Blackboard Faculty Help:

The information provided below is designed to help UHV faculty. Help is made available for UHV students through the separate Student Help page.

Click on one of the links below for specific section information available from this page (see listings below).

• UHV Blackboard Manual for Faculty
• UHV Faculty Troubleshooting Summary Document
• UHV Faculty Blackboard Job Aides
• TurnItIn Faculty Help
• UHV Learning Technologies and Design Website

UHV Faculty Quick Start Guide:
The following quick start guide has been made available for UHV faculty. Please select the appropriate file format below (choose PDF, PowerPoint for Office 2003, or PowerPoint for Office 2007 below):

• PDF Version of Quick Start Guide
• PowerPoint 2003 Version of Quick Start Guide
• PowerPoint 2007 Version of Quick Start Guide
• Faculty Blackboard Training Workshop Handouts
• Faculty Blackboard Training Quick Start Guide

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UHV Blackboard Manual for Faculty:
Please review the UHV Blackboard Manual for Faculty developed by the UHV Learning Technologies and Design Department.
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UHV Faculty Troubleshooting Summary Document:
A majority of the Blackboard issues experienced by users can be resolved by following the step-by-step procedures outlined in the Troubleshooting Summary page. Please follow the steps outlined in this document to resolve your Blackboard issues. If you still experience Blackboard issues after completing all of the steps in the UHV Faculty Troubleshooting Summary document, please contact your UHV Blackboard Online Support Technician (see the UHV Blackboard Contact Us page).
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UHV Faculty Blackboard Job Aides:
UHV faculty may also use the following Blackboard job aides that outline the step-by-step instructions for completing specific Blackboard tasks, for example, adding Blackboard Tools to your Home Page for students. Click on the links below for a specific PDF job aide to appear in a new browser tab.

Designing Courses in Blackboard (see list below)	Teaching Courses in Blackboard (see list below)
Adding & Editing Headers & Footers	Content Design Basics
Creating Web Links	Creating Announcements
Customizing the Look of Folders	Creating Columns in the Gradebook
Modifying Course Menus	Entering Grades in the Gradebook
Selecting Course Colors	Exploring the Gradebook
Selecting Course Icons	How to View & Post Discussions
Setting Selective Release Criteria	Setting Selective Release Criteria
Using the Selective Release Tool	Teaching Your Course
Adding a Content Link to the Course Home Page	Using the Selective Release Tool
Adding a File to the Course Home Page	Creating a Syllabus
Applying a Selective Release by Date	Creating Chat & Whiteboard Rooms
Building Learning Modules	Entering Grades in the Gradebook
Creating Goals	Managing Chat Sessions
Creating & Editing HTML Files	Managing Grades
Creating a Syllabus	Managing Members
Creating Discussion Topics	Modifying Gradebook Columns
Creating Folders	How to Selectively Release
Creating Manual Links	Using the Selective Release Tool
Creating Media Library Collections	Using the Calendar
Customizing the Action Menu	How to Post Discussion Messages
Modifying Course Tools	Sample Rubrics
Organizing Learning Modules	How to Import Blackboard (.CSV) Gradebook File into Excel to Preserve Leading-Zero Values
Managing Files	Assessments & Assignments (see list below)
Managing Links	How to Create Assessments & Add Questions
Navigating the File Manager	How to Create Assignments
Setting the Selective Release Tool Inventory	How to Create Grading Forms
Uploading Files	How to Create Question Sets
Using Web Folders (WebDAV) to Upload Files	How to Create Questions
	How to Edit Assessment Properties
	How to Edit Assignments
	How to Generate Overall Statistics for Assessments
	How to Grade Assessments
	How to Grade Assignments
	How to Review Assignments Offline
	How to Set Up a Question Database
	How to Create SafeAssignments (SafeAssign Tool)
	How to View & Grade SafeAssignments (SafeAssing Tool)
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TurnItIn Faculty Help:
UHV faculty and adjuncts using the TurnItIn product in their online Blackboard Vista 8 courses can obtain additional training and step-by-step instruction information from the TurnItIn Instructor Integration Manual. Additional information is also available from the main TurnItIn training website at the following link:

• TurnItIn Main Training Home Page

TurnItIn training information is also available from the UH Main Campus website via the following links:

• UH Main Campus TurnItIn Tutorial Page
• UH Main Campus - How to Access TurnItIn in WebCT
• UH Main Campus - How to Create an Assignment Link in WebCT
• UH Main Campus - How to View Student Submissions

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UHV Learning Technologies and Design Website:
Additional information is made available to UHV faculty and adjuncts via the UHV Learning Technologies and Design Website.
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