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What is Blackboard?

Blackboard is Elizabeth City State University's learning management system that allows students and faculty members to access course materials, conduct course activities, communicate, and collaborate online. Students in courses that use Blackboard can access those courses anywhere and anytime they can access the World-Wide Web.

When will I use Blackboard?

All online courses use Blackboard for course delivery. You will need to access Blackboard to obtain your course syllabus and assignments. If you are taking campus classes, your instructor will let you know whether or not he is using Blackboard for your course.

What will I do on Blackboard?

Each instructor can tailor how they use Blackboard to make course materials available or conduct course activities online. Some things you may be able to do on Blackboard include:

What is Blackboard?

Blackboard is Elizabeth City State University's campus web-based Learning Management System that faculty can use to supplement regular classroom instruction or teach online courses. It offers a user-friendly online environment where students can:

How do I obtain a Blackboard account?

All accounts for faculty are created automatically once they are assigned to a course in Banner. Faculty can obtain access when they login to the ECSU Blackboard website at http://ecsu.blackboard.com and follow the login instructions.

How do I obtain a Blackboard course?

You do not have to request a Blackboard course. Blackboard courses for all classes are created automatically in the Blackboard Learning system. If you have concerns, check with your department chair to confirm that the department has entered you in Banner as the instructor of record for the course.

Professional Development

Blackboard Learn is a Learning Management System (LMS) that provides the instructor the freedom to focus on teaching and learning techniques. This LMS can be used in all courses, from supplementing existing on campus classes to delivering completely online distance classes.

Teaching and Learning Online Certification Series

The Teaching and Learning Online Certification Series provides an introduction to the pedagogy of online learning and presents best practices for teaching in online, hybrid, and web-enhanced environments.

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Enrollment in each course is limited, so early registration is encouraged. Registrants will receive a welcome email from the facilitator on the morning of the course start date with all necessary course access information.

Blackboard Instructor Videos

To help you learn how to use tools, design your courses, and assess students, the Blackboard Instructor Videos page provides a wide variety of short video tutorials. These videos are organized by topic into playlists on YouTube.

Course Development Checklists and Rubrics

The following checklist and rubrics should be used as benchmarks to assist faculty with developing and maintaining their online courses.