Blackboard for Instructors
Blackboard is the Learning Management System (LMS) for NDSU that connects students, faculty, and staff both inside and outside of the classroom. Below is an overview of Blackboard for students and staff.
Getting Started
- Set up the Duo Mobile app authentication before logging in to Blackboard.
- You will be prompted for Duo Authentication each time you sign in to Blackboard.
- Visit the page - Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) or watch the video - Setting Up your Duo Mobile Account (1.29) to set up your Duo Mobile app authentication.
- Accessibility YouTube Playlist - short videos on important accessibility how-tos
- Blackboard Ultra Resources for Instructors
- Blackboard Manager
- Common Questions About Ultra Courses
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.
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.
- Accessibility YouTube Playlist - short videos on important accessibility how-tos