moment it was separated out.

What are the two properties of Blackboard Learn?

When you create a course, Blackboard Learn requires only two course properties: a course name and a course ID . However, several other course properties control important aspects of courses, such as when they're available, whether guest users are permitted, and where the course appears in the course catalog.

Unzip the file upon upload

You can create a collection of files or an entire lesson, including cascading style sheets (CSS), zip it into a package, and upload it into Course Files from your computer.

Keep the file intact upon upload

You may want to keep a compressed folder intact when you upload it to your course. For example, if you want to include several images for students to use in a presentation.

Can you create a third level folder?

After you already have two levels of folders, you can't create a third level or upload a folder into the second-level folder. Organize with learning modules. You can use learning modules in your course as containers for organized collections of content.

Can you add multiple files to a course?

You may choose multiple files from cloud storage to add to your Course Content page in one action. The files you add are copies. If you make a change to a file in cloud storage, you need to upload a new copy in your course. Content Collection: Add files from your institution's shared repository.

Do you have to add students to your blackboard?

Generally speaking, you should not have to add students who are enrolled in your course to its Blackboard section. As long as the student has registered on time, they should be enrolled in your Blackboard course on Day 1.

Can you remove a user from a course?

Due to legal mandates, Educational Technology staff can only add/remove users from your course with explicit written permission from the instructor. It is therefore more efficient and safer for the instructor to manage the course membership by themselves.

Can you delete a student from a course?

There is no way to “delete” a user from your course. You can only set the course to be “not available” to an individual user. More likely you may to need to change the availaability setting for a student from unavailable to available.