Blackboard

From your My BRCC menu tools, click the Blackboard link to open the program.

Take a minute to click through the tabs at the top of the Blackboard screen to see what's available:

• BRCC: specific information about BRCC academics and activities, including links to your courses in the My Blackboard Courses module.
• Learn: information provided to all Virginia Community College System (VCCS) students.
• Student Connect: information about clubs and organizations at BRCC.
• Research: online resources for academic research.
• Help: technical support resources

Blackboard Courses

Click on the BRCC tab and then on a link to a course* listed in the My Blackboard Courses module.

We can't tell you exactly what your course will look like because instructors customize their courses with menu items, colors, etc., but your course menu will always appear on the left side.  Your instructor will provide an overview and syllabus for your specific course. 

If you need help using a Blackboard feature, there is a link to the Blackboard Student Manual in the Support Module under the Help tab if you are the instruction manual type.  You can also get technical help with Blackboard from the helpful staff members at the student help desk.  Questions about assignments, tests and other course content should go to your instructor.

Your instructor will tell you his/her preference for course communication.  If you will be using Email, the college requests that you use your VCCS Email account for security reasons.  (It also looks better to your instructor than receiving an email from "slackerdude@aol.com").  The next section will introduce VCCS Email.

* Some instructors may use other systems instead of Blackboard.  If you haven't received alternate instructions for accessing your course, and your course does not appear in Blackboard on the first day of the semester, please contact your instructor immediately.  You can find contact information for your instructor in BRCC's searchable employee directory.