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About 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.
Resources
- View the Quick Start Guide
- Request Content Copied
- Merge Courses
- Transfer Grades from Blackboard to WISER
Access Blackboard
Visit the login page at https://umb.umassonline.net and log in with your UMass Boston email user name and password.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Blackboard Policies and Procedures
- Please see Blackboard Policies and Procedures for important information regarding the use of Blackboard at UMass Boston.
- Reflecting Chosen Name and Pronouns in Blackboard
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.
Technical Support
Phone and online 24/7 technical assistance is available to students and faculty. The same support is accessible through the Help button present in all Blackboard courses.
Get Help from Learning Design Services
Write to us: learningdesign@umb.edu