The Blackboard system is available to all Lesley faculty during Phase I, starting on February 15. No, there is no University-wide mandate that faculty must use Blackboard in their courses. Blackboard is available to all faculty who teach courses for Lesley, including adjuncts and faculty who teach off-campus. The faculty member need only have a current contract and an email address to use Blackboard. Users can search conference postings.
All persons posting to the system maintain control over their own postings.
If they make mistakes, they can edit it. If they change their minds, they can delete it. Faculty can create a conference that will immediately be available to their students. Access to the conference is controlled by the Blackboard system. All students in a class will have automatic access as soon as they are enrolled.