Blackboard at Washington University
To log on to Blackboard, please go to https://bb.wustl.edu and use your WUSTL key.
Updates
March 2013
Effective June 30, 2013, Telesis will no longer be available. All courses from Telesis have been archived, and will be available to to faculty in Blackboard upon request. The links here will help you to:
- Restore an archived course to Blackboard
- Access Telesis materials that are currently in Blackboard
- Transfer Telesis files to the Blackboard Content Collection
January 2013
All Washington University faculty and students with eligible mobile devices (Android™, BlackBerry® smartphone, HP web OS, iPhone®, iPod Touch®, and iPad™) can now download the Blackboard Mobile app. Click here for download instructions.
December 2012
Faculty using Blackboard can now access EGrades within Blackboard for the submission of mid-term and final grades. This feature may be used with or without the Blackboard Grade Center. Full instructions can be found at: Note for Faculty: Using EGrades in Blackboard.
Blackboard is generally available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, with two exceptions: 3:00 am to 5:00 am each Friday and 10:00 pm to 11:00 pm on the second Tuesday of each month.
- For Danforth campus faculty and staff (non-University College)
- For University College faculty
- For graduate students
Blackboard help for enrolled students will be available through Student Technology Services.
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Additional Resources:
Recommended Browsers and Operating Systems
Blackboard Users will obtain the best results when using one of the following browser and operating system combinations:
- Windows 7: Firefox (final release channel), Chrome (stable channel), Internet Explorer 9
- Windows Vista: Firefox (final release channel), Internet Explorer 9
- Mac OS X 10.7: Safari 5.1, Firefox (final release channel), Chrome (stable channel)
- Mac OS X 10.6: Safari 5.1 and 5.0, Firefox (final release channel), Chrome (stable channel)
Full information about browser compatibility may be found here.
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Blackboard is available to all Danforth Campus faculty. The exception is the School of Law, which will continue to use its current LMS. Blackboard Learn 9.1 is designed to help instructors connect with and engage students in course material. It offers basic tools--such as Announcements, Email and Discussion Boards--, as well as collaboration tools--such as Blogs, Journals, and Groups.
For more information or to schedule an individual consultation, faculty should contact Bryn Lutes, Assistant Director, The Teaching Center.