Spring 2010 Blackboard Faculty Workshops
- Using Multi-Media Content with Blackboard: Thursday , 3/18 @ 11am Session Location: Carman B-38
- Blackboard Communication Tools: Wednesday, March 24th @ 3pm and Thursday, April 8th @ 11am Both sessions will be held in Carman B-38
- Using Safe Assign: Wednesday, April 21st @ 3pm and Thursday, April 29th @ 11am Both Sessions will be held in Carman B-38
- One-On-One Assistance is also available. Please call extension 8658 to schedule a time
Attention Faculty: Course shells for Summer 2010 will be available on April 7, 2010
Information for Faculty and Students
Go directly to The CUNY Portal by clicking here.
Go directly to the Blackboard 8 Login by clicking here.
If you are having a problem accessing the CUNY Portal or Blackboard 8, please contact the IT Help Desk at 718-960-1111.
- Faculty: Go Directly to your Lehman College Webmail.
- Students: Go Directly to your Lehman College e-mail. For Assistance on activating your Student e-mail, directions are available here.
Please reserve your space with the Lehman Helpdesk in the Carman Hall Open Center or call: 718-960-1111.
Blackboard has posted some new tutorial videos on selected topics in Blackboard 8. If you would like to view them, please click here.
Blackboard Look and Learn Corner: These video short tutorials are best viewed with the latest version of Adobe Flash. You can download Adobe Flash here.
- To view the video on Blackboard Gradebook,click here.
- To view a video tutorial on Blackboard Teaching and Learning Tools. click here. (Students and Faculty)
- To view a video tutorial on Creating an Assignment in Blackboard, click here.
- To view and download instructions for key features in Blackboard please click here.
- To view and download the Blackboard Safe-Assign Instruction Manual for Instructors, please click here
- To view and download the Blackboard Safe-Assign Instruction Manual for Students, please click here
- To view and download a step by step instruction manual on how to set up a course in iTunes click here (20-pages)
- To view a You Tube video on how to create an AUDIO PODCAST with Garageband on a MAC, click here (Video courtesy of Spring Arbor University)
General Information for Students:
- You must have a Student CUNY Portal account to access Blackboard. Applicant Accounts will NOT display your Blackboard courses.
- Your Blackboard Courses will be located in the Blackboard 8.0 Link on your CUNY Portal Login Page. Your CUNY Portal Username is dfferent than your Lehman College e-mail username. If you forgot your Portal Username and Password, simply click on the "Forgot Your Username of Password ? " link on the CUNY Portal Login Page. Follow the instructions to obtain your Username and/or password.
- When you log into Blackboard, you may not see links for all the Lehman courses for which you are registered because course sites are created as UNAVAILABLE. Please ask your instructor if he/she will be using Blackboard. and making the course available for your class.
- Your Lehman College e-mail address is directly linked to your Blackboard course. Please activate your Lehman College e-mail account. If you are not sure how to activate your Lehman College e-mail account, please click here
- If you are not receiving e-mails from your professor in Blackboard, update your e-mail address on your Blackboard Welcome Page. On the left side of your screen you will see a link to UPDATE E-MAIL. Click the link and add your e-mail address as follows: firstname.lastname@lc.cuny.edu. Push the submit button and your e-mail address will be updated. Blackboard will only accept CUNY e-mail Addresses.
- Learn more about the CUNY Portal by visiting the following webpage.
- If you are registered for a course that is COMPLETELY ONLINE, we suggest that you follow this link: Online Student Orientation
- For Additional information, please see: Online Courses.
- Students who are enrolled in Asynchronous courses and are experiencing difficulties communicating with your instructor, please contact: The Office of Undergraduate Studies and Online Education (Carman Hall 337) Telephone: 718-960-8345 or, Professor Robert Whittaker, Associate Provost and Director of Online Education.
General Information for Faculty:
- You will need a CUNY Portal account to access Blackboard. Learn More about creating your CUNY Portal Account By clicking here.
- Once you have a CUNY Portal account, access Blackboard by logging in to the CUNY Portal.
- If you are not seeing your Blackboard Course(s) for the current semsester, please contact by e-mail: Stephen Castellano or by telephone at: 718-960-8658.
- New Faculty who are in need of assistance acquiring a CUNY Portal Account and Faculty who are not able to view their Blackboard Courses, please contact Steve Castellano at 718-960-8658 or via e-mail : Stephen.Castellano@lehman.cuny.edu
Should you experience problems with access to Bb8 at all, please contact Stephen Castellano, Lehman College Blackboard Administrator at: stephen.castellano@lehman.cuny.edu or 718-960-8658, and provide detailed information on the technical issue that you are experiencing.
Blackboard Technical Information:
- Blackboard Status: Blackboard is functioning normally.
- For the best Blackboard Learning Experience, please be sure your computer has the latest security updates for your operating system.
Important Faculty Notes:
- Please archive your course on a regular basis. Archiving your course will preserve the course content up to the date of the archive. If you are not sure how to archive your course, please contact Stephen Castellano via e-mail.
Last modified: Mar 11, 2010
