Maine's Public Universities - University of Maine System

Blackboard Request Form

University College supports various types of computer-based applications to supplement distance education courses and courses delivered asynchronously:

Blackboard is a web-based course management tool which facilitates posting announcements, syllabi, instructional materials, assignments, and external links; developing and delivering surveys and quizzes; and computer conferencing, E-mail, chat, whiteboard, and a dropbox for transferring assignments between you and your students. An online gradebook allows you to monitor your students' performance on assessments. The program can be used for asynchronous courses or for developing supplementary materials for courses taught over ITV, compressed video or, traditional classroom instruction.

University of Southern Maine faculty must use the USM Computing Request Form for all Blackboard requests.

Required Information:

First Name:

Last Name:

Campus: UM | UMA | UMF | UMFK | UMLA | UMM | UMPI

Do you currently have a Blackboard User Name?
No Yes (if Yes, please enter user name: )

Semester and Year you will teach course

E-mail Address:

Phone Number:

Course Number: (ex. NUR 305)

Course Name:

Course Registration Number (CRN):

Optional Course Description:

Using Material from an Existing Course in BlackboardCourses already existing in Blackboard can be selectively copied into a new course site, saving you from having to completely rebuild the site each time you teach the course. If you wish to use material from a previous Blackboard site, please provide the following information:

Course Registration Number (CRN):

Semester and Year:

Areas to copy into new site:
Content Areas
Assessments and Pools
Discussion Board*
*Please note that ALL postings are copied. Generally, it is easier to re-create Discussion Boards each semester.Cross-listed Courses and Multiple Sessions\If the course you are requesting is cross-listed, one of multiple sections in the same course, or, for some reason is "linked" with another course, and you would like to manage all sections in a single course site, please list additional CRNs to be added: