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Each Blackboard course is unique in some way based on which course view, content, activities and tools your instructor chooses to use.
Blackboard's Ultra Experience allows faculty to select from two course views. Most of your courses will be presented in the Original Course View. Some faculty will be piloting the new Ultra Course View over the next year.
Courses vary in design based on the instructor and the institution, but some common elements exist. Your institution and instructor control which tools you can use.
The course menu appears on the left side of your window—your access point for all course content. Select an item to open it. Content appears in the main window to the right of the course menu.
In discussions, you can share thoughts and ideas about class materials. Your instructor may post a question about a reading or ask you to share your own research.
When you view a thread, all posts and the thread description appear on one page. Each author's profile picture accompanies their post to help you easily identify your classmates.
The Instructor may add the Discussions tool link to the Course Menu or have the Discussion activity linked in a Module or Folder.
If your instructor provides a link to the Discussion tool on the Course Menu, the link will usually direct you to the full Discussion Board
More about the full Discussion Board
If your instructor provides a link to the Discussion in a Module or a Folder, the link will usually direct you to an individual Discussion's Forums page.
After you have accessed the Discussion activity, you can create Discussion posts or threads.
More about how to navigate the Thread page
How to add a Kaltura Video to a Discussion Board Thread
Many Instructors require students to reply to other user's posts.
More about replying to a thread
Q. I saved a Discussion post as a draft. How do I view the draft?
Q. Can I edit or delete a Discussion Post?
Q. How can I view my Journal Grade?
Further Troubleshooting topics
Instructors using the Original Course View could assign a Blog activity in their course. A Blog is a personal online journal. Each Blog entry you make can include any combination of text, images, links, multimedia, and attachments.
The Instructor may add the Blogs tool link to the Course Menu or have the Blog activity linked in a Module or Folder.
After you have accessed the Blog activity, you can create blog entries.
You can read other students Blog entries. You can also comment on one another user's blog entries, whether they belong to an individual, the course, or a group.
Q. I saved a Blog entry as a draft. How do I view the draft?
Q. Can I edit or delete a Blog entry?
Q. How can I view my Blog Grade?
Further Troubleshooting topics
Instructors can use the Journals tool in the Original Course View. The Journals tool provides a personal space for you to communicate with your instructor. Your instructor can choose to make journal entries either private or public. You can also use a journal as a self-reflective tool to post your opinions, ideas, and concerns about your course, or discuss and analyze course-related materials. A public Journal allows all course members to view all entries. You can read what other students wrote and build on those ideas.
The Instructor may add the Journals tool link to the Course Menu or have the Journal activity linked in a Module or Folder.
After you have accessed the Journal activity, you can create journal entries.
Q. I saved a Journal entry as a draft. How do I view the draft?
Q. Can I edit or delete a Journal entry?
Q. How can I view my Journal Grade?
Your instructor can add assignments to different areas of your course.
You might access assignments from a link on the course menu called "Assignments." Or, your instructor might incorporate assignments into each week's content. Ask your instructor if you have questions about how your course is organized. Click the title of the Assignment to open it.
The Review Submission History page appears with information about your submitted assignment and a success message with a confirmation number.
Kaltura is a third party tool available in your Blackboard course. Students can use Kaltura to record and submit presentations and video assignments.
How to Submit a Kaltura Assignment.
When you submit an Assignment you will also receive an email with a confirmation number. Your instructor will have access to the confirmation number in their Grade Center.
When working on an Assignment you can select Save Draft to save your work and continue later. Your text and files are saved on the page.
When you return, you can resume working:
The Review Submission History page appears with information about your submitted assignment.
NOTE: Instructors do not have access to Draft Assignments. When you finish your assignment, you must select Submit. If you don't, your instructor won't receive your submitted work.
SafeAssign is a free plagiarism checker provided by Blackboard. Instructors can add the SafeAssign plagiarism checker to any Assignment. Students submit their Assignment as they normally would. SafeAssign will check the submission and provide a report afterwards. (Note that the report may take longer than usual to be created during certain peak times in a semester (midterm and end).
