Blackboard at Union College

Online Blackboard Request Form
Fill in a registration request form so that you can use Blackboard for teaching your courses.

Blackboard Essentials UPDATED!
A sheet with the essential topics such as Logging in, Username Creation, Changing Password, Logging out, and Supported File Types. Recommended for handing out to students. PDF Version (for printing, 85 kB)

Developing a Blackboard Course UPDATED!
The very basics of setting up a Blackboard course. Available in web, text-only web, and pdf (1.4 MB) formats.

Blackboard Grade Center Overview NEW!
Quick overview of the new Blackboard Grade Center.

Blackboard Discussion Board Overview NEW!
Quick overview of the Blackboard Discussion Board.

Blackboard Scholar NEW!
Quick overview of the new Blackboard Scholar.

Instructor Manual for Blackboard 8.0 (pdf, 4.1 MB) UPDATED!
Publication Date: December 2007.

Faculty Release Notes for Blackboard 8.0 (pdf, 1.2 MB) UPDATED!
Publication Date: January 2008.

Manage Blackboard Courses UPDATED!
Quick steps on how to rename, archive, hide, or request removal of Blackboard courses.

Forgot your password?
How to easily recover your forgotten password.

Formatting Text in Blackboard [Mac] (pdf, 155 kB)
If you want to spice up your blackboard announcements with different text colors, bold, and italic decoration or lists you can do so by typing HTML in your announcements.

Guidelines For On-Line Students Using Blackboard
On this page you can find our recommendations for on-line students who are using blackboard.

Training Resources
Selection of the most useful Blackboard training resources.

Quiz Generator
A simpler, faster way to create Blackboard quizzes and tests (developed by Wytheville Community College.)