{"id":204,"date":"2024-08-14T14:33:27","date_gmt":"2024-08-14T18:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/edtech\/?page_id=204"},"modified":"2024-12-16T10:28:57","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T15:28:57","slug":"lms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/edtech\/lms\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning and Content Management Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span>Blackboard Learn, including both Original and Ultra, is the learning management system at Boston University. <a href=\"mailto: edtechhelp@bu.edu\">Email the edtech team<\/a> to make the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/edtech\/edtech-tools\/switch-to-ultra\/\">switch from Blackboard Original to Ultra<\/a>. WordPress is our content management system that allows you to create and maintain department websites, research blogs, or conference registration pages.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Blackboard<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Key features<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Announcements, assignments, calendar, course materials, discussion forums, and tests<\/li>\n<li>Supports integrations with many of the tools listed below<\/li>\n<li>Enhanced course accessibility through Blackboard Ally<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Resources<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bushare.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/r\/sites\/BUMC-IT-EdTech-Resources\/Public\/Docs\/Blackboard%20Ultra.pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=soMKAk\">Intro to Blackboard Ultra<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Blackboard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/ally-for-instructors\/\">Ally for Instructors<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/ally-for-students\/\">Students<\/a> (BU TechWeb)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/2020-09\/Ultra_2020.pdf\">Blackboard Ally Instructor Package<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.blackboard.com\/Ally\/Ally_for_LMS\/Instructor\">Ally LMS Help for Instructors<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bushare.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/r\/sites\/BUMC-IT-EdTech-Resources\/Public\/Docs\/Zoom%20-%20Posting%20Meeting%20Links%20on%20Blackboard.pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=ks41eu\">Posting Zoom Meeting Links on Blackboard<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/teaching\/lms\/blackboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Blackboard on BU Tech Web<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLontYaReEU1tBMzGoA17iFCRsdGxezJKP\">Blackboard Vendor&#8217;s Video Playlist (Instructor)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLontYaReEU1uTF4X7b3X2TSc4FYdWXZPi\">Blackboard Vendor&#8217;s Video Playlist (Student)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h3 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">WordPress<\/h3><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5>Key feature<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Open-source website and\/or blog creation tool<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5>Resources<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/bushare.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/r\/sites\/BUMC-IT-EdTech-Resources\/Public\/Docs\/WordPress%20-%20Level%201.pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=IXpQaB\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress 1<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bushare.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/r\/sites\/BUMC-IT-EdTech-Resources\/Public\/Docs\/WordPress%20-%20Level%202.pdf?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=kDEU50\">WordPress 2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/websites\/www\/wordpress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">WordPress on BU Tech Web<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/tech\/services\/cccs\/websites\/www\/wordpress\/how-to\/\">WordPress \u201cHow To\u2026\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/developer.bu.edu\/bulb\/lessons\/bulb-users-manual\">BU Learning Blocks (BULB) User Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blackboard Learn, including both Original and Ultra, is the learning management system at Boston University. 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