{"id":48177,"date":"2011-08-16T13:50:30","date_gmt":"2011-08-16T17:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=48177"},"modified":"2026-02-17T14:50:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T19:50:49","slug":"blackboard","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackboard Learn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"highlight-yellow\"><\/div>\n<div class=\" bu-callout alignright\"><\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"tw icon-mapmarker\"><\/span> Quick Start<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Available to:<\/strong> Students, Faculty, Researchers, Staff, Departments, Guests<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cost: <\/strong>See <a href=\"#Cost\">cost<\/a> details, below.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>See <a href=\"#GettingStarted\">Getting Started<\/a>, below.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href='http:\/\/learn.bu.edu' class='btn btn-orange btn-more'><span class=\"icon icon-false\"><\/span>Log In<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Blackboard Learn<\/strong> is the primary learning management system (LMS) at Boston University. It is used in residential and online courses, certificate programs, and clerkships. Students can access course materials at any time from laptops, mobile, or tablet.<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits<\/h2>\n<p>Blackboard Learn offers convenience, accessibility, and flexibility &#8211; it is key to enhancing the value of modern residential courses and central to Boston University\u2019s online programs. Instructors can manage all course materials and activities on Blackboard, where they are readily available to students. Instructors can post documents, make announcements, create assessments and activities, start discussions, and more. Students can browse course content, complete assignments, submit files to their instructor, and see their grades directly. Courses are available 24\/7, from any location, allowing students to access learning materials at their convenience.<\/p>\n<h2>Key Features<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Interaction and communication<\/b> \u2013 Students can stay connected with instructors and classmates through email, messages, discussion boards, and journals. Instructors can connect their Blackboard site to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/conf\/online\/zoom\/getting-started\/adding-to-blackboard\/\">Zoom<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/collaboration\/online\/microsoft-teams\/\">Microsoft Teams<\/a> for video sessions or office hours.<\/li>\n<li><b>Advanced quiz and survey tools<\/b> \u2013 Instructors can create many types of graded and ungraded assessments, and gather student feedback.<\/li>\n<li><b>Feature-rich gradebook<\/b> \u2013 Instructors can manage course grades and download them for other purposes. Overall grades, grade weights, and overrides are able to be set as well.<\/li>\n<li><b>Simple group management<\/b> \u2013 Assign projects and activities to custom groups.<\/li>\n<li><b>Easy document sharing<\/b> \u2013 Upload, generate, or draft content with just a few clicks.<\/li>\n<li><b>Built-in anti-plagiarism service<\/b> \u2013 Plagiarism detection is automated by Blackboard&#8217;s SafeAssign feature, and also integrates directly with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/assessment\/grading-support-tools\/turnitin\/blackboard\/\">Turnitin Feedback Studio<\/a> for more advanced functionality.<\/li>\n<li><b>Integrated accessibility features<\/b> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/ally-for-instructors\/\">Blackboard Ally<\/a> automatically scans course content for compliance with accessibility standards, addressing readability and tagging of documents and images, and generating alternative formats for text content.<\/li>\n<li><b>Embedded multimedia<\/b> \u2013 Students can view course multimedia designed to enhance their learning experience, including video lectures through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/conf\/online\/zoom\/getting-started\/\">Zoom<\/a> as well as recorded content from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/instructional-video\/my-media\/\">MyMedia<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/instructional-video\/lecture-capture\/\">Echo360<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><b>Technology integrations<\/b> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/blackboard-integrations\/\">Many additional tools<\/a> are available to integrate with Blackboard, including advanced grading, feedback, digital textbook, portfolio, and communication software add-ons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Availability<\/h2>\n<p>This service is hosted 24\/7 except for standard change windows, as described in <a href=\"\/tech\/about\/service\/change\/\">IS&amp;T\u2019s standard policies, procedures, and schedules for making changes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><a id=\"Cost\"><\/a>Cost<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>There is <b>no additional charge<\/b> for registered on-campus students or faculty interested in using the Blackboard learning management system and supported tools.<\/li>\n<li>Boston University <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/online\/student-resources\/tuition_fees\/\">tuition and fees<\/a> apply to online courses and programs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><a id=\"GettingStarted\"><\/a>Getting Started<\/h2>\n<p><strong>On Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Connect<\/b> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.bu.edu\/\">Access Blackboard Learn<\/a> to start using a course site after it has been created.<\/li>\n<li><b>Learn<\/b> \u2013 View <a href=\"\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/\">help documents for instructors here<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Online Programs<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Contact <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/virtual\/\">BU Virtual<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackboard Learn is the newest learning management system at Boston University. 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