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Video Tutorials

Blackboard Basics

Introduction to Blackboard
Introduction to Blackboard and how to make the most out of your course site - 2:22 min.
Control Panel
The Control Panel is where you will go to control the functionality of your course site - 1:11 min.
Course Banner
Learn how to add a banner to the top of your course site - 2:32 min.
Course Menu Design
Personalise your course site further by styling the menu - 2:39 min.
Modify the Start Page
Learn how to modify the Blackboard start page - 3:08 min.

Working With People

Staff Enrolment
How to enrol staff on a course in Blackboard - 1:55 min.
Student Enrolment
How to enrol students on a course in Blackboard - 2:49 min.
Add Staff Profile
How to add a staff profile to the staff information section of your site - 2:22 min.
Edit Staff Profile
How to re-arrange and edit staff profiles after having added them - 1:37 min.
Groups
How to work with groups in Blackboard - 6:38 min.

Organising Content

Create Folders
How to organise your course documents section into folders and how to remove them - 4:02 min.
Create Course Documents
How to create a course documents section in your course menu and how to upload a file to it - 4:01 min.
Add External Links
How to add an external link to your site - 1:38 min.
Imageboard
Setting up and working with the Imageboard, a visually oriented forum - 2:49 min.
Digital Dropbox
How to send files via the digital drop box - 2:49 min.
Adaptive Release
Allow content to be released based upon specific rules. - 2:49 min.

Communicating

Add Announcements
How to add a permanent or standard announcement and how to modify them - 6:11 min.
Multiple Site Announcements
If you are teaching on more than one course, you can make an announcement to all your sites at once - 2:08 min
Sending Emails
Learn how to send emails from within Blackboard - 1:58 min
Wimba Classroom
New!An in-depth look at Wimba Classroom, part of the Wimba collaboration suite - 23:17 min

Assessment

Assignment Tool
How to create assignments in Blackboard - 4:35 min.
Self and Peer Assessment: Part 1
The first part on how to work with self and peer assessment in Blackboard - 4:55 min.
Self and Peer Assessment: Part 2
The second part on how to work with self and peer assessment in Blackboard - 4:07 min.