Get Ready
Get Ready
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Log in and Edit your Blackboard Course
- Go to https://www.msudenver.edu/facstaff/
- Click Blackboard Learn below the “Teaching & Learning” header on this page.
- Enter your university login credentials to log in to Blackboard (if prompted to do so).
- Identify the appropriate semester and click on the title of the semester (e.g., 2020 Spring). This will open up a list of your courses within the selected semester.
- Click the title of the course you would like to edit. The course will open in Blackboard.
- Ensure that you are in Edit mode in Blackboard by clicking the “On/Off” button in the top-right corner of the screen. If you are in Edit mode, the button should say “On.”
Hide Items on the Navigation Menu
- Ensure that you are logged in to the appropriate Blackboard course.
- Identify any items on the navigation menu (on the left-hand side of the screen) that you don’t need or that you want to hide.
- Note: You will want to keep the Syllabus & Course Info, Send Email, Announcements, My Grades, and Report an Accessibility Issue on the navigation menu for your students.
- To hide an item, hover over the title of the item in the navigation menu (e.g., “Assessments”).
- Click on the downward-facing arrow to the right of the item title.
- Select Hide Link in the drop-down menu that appears.
- Repeat Steps 3-5 for any items you wish to hide.
- Note: To show an item that you have hidden, repeat Steps 3-4 and select Show link from the drop-down menu that appears.
Hide Headers on the Navigation Menu
- Hover over the title of the header in the navigation menu. (e.g., “Course Content”)
- Click on the downward-facing arrow to the right of the header title.
- Select Delete in the drop-down menu that appears.
- You will be prompted to confirm that you want to delete the header. Select Delete this menu item.
- You will be prompted again to confirm that you want to delete the header. Select Delete.
- Repeat Steps 1-5 to hide any headers you wish to hide.
- Note: You will still be able to see hidden items on the navigation menu. However, your students will no longer see these hidden items.
- To see how the navigation menu will appear for students, follow these steps:
- Click the Enter Student Preview button in the top-right corner of the screen.
- What appears on the page in Student Preview is what students will be able to see when they log in to the course.
- Click Exit Preview in the top right corner of the screen to return to the Instructor View.
- Click the Enter Student Preview button in the top-right corner of the screen.
Remove Items from the Syllabus & Course Info Section
You will want to hide any items you are not using in the Syllabus & Course Info section.
Please note: It may be a good idea to leave the Institutional Policies and Academic Support Services and Etiquette Expectations items on this page for students to review.
- Click Syllabus & Course Info in the navigation menu.
- Hover your mouse over the title of an item (e.g, “Your Instructor”).
- Select the downward-facing arrow to the right of the title of the item.
- Click Delete in the drop down menu that appears.
- You will be prompted to confirm that you want to delete this item. Confirm that you want to delete the item.
- Repeat Steps 2-5 to hide any other items on this page.