Adding Documents to Your Course

Adding a New Document

To add a new document to your course, such as a syllabus, navigate to the Content Item you want to add the document to and select the “Edit” option to modify it. You may also create a new Content Item if one does not already exist.

On the Edit Item page, in the text box editor, add the text you want students to see. Then, click on the plus sign in the tool bar:

Open

Next, click on Insert Local Files.

Open

This will open the a window to browse your PC for a file. Select the file you want to upload, then click Open.

File Types, Sizes, and Naming Conventions

Naming Conventions

You should use only letters, numbers, periods, and underscores in your file names. Do not include spaces or other special characters.

Name the file clearly so that students can quickly identify it should they choose to download it. You might want to include the course code and the assignment or content item the file is associated with.

Example: “PHT.2001_Week2_Case_Study”

Example: “PHT.2001_Unit2_Johnson_TeachingBasicAnatomy”

File Sizes

Most documents containing text and images are easily added and accessed via Blackboard. However, if a file is very large, such as a video, voice-over powerpoint, or document containing many high-resolution images, students may have difficulty loading it. There may also be file size limits in your Blackboard course which could result in an error when students try to open it. If you have a large file that you wish to add to your course, please reach out to the Online Education team for high-capacity storage options.