Rider University’s Office of Information Technology (OIT) is proud to announce that we have upgraded to Blackboard version 9 from our installed version 7.3! This upgrade will bring Rider University up to date with Blackboard’s latest build, and provide faculty members with new features.

Blackboard 9.1 is now live! Visit it at http://blackboard.rider.edu

This section includes:

• Training Sessions
• Tutorials
• Frequently Asked Questions regarding Blackboard 9

Training Sessions

Training sessions for Blackboard 9 began in April, 2011, and will continue throughout the year. If you are interested in training, this site will provide you with information and registration. The schedule of training below will be updated regularly.

OIT will be offering groups, departmental, and individual training sessions throughout the upcoming months. Below you will find brief descriptions of the group sessions offered as well registration forms.

Browse Sessions and Register for Blackboard 9 Training
OIT is offering Group, Individual, and Departmental training.

Descriptions of Group Offerings

• For the month of October we will be offering workshops that will focus on a few specific aspects of Blackboard. Please read each date for a description of the items covered in each training session.
• Blackboard Clinics - 
Interested in seeing the new Blackboard? Have a specific question? Not sure what Blackboard Mobile is? Come to a Blackboard Clinic! Stay for as long or as little as you would like (locations on both campuses) and receive answers from our Blackboard training team. Please note you do not have to sign up to attend a Blackboard Clinic.

Individual Training
Contact us to request an individual training session.

Departmental Training
We also will be happy to offer training to a department during you next department meeting. Contact us to request a departmental training session.

Group Training Calendar
Additional training dates will be posted soon.

Tutorials

Utilize documentation and video tutorials to get you started with Blackboard 9.

Video Tutorials
Please note that full screen viewing is recommended for all video tutorials

• New look and feel features in Blackboard 9.1 (for faculty and students)
  This video details some of the cosmetic changes you can effect throughout Blackboard 9.1

• Exporting a course from Blackboard 7.3 and Importing into 9.1 (for faculty)
  This is a brief video tutorial that demonstrates the process to move a course from Blackboard 7.3 and in to Blackboard 9.1.

• Blackboard on Demand (for faculty and students)
  A website maintained by Blackboard with video tutorials for everything you need to get started in Blackboard 9. Documentation will be posted soon.

• Enrolling and managing users
  This video details how to enroll users into your Course and/or Organization as well as how to alter their roles.

• Course Copy
  Copying materials from one course to another with no downloading.

Documentation

• Creating an Assignment (for Faculty)
• Exporting a course from Blackboard 7.3 and Importing into 9.1
• Archiving your course
• Enrolling and managing users
• Notifications (For Faculty / For Students) - Learn how Blackboard's Notification system works and how to control it
• Student Survival guide - Learn about what basic tools you need to have a good experience in Blackboard
• Downloading your Gradebook
• Course Copy - Copying materials from one course to another with no downloading.
• Course Menu - Learn how to create and customize your Course Menu
• Extra Credit - Adding Extra Credit to a final grade, or to an individual assignment.