Knowing how to navigate Blackboard essential tasks is an advantage because they allow instructors to copy course content from previous semester into the current one and with little modifications, the course would be ready in a breeze. If teaching multiple sections of the same course, merging them into one allows faculty to concentrate in only one course instead of many. Uploading the syllabus and other necessary documents is very important, making the course available before the semester begins, and sending important information announcements contribute to a strong and smoot start of the semester for instructors and students.
References
CUNY Blackboard Faculty Guide provides very useful information on most aspect of the the LMS, www.cuny.edu/about/administration/offices/cis/core-functions/cuny-blackboard/user-guides/faculty/
