Blackboard Resources
Coming Soon! Waypoint2 Assessment Tool!
Waypoint2, a web-based assessment tool, will soon be added to Fairfield's Blackboard system. Watch a brief video overview of Waypoint - including its live online document markup: http://vimeo.com/30680274.
What's New
Blackboard Learn Service Pack 8 Upgrade
On May 18, 2012, the University's Blackboard server was upgraded to the latest release (known as Service Pack 8). The location or functionality of any of your existing course tools has not changed, but there is now a new, more modern interface as well as some additional features that Blackboard users have been asking for. To learn more about this new release, take a look at C&NS's Overview of Blackboard Service Pack 8.
Making the Transition from StagWeb
With the upcoming release of a new University portal, instructors who had been using StagWeb for some basic course-related functions (emailing students, checking a class roster, posting a syllabus, etc.) will need to find another tool to use to accomplish these tasks.
Emailing Your Entire Class via Blackboard
Blackboard's emailing feature is simple and straightforward -- and you don't need to be uploading content or assigning work in the system in order to make use of its email funtionality. C&NS's Sending Student Email via Blackboard resource guide outlines the process.
Frequently Asked Questions
- How do I get a Blackboard course set up?
- How do I log into Blackboard?
- How are students added to my class list in Bb?
- How do I make my course available to students?
- How do I change the name of my course?
- How do I remove courses from the My Courses module on my Blackboard homepage?
- How do I copy content over from an existing course into a new course?
Log on to Fairfield's Blackboard site
- Blackboard is available from both on and off campus at the URL http://www.fairfield.edu/blackboard
- Download Logon Instructions
Supported browsers
- List of standard Windows and Mac OS X browsers and versions that are supported by Blackboard
Student Handout
- Download a single-page handout for students that explains how to log on to Blackboard and what browsers will work for them
Blackboard Course Templates
- Jumpstart your course design by downloading and importing one of our templates. Choose from either the folder-based template or the learning module-based template. Either one will provide an initial framework to the organizational structure of your course.
More information
Mobile devices
- Mobile devices with full web browsers (e.g., iPhone, iPad, Droid, Blackberry Storm) will run Blackboard just as a Windows or Mac OS X computer would. In addition, there are free Blackboard Mobile Apps available for the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, as well as for Sprint devices. View the complete information on mobile applications.
Quick Start Documents
- Getting Started with the Blackboard Course Environment
- Getting Started with Course Content
- Getting Started with Building a Test
- Exporting Your Class Roster to Excel
- Creating An Assignment in Blackboard
- Blackboard On-Demand Learning Center
- Troubleshooting Common Quicktime Problems (for students)
WizIQ Live Interactive Class Meetings
- Setting Up a WizIQ Live Class Session in Blackboard
- An Overview of WizIQ Tools
- Reference Guide: The WizIQ Interface
Complete Documentation
- Blackboard provides a wide range of Quick Reference guides and Tutorials on their website, covering everything from assignments and grading to setting up student groups and understanding accessibility capabilities of the system. Download the entire set of documents for Blackboard 9.1.
Publisher content
- Blackboard supports digital content from a wide range of textbook publishers and digital content providers. This material is referred to as Course Cartridges in Blackboard 9.1, and it is made available to you via the publisher. To upload a cartridge into a course, you must obtain an Instructor Download Key from the publisher; this key is then used to automatically upload the content from the publisher's server to Fairfield's Blackboard site. You may also need to provide your students with Access Keys to provide a one-time authorization to use the publishers' material.
