Welcome to the Blackboard Mailbag, where we feature a commonly asked question that has been hitting our mailbox recently: blackboard@fordham.edu. You’ll find an archive of all of the previous questions and answers on our fordham.edu/blackboard website.
Note: Features may change with future updates.
Blackboard has released a new type of assessment for you to use: Forms
Forms can be used in a variety of situations to get feedback from your students. Forms are not graded and will show in the gradebook as “Submitted” when the student has completed the form.
The following question types are supported in a form:
- Essay question
- Likert question
- Multiple Choice question
- True/False question
- Text
- Local File
- File from Cloud Storage
And forms now support anonymous submissions!
Visit the Bb Instructor Guide on the topic of Forms for more information on how to:
- Create a form
- Add, edit, and delete questions
- Form settings
- View submissions and student activity
For additional FAQs and resources about Blackboard, visit fordham.edu/blackboard, attend one of our workshops, sign up to meet with us on our EdTech Consultation Calendar via Zoom, or reach out to us with your availability and we will work with you to accommodate small groups and one-on-one sessions.
Have feedback or suggestions on features? Blackboard’s parent company Anthology hosts The Idea Exchange. This is a place specifically for Blackboard to track and manage enhancement requests. It allows for things like upvoting ideas and sharing development plans and statuses. You will need to create an account to access the Idea Exchange.