Blackboard - Student FAQ's
Submitted by deckerlh on Tue, 12/16/2008 - 15:21
My Blackboard password does not work.
Your Blackboard password should always be the same as your email password. If this is not working, contact the Help Desk at x4357.
How do I access Blackboard?
Blackboard can be accessed from WFU computers by clicking the Start button > WFU Academic Tools > Blackboard. From other computers or as a shortcut, the web address is http://blackboard.wfu.edu.
How do I log into Blackboard?
To log into Blackboard, click the login button on the left side of the screen, then enter your WFU Login and Password (the same as what you use to log into your computers, check Email and WIN).
How do I find a course on Blackboard?
If your instructor has enrolled you in the course, it should appear under the My Courses area of the My Institution tab. If you need to enroll in the course yourself, click on the "Courses" tab. On the right of the screen, scroll through the list of three-letter department abbreviations and click on the one corresponding to the desired course. Select the appropriate course from the course list. Make sure the instructor, course number, course section, and course semester match your course. The numbers at the bottom left of the course list can be used to move to the following pages in the course list.
How do I remove myself from a past course?
To be removed from a course, you must email the instructor and ask him/her to remove you from the course or to make the course unavailable. You cannot remove it from your Blackboard any other way.
You can select which courses to display on your My Institution Tab by closing the Courses: Quick View Module (use the red X in the upper right corner) and using the My Courses Module. Click the pencil icon in the upper right of the My Courses Module to edit the view including hiding old courses you no longer want to see. This DOES NOT remove you from the course, it just hides it from view.
How do I change my Blackboard password?
Your Blackboard password cannot be changed; it automatically syncs every hour with your WFU login and password. If your password is not working, contact the Help Desk at x4357.
I enrolled in the wrong section of a course - how do I get out?
Because you cannot remove yourself from a course, you must email the professor and request that he/she remove you from the course.
I am a student from Bowman Gray taking a class on the Reynolda campus - how do access my course?
In order to access Blackboard without a WFU username and password, the instructor must create a user name and password for you. This username and password will give you access to the Blackboard course only.
How can I check my grades on Blackboard?
Your instructor must be using the online gradebook for you to check your grades online. If he/she is, you can access your grades by clicking on Tools and then "Check Grade" from the main screen for that course. The instructor may also make this option available elsewhere in the Blackboard course.