Blackboard Basics for Instructors

Join this session to learn the basics: navigation, key features, and how to build course content from scratch and by copying courses. This session is for instructors, teaching assistants, and course designers and builders.

Upcoming Sessions

• Aug 7, 2026 at 10:30am in-person - Register for 8/7 Blackboard Basics session 

• Aug 11, 2026 at 3:30 pm virtual - Register for 8/11 Blackboard Basics session 

• Aug 13, 2026 at 2:00 pm in-person A232 Gordon Palmer Hall - no registration required

• Aug 17, 2026at 1:00 pm in-person - Register for 8/17 Blackboard Basics session  

• Aug 18, 2026 at 3:30 pm virtual - Register for 8/18 Blackboard Basics session 

• Aug 26, 2026 at 1:00 pm virtual - Register for 8/26 Blackboard Basics session 

• Aug 31, 2026 at 11:00 am virtual - Register for 8/31 Blackboard Basics session 

Session resources

• CIT KB – Getting Started with Blackboard Ultra – Prepare, navigate, create, interact, assess, and more.

• Blackboard Help – A Quick Start for Blackboard – Course building basics for those new to Blackboard Ultra, from Blackboard/Anthology.

• Blackboard Help – Navigate in Blackboard – Ultra Base Navigation guide from Blackboard/Anthology.

Recorded sessions

• Blackboard Ultra Basics – Recorded CIT session.

• Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation – Recorded CIT session.