by Andrea Meier
It’s time to start mapping out your trip to
BbWorld. The
full program is now live, online and fully searchable by time, date, product, format, type and role. This year, we have over 140 client led sessions for you to choose from on topics including:
- Student and engagement and success
- Learning Analytics
- Pedagogical best practices
- Mobile
- Professional development
- Openness and ways to extend Blackboard
by Andrea Meier
I’m very excited to share with you more news about BbWorld. Prepare to be inspired by
Sir Ken Robinson, best-selling author, internationally recognized leader in development, creativity, innovation and human potential, who will deliver the Day 3 keynote address at BbWorld 2011. Robinson has authored several books on his unconventional ideas about how education can support – not stifle – the creativity and passion in everyone.
by Andrea Meier
Last year at BbWorld,
we announced that Blackboard was forging a partnership with McGraw-Hill. In December, we kicked off a Limited Field Trial of a ground-breaking, integrated solution. And now, Blackboard is excited to tell you that the launch is finally here!
As of, April 14, Blackboard LearnTM, Release 9.1 clients are now able to download a FREE Blackboard Building Block
TM to take advantage of the integrated McGraw-Hill Connect® and Create
TM solution.
by Andrea Meier
Earlier this week, we were notified by the
Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) that we were selected as finalists for the 2011 CODiE Awards. Blackboard has been selected as a finalist in a number of different categories, including six Education Technology categories and one Business Software category, with representation from many of our platforms including Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Mobile and Blackboard Collaborate. With the voting underway, we’re hopeful that we’ll bring home a few trophies when winners are announced in late May.
by Andrea Meier
Originally posted by Ray Henderson on Ray H blog.
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Recently, the U.S. Department of Education launched a series of
regional summits at community colleges. The goal? To identify promising practices for increasing completion at community colleges. In announcing the summit series, Ed Sec Arne Duncan reinforced that community colleges will need to lead the way if we’re serious about the administration’s goal of leading the world in degree attainment by 2020.
I was pleased to note that several Blackboard clients were on the list to host one of the summits, including some that we’ve spoken with regarding a new initiative we have underway to impact an area crucial to attainment: developmental education. It’s another in a line of examples I’ve blogged about recently where we’re
expanding our vision and looking to solve some larger problems in education in partnership with our clients. They’re all examples of a new form of innovation taking root in our organization as we rethink how we can better serve educators by considering new ways to tackle some of the biggest challenges they face….
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