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The Networked Learning Environment

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Blackboard’s Product Strategy

Leading institutions are harnessing the power of information networks to connect people and resources in new and powerful ways.

In moving beyond Course Web Sites, these institutions are deploying their core technologies in an effort to establish a dynamic and cohesive learning network.

Blackboard’s product strategy is to develop and support the core technologies that enable a true Networked Learning Environment.

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Introducing the Networked Learning Environment

Networked Learning Environment -

A true networked learning environment exists when any student or teacher can view instructional content, collaborate with educators, evaluate academic performance and access any learning resources at any time to achieve their educational objectives.

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The Networked Learning Environment

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• Course web sites.

• Commercial enterprise course management system.

• Online courses, organisations and institutional services integrated with back-office systems.

• A full online campus with learning communities and shared digital content resources.

• When any student or teacher can view instructional content, collaborate with educators, evaluate academic performance and access learning resources at any time to achieve their educational objectives.

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The Path to the Networked Learning Environment

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The Faculty Benefits of aNetworked Learning Environment

Evaluations & Outcomes Management

Student Centred Learning

Access to High Quality Content

Instructor Efficiency

Anytime / Anywhere Access

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MISSION CRITICAL

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SUPPORTED STRATEGIC TRANSFORMATIVE:THE NETWORKED

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• Extend the traditional classroom experience online.

• Reduce time required for instructors to complete routine administrative tasks.

• Carry collaboration and communication beyond the course and bring them online.

• Map instructional activities to specific learning outcomes for students.

• Extend learning tools to all departments, programmes, organisations and non-traditional settings.

• Enrich student and faculty experiences with easy access to a broad array of web-based services

• Enable campus-wide access to shared learning objects.

• Deepen performance management across courses, terms, programmes and departments

• Support branding and other programme-specific requirements.

• Enhance all facets of the daily education experience.

• Encourage student-centred learning.

• Explore new teaching, learning and research interactions.

• Share content, collaborate and perform research with other academic communities.

• Enable anytime and anywhere access to learning content.

• Provide life-long learning opportunities for students, alumni and faculty.

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The Objectives of the Networked Learning Environment

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The Features in a Networked Learning Environment

Building Blocks (Open APIs)eMarketplaceeCommerceWireless / PDA Multi-Institution Branding & Mgmt e-Portfoliose-ReservesLearning Object CatalogMulti-Language SupportDisk Space & Bandwidth MgmtWorkflowVersioningCollaborative File StorageContent & File ManagementRole-based Information DeliveryStandardsSystem IntegrationEnterprise ScalabilityChannels / ModulesPortal Web ServicesCommunity Building ToolsReporting & Performance DashboardGroup ProjectsVirtual Classroom / CollaborationAdaptive ReleaseLearning UnitsPersonal Information ManagementDiscussion BoardGradebookAssignmentsAssessments & SurveysOnline Textbook ContentSyllabus BuilderCourse ManagementTeaching & Learning ToolsContent Authoring

Multi-Language SupportDisk Space & Bandwidth MgmtWorkflowVersioningCollaborative File StorageContent & File ManagementRole-based Information DeliveryStandardsSystem IntegrationEnterprise ScalabilityChannels / ModulesPortal Web ServicesCommunity Building ToolsReporting & Performance DashboardGroup ProjectsVirtual Classroom / CollaborationAdaptive ReleaseLearning UnitsPersonal Information ManagementDiscussion BoardGradebookAssignmentsAssessments & SurveysOnline Textbook ContentSyllabus BuilderCourse ManagementTeaching & Learning ToolsContent Authoring

StandardsSystem IntegrationEnterprise ScalabilityChannels / ModulesPortal Web ServicesCommunity Building ToolsReporting & Performance DashboardGroup ProjectsVirtual Classroom / CollaborationAdaptive ReleaseLearning UnitsPersonal Information ManagementDiscussion BoardGradebookAssignmentsAssessments & SurveysOnline Textbook ContentSyllabus BuilderCourse ManagementTeaching & Learning ToolsContent Authoring

Discussion BoardGradebookAssignmentsAssessments & SurveysOnline Textbook ContentSyllabus BuilderCourse ManagementTeaching & Learning ToolsContent Authoring

Teaching & Learning ToolsContent Authoring

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The Products for aNetworked Learning Environment

Bb Learning System Bb Learning Sys

Bb Community Sys

Bb Learning Sys

Bb Community Sys

Bb Content Sys

Bb Learning Sys

Bb Community Sys

Bb Content Sys

BlackboardAcademic Suite

Bb Learning Sys – Basic Edition

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Driving forces behind the Networked Learning Environment

Educational & Industry Standards

Faculty Input

Open Development Environment

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Faculty Input

Blackboard develops its products by working closely with our clients and partners– Dedicated Product Development Partners – Product Advisory Boards– Client Listserves– Focus Groups– Blackboard Days in Region– Client-Bb Strategy Sessions (100+ each year)

Optimised for incorporating feedback– Rapid development cycles enable quick responses

to our clients and the market– Product updates with new features and maintenance

enhancements released quarterly– Clients encouraged to upgrade when they see fit

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Blackboard incorporates industry and technology standards focusing on:● Usability and accessibility ● Content interoperability● Data integration ● Authentication

Supported Standards:508 Compliance (Accessibility) ADL SCORM 1.2 LMS-RTE3 ADL SCORM 2004 (under development) NLN MS LRN IMS Metadata IMS Content & Packaging IMS Question & Test Interoperability IMS Enterprise IMS ePortfolios (under development) RSS Channels uPortal / JA-SIG LDAP Kerberos Shibboleth ATHENS (UK) A-Select (NL)

Kerberos

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RSS Channels

Educational and Industry Standards

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Blackboard's open architecture - “Building Blocks” - enables you to:– develop your own product extensions– leverage partner-developed applications – integrate with existing institution systems– leverage industry standards and open source initiatives

Bb Developer Network:– a freely available SDK (software development kit)– over 125 academic institutions and commercial vendors

as members– an annual Developers Conference

More than 115 community-developed applications available in our Building Blocks catalogue

An Open Development Environment

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The Networked Learning Environment and the Bb Academic Suite

The Goal: – Achieve a Networked Learning

Environment

The Benefits: – Anywhere Anytime Access– Instructor Efficiency– Access to High Quality Content– Student Centred Learning– Evaluations and Outcomes

Management

The Solution:

1 Suite3 Systems

36 Capabilities300+ Features

Unlimited Possibilities