Winter Intersession and Spring 2023 Blackboard Course Development Opens 12/6

Winter Intersession and Spring 2023 Blackboard course shells have been created empty for all classes. Faculty will need to copy content from a previous semester or start from scratch to begin developing. 
 
Course development instructions:

•  GPS - Instructions for online, graduate and combined grad/undergrad courses: 
  • Copy a past course (most online instructors will need to do this)
  • Start from scratch with an empty shell  
•  On-campus - Instructions for spring 2023 undergraduate courses: 
  • Merge/combine sections or courses (pdf) (optional) 
  • Copy content or add a template (start from scratch) (pdf) (required) 

What about? 

• Non-traditional course shells (pdf) (competency, dissertation, independent study, internship, and thesis courses)
• Blackboard Access for TAs, LAs and Graders 

• Winter Intersession: Dec. 27, 2022
• Spring 2023
  • Undergraduate courses: Jan. 14
  • Graduate and online courses: Jan. 17

Please make sure you have provided a syllabus for your students and have hidden any materials that you may have copied from previous semesters. 
 
GPS faculty drop-in sessions are currently available. We will be adding faculty workshops and open forums to the Center for Excellence in Learning & Teaching workshops page but please feel free to reach out with any questions.  

Questions?
Graduate, Online & Professional Studies
Phone: 800-480-3190, 24-hour assistance
Live 24-hour chat
Email: onlinelearning@uml.edu 

On-Campus (IT)
Phone: 978-934-4357, 24-hour assistance
Email: bbhelp@uml.edu