A quick overview of Blackboard Learn (video tour):
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Here are a few of the most important articles on the site to help you quickly get going with Blackboard Learn – the University’s Virtual Learning Environment:
The basics
Study Smart – a free online course created especially for all of our new undergraduate students. See www.reading.ac.uk/essentials/Welcome/Study-Smart- Get started with online teaching and learning
- How to login to Blackboard
- Can’t log in?
- What is Blackboard Learn?
- Introduction to the Ultra Base Navigation
- Blackboard: Help videos
- Blackboard Mobile App – how to download and use the app
Courses (modules and programmes) and Organisations
- How to find your modules and programmes in Blackboard
- Missing or unavailable courses
- How to customise your list of courses
- What do the course codes mean?
- What are Organisations?
Accessibility
Personalising Blackboard
IT advice
- Advice for students studying in China (DTS help page)
- Student DTS Guide – advice on broadband speed, buying a computer, free University software and much more.
Get help
If you ever need help using Blackboard or any of the tools within it – such as Turnitin, YuJa, Gradescope or Collaborate – come back to this site https://sites.reading.ac.uk/tel-support-for-students.
If you have a query about how the tools work, or if you run into problems using them, please log a ticket on the IT Self Service Portal.
Use this Blackboard Help Request Form to ensure that your query is addressed by the appropriate person as promptly as possible.
