Any faculty member who wants to use Blackboard simply needs to log in via myUMBC or http://blackboard.umbc.edu and make his or her course “available” (control panel - Settings - Availability - Y/N). Detailed instructions are available on the Blackboard Help tab. If you do not wish to use Blackboard, do nothing. By default, all UMBC Blackboard course "shells" remain "unavailable" to students until the instructor of record makes his or her course available.
Reminder: An online instructor manual and student user manual are available inside every Blackboard course and on the Blackboard Help Tab.