Campus News

Blackboard Login Gets Brand New Look

LEXINGTON, Ky. (Nov. 7, 2012) — The University of Kentucky Blackboard login screen will receive a facelift Nov. 12. 
While users will notice a new look, other Blackboard features will remain unchanged. Additional Blackboard product improvements are planned for the Spring 2013 semester, including a social  aspect and new analytics. 
The new login screen is part of an effort to simplify user access to key Blackboard features and improve the user interface in accordance with findings of the Blackboard Experience Analysis and Design Study. UK Information Technology initiated that collaborative effort, known as "the Bb EAD," in October 2010 to collect behavior-based data from faculty and students engaged in online learning at UK. The study indicated that continuous improvement is needed to enhance the Blackboard user experience. 
 
Additional information on the Bb EAD is available at www.uky.edu/ukit/ead/blackboard. Users can preview the new Bb login screen  graphic at the new Blackboard login page.