how to set up courses in blackboard

by Aletha Rempel 4 min read

https://help.blackboard.com/Learn/Administrator/Hosting/Course_Management/Creating_Courses Create a course · On the Administrator Panel, in the Courses section, select Courses. · Point to Create Course and select New.

Create a course
  1. On the Administrator Panel, in the Courses section, select Courses.
  2. Point to Create Course and select New. You can merge existing sections, allowing instructors to manage multiple sections of the same course through a single master course. ...
  3. Provide the course information. ...
  4. Select Submit.

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About Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation

This new navigation menu has a modern look and feel and will save you time with simpler workflows and easier access to important information. It includes links to new pages such as the Activity Stream, Calendar, and course Messages, that provide quick access to the most critical information consolidated from all your courses.

Updating the Syllabus

Most of the Syllabus has already been pre-populated with policies established at the program or university level.

Saving and Emailing the Syllabus As a PDF

Once you have added the details to the Syllabus, download and email a PDF of the syllabus to all your students, welcoming them to the course, at least two weeks before the start of your course.

Creating and Editing Announcements

Announcements are an ideal way to post time-sensitive information critical to course success.

Set Due Dates

Our resource guide provides an overview on how to set the due dates on Assignments, Discussion Forums, and Tests.

Update the Course Calendar

You can use the Course Calendar to provide students with dates for course-related events. Common entries include: upcoming tests, due dates for assignments, or special lectures.

Set Up Blackboard Retention Center

The Retention Center helps you discover which students in your course are at risk. Based on default rules and rules you create, students' engagement and participation are visually displayed, quickly alerting you to potential risk.

Create your Macmillan Learning course

Before setting up a basic integration with your LMS, you will need a Macmillan Learning course to integrate with. See the instructions below for your product.

Administrator instructions

To begin, log in to your Blackboard administrator account and navigate to Register Provider Domain.

Instructor instructions

Throughout this article Achieve, FlipIt Econ, FlipIt Physics, Hayden-McNeil Online Courses, and Sapling Learning will be referred to collectively as Macmillan Learning.

Inform students

Send your class the instructions for them to sign up. Click on your Macmillan Learning product to see student single-sign-on instructions for that product.

Sync grades (optional)

If desired, set up grade sync within your Macmillan Learning course. Click on your Macmillan Learning product to see instructor grade sync instructions for that product.

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