Blackboard Quick Start Orientation for Faculty
This orientation briefly covers logging in, course to course navigation, navigation within your course, some tool overviews, and a couple how to’s within Blackboard Learn. This is an overview that will get you started in Blackboard, but not necessarily build expertise yet. We encourage you to view other tutorials on this site, as well as make use of the following resources available:
The 7 Training Courses you have already been enrolled in within Blackboard Learn
Blackboard Embanet Support (24 hours/day, 7 days/week): 1-888-915-9535 or visit the online support site.
MSUD Educational Technology Center
Step 1: Go to the content area in which the learning module should be created in
Step 2: Click the “Build Content” button 
Step 3: Select “Learning Module” 
Step 4: Type a name for the learning module 
Step 5: Give a short description of the learning module, if necessary
Step 6: Select “Learning Module Options” as necessary
Step 7: Select “Standard Options” as necessary
Step 8: Select “Table of Contents” options as necessary
Step 9: Click the “Submit” button 
Note: To add content to the learning module, view the “Adding Content” tutorial.
Move a Learning Module
Step 1: Hover to the left of the learning module so the four arrow icon appears 
Step 2: Click, hold, and drag to sequence in which the learning module should show
Step 3: Drop the learning module by releasing the click
Make Learning Modules Available/Visible
Step 1: Click on “Content” from the Course Navigation Menu
Step 2: Hover over a learning module and click on the action item link 
Step 3: Select “Edit”
Step 4: Select the ‘Yes’ radio button to permit users to view this content in “Section 4: Standard Options”
Add File from “My Computer”
Step 1: Click on “Content” from the course navigation menu
Step 2: Select a learning module to add a file
Step 3: Click on “Build Content”
Step 4: Select “File” 
Step 5: Name file 
Step 6: Find file 
Step 7: Click “Submit”
Add File from Blackboard Learn Content Collection
Step 1: Click on “Content” from the course navigation menu
Step 2: Select a learning module to add a file
Step 3: Click on “Build Content”
Step 4: Select “File”
Step 5: Name file
Step 6: Find file 
Step 7: Select folder containing the file
Step 8: Select file 
Step 9: Click “Submit”
Step 10: Select “Give users access to all files and folders in the folder”
Step 11: Select Alignment Options
Step 12: Select Standard Options
Step 13: Click “Submit”
