Instructor Access to Blackboard Course Data

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Blackboard Course Data After the Transition to Canvas

Instructors who previously taught courses in Blackboard Learn may need access to historical grades, assignment submissions, or course content that did not fully transfer to Canvas.

This situation most commonly applies to courses taught before the full Canvas transition, when instructional content and student data were stored in Blackboard Learn.

  • Most courses taught between 2020 and 2023 were migrated to Canvas.
  • Some older course materials may not appear in Canvas.
  • Student grades and assignment submissions from Blackboard are retained in a secure backup system.

For privacy and security reasons, Blackboard data that was not migrated to Canvas can only be accessed or restored by LMS administrators.

Requesting Blackboard Course Data Recovery

Before requesting Blackboard data recovery, first check whether your course was migrated to Canvas:

  1. Log in to Canvas.
  2. Select Courses from the global navigation menu.
  3. Choose All Courses to view past and current courses.

If the course or specific data you need is not available in Canvas, you can request recovery from Blackboard backups.

To request Blackboard data recovery:

  1. Email learningtech@csuchico.edu.
  2. Include the following information to help expedite your request:
    • Academic term
    • Course number
    • Section number
    • Type of data needed (grades, submissions, or course content)

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