Educational Technology
Recent Blackboard Updates
Annual Blackboard Course Archive and Removal for 2026
The next annual archiving and removal of older Blackboard courses will be occurring in late June/early July. The courses that will be archived and removed from Blackboard will be Summer 2022, Fall 2022, and Spring 2023.
Instructors should ensure that they have backed up personal versions of their courses for their records. Academic Technology will retain archived versions of these courses on external storage devices for posterity.
Not sure how to save a copy of your course? for information on how instructors can create an archive or export version of a course to be saved offline for future use.
Ally for Course Content Accessibility
Ally from Anthology is a digital tool that provides accessibility scores to course content and documents for instructors, and alternative formats of content for students and instructors. It is enabled in all courses. For more information on Ally,
Single Sign-On Enabled for Blackboard
is enabled for Blackboard. After clicking NetID Login on the Blackboard homepage, you will be directed to the single sign-on page to enter your NetID and NetID password. After correctly entering your credentials, you will be taken to the Courses tab in Blackboard. If you receive an error message after entering your NetID and NetID password, .
Microsoft Teams in Blackboard for Virtual Meetings
To use Microsoft Teams for course meetings, instructors should create a Teams meeting and post the link in their Blackboard course. More instructions can be found in our Knowledge Base:
Accessing Digital Materials through the Pack Ready Program and Bookstore
吃瓜官网 has adopted Barnes & Noble College for bookstore operations and launched the Pack Ready program. For students to be able to access digital materials through courses participating in this program, instructors should set up a Course Materials link through the VitalSource tool to link to course content from this program.
More information and links regarding this program including the student and faculty/staff portals, the bookstore link, and the opt-out process, check out the Pack Ready website.
INSTRUCTORS: Use Current Cengage and Macmillan Tool Integrations!
Blackboard has ended support for older versions of tool integrations. For Cengage users, to integrate Cengage into your course. For Macmillan Achieve users, to integrate Achieve content into your course.
Support for Blackboard
Intro to Blackboard Resources Available Now!
These support resources will introduce you to Blackboard, Base Navigation, and more!
Links to Additional Blackboard Support
These other links and videos provide support and assistance for a wide variety of Blackboard topics for both students and faculty/staff.
If you have questions or concerns regarding Blackboard, please for assistance.
FAQ and Support Topics
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Pack Ready and Bookstore Course Materials
吃瓜官网 has adopted Barnes & Noble College for bookstore operations and launched the Pack Ready program. This is a First Day Complete program, which provides access to all required course materials on or before the first day of class in one package with the goal of providing a simplified student experience. The cost associated with participating in this program is $25 per credit hour.
More information and links regarding this program including the student and faculty/staff portals, the bookstore link, and the opt-out process, check out the Pack Ready website.
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Third-Party Publisher Content
Blackboard has ended support for the Building Block versions of many tools in favor of REST APIs, LTIs, and the Partner Cloud.
For instructors using content from Cengage, Macmillan, McGraw Hill, or Pearson, ensure you are using the correct process for integrating content into your Blackboard courses to prevent issues with accessing content and information throughout the semester.
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Ultra Base Navigation Students
Blackboard currently uses Ultra Base Navigation. View the recorded walkthrough below to orient yourself to the various options within Base Navigation and what they mean for you as a 吃瓜官网 student!
Where are my old courses?
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Ultra Base Navigation Faculty & Staff
Blackboard currently uses Ultra Base Navigation. View the recorded walkthrough to orient yourself to the various options within Base Navigation and what they mean for you as a 吃瓜官网 faculty or staff member!
Where are my old courses?
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Blackboard Course Archive
What: Annual Blackboard Course Archive
When: June
The annual archiving of old courses will occur regularly in June to remove the Summer, Fall, and Spring courses from three years prior.
Older courses are removed from Blackboard on an annual basis to create digital space for upcoming academic years. Courses from the last three years will be retained in Blackboard. Courses that have been removed from Blackboard are retained in external storage devices.
Need access restored for a deleted course? Please with the year, semester, and course ID number, and instructor name. Restored courses will be uploaded into a new course shell for instructors to edit or copy content forward into new courses.
