About Student Preview

Student Preview allows you to review your course content from a student's perspective. You can check the course's look and feel, ensure release conditions are functioning as intended, submit Assignments and Tests, participate in Discussions, check grades and feedback from a student perspective, and more. 

To enter Student Preview, click the Student Preview button at the top of your course page.

Student Preview in an Ultra Course

In an Ultra course, the Student Preview button is located on the far right of the course navigation menu. Click the button to enter Student Preview.

A message will pop up letting you know that you have entered Student Preview. Click Start Preview to begin.

Student Preview creates a new student account in your course, called yourname_PreviewUser. All activities you perform while in Student Preview are associated with this account.  

The Taking Your First Ultra Course? Here's What You Need to Know. support article will walk you through the basics of how students experience Blackboard Ultra, including navigation, Progress Tracking, submitting Assignments, participating in a Discussion, viewing grades and feedback, and more.

To exit Student Preview, click the Exit button at the top of the page.

You will then be prompted to Save or Discard the Preview User (and any associated data).

• Save: Choose this option if you wish to retain the Preview User and associated data. For example, you went into Student Preview and submitted an Assignment and now wish to use your instructor account to practice grading and providing feedback. You may then opt to go back into Student Preview to view your graded Assignment and feedback as a student.
• Discard: Select this option if you are finished viewing the course as a student. Your Preview User account and all associated data (submitted assignments, completed tests, etc.) will be deleted from the course.

For more information, refer to the Blackboard Ultra Student Preview support article or watch the Blackboard Ultra Student Preview tutorial video.

Student Preview in an Original Course

In an Original course, the Student Preview button is located at the top of the page.  Click the button to enter Student Preview. 

Student Preview creates a new student account in your course, called yourname_PreviewUser. All activities you perform while in Student Preview are associated with this account.  

Refer to the myLesley Student Resources folder for support articles that will walk you through the basics of how students experience Blackboard Original, including submitting Assignments, participating in a Discussion, viewing grades and feedback, and more.

To exit Student Preview, click Exit Preview at the top of the page.

You will then be prompted to Delete or Keep the Preview User (and any associated data).

• Keep: Choose this option if you wish to retain the Preview User and associated data. For example, you went into Student Preview and submitted an Assignment and now wish to use your instructor account to practice grading and providing feedback. You may then opt to go back into Student Preview to view your graded Assignment and feedback as a student.
• Save: Select this option if you are finished viewing the course as a student. Your Preview User account and all associated data (submitted assignments, completed tests, etc.) will be deleted from the course.

For more information on using Student Preview, refer to the Blackboard Original Student Preview support article or watch the Blackboard Original Student Preview tutorial video.