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CourseWeb/Blackboard
CourseWeb is Pitt's implementation of the Blackboard Learning Management System.
About CourseWeb
Faculty and Staff support for the CourseWeb system is provided by the Educational Technology Services group at CIDDE.
Our office is located in: Alumni Hall, room B23. Business Hours
8:30-6:00 Monday-Thursday
8:30-5:00 Friday
For assistance with CourseWeb please contact us at: 412-648-2832 or etc@cidde.pitt.edu.
To schedule an appointment with an Educational Technologist, please click here.
To login to the CourseWeb system please visit the University web portal at: https://my.pitt.edu/portal/
Important CourseWeb Guidelines
Please review the following guidelines for important information on the usage of the CourseWeb system for faculty and staff.
CourseWeb Course Retention Guidelines
CourseWeb Course Quota Guidelines
CourseWeb Organization Guidelines & Request Policy
CourseWeb Building Block Guidelines & Request Policy
Managing Your Course Content
How to archive your course content.
How to export your course content.
How to import your course content.
Blackboard 9.1
To learn more about Blackboard 9.1, please visit the links below
- Blackboard 9.1 - Frequently Asked Questions
- Blackboard 9.1 Tip Sheets
- What's New in Blackboard 9.1 Reference Guide
- What's New in Blackboard 9.1 (video recording - long version)
- What's New in Blackboard 9.1 (video recording - short version)
- Getting Started
- Working with Content
- Assignments
- Tests and Surveys
- Communication Tools
- Grade Center
- Collaboration Tools
Support for Instructors
Support for Students
Problems should be directed to the Technology Help Desk. Call 412-624-HELP or submit a help ticket online.
For Additional Information
Please visit the Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1 On Demand Learning Center for brief tutorials on many useful topics. CourseWeb is Pitt's implementation of Blackboard.
Blackboard 9.1 is not compatible with all Internet browsers and operating systems. To avoid problems, please visit Blackboard 9.1 SP4 Supported Browsers & Operating Systems to get the best performance with Bb 9.1.
Many thanks to our colleagues at Northwestern University for their generous assistance with the content of this site.