Blackboard

Blackboard is St. Thomas' online Learning Management System. How each faculty member chooses to use Blackboard is up to the individual and the particular course. Faculty use Blackboard so that students can...

• access handouts, assignments, slide presentations, and multimedia class materials
• engage in learning activities, extending the classroom's boundaries
• easily link to external Web sites
• use the asynchronous discussion board to engage in discussion, prepare for a rigorous discussion in the classroom and to carry on the discussion after class
• work collaboratively and independently in small groups using the virtual group space area
• and more!

Getting Started with Blackboard

Every class at St. Thomas has Blackboard class site automatically created and all enrolled student accounts are automatically brought in to the class sites. Blackboard relies on our student record system (Banner) and on our authentication system (NT, the same used for UST e-mail).

If you would like to schedule an appointment or find out more about what we can do to assist you, please contact your Academic Technology Consultant or local IRT Consultant. If you wish, you can contact them through this online form. For more information about Blackboard visit the Help & Support page.