Documentation:Blackboard Learn Support Resources/blackboard collaborate

Blackboard Collaborate

Blackboard Learn allows instructors to create and manage Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate) sessions from within the course. Follow these instructions to create a session and put a link on your homepage.

With Edit Mode 'ON', hover over ‘Tools’ then choose ‘Blackboard Collaborate’.

Click ‘Create Session’.

Give the session a name and set the start and end times.

Indicate whether or not the session will repeat

Set the Room Attributes as appropriate. The image shows the suggested setup.

Indicate whether or not you want to integrate with the Grade Center.

Add a link to your session

In the list of scheduled sessions, click the dropdown arrow and choose 'Add Link'.

Give the link a name and indicate where you want the link placed.

Update the link details and date restrictions.

Access Recordings

Click the 'Recordings' tab on the Blackboard Collaborate page

You can link to recordings in the same manner as linking to a session.