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Blackboard for Instructors

Below is an overview of Blackboard for instructors.

Overview

Blackboard is the Learning Management System (LMS) for NDSU that connects students, faculty, and staff both inside and outside of the classroom. Starting in Spring 2026, all of NDSU's Blackboard courses will be created in Blackboard Learn - Ultra Course View.  Some courses and organizations may still be using Blackboard Learn - Original Course View for the summer and fall semesters of 2025. 

For assistance with any Original Course View functions, please review the appropriate Blackboard Help support pages below.

Help, consultation, training

IT Service Center

Intended Audience

  • Faculty

Using this solution

Availability

24/7/365 [*Standard outages]

Cost

University-funded: no charge.

Requirements

North Dakota University System (NDUS) account

Getting Started

Set up the Duo Mobile app authentication before logging in to Blackboard.

Best Practices

Course design is focused on setting your students up for success and providing a quality learning experience. This means designing learning to give students transparency and clarity about your expectations of their learning, and their performance through assessment. It begins with backward design, considering learning goals first and moving on to aligning assessments and activities with those goals. 

Learn More/How To's

Converting Checklists

Getting Started - Faculty

Building Your Course

Grading

Plagiarism Checker

Use Cases

  • Delivering instruction, assessing student learning, facilitating communication, and fostering collaboration

Universal Design/Accessibility

  • Using strategies and guidelines from Universal Design for Learning and ensuring all of the course content is accessible creates a welcoming and inclusive classroom environment. 

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Keywords:
bb, blackboard, ultra, course, instructors, lms, learn 
Doc ID:
132864
Owned by:
Sharley K. in NDSU IT Knowledge Base
Created:
2023-11-16
Updated:
2025-07-07
Sites:
NDSU IT Knowledge Base