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Home > Student > Basics > Decommission of Blackboard

Griffith University began using Canvas to deliver Learning@Griffith courses in June 2022. The migration of courses and included content from Blackboard is approaching completion, and all courses are now delivered using Canvas.

From the end of trimester 1, 2024, Blackboard will no longer be available to staff or students.

What about content in Blackboard?

If you wish to save content from past Blackboard courses, you need to do so before Sunday, 16th June 2024.

How do I download content from Blackboard?

Downloading course content

Course content in the form of a file (e.g. Powerpoints, readings, lecture notes) can be downloaded and saved to your personal device.

  1. Navigate to your course site and identifying the correct files
  2. Right click on the desired file
  3. Click Save link as
  4. Determine where on your device you would like to save the file
  5. Click Save

Some files, such as videos and lecture recordings, may not be downloadable.

Downloading assessments

  1. Navigate to your course site and the assignment submission page
  2. Select the desired assignment file
  3. On the assignment submission page, there is a file download button on the right-hand side

Assessment download link

For Turnitin assignments please raise a service request via the IT Service Centre providing the course ID and assignment submission details.

Saving your marks

Your course grades are accessible on myGriffith and your academic transcript. If you wish to save your individual assessment marks, you can do so by:

  1. Navigate to your course site
  2. Select My Marks in the left hand menu
  3. Select the Marked tab at the top of the page to view all marked assignments
  4. Take a screenshot of your marks

There is no option to export My Marks files.

Taking a screenshot

If there are any pages you wish to take a screenshot of, e.g. your Marks, you can do so by using the following keyboard shortcuts:

Windows: Windows + Shift + S

Apple: Command + Shift + 4

All students and staff will lose access to Blackboard at the end of trimester 1, 2024. Please ensure you have downloaded any files you wish to keep before this date. If you require assistance with accessing any of your Blackboard content, please raise a service request via the IT Service Centre

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