Hello! It’s Sheryn Anthes in Product Marketing. I am delighted to share the news that a new and more powerful release of the Blackboard Learn™ platform is on the horizon.
So, what’s so special about Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1? It starts with our clients. Client feedback, concerns and questions powered the development. They are at the center of the equation; they helped to shape Release 9.1 into the most powerful release of the Blackboard Learn platform ever. But the feedback and conversations don’t end just because the launch is coming soon; our clients have more to say, and we want to hear it. We invite everyone, our client community and prospective clients, to join the conversation at TalkToBb.com.
Who said change is good? We did. Over the past months and years, we've heard from our client community about the real challenges they face. And, we've been listening to the suggestions on how we should help. We’ve built a powerful combination of tools and resources for Release 9 to ease the change management process and facilitate adoption. Check out all the Release 9 tools and resources that will be updated and enhanced for Release 9.1, read about beta client successes and join the conversation at TalkToBb.com. You’ll find:
Tools that give you future insight – Get a look at possible new features at the Project NG (Next Generation) Playground. Try out these possible features and experience them from student and instructor perspectives. Valuable insights from you, our client community, will be instrumental in influencing future releases under Project NG.
Tools that help you prepare – Evaluate all of your transition options at the Blackboard Upgrade Center. This one-stop-shop outlines the five-step process for defining upgrade options, installations, and resources, delivering valuable information by version. While visiting, be sure to download the Upgrade Planning Checklist.
Tools that help you drive adoption – Blackboard has created the On-Demand Learning Center to provide a variety of FREE Quick Tutorial videos about specific features, Getting Started Guides and Best Practice podcasts. Quickly train faculty and instructors on all the new features of current releases and drive faster and more cost-effective adoption.
Find the new tools and resources at TalktoBb.com. And together, we’ll make the upgrade to Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1 a successful and seamless change for your institution.
*Currently has Release 9 information and will be updated with Release 9.1 specifics at time of launch.
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In just over a year, 1,400 institutions have made the move to Blackboard Learn, Release 9.1. Along the way, many clients have asked us how their peers are evaluating Release 9.1 and what they’re finding. What was their approach, and how did they evaluate their options? What did their process look like, and who provided input?
We’ve recently shared details about the LMS evaluations at Riverside and San Diego Community College Districts, Skidmore College and Dudley College in the U.K., to name a few. Knowing about their decisions may help, but knowing how they got there can be even more useful. So with the permission of several clients we’ve created a central place to make it easy for you to find some of the planning resources and evaluation tools they’ve used that can inform your own work. Located on the Release 9.1 Evaluation Resource Center, we’ll add to these resources over time with additional contributions from the community.