Technology Manual for Law Faculty and Staff

To view an informative video on how to navigate the course interface, click here.

The Course menu on Blackboard is set up like blocks. Each block is content and they can be accessed by clicking on them.

There are two folders set up for all faculty: "Student Resources" and "Start Here".

Student Resources contains helpful information on Blackboard for students to help them navigate the site.

Start Here contains templates for faculty to customize like a UDC Law syllabus template.

You can add content by finding the plus with a circle around it and clicking. A menu will come up with a "Create" option, click on that. Then a side menu will pop up on the right side of the screen and the options dictate what kind of content you wish to add. Make sure to click save once you are done editing and existing Blackboard.

Adding Content From Your OneDrive:

You can also upload content directly from your OneDrive! This makes uploading smooth and will keep your files organized. To do this, when you click the plus icon, but instead of clicking "Create", scroll down and click "Cloud Storage" then select OneDrive. From there log into your OneDrive account and find the content you wish to upload. This will show up as a normal content item as if it is a document meaning your students will not be able to edit or change the document. This also means that if you update the content in your OneDrive, the changes will not reflect in the content in Blackboard. You can find a video showing how to do this here.

Adding Content as a Link:

If you have something larger than normal that you wish to upload, you can do so with a link. This will allow you to post many large documents without taking up storage space on your Blackboard course. When you click "Create", scroll down to the "Link" option. You can post any link in the appropriate box, including a share link from OneDrive content, just make sure the link you choose is "Read Only" and does not have editing privileges. Now when students click this link, they can view the content in a new window. You can find a video detailing links here.

Adding Content from Content Collection:

You can also upload content from Blackboard itself. This feature is called "Content Collection" and it is a tool that allows you to store files on your personal Blackboard and then upload those files to multiple courses over multiple years. You can access Content Collection either from a course by clicking the plus icon and then "Content Collection", or you can access through the tools tab on the main navigation panel to the left. To learn more about how to utilize this tool, please watch this video. 

For more information on different course editing functions please visit UDC's Center for the Advancement of Learning Blackboard Orientation Guide and locate the videos under "Building and Modifying Ultra Course".

Editing Content:

To edit content, click on the content you would like to change. This will take you to the content's page, from there you will find three dots in the upper right corner, click these to edit. Now you can edit the content on this page. Make sure you click save after editing.

Moving Content:

Moving content around on Blackboard Ultra is done by clicking and holding the content block that you wish to move and then dragging the content to where you would like to have it on your page. This can be done as many times as you like and makes for easy customization of your page.