Xavier University: Library: 16 Steps to Information Fluency: Step 4: Blackboard

Blackboard is Xavier's course management system. It is a web-based platform that supports teaching and learning in face-to-face as well as online courses.

For help completing Blackboard step refer to these help pages.

Complete the following tasks for this step:

You can access Blackboard two ways, both requiring that you enter your MyXU user name and password.
1. Go to MyXU, the campus portal, at http://portal.xavier.edu
  1. Once logged in, click the Courses icon at the top right of your window.
  2. You will be taken to Blackboard without entering your user name and password again.
  3. If this doesn't work for some reason, try the second way of accessing Blackboard and report this problem to your professor.
2. Go directly to Blackboard at http://blackboard.xavier.edu
  1. Use your MyXU login and password to log into Blackboard
  2. Once logged in, click the Courses tab.
  3. Click one of your courses
Find the following features in one of your Blackboard courses:
1. The latest announcement
2. The syllabus for this course
3. Email (under Tools)
4. Library links.
Using the email capabilities in your Blackboard course, introduce yourself by sending a Blackboard email message to everyone in your course, including your professor and yourself.
Go to your Xavier email account at https://www.outlook.com (also accessible in MyXU, the campus portal)
1. Enter your user name and password
2. Find the message you just sent in Blackboard (it may take a few minutes to appear).