{"id":1771,"date":"2020-08-15T10:53:04","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T10:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/?page_id=1771"},"modified":"2026-09-08T19:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:29:55","slug":"key-information-for-new-students-about-blackboard-and-online-learning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/key-information-for-new-students-about-blackboard-and-online-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Key Information about Blackboard and Online Learning for NEW Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1771\" class=\"elementor elementor-1771\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fffa396 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fffa396\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f35ef3a\" data-id=\"f35ef3a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c10690 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8c10690\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>1. Why is Blackboard so important?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e400402 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e400402\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1269011\" data-id=\"1269011\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-614c052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"614c052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/learning.westminster.ac.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackboard<\/a> <\/strong>is the University\u2019s online teaching platform and has areas on it for each module that you will study on your course. You can expect to use Blackboard regularly to access course materials, activities such as online discussions as well as live online teaching sessions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6840e90 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6840e90\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e1ae692\" data-id=\"e1ae692\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3db8f16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3db8f16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>2. How can you find out more about Blackboard?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aa9908 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aa9908\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cda5ee7\" data-id=\"cda5ee7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3b7b9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3b7b9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>First, to get a quick overview of Blackboard, watch these short videos.<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westminster.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=fc46f107-1b12-44e3-acf6-b49f00b68c34&amp;start=93.477194\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackboard Navigation Menu<\/a><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westminster.cloud.panopto.eu\/Panopto\/Pages\/Viewer.aspx?id=4fc5c1e1-7a81-4de9-91d0-b49f00b68c37&amp;start=1.501304\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blacboard Course Navigation<\/a><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7cc42a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7cc42a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67036f9\" data-id=\"67036f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f35be2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0f35be2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>3. Now, why not try Blackboard out?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f08e565 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f08e565\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f55f167\" data-id=\"f55f167\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f87b1ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f87b1ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You can do this now by joining the Blackboard pre-arrival experience.<\/p><p>Go to <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learning.westminster.ac.uk\">https:\/\/learning.westminster.ac.uk<\/a><\/span> and sign in with your university&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/student-login-to-blackboard\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Microsoft Account<\/span><\/a>.<\/p><p>When you have signed in find the link (under \u2018My Modules and Courses on the left) to <strong>Learning at Westminster.<\/strong><\/p><p>When in the Blackboard pre-arrival experience, work through the Learning at University materials.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-407f353 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"407f353\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8a2692c\" data-id=\"8a2692c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-96da233 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"96da233\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/UltraLoginPage-1024x574.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-22685\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/UltraLoginPage-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/UltraLoginPage-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/UltraLoginPage-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/UltraLoginPage-1536x860.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/09\/UltraLoginPage.jpg 1680w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Blackboard Ultra login page<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b3730f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5b3730f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78d214e\" data-id=\"78d214e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-911d6f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"911d6f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>4. Then what?<\/strong><\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8d80098 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8d80098\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bd4edde\" data-id=\"bd4edde\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aaff553 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aaff553\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li><p><strong>Set your notifications<\/strong> in Blackboard \u2013 see how to <a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Learn\/Student\/Ultra\/Stay_in_the_Loop\/Notifications\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">setup notifications<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Download and install<\/strong> the <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.westminster.ac.uk\/blackboardhelp\/mobile-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Blackboard Mobile App<\/a><\/span><\/p><\/li><li><p><strong>Watch<\/strong> the Blackboard Mobile App <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=v8ICPtE-9ik\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">introduction video<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. 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