About the Blackboard Academic Suite Instructor Manual

Overview

The Instructor Manual provides detailed information about building and managing courses on the Blackboard Learning System. The Blackboard Community System offers the same set of functions and features for managing an Organization.

How the manual is organized

The Blackboard Academic Suite Instructor Manual begins by reviewing the teaching and learning environment for Instructors. The bulk of the manual details the functions available to Instructors through the Control Panel.

Manual Conventions

To make this manual easier to use a number of conventions have been put in place.

 

Symbol

Description

Bold type

A button or field name.

Courier font

Text that users should type.

Italics in a title

Additional information in a title that may not be included on the Web page.

[r]

Required field

 

Using this manual

This manual should be read as a reference guide. Do not read this manual from cover to cover.

Manual Updates

Please note that this manual is updated periodically. Check the Date of Last Revision at the beginning of the manual to ensure that it is the most recent copy.

The HTML version is available by clicking Online Admin Manual from the Control Panel and at http://www.blackboard.com/products/services/support. This site also includes the manual in PDF format.

To report any comments or suggestions regarding this manual, please contact Blackboard Support.