No prior knowledge is required to attend this workshop, but you should be able to log in to the Pitt Portal (https://my.pitt.edu) with your Pitt username and password. Please bring your dual authentication device.

New to Blackboard? This workshop provides the information and skills you need to start using Blackboard, the University of Pittsburgh’s learning management system. After an overview of Blackboard and its major components, we'll work hands-on and step-by-step to build a course. This workshop meets in Alumni Hall, B26.

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to

• Log in to Blackboard, create and organize course content and make your course available to students;
• Use Blackboard workflows to streamline administrative tasks;
• Integrate and use the Grade Center within Blackboard;
• Use predictable course design principals to make course content easy to find and utilize.

Registration for University Center for Teaching and Learning workshops is mandatory. Registering for workshops ensures the distribution of pre-workshop materials and helps maintain the integrity of our attendance records.

If you have any special accommodation needs, please contact us at workshops@teaching.pitt.edu in advance.

Please note that after registration, you will recieve a confimration email containing a link to an anonymous pre-workshop survey, which helps us tailor each workshop to the needs and skill-levels of the attendees. Please look for the link when you get your confirmation.