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Blackboard

Illinois State University is currently using Blackboard Learning System CE6/8 as the official course management system (CMS). WebCT merged with Blackboard in 2006, and renamed the WebCT system as Blackboard Learning System.

Support Personnel

Kate Plantholt – primary support for CAST

Charles Bristow, Mayuko Nakamura & Jean-Marie Taylor – primary support for the rest of ISU

3 Easy Steps to Teach with Blackboard

These forms are not for student use. Please contact your instructors if you'd like to get an access.

1. Request for courses using one of the forms below. We can create courses up to a year ahead. For example, during the fall 2007 semester, we can create spring, summer and fall 2008 courses.
   

   Blackboard Course Request Form

2. Request a student upload using the form below when you’re ready to have students see your class. Once the students are uploaded to your course, we will ask you to add or drop individual students from the grade book. For this reason, some instructors wait until the first or second week of semester for student uploads. For Blackboard, most students don't have account yet, so you may get error message when adding students. Please e-mail the students' ULIDs to your support personnel.
   

   Blackboard Student Upload Request Form

3. Take workshops or read additional resources on this page to learn how to use Blackboard.

Faculty Training

The following training options are currently available for faculty who would like to learn to use Blackboard CE6.

1. Self-paced online course
   This self-paced course will take 3-5 hours in total, but you can do it anytime, anywhere. Please contact Mayuko Nakamura (mnakamu@ilstu.edu), 438-2628 to sign up for the course.

2. Workshops
   We offer 2-3 hour workshops in a variety of Blackboard topics. Click here to see the current semester's schedule.

Additional Learning Resources

Click here for additional resources.