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What is a blackboard used for?
Blackboard can be used for asynchronous courses or for developing supplementary materials for courses taught over ITV, compressed video or traditional classroom instruction.
What is the phone number for Blackboard?
Faculty, staff, and students have access to technical support Mondays thru Fridays, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Call the ITS Service Desk at 256-372-4357 for help, or submit a ticket online at any time. Submit a helpdesk ticket. Blackboard Collaborate Support.
What hardware is needed for Blackboard?
Requirements/Limitations. Users of Blackboard must have Internet access. Other hardware such as microphones or web cameras may be required depending on the course and will be identified by the instructor.
Service Description
Blackboard Learnis a robust learning management system (LMS) used to facilitate teaching and learning for both face-to-face and online instruction. Engagement tools in Blackboard allow for rich discussions, critical thinking, collaboration, and reflection; the possibilities are endless. Outside of instruction, faculty, staff, and students can utili...
Users of Blackboard must have Internet access. Other hardware such as microphones or web cameras may be required depending on the course and will be identified by the instructor. You must also be running an up-to-date web-browser with cookies, Java, Flash, Shockwave, and PDF-viewing enabled, and pop-up blockers disabled. You can check your browser's compatibility here.
Faculty, staff, and students have access to technical support Mondays thru Fridays, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Call the ITS Service Desk at 256-372-4357 for help, or submit a ticket online at any time. Submit a helpdesk ticket Blackboard Collaborate Support
How-to Guides are available by accessing Instructor or Student Resource guides under the Tools area within each Blackboard course. See also the links below.