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    What is Blackboard?

    Blackboard is an Learning Management System that provides a course site where instructors can place documents, videos, podcasts and many other types of files. More importantly, Blackboard provides a rich online learning environment where instructors and students can interact with each other synchronously or asynchronously through discussion board forums, synchronous online classroom spaces, blogs, wikis, etc.

    Blackboard course sites are automatically created for every course listed in Pathway each semester. Instructors and students are automatically enrolled in the Blackboard course sites according to their course enrollment in Pathway. Instructors and students can access Blackboard by clicking the Blackboard link on the UMKC homepage or by typing http://blackboard.umkc.edu in the address bar of their browser.

    Faculty Help

    Training Opportunities UMKC Instructional Technology Services provides training for faculty throughout the year. The current training schedule is online at http://www.umkc.edu/ia/its/support/training/index.asp.

    Blackboard Online Support Site Access UMKC specific step-by-step directions and video tutorials for instructor tasks.
    Blackboard Instructor's Manual View the instructor's manual produced by Blackboard, Inc.
    Blackboard Learn On Demand Learning Center Access video tutorials and helpful articles from university instructors from around the country.

    Contact Instructional Technology Services (ITS) for Help
    Phone: 816.235.6700
    Email: ITS@umkc.edu
    Location: 302 Fine Arts Building, Volker Campus
    Hours: M-F 7:00am-6:00pm
    Report a problem using the Webform

    Student Help

    Blackboard Online Support Site Access UMKC specific step-by-step directions and video tutorials for student tasks.
    Blackboard Student's Manual View the student's manual produced by Blackboard, Inc.

    Contact the Call Center for Help
    Phone: 816.235.2000
    Email: callcenter@umkc.edu
    Location: 302 Fine Arts Building, Volker Campus
    Hours: M-F 7:00am-6:00pm
    Report a problem using the Webform




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