




Online Engineering Faculty Training
Trainings marked with • should be reviewed annually.
Blackboard
Get Started
- Get Started for Instructors (PDF) •
- Course Content Basics (PDF)
- Control Panel Basics (PDF)
- Make a Course Available (PDF)
- View & Print Student Rosters (PDF)
- Add Teaching Assistants (PDF)
- Merge Course Rosters (PDF)
- Create and Manage Groups (PDF)
- Create Shortcut Links (PDF) •
- Use SafeAssign (Video) •
Course Materials
- Upload a Syllabus (PDF)
- Upload Files (PDF | Video) •
- Copy Courses (PDF) •
- Preview Course as a Student (PDF)
Communicate with Students
- Communicate with your Students (PDF) •
- Post an Announcement (PDF) •
- Set up a Discussion Forum (PDF | Video)
- Send an Email through Blackboard (PDF)
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
- Get Started for Moderators (PDF | Video) •
- Create Weekly Classroom Sessions (PDF) •
- Set the Session Settings (HTML | Video) •
- Attendance Reports (PDF) •
- View and Download Recordings (PDF) •
- Manage Participants (HTML) •
- Share Files (HTML) •
- Record Sessions (PDF) •
- Emergency Launch a WebEx Meeting (PDF) •
Assignments
Grading
RPNow
GWeb
Final Grades
- Enter Final Grades (PDF) •
Zoom
- Webinar: Using Zoom in Blackboard (Video) •
- Schedule and Join Meeting (PDF) •
- Record A Video Presentation (PDF)
- Creating and Using Polls (PDF)
- Using Breakout Rooms (PDF)
- Access Course Meeting Attendance and Poll Reports (PDF)
- Access Course Meeting Cloud Recordings (PDF)
WebEx
For backup if Blackboard Ultra is down
Settings
- WebEx Checklist (PDF)
- Allow Someone to Schedule on Your Behalf (PDF)
- Adjust Audio (PDF)
- Adjust Mic Settings (PDF)
Hosting
- Share Slides (Desktop & Sharefile) (PDF)
- Use the Annotation Tools (PDF)
- Control Slides (PDF)
- Host a Session/Use the Recorder (PDF)
- Reclaim the Host Role (PDF)
- Use the Chat Feature (PDF)
- End a Session (Ending vs. Leaving) (PDF)
Technical Support
Faculty Support
- Blackboard Support: (202) 994-0485
- Support Email: bbadmin@gwu.edu
- Technical Support (Mark Griffith) (202) 422-2806
- Technical Support Email: seasonline@gwu.edu
Student Support
- Blackboard Support: (202) 994-4948
- Blackboard Support Email: ithelp@gwu.edu
- RPNow Support: (855) 436-2039 | (Chat Link)
- Technical Support (Mark Griffith) (202) 422-2806
- Technical Support Email: seasonline@gwu.edu