04/18/2023
By Patrick Connell

The Blackboard Learning Management system will be upgraded from our current version, known as Blackboard Learn, to Blackboard Base Navigation on May 11, 2023. Users will not experience downtime due to this upgrade. Base Navigation provides a modernized menu and additional features for users on the initial screen, but this upgrade won’t impact your Blackboard courses at all – they will look and function exactly as is.

Base Navigation provides a more focused entry point, designed with accessibility and mobility in mind. Base Navigation provides quick access to the most critical information across all your courses. This upgrade will provide a modern, intuitive digital experience for users.

This upgrade will not change any of the following:

  • Blackboard login
  • Functionality of all course tools: announcements, tests, mail, discussion boards, assignments, etc.
  • User interface in courses

The Base Navigation Information website will be the place for all information related to this change. Graduate, Online, and Professional Studies (GPS) and Academic Technology will communicate regularly about this change to both students and faculty leading up to summer and fall term start dates.

If you have questions about this upgrade, please direct them to bbhelp@uml.edu or onlinelearning@uml.edu.