Q. Why can't I find my Assignment?
Q. How do I check my Assignment Grade?
Q. Can I submit an Assignment more than once?
Q. What should I do if I made an error after I've submitted my assignment?
Your instructor can add Tests (Assessments) to different areas of your course.
You might access Tests from a link on the course menu. Or, your instructor might incorporate Tests into each week's content. Ask your instructor if you have questions about how your course is organized. Click the title of the Test to open it.
Note: Don't use the browser's back button during a test or survey as this may cause loss of data. If you have problems during a test, contact your instructor immediately.
After you complete a test, the performance results you receive depend on the options selected by your instructor. You may see your score immediately after you complete the test if all questions are auto-graded and your instructor releases this information. Your instructor may choose a date in the future to release test scores while your classmates take the test.
To access feedback and grade information, select the Test in the content area or My Grades. On the View Attempts page, select the grade link in the Calculated Grade column to access the test, your answers, and any instructor feedback.
Essay, File Response, and Short Answer questions aren't auto-graded. Your instructor must manually grade these question types. Grades for tests with these question types are released after your instructor finishes grading and allows it.
When you take a timed test or survey, the remaining time appears on a status bar. Use the arrows next to the timer to collapse or expand it.
In the test information section, you're informed about which presentation options your instructor chose.
Your instructor can choose to present questions all-at-once or one-at-a-time. If the questions are presented one-at-a-time, the instructor can choose to not allow backtracking.
Your instructor can choose to use Force Complete to not allow student to exit a test.
More about Test presentation settings
Your instructor can deliver Tests securely using Respondus LockDown Browser or another proctoring service. Secure assessments help promote academic integrity and honesty in student submissions.
You will need Respondus LockDown Browser installed on your device to open, submit, and view submitted attempts for secure assessments.
See Authentication and Proctoring for more information.
Q. Why can't I find my Test?
Q. Can I submit a Test more than once?
Q. What should I do if I had a technical issue or was "kicked out" of a Test?
Q. Why am I being asked for a password for a Respondus Test?
When taking a Test in Blackboard Learn, it is strongly recommended that students:
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AWS Error Message, Unable to Connect
Error Message: "There is a problem with the settings for this exam"
On the Course Content page, your instructor's name and picture appear. At the top of the page, you can open frequently used tools. Select the icons to check the course calendar, drop in on class discussions, access your grades, and send a message if allowed.
As you open pages, they open as layers. Close the layers to return to a previous page or the list.
Your instructors can add different types of content to their courses, such as files, assignments, images, multimedia, and links. They may also link to a textbook's website or use another third-party tool that is outside of Blackboard.
Instructors can limit which content items you see based on date, time, individual users, course groups, and your performance on graded items. For example, you may need to complete other coursework or earn a certain grade on a test before you can access an item.
There are three types of navigation within a course:
To navigate within the course's content area, you may have to use Documents, Learning Modules and Folders. Just as you can organize files on your computer in folders or put documents in folders within a file cabinet, the instructor can organize content using Documents, Learning Modules and Folders. To access information contained within Documents, Learning Modules or Folders, click on the underlined titles as pictured here.
To navigate to course tools, click on the desired link using one of the course menus:
The Details and Action Menu contains links to important tools, such as Announcements, Groups, Attendance, and any 3rd party tools your instructor may use.
Note: The Details and Action Menu is the same in every Ultra Course. Your individual course instructor may not use a tool found on this menu.<
The Tools Menu contains links to the Calendar, the Discussion Board, the course Gradebook and course Messages.
Note: The Top Menu is the same in every Ultra Course. Your individual course instructor may not use a tool found on this menu.
In discussions, you can share thoughts and ideas about class materials. Your instructor may post a question about a reading or ask you to share your own research.
For more information, click the following links.
Your instructor can add Assignments to the Course Content area of your course.
You can access the Assignments from a link in the Course Content area. Your instructor may have it in a folder called "Assignments," or your instructor might incorporate the Assignment in a Module. Ask your instructor if you have questions about how your course is organized.
When you submit, a panel appears with the date and time you made the submission. Select the View submission link at the bottom of the panel to review your submission.
If your instructor added a time limit, it appears alongside other assignment details on the Course Content page. You'll also see the time limit on the assignment's Details & Information panel and within the assignment, as you work. You'll see Start attempt instead of View assessment. When you select Start attempt, you'll receive a pop-up window to start the timer before you can access the assignment. If you're not ready to start, select Cancel. After you start, the assignment auto-submits when time is up.
Your instructor can deliver assignments and tests securely using Respondus LockDown Browser. Secure assessments help promote academic integrity and honesty in student submissions.
You will need Respondus LockDown Browser installed on your device to open, submit, and view submitted attempts for secure assessments.
Download Respondus LockDown Browser
Kaltura is a third party tool available in your Blackboard course. Students can use Kaltura to record and submit presentations and video assignments.
When you submit an Assignment you will also receive an email with a confirmation number. Your instructor will have access to the confirmation number in their Grade Center.
When working on an Assignment you can Select Save and Close to save your work and continue later. Your text, comments, and files are saved on the page. When you return, you can resume working.
NOTE: Instructors do not have access to Draft Assignments. When you finish your assignment, you must select Submit. If you don't, your instructor won't receive your submitted work.
SafeAssign is a free plagiarism checker provided by Blackboard. Instructors can add the SafeAssign plagiarism checker to any Assignment. Students submit their Assignment as they normally would. SafeAssign will check the submission and provide a report afterwards. (Note that the report may take longer than usual to be created during certain peak times in a semester (midterm and end).
Q. Why can't I find my Assignment?
Q. How do I check my Assignment Grade?
Q. Can I submit an Assignment more than once?
Q. What should I do if I made an error after I've submitted my assignment?
Your instructor can add Tests to the Course Content area of your course.
You can access the Test from a link in the Course Content area. Your instructor may have it in a folder called "Tests," or your instructor might incorporate the Test in a Module. Ask your instructor if you have questions about how your course is organized.
When you submit, a panel appears with the date and time you made the submission. Select the View submission link at the bottom of the panel to review your submission.
If your instructor added a time limit, it appears alongside other assessment details on the Course Content page. You'll also see the time limit on the assignment's Details & Information panel and within the assignment, as you work. You'll see Start attempt instead of View assessment. When you select Start attempt, you'll receive a pop-up window to start the timer before you can access the assignment. If you're not ready to start, select Cancel. After you start, the assignment auto-submits when time is up.
Your instructor can deliver assignments and tests securely using Respondus LockDown Browser. Secure assessments help promote academic integrity and honesty in student submissions.
You will need Respondus LockDown Browser installed on your device to open, submit, and view submitted attempts for secure assessments.
Download Respondus LockDown Browser
SafeAssign is a free plagiarism checker provided by Blackboard. Instructors can add the SafeAssign plagiarism checker to any Test in the Ultra Course View. Students submit their Test as they normally would. SafeAssign will check the submission and provide a report to the instructor afterwards. (Note that the report may take longer than usual to be created during certain peak times in a semester (midterm and end).)
After you complete a test, the performance results you receive depend on the options selected by your instructor. You may see your score immediately after you complete the test if all questions are auto-graded and your instructor releases this information. Your instructor may choose a date in the future to release test scores while your classmates take the test.
Essay, File Response, and Short Answer questions aren't auto-graded. Your instructor must manually grade these question types. Grades for tests with these question types are released after your instructor finishes grading and allows it.
To access feedback and grade information, select the Test in the content area. Your grade will be on the Details and Information panel. You can also access your grade in the course's Grades area or on the global Grades page.
Q. Why can't I find my Test?
Q. Can I submit a Test more than once?
Q. What should I do if I had a technical issue or was "kicked out" of a Test?
Q. Why am I being asked for a password for a Respondus Test?
When taking a Test in Blackboard Learn, it is strongly recommended that students:
Spinning wheel during webcam check
AWS Error Message, Unable to Connect
Error Message: "There is a problem with the settings for this exam"
Blackboard Learn 9.1
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