What Can Blackboard Do For You?

Blackboard can improve communication, make important information easier to share and support student learning. Whether you are planning to develop an online course or just looking for a way to better organize your face-to-face classes, Blackboard can help you.

This site provides you with information and instructions on how to use Blackboard for your online, hybrid or classroom courses. Use the information found on this site as a resource to help you to develop content for online teaching and learning at NOVA.

Blackboard has many features that instructors find useful. In addition to other tasks, you can use Blackboard to:

• Post your syllabus online.
• Communicate and engage students via discussion boards or virtual classrooms.
• Manage student grades in the Grade Center.
• Create and deploy online assessments.
• Allow students to submit assignments and papers via Blackboard

The purpose of this online tutorial is to provide you with information and hands-on experience that will enable you to use many of the components of the Blackboard Course Management System. Use the menu bar in the green on the right to navigate through the site.