Blackboard FAQs
You can access Blackboard from any computer with an Internet connection — log in with the same username and password you use for your DSU email.
- Courses not showing or needing removal: The system automatically updates Blackboard with your Banner courses; changes in Banner are reflected within 24 hours.
- Registering for an online class: Register the same way as traditional classes — through Banner. Go to myDESU and log in; registered classes load automatically onto Blackboard.
- Unable to log in? Contact the IT Help Desk at 302.857.7028 or visit the BOA Building, Room 313. For other Blackboard issues, contact blackboard [at] desu.edu or visit William C. Jason Library, Suite 600.
Community Organizations
Blackboard's Community Engagement feature makes organizations available in Blackboard Learn. An organization looks like a course, with a menu, a home page, and tools such as announcements and discussions.
Online Undergraduate Programs
- Accounting, BS
- Human Resource Management, BS
- Liberal Studies, BS
- Management (General Management), BS
- Psychology, BS
- Public Health, BS
- Social Work, BSW
- Certificate in Alcohol & Drug Counseling
Online Graduate Programs
- Business Administration, MBA
- Clinical Psychology, MS
- Educational Leadership, MEd
- Neuropsychology, MS
- Nursing, MSN
- Public Administration, MPA
- Social Work, MSW
- Sport Administration, MSA
Online doctorate programs: Educational Leadership, EdD and Social Work, DSW.
New Online Programs (2024–2025)
Executive Finance (MS); Family Nurse Practitioner (MSN); Leadership Studies (MS); Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (MSN); Public Health (MS) with Epidemiology and Global Health concentrations; Real Estate (MS).
ODELT Staff
Office of Distance Education & Learning Technologies — 302.857.7122.
- Dr. Martha Sims-Wilson — Executive Director. mswilson [at] desu.edu
- Mr. Ray Akey — Associate Director of ODELT. rakey [at] desu.edu
- Ms. Arnelle Hughes — Online Coordinator. ahughes [at] desu.edu
- Mr. Derek Street — E-Learning Support Specialist. dpstreet [at] desu.edu
- Ms. Anita McCray — E-Learning Support Specialist. aMcCray [at] desu.edu
- Ms. Aliya Blackwood — E-Learning Support Specialist. ablackwood [at] desu.edu
DSU Blackboard Help Desk
Monday–Friday, 8:30am–4:30pm. blackboard [at] desu.edu, 302.857.7122. Blackboard After Hours: 844.570.6766.