university of alaska blackboard help

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Faculty Development & Instructional Support Center for Advancing Faculty Excellence, Academic Innovations & eLearning, and Center for Community Engaged Learning Library 213 • (907) 786-4496 • [email protected] • Mon – Fri, 8a – 5p Blackboard …

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What is Blackboard Learn?

Blackboard Learn provides a course site to manage your classes; share resources and files; post, receive, and grade assignments; hold online discussions; and more . Collaborate is a built-in web conferencing tool for holding synchronous online class meetings.

How to contact UAA Blackboard?

If you need assistance with computer or software support; internet or wireless issues; username or password help; or technical questions regarding Blackboard, please call UAA Technical Support Center at 786-4646 or 877-633-3888 or via email at [email protected].

How to contact DSS?

If you have questions or concerns about accommodations or if you need additional information regarding student requests for assistance, call DSS at 786-4530 (voice) or via email at [email protected]. For more information, visit the Disability Support Services website.

Is Blackboard Collaboration Ultra a built in tool?

Both of these tools allow you to share files and applications, use virtual whiteboards, communicate via audio/video/chat, and more. Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a built-in Blackboard tool; an open session is created automatically for your course. (FYI, Collaborate Original is being phased out in December 2020.)

Is Blackboard accessible to everyone?

Follow these tips for a successful copy. Blackboard is fully committed to ensuring the platform contains no barriers for users with disabilities and is accessible to everyone, regardless of age, ability or situation. Blackboard has built-in tools for student interaction.

Reset your password

UAF allows you to use one password to log in to all of your university accounts. If you forget it, don’t fret!

Blackboard Support

Many of your courses will use Blackboard, at least a little. Get tips on how to use it.

Canvas Support

Over the next few semesters, more and more UAF courses will use Canvas instead of Blackboard.

Technical troubles

Computing support Need technical help, or want information about e-mail, web servers or computer lab hours?

Directories & contact info

These UAF directories will help you find individuals, e-mail or postal addresses, phone numbers, building and department locations.

Maps

Use these maps and/or tour guides to help you find your way around the Fairbanks campus and vicinity.

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