Release 9.1
Todd Campbell
SAE
Todd.campbell@blackboard.com
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WHAT’S NEW IN RELEASE 9.0
Engagement
 Matching millenials’
expectations
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New Web 2.0 User Interface
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Customizable themes
 Creating a familiar
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Modular Course homepages
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Blogs and Journals
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Enhanced Group Tools
environment
 Supporting unique
pedagogical strategies
 Drive active and social
learning
 Stronger Collaboration
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WHAT’S NEW IN RELEASE 9.0
Assessment
 Support better formative
assessment
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Expanded quiz question types
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Client-developed self and
peer assessment tool
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Instructor and Student
 Enable improved assessment
of active and social learning
 Drive deeper insight into
learning and provide better
data for action on the front
Dashboards
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Improved Grade Center
lines
 Allow teachers to focus time
on teaching and research
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WHAT’S NEW IN RELEASE 9.1
Fostering Student Engagement
 Exciting new social learning
and course tools that foster
active learning opportunities
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Promote Active Collaboration
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Integrate Visually Engaging
Content
 Keeping students connected
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Provide Intuitive Online
to their educational
experience 24 hours a day
Structure
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Keep Students Connected
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Increase Accessibility
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FOSTERING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Promote Active Collaboration
Course Wikis
FOSTERING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Integrate Visually Engaging Content
Mash-Ups
FOSTERING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Provide Intuitive Online Structure
CE/Vista Familiarity – Learning Modules
Learning Modules
FOSTERING STUDENT ENGAGEMENT
Increase Accessibility
Release 9.1 is Gold Level Certified for Non-Visual Accessibility by
the National Federation of the Blind (NFB)
WHAT’S NEW IN RELEASE 9.1
Supporting Educator Efficiency
WHAT’S NEW IN RELEASE 9.1
Supporting Educator Efficiency
 Save educators and
organizational leaders time
and effort so they can focus
on student achievement and
retention
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Manage Content at the Course Level
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Grade in Context with More Options
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Customize Your Grading View
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Save Grading Preferences
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Create Assessment in Less Time
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Provide Intuitive Online Structure
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Empower Your Educators to
Communicate
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Ease Management of Learning Content
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Enable Flexible Course Roles
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SUPPORT EDUCATOR EFFICIENCY
Manage Content at the Course Level
CE/Vista Familiarity- File Manager
Course Files
SUPPORT EDUCATOR EFFICIENCY
Grade in Context with More Options
Grading Enhancements
SUPPORT EDUCATOR EFFICIENCY
Save Grading Preferences
Grading Enhancements
SUPPORT EDUCATOR EFFICIENCY
Customize Your Grading View
Grading Enhancements
SUPPORT EDUCATOR EFFICIENCY
Create Assessments in Less Time
CE/Vista Familiarity – Question Database
Assessment Manager
SUPPORT EDUCATOR EFFICIENCY
Provide Intuitive Online Structure
CE/Vista Familiarity – Learning Modules
Learning Modules
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SUPPORT EDUCATOR EFFICIENCY
Enable Flexible Course Roles
CE/Vista Familiarity – Recreate Course Role
Customizable Instructor Roles
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Thank you!
Blackboard Mobile
Todd Zick, RSM NY & CT
todd.zick@blackboard.com
(518) 338-6874
Enriching Experiences
The power to engage everyone on
their terms and devices, offering
instant access to the information they
need.
WHAT IS “MOBILE”?
Why is MOBILITY Important?
Mobility is important for individuals because
ACCESS and ENGAGEMENT
anywhere anytime is the expectation.
We see this demonstrated in social networking, to
banking, from work to education, airlines, and
everywhere in-between.
Individuals want information and want to contribute
information at a moment’s notice.
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Within one year, some 45% of U.S. higher education students will
own and access the Internet from handheld devices.
– EDUCAUSE Center for Applied Research
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General Philosophies
All The Major Platforms
Focus On Education
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Development Philosophies
1. Mobile Web
2. Middleware solutions
3. True Native
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Mobile Central
Mobile Learn
Taking your campus
mobile…
Taking your classroom
mobile…
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Blackboard Mobile Learn
Common Challenges:
• Are you struggling to keep non-traditional students
engaged?
• Are you struggling to meet the needs and expectations of
millennial students who want to be able to do everything
on a mobile device?
Solution:
Blackboard Mobile Learn extends and enriches the
course experience of the Blackboard LearnTM platform
via native applications built for a range of popular
mobile devices.
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How does Blackboard Mobile™ Learn work?
Blackboard Mobile Learn
Building Block
Clients
Your Bb Learn
Servers
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Supported native tools…
DASHBOARDS
ANNOUNCEMENTS
GRADES
ASSIGNMENTS
HANDOUTS
MEDIA
BLOGS
ROSTERS
DISCUSSIONS
JOURNALS
TASKS
CALENDARS
ORGANIZATIONS
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Mobile Central
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Current Core MC Platform
Architecture
• News
• Library
• Maps
• Athletics
• Events
• Course Catalog
• Directory
• Emergency
• Places
• Images
• Videos
• Transit
• Tours
• Links
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How does Blackboard Mobile™ Central work?
…Includes
SDK
“Central Service”
Local Databases
University
Services
Clients
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Analytics
Fine-tune your mobile strategy by
seeing how users interact with your
Blackboard Mobile Central app
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What are users
searching for?
What modules are
users using most
and when?
What percent of users
are accessing my app
from an iPhone vs.
iPod touch?
How many
downloads did we
have last month? last
year? last week?
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Contact Information – Mobile Division
Todd Zick
Bb Mobile Regional Sales Manager – NY; CT; PQ
518 338 6874 Mobile
518 893 6426 Voice
todd.zick@blackboard.com
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