Educator Resources

Empowered faculty. Engaged students. As your partner on this teaching and learning journey, we are here to support you with resources to reach your goals.

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Blackboard offers a number of resources to get you the help you need. However, if you are experiencing an issue or need support, please contact your university help desk.

Blackboard Learn Help

Find the latest information about releases, product updates, and building blocks.

Blackboard Community

Share tips, information, and solutions with fellow Blackboard product users from across the globe.

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Teaching & Learning Resources

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Shifting Higher Ed Strategies in a Post-COVID World

Leaders in higher education discuss shifting trends with a focus on marketing, enrollment, student support and retention strategies.

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Are Your Courses Exemplary?

What does it take to create an engaging, effective course? The Exemplary Course Program, with its peer and expert review processes, can provide valuable insights.

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Connect. Share. Learn.

Connect by topic, find users near you, join a community program, share a brilliant idea and more!

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Blackboard Help & Support

Get help with your Blackboard products, or keep this website handy for access to the answers you need, when you need them.

College student studying using mobile phone and textbook

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Best Practices for Mobile-Friendly Courses

Mobile learning lets students benefit from interacting with their course content on the devices that they use to connect with every other aspect of their lives, nearly 24/7. This guide shares best practices to create mobile-friendly course material to improve your students’ engagement and participation.

Blackboard Collaborate Resources

Your virtual classroom for real-time collaboration.

Collaborate Free Trial

If your institution does not license Collaborate, access a free trial.

Collaborate Departmental License

Get your entire department quickly engaging in virtual classrooms.

Collaborate Video Tutorials

Access our library of Collaborate video tutorials.

How to Set Up Your Session

Get started with guidance on how to set up your Collaborate session.

Information for Students

Guidance for your students using Collaborate for the first time.

Help Site Resources

Blackboard's Help Site is full of additional resources to help you with Collaborate.

Free Getting Started Webinars

Join a free 30-minute webinar to help you get started with Collaborate.

Free Collaborate Training

Click “Free Courses” to join an online course for getting started with Collaborate – now available at no cost.

IT Toolkit for Collaborate

Free IT resources to help communicate with instructors and students about using Collaborate for the first time.

News & Research

Ally Inclusive Learning Series Research Insight from the Ally Community

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Choose your Format: Usage of Alternative Formats of Course Content

Discover the latest insights from Blackboard Ally's Inclusive Research Series titled “Choose your Format.” The study explores data from over 300 institutions, analyzes 7 million alternative format downloads, and shares key findings that help validate the positive impact of alternative formats on the student learning experience.

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Blackboard Collaborate – Built to Support Student Privacy

Blackboard Collaborate is a virtual classroom solution that supports your FERPA and other compliance obligations. If you’re looking for a solution that won’t share user data with advertisers and social media companies, then look no further than Blackboard Collaborate. Blackboard cares about privacy. We know that our clients’ data is entrusted to us and we take our privacy obligations very seriously.

Case Study

Find out How Penn State Increased Engagement in Their Online, Asynchronous Classes

Today the Penn State World Campus has more than 12,000 students worldwide. Learn how they used Blackboard Collaborate to make their courses as interactive and dynamic as their on-campus classes.

Blackboard Learn Resources

Your learning management system for delivering online courses.

Blackboard Learn Free Trial

If your institution does not license Learn, access a free trial.

Learn Original Video Tutorials

Access our library of Learn Original video tutorials to help you get started with an Original course.

Learn Ultra Video Tutorials

Access our growing library of Learn Ultra video tutorials to help you get started with an Ultra course.

Course Creation Guidance

Get guidance on how to create your course in Learn.

Information for Your Students

Guidance for your students using Learn for the first time.

Help Site Resources

Blackboard's Help Site is full of additional resources to help you with Blackboard Learn.

Create Accessible Content

Use our Accessibility Checklist to help you create accessible content for your students.

Free Getting Started Webinars

Join a free 30-minute webinar to help you get started with Learn.

Free Learn Training

Click “Free Courses” to join an online course for getting started with Learn – now available at no cost.

Blackboard offers K-12 teacher resources to help you reach your goals.

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Services & Technology Information

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Educational Services

From training and certification to course design, development and review, we help you get the most from your solutions through proven instructional methods, quality rubrics and years of relevant experience.

Products

An App Designed Just for Instructors

Blackboard Instructor helps educators meet students on their mobile devices and drive engagement using tools like announcements, push notifications and content preview.

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Blackboard Learn with the Ultra Experience Tutorials for Instructors

Find quick answers and tutorials about on topics how to use the Ultra experience for Learn, from “getting started” to “grading”—and everything in between. Our easy-to-follow tutorials will guide you every step of the way.

Blackboard Resource Center

Check out the latest trends, research, insights, product updates, & more.

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