UMass Boston

What is Blackboard?

Blackboard Learn™ Original is the Learning Management System chosen by the University to help instructors provide effective and engaging learning in the classroom and beyond. Blackboard is a robust system with many options for communication, collaboration, and assessment.

Access Blackboard

Visit the login page at https://umb.umassonline.net and log in with your UMass Boston email user name and password.

Teaching with Blackboard

• Follow the Blackboard Quick Start Guide to begin building your course.
• Visit the Learning Design Services YouTube channel for tips and demonstrations by our in-house learning designers.
• Visit Blackboard's Help site for more guides. 

Learning with Blackboard: Student Orientation

The following is a list of guides and demonstrations that we recommend you provide to students to help orient them to Blackboard. 

Course Design Guidance

Contact Learning Design Services at learningdesign@umb.edu for help with designing your course according to best practices established at UMass Boston.

Blackboard Policies and Procedures

Please see Blackboard Policies and Procedures for important information regarding the use of Blackboard at UMass Boston.

Blackboard Course Data Storage Policy

Courses taught on Blackboard are stored for three years. Faculty are encouraged to download archives of their courses. Learn more about the Blackboard Course Data Storage Policy and access resources for archiving and importing content.

Request Your Content Copied

The University provides a Blackboard course shell for every class listed in WISER, with a blank template already applied. To reuse content from a previous semester please fill out the Course Content Request form.

Technical Support

24/7 technical assistance is available to students and faculty via the Online Support Center. The same is accessible through the Help button present in all Blackboard courses.