{"id":61284,"date":"2012-12-10T16:26:06","date_gmt":"2012-12-10T21:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/?page_id=61284"},"modified":"2026-04-17T13:57:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T17:57:00","slug":"instructors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/","title":{"rendered":"For Instructors"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Get Started<\/h3>\n<p>Blackboard Learn is accessed with your BU Kerberos login at <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.bu.edu\">learn.bu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span>Blackboard Learn courses can be created in either Original View or Ultra View. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/original-courses-vs-ultra-courses\/\">You can learn about the differences between the two versions here.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Get Help<\/h3>\n<p>Browse <a href=\"https:\/\/help.anthology.com\/blackboard\/instructor\/index.html?lang=en\">Blackboard&#8217;s Help Center<\/a> and use the search function to find specific help documents on their site.<\/p>\n<p><strong><\/strong><b>If you have any questions about Blackboard, submit a support ticket by clicking the &#8220;Get Help&#8221; button at the top right of any page here on TechWeb.<\/b><\/p>\n<h3>Learn More on TechWeb<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Access Your Courses &amp; Edit User Profile<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/ultra\/\">Blackboard Ultra Base Navigation and other features &#8211; What you see when you log in<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/ultra\/blackboard-profile-and-personal-settings\/\">Blackboard Profile and User Settings<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/about\/training\/classroom\/courseware\/\"><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Common Questions<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/original-courses-vs-ultra-courses\/\">Courses: Ultra vs. Original<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/migrating-from-original-to-ultra\/\">Migrating from Original to Ultra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/blackboard-from-start-to-finish\/\">Blackboard from Start to Finish &#8211; Walkthrough for setting up a Blackboard site for your course and applying an optional layout<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/select-blackboard-courses-in-mybu\/\">Select Blackboard Courses in MyBU<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/copying-original-courses\/\">Blackboard Course Copy Tool (For Learn Original Courses)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/copying-a-blackboard-ultra-course\/\">Copying Content in Ultra Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/switch-to-blackboard-ultra\/\">Benefits of Blackboard Ultra<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/blackboard-mobile-app\/\">Blackboard Mobile App<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course Content<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/develop\/\">Develop Course Content<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/ai-design-assistant\/\">AI Design Assistant in Blackboard Ultra<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course Management<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/coursemgmt\/beforelaunch\/\">Before You Launch (Pre-Launch Tasks)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/coursemgmt\/download-assignments\/\">Download Assignments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/coursemgmt\/collaboration\/\">Collaboration Tools (Original)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/coursemgmt\/collaboration-tools-ultra\/\">Collaboration Tools (Ultra)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/coursemgmt\/interacting-with-students\/\">Interacting With Students (Announcements and Messages)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Grading<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/grade-center\/\">Grade Center (Original)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/gradebook-ultra\/\">Gradebook (Ultra)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/bb-annotate\/\">Blackboard Annotate<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Course Enrollment and Student Groups <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/user-accounts\/\">Users in your Course Site (Enrollment and Creating Groups)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Accessibility and Technology Integrations <\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/ally-for-instructors\/\">Blackboard Ally for Instructors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/ally-for-students\/\">Blackboard Ally For Students<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/blackboard-integrations\/\">Blackboard Tech Integrations (LTIs)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>FAQs<\/h3>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"1\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Hiding a Course from your list<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\nIf you need to hide a course from your course list:<br \/>\n1. Select the ellipses on the far right of the course tile in your course list.<br \/>\n2. Select &#8216;Hide course from me&#8217;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/tech\/files\/2025\/06\/HideCourse.png\" alt=\"Screenshot of the elipses menu of a course in the course list. Clicking the elipses gives the menu option to hide the course.\" width=\"395\" height=\"262\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-158057 size-full\" \/><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" id=\"2\" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Archiving your course<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><br \/>\nOlder Blackboard course sites will be archived after 5 years in accordance with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/about\/policies\/learning-management-system\/#Availability\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Archive &amp; Retention Policy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After archiving, the courses will be stored for an additional 2 years. For longer retention, please see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/instructors\/archiving-your-blackboard-course-site\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">this guide<\/a> on how you can save your Blackboard Learn Original course site.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get Started Blackboard Learn is accessed with your BU Kerberos login at learn.bu.edu. Blackboard Learn courses can be created in either Original View or Ultra View. You can learn about the differences between the two versions here. 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