Blackboard
Blackboard (Bb) provides students with secure and flexible access (on or off campus) to registered course or programme modules.
Your School or Department may use Blackboard in slightly different ways, and the way it is used may differ depending on the time of year.
However, for any Blackboard module you have access to, you'll find a range of supporting course resources, such as:
Course information (and associated module content posted by your tutors such as supplementary lecture documents and additional reading)
Quizzes and assessment tools
E-assessment - assignment submission and feedback retrieval
A link to Encore class recordings (if available)
Module evaluations and much more
Updating your personal details in Blackboard
When you start using Blackboard, you can easily customise your personal details including your first name, pronouns and profile image. See:
Updating your personal details in Blackboard (restricted to student MUSE login)
How to access Blackboard
Login to MUSE using your University username and password.
Click on My services.
Select Blackboard.
Note: Your username and password to access Blackboard are the same as your University IT (MUSE) account, as shown on our 'Get connected' page.
Accessing the Blackboard front page
When you first access your Blackboard account, by default, you will land on the Activity Stream section. The Activity Stream provides a list of notifications from your courses, including announcements and due dates.
Note: If this is your first time login to Blackboard, you may receive the ‘Welcome and Getting started’ screen the first time you access. In this case, scroll down this page and click the ‘Get Started’ button. Click through the instructions and you will arrive at your Blackboard homepage.
Quick guide to all sections on the Blackboard front page
Digital Resources - This section contains useful links to skills resources and other services in the University that may be of use to your learning, such as the Library, Careers Service, and myTimetable.
Your name - Click here for your personal profile and settings, including notification settings.
Activity Stream (default) - You will find a stream of notifications from your courses, including announcements and due dates.
Courses - This section contains your past, current and future courses. Find out how to organise your course list.
Organisations - This section contains organisations you are enrolled on. They look similar to courses but are not connected to a taught module. Your department may not use these so this tab may be empty.
Due Dates Calendar - An overview of assignment due dates is displayed in a calendar view, which can be customised to day or month.
Messages - A function to send messages through Blackboard. Note. Your tutors may not use other methods of communication
Marks and Feedback - Access all your marks and feedback from assignments submitted to your Blackboard courses.
Tell US and Tools - Other services, including: the University’s module and your personal file and video media:
Courses
The Courses section on the menu is the area that you will see all the course modules that you are registered for during your year level. Depending on the semester your modules are scheduled for they may (or may not) appear immediately on the courses page.
For example, in the image shown below, three (School of Bioscience) module codes are listed - APS110, APS11002, APS11003.
Academic Year (2023-24) modules running throughout semesters 1 and 2 will appear on your courses list for the start of term, as will any Semester 1 Autumn (2023-24) module codes.
Spring (2023-24) modules arrive in Semester 2 (after Christmas) will most likely appear later on in the year just before they start, though the module leader may release these earlier.
In addition, please note, year 1 (2023-24) Modules may not be available to you on your Blackboard account until registration is fully completed.
Clicking on a course link will take you into the course module.
During your introduction week your department will provide you with a demonstration of a typical course module and the types of content you can expect to find in that Blackboard course